The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne’s 3ZZZ 92.3FM

Title: Melissa Brodsky – Too many Jewish institutions have failed this moment (*from 0:34 mins)

Description: Melissa Brodsky, a writer focused on media literacy, modern antisemitism, and history claims that many Jewish organizations were designed for an era when social acceptance felt permanent. She asserts that that era is over. Audio courtesy of “Future of Jewish”. To subscribe go to: https://www.futureofjewish.com/.

Title:Lisa Mittleman – Hatred left unchecked to normalise ultimately ends in violence (*from 11:15 mins)

Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with Lisa Mittleman about her advocacy role as Director of Public Affairs and Strategy at the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), which entails dealing with government and key decision makers to generate a positive relationship with Israel and the local Jewish community. Lisa also talks about how the horror of Bondi Beach acted as a wake-up call to politicians and the broader Australian community, and led to the (reluctant) formation of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Lisa is highly critical of the lack of leadership in government, major institutions and the Arts sector, which led to the normalisation of antisemitism, followed inevitably by acts of violence. However, she sees the invitation to and visit here of Israel’s President Herzog as important for reinforcing the long-held relationship between the two countries. Lisa stresses the importance of individual submissions to the Royal Commission that describe lived experiences of antisemitism. People are encouraged to go to www.zfa.com.au or www.shareyourstory.org.au to access the submission form. The ZFA is running online Zoom sessions to assist in filling out the form and submitting it; two sessions remain: 8 pm on Wednesday June 3rd and June 10th. To register, go to www.shareyourstory.org.au/weekly-wednesday-gatherings.

Title: KAN English News Flash – May 27, 2026 at 2PM IST (*from 32:34 mins)

The latest English language radio news bulletin from KAN, the Israeli Broadcasting Service.

Title:  Moshe Denburg – Trying to make the world a better place (*from 40:06 mins)

Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with Moshe Denburg, founder and band leader of Tzimmes, a Vancouver-based Jewish world-music ensemble whose music includes songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and English. Moshe talks about the influences on his musical development, including his parents - modern Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Denburg, and singer Miriam Ben-Ezra - and living and studying in the USA, Israel, India and Japan. Moshe describes the 2-disc CD, The Road Never Travelled, with one disc featuring original and interpretations of liturgical songs, with the other having a mix of Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English tracks. Moshe also discusses his founding in 2001 of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, one of the first concert orchestras in the world devoted specifically to performing new intercultural music on a grand scale. Listeners can sample and purchase music from each Tzimmes CD by logging onto https://moshedenburgtzimmes.bandcamp.com.

Title: Gareth Narunsky – Tomorrow’s AJN Headlines today (*from 64:39 mins)

Description: We cross to Gareth Narunsky, the Australian Jewish News Editor-in-chief, for the headlines in this week’s edition of the paper.

Title: Sharon Kuper – L’Chaim - To Life Community Noticeboard (*from 66:42 mins)

Description: Sharon Kuper previews this coming week’s community events. To get WhatsApp notifications of Jewish Community Events go to https://chat.whatsapp.com/IvXuBBkF6SpCNMqANac6Y9

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