Jan-30 8-50pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz One Day
January 26, 2022 by J-Wire
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators.
The film is based on a unique document which is kept in the Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Center Yad Vashem.
Feb-01 4:05pm SBS-TV: Michael Mosley – Queen Victoria’s Slum
January 26, 2022 by J-Wire
Things go from bad to worse as Britain is gripped by an economic depression in the early 1880s. Read more
Jan-30 6:55pm SBS-World Movies: Abe
January 26, 2022 by J-Wire
Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef from Brooklyn who wants his cooking to bring people together – but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn’t end in a fight. Read more
UN approves Israeli resolution combating Holocaust denial
January 21, 2022 by J-Wire
The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted an Israeli-sponsored resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust. Read more
Palestinian family evicted in Jerusalem
Israeli police have evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, demolishing the dwelling in a case that has drawn international attention. Read more
Appearing at the Australian Open
January 16, 2022 by J-Wire
Some names to follow as the 2022 Australian Open tennis championships start tomorrow in Melbourne. Read more
Jan-30 12:35am SBS-World Movies: Sobibor
January 5, 2022 by J-Wire
This film tells the story of the heroism of Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky. Read more
Jan-29 8:30pm SBS – World Movies: Septembers of Shiraz
January 5, 2022 by J-Wire
This is the story, based on true events, of a secular Jewish family caught up in the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 – and their heroic journey to overcome and ultimately escape from the deadly tyranny that swept their country and threatened to extinguish their lives at every turn. Read more
Jan-08 10:50am SBS World Movies: Fanny’s Journey
January 5, 2022 by J-Wire
After being separated from her parents, Fanny, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, and a group of eight children attempt to escape from Nazi-occupied France. Read more
The Nazis Knew My Name: a remarkable story of survival and courage in Auschwitz
January 5, 2022 by J-Wire
This book is about Magda Hellinger. It is an amalgam of materials both from writings and stories shared by Magda as well as those she recounted through the oral histories programs of both Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre and the Visual History Foundation [often described as the Spielberg project]. Read more
Can it get worse?
December 31, 2021 by J-Wire
As we teeter on the edge of a new civil year the question on most people’s minds is whether 2022 will be worse than 2021. Read more
Desmond Tutu and the Jews
Archbishop Desmond Tutu who has just died, was a Nobel Prize winner, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement. Read more
Christian leaders play anti-Israel political games in Jerusalem
December 27, 2021 by J-Wire
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem (Christian Leaders) request for urgent dialogue with “Israel, Palestine and Jordan” on protecting the Christian community in Jerusalem and the integrity of the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem – is an anti-Israel political ploy that should be rejected by Israel. Read more
Aussie-born Israeli gives priceless gifts to African nations
December 24, 2021 by J-Wire
While many Australians are heading to department stores, engaging in online shopping, or trying to purchase that unique gift, Aussie-born Israeli Achi Kuchnir is giving one of the greatest gifts: the gift of time and expertise to some of the poorest communities in Africa. Read more
Dec-16 8pm AEST Zoom: Damon Galgut on zoom with the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival
December 13, 2021 by J-Wire
Acclaimed South African playwright and novelist, Damon Galgut, will be on Zoom in conversation with Joanne Fedler on Thursday. Read more
Improving online discourse starts with all of us
December 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Tell me, what on earth is going on with us? How did our discourse become so inflammatory, extreme and unrestrained? How have social-media platforms become an arena where seemingly everything goes, where anyone and anything can be dragged through the mud, humiliated, scorned—where any adversary, or just someone with a differing opinion, can be treated as an enemy? Read more
Australian Olim in the Arava
November 29, 2021 by J-Wire
The inaugural Olim L’Arava day took place recently where the Arava Australia Partnership and the Zionist Federation of Australia’s (ZFA) Israel Office hosted more than 60 Australian Olim in the Arava to experience and taste what the incredibly unique Partnership region has to offer. Read more
Four Israeli universities on list of top 50 for alumni entrepreneurship
November 24, 2021 by J-Wire
Tel Aviv University (TAU), Ben Gurion University in the Negev, the Technion in Haifa, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem ranked among the world’s top 50 universities for global entrepreneurship. Read more
Nov-28 to Dec-5 Melbourne: Pillars of Life
November 21, 2021 by J-Wire
A multicultural celebration of Chanukah Read more
Chanukah Photo Competition
November 14, 2021 by J-Wire
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Kristallnacht
November 10, 2021 by J-Wire
November 9-10, 1938, marked the onset of the Holocaust. Read more
Why is the Shema so important?
November 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Nov-23 9:40 pm SBS Viceland-TV: Strictly Orthodox
November 5, 2021 by J-Wire
Stacey spends the weekend staying in the home of Rabbi Wollenberg, his wife Blima and their nine children. Read more
Nov-13 8:20pm ABC-TV: Ridley Road – a new ABC series
Based on a true story, this four-part thriller series is set in 1962 and sees Vivien (Agnes O’Casey) a young Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, join an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far-right. Read more
Podcast: Maurice Klein chats with Shai Zaravitch
October 28, 2021 by J-Wire
As the commercial and investment arm of the Embassy of Israel in Australia, the raison d’etre of the Israel Trade and Economic Commission is to promote, enhance and facilitate trade, investment, and industrial R&D cooperation between Australia and Israel. Read more
Nov-12 9:30 pm SBS -World Movies: The Pianist
October 20, 2021 by J-Wire
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as WWII begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. Read more
Nov-04 6pm Zoom: Lior Raz in conversation with Deanne Weir
October 20, 2021 by J-Wire
Lior Raz became a global name with the hit Israeli Netflix series Fauda, winning accolades and fans from around the world. Read more
Oct-31 11:25pm SBS-World Movies: Son of Saul Academy Award winner
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
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
Nov-06 11:20pm SBS-TV: Movie – The Pianist
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as WWII begins. Read more
Nov-06 5:25pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS – Extermination
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
During WWII, Hitler put the SS in charge of exterminating the designated enemies of the regime. Read more
