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Photographer Ben Apfelbaum took his camera to the Sydney Writers’ Festival and spotted these Jewish participants…
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Oct-20 2:30pm AEST Zoom: President Herzog to address virtual Innovation Summit
The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) will host this year’s Innovation Summit on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, providing a unique forum for Australian and Israeli thought leaders to discuss Australia’s post-pandemic readiness and revolution. Read more
Oct-31 11:25pm SBS-World Movies: Son of Saul Academy Award winner
Saul Auslander is a member of the Sonderkommando, a group of Jewish prisoners who were forced to assist the Nazis by cremating the bodies of the dead in 1944. Read more
Oct-31 5:30pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS – Intoxication
Hitler created the SS in 1925 as a private army that would be loyal to him to the death. Read more
Nov-02 4:10pm SBS-TV: My Grandparents War
Both sets of Helena Bonham Carter’s grandparents, one in France, one in England, weren’t conventional war heroes. Read more
Nov-06 5:25pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS – Extermination
During WWII, Hitler put the SS in charge of exterminating the designated enemies of the regime. Read more
Nov-06 11:20pm SBS-TV: Movie – The Pianist
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as WWII begins. Read more
No mention of the riveting author of The Unravelling Emma Sky….. her book short listed for the Samuel Johnson award for non fiction. After listening to her on brief appearances in the media I was sure she must’ve had Jewish roots and didn’t need to stand to be corrected. A missed opportunity for those who missed her, but not too late to meet her through her book, [two bought and paid for with no kick-backs in case anyone is wondering]……..
An exceptional woman.
Hi Lynne,
According to The Times Of Israel Emma was born to a Jewish father who she never knew. Nevertheless after graduating from high school she volunteered to work on a kibbutz to search for her identity. If you type in Google is Emma Sky Jewish you’ll find out more. I did in fact snap her.
I identified over 30 Jewish authors participating at the Writers Festival.
I also managed to snap one of the founding modern Feminists Susie Orbach. Alas not Gloria Steinem