Sep-07 11:45pm SBS-World Movies: Foxtrot
August 31, 2020 by J-Wire
Michael and Dafna are devastated when army officials show up at their home to announce the death of their son Jonathan. Read more
Sep-15 2:55pm Viceland-TV: Outback Rabbis
August 30, 2020 by J-Wire
Orthodox Chabad Rabbis hit the Aussie bush on a road trip like no other. Read more
Full scope of Beirut disaster ‘still not understood,’ states former Israeli military intelligence chief
August 6, 2020 by J-Wire
A day after two blasts—one of them an enormous—ripped through Beirut, causing untold destruction, it’s still not possible to grasp the true scope of the calamity, a former Israeli Military Intelligence chief has said. Read more
Aug-22 5:25pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS – Extermination
August 5, 2020 by J-Wire
During WWII, Hitler put the SS in charge of exterminating the designated enemies of the regime. Read more
Aug-16 5:25pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS – Intoxication
August 5, 2020 by J-Wire
Hitler created the SS in 1925 as a private army that would be loyal to him to the death. Read more
On the other hand
July 25, 2020 by J-Wire
The nine days leading up to Tisha B’Av are usually subdued with curtailed entertainment and meatless dining. Read more
Aug-06 Zoom: Technion webinar hosts inventors
July 24, 2020 by J-Wire
Dr Amit Goffer experienced a tragic accident that confined him to a wheelchair – as an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur, he didn’t accept his fate to never stand upright again and immediately started to develop alternative modes of transport to the traditional wheelchair. Read more
Aug-02 8pm Zoom: Anne Frank and her global legacy
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
J-Wire invites you to a Zoom session with Gillian Walnes Perry, co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust in the U.K. Read more
Aug-07 7:30 pm SBS-TV: Belsen – The Untold Story
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Belsen: The Untold Story is a film telling the untold story of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where over 50,000 people, mostly Jews, died primarily from starvation and disease in the last phase of WWII.
Aug-05 2:55pm TV-Viceland: Cyberwar
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Israel is one of the world’s cyber superpowers. Read more
Aug-08 8:30pm SBS-World Movies: The Debt
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in The Debt, the powerful story of Rachel Singer (Mirren), a former Mossad agent who endeavours to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ends with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Read more
Aug-10 9:55pm TV-Viceland: Difficult People
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Billy visits his very Jewish brother for Yom Kippur dinner and Julie attempts to befriend a veteran to prove to Marilyn’s surrogate daughter that she’s charitable. Read more
Aug-19 Melbourne: MDA blood drive
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Melbourne readers are invited to participate in the MDA blood drive. Read more
Jul-28 8pm: Webinar from the JNF
July 20, 2020 by J-Wire
Insights and experiences from women in leadership Read more
Glimpsing the future of Judaism, Israel & world Jewry
July 20, 2020 by J-Wire
On Tisha B’Av, Emanuel Synagogue and Kehilat Nitzan, Melbourne will present an online Eicha reading followed by a Zoom lecture by world-renowned Israeli Futurist, Prof. David Passig of Bar-Ilan University. Read more
Jul-23 Zoom: Dunera – Pizza, Parmigiano and Pavarotti!
July 15, 2020 by J-Wire
Ciao! Get ready for an all Italian extravaganza of culture, food, and music. Read more
Danon: Obama’s decision to ‘abandon’ Israel was lowest moment of UN tenure
July 10, 2020 by J-Wire
Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon reflected on his last five years in office and plans for the future during his final press briefing on Tuesday. Read more
Jul-31 8:30pm SBS-TV: Biography – Marshall
July 9, 2020 by J-Wire
In the year 1941, as the nation teeters on the brink of entering WWII, a nearly bankrupt NAACP sends its only lawyer, thirty-two-year-old Thurgood Marshall, to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur against charges of rape and attempted murder brought by his wealthy socialite employer. Read more
Meet the creator of Shtisel
July 9, 2020 by J-Wire
The creator of Shtisel, Yehonatan Indursky, will be zooming in from Israel to give a talk and Q&A session on August 5. Read more
Jul-22 Zoom: Fleeing the Hijab
July 8, 2020 by J-Wire
“On July 22, Zionism Victoria, in partnership with St Kilda Hebrew Congregation and South Caulfield Hebrew Congregation, will host Iranian-born Dr Sima Goel for her first Australian appearance. Read more
Jul-05 8:00 pm Zoom: Zoom with Zeddy
June 30, 2020 by J-Wire
Zeddy Lawrence is the editor of the Australian Jewish News, a position that sees him balancing reporting about the community whilst also reporting to it. Read more
Jul-16 7 pm Zoom: Impacting Science from a Small Country – Q&A w Nobel Prize laureate
June 28, 2020 by J-Wire
Over the past two decades, eight Israeli scientists have won the Nobel Prize, an extraordinary achievement for a country of its size and population. Read more
Jul-07 7:00 pm Zoom: Covid-19 – are we prepared for a 2nd wave?
June 28, 2020 by J-Wire
With the easing of the lockdown rules, concerns are being sounded about a possible second wave of Covid-19. The second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-20 was particularly devastating, as was the second wave of the Swine Flu epidemic in 2009-10. So what can be done to avoid the second wave of Covid-19? Read more
Jul-05 12 noon Zoom: Harry Potter in Yiddish – a Zoom presentation
June 28, 2020 by J-Wire
Gaelic to Mongolian, the magical world of Harry Potter has been translated into over 80 languages. But there was a notable exception… Read more
Jul-05 Zoom: In Conversation with Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins: Honouring First Nations sovereignty
June 25, 2020 by J-Wire
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue welcomes three important voices to our In Conversation series with Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins. Read more
Jul-01 Webinar: National Cybersecurity
June 23, 2020 by J-Wire
The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce will host a unique bi-lateral Webinar with Yigal Unna, Director General – Israel National Cyber Directorate and Dr Tobias Feakin, Australian Ambassador for Cyber Affairs.
Jun-24 8pm Zoom: Meet the creator of Shtisel
June 22, 2020 by J-Wire
As part of its successful online interviews with international and Australian writers, the Shalom Sydney Jewish Writers Festival is thrilled to present author, screenwriter, filmmaker and creator of Shtisel Ori Elon. Read more
Is DNA testing OK?
June 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Jun-25 Zoom: A Technion/UTS webinar
June 18, 2020 by J-Wire
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every industry sector. Small, medium and large businesses are paying a heavy price to sustain themselves during this crisis, requiring many to reassess their business model, services, offerings and strategy. Read more
Jul-11 5:30pm SBS-TV: True Evil – The Making of a Nazi – Eichman
June 18, 2020 by J-Wire
The capture of Adolf Eichmann by Mossad in Argentina is one of the most dramatic of all Nazi-hunting stories. Read more
