Josh Burns - The way forward with IHRA
Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns MP, Federal Member of Parliament for Macnamara, about his recent motion in Parliament, in which he strongly criticised the opposition by the Greens to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. For governments and…
Karen Feldman – The Yiddish Divas are baaaaack!
Maurice Klein speaks with Karen Feldman, discussing the return of the Yiddish Divas. Gritty and luscious, the Yiddish Divas are inviting the community to enter "INTO THE RED TENT" for their March 2023 return at the Kadimah. This is Yiddish cabaret theatre at its best, as the Yiddish Divas return w…
Ron Finkel AM - Project Rozana seeking to build bridges for better understanding between Israelis and Palestinians through health
Morry Frenkel speaks with Ron Finkel AM, founder and chair of Project Rozana, an organisation dedicated to improving relationship between Israelis and Palestinians through collaborative healthcare projects. Project Rozana provides support in three major areas: training of doctors and nurses, transp…
Dita Gould – The Girl in The Lion’s Mouth
Maurice Klein speaks with Dita Gould, about her book "The Girl In The Lion's Mouth: Memoir of a child survivor of the Holocaust”. It begins with the story of how she survived the Holocaust separated from her parents as a child in a world of hunger, isolation and rejection, trying to protect her you…
Jackie Jacobson – In One Voice 2023
Maurice Klein speaks with Jackie Jacobson, Event Co-ordinator for In One Voice 2023, Elsternwick’s premier Jewish culture street festival, that is back again on March 19 between 11AM and 5 PM in Selwyn Street Elsternwick. Featuring some of Australia’s most exciting and innovative musicians, artists…
Julie Nathan – Report on Antisemitism in Australia 2022
Morry Frenkel speaks with Julie Nathan, Research Director at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), about he recently published Report on Antisemitism in Australia 2022. Julie summarises the major issues revealed in the report and discusses the similarities between the Australian and rec…
Rosalie Silverstein OAM – Working for Children with Special Needs
Maurice Klein speaks with Rosalie Silverstein OAM, who manages the Jewish Children's Aid Society's (JCAS) iconic Posh Opp Shoppes in Elsternwick and Glenhuntly. The goal of the JCAS and the Posh Opp Shoppes is supporting the Melbourne Jewish Day Schools to include students with a disability into th…
Justin Amler – Adelaide Writers’ Week must not embrace anti-Semitic hate
Maurice Klein speaks with Justin Amler, policy analyst at the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) and L’Chaim – To Life regular contributor about the Writers Week at the upcoming Adelaide Festival 2023 in early March. Justin with his co-policy analyst at AIJAC Tammy Reznik, most recen…
Dr George Deutsch OAM – Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra turns 90!
Morry Frenkel speaks with DrGeorge Deutsch OAM, Director of the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra, about its history and the exciting concerts planned for this year to celebrate its 90th anniversary. The first concert, Stradivarius in Vienna, features renowned Canadian violinist, Alexandre Da Cost…
Yosef Haddad – Walking the talk for Israel
David Schulberg speaks with Yosef Haddad, a Christian Arab Israeli and a fierce defender of Israel as a member of the Israel Defense Forces and more recently as the CEO of Together – Vouch For Each Other, an organization bridging the gap between the Arab sector of Israeli society with Israeli socie…