Dec-29 5:30pm SBS-TV: Apocalypse: The Second World War
December 9, 2019 by J-Wire
In Europe, the program looks at the bombing offensive against Germany and at the appalling crime of the Holocaust. Read more
Dec-08 Melbourne: A concert commemorating Kristallnacht
December 3, 2019 by J-Wire
A concert featuring a specially-composed cantata honouring the 81st anniversary of the Kristallnacht protest by Indigenous leader, William Cooper. Read more
Dec-25 2:40am SBS-TV: Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
November 29, 2019 by J-Wire
In July 2016, Pope Francis makes an emotional visit to Auschwitz, the former Nazi death camp where more than 1.1 million Jews were executed. Read more
Dec-22 5:30pm SBS-TV: History – Apocalypse: The Second World War
November 29, 2019 by J-Wire
Bringing together rare and forgotten footage, this six-part series provides a ground-breaking portrait of World War Two. Read more
Dec-18 4:30pm SBS-TV: Morgan Freeman: The story of God
November 28, 2019 by J-Wire
Morgan goes to Manhattan to meet a man who fell 47 stories and lived, and to Jerusalem, where he learns at Passover that miracles are the foundation of the Jewish faith. In Rome, he discovers how the Vatican makes saints through their miracles, and how ancient Romans believed the gods controlled every aspect of their lives.
Dec-08 Sydney: Book reading for children
November 20, 2019 by J-Wire
Unlikely Friends: Book reading with Susan Banki (author) & Josh McConnell (illustrator). The book is suitable for children aged 2-6 and this is a free event for children and their families. Read more
UIA NSW hosts AGM and 2020 campaign launch
November 19, 2019 by J-Wire
UIA NSW hosted close to 150 supporters at its AGM and 2020 Campaign Launch at NCJW on 18 November, with guest speakers Steven Lowy – Chairman Keren Hayesod-UIA World Board of Trustees and Amira Ahronoviz – CEO & Director General of The Jewish Agency. Read more
Dec-04 Melbourne: Pre Chanukah at Parliament House
November 18, 2019 by J-Wire
Chabad of Melbourne CBD invites you to a cocktail party. Read more
Nov-15 Melbourne: Luxury Dinner
November 12, 2019 by J-Wire
A Shabbat Project event… Read more
Nov-16 Melbourne: Mexican style Shabbos lunch
November 12, 2019 by J-Wire
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Nov-14 Melbourne: Teen Challah Bake
November 12, 2019 by J-Wire
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Nov-27 3:00am SBS-TV: Hijacked
November 9, 2019 by J-Wire
This four-part series tells the shocking true stories of some of the most infamous hijackings, sieges and hostage stand-offs that have gripped the world. Read more
Nov-28 00.05am SBS-TV: Movie – Junction 48
November 9, 2019 by J-Wire
Set against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love, and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and in Tel Aviv’s hip-hop club scene.
Nov-30 5:25pm SBS-TV: Who do you think you are? Robert Rinder
November 9, 2019 by J-Wire
Robert ‘Judge’ Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, hearing first-hand testimony of the horror of Nazi forced labour camps, as well as of the hope offered by a new life in Lake Windermere. Read more
New JCA Census report now available for all Jewish organisations to download
November 5, 2019 by J-Wire
The Jewish Population of Australia: Key Findings from the 2016 Census can now be downloaded from the JCA website. Read more
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October 31, 2019 by J-Wire
A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he’s tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier’s killing. Read more
Nov-17 5:25pm SBS-TV: Hitler’s Railways
October 31, 2019 by J-Wire
Chris Tarrant takes a journey through WWII as he finds out how the most horrendous and coldly calculated genocide in human history was made possible by the railways. Read more
To ride like an ANZAC – on TV in Australia and on bike in Israel
October 25, 2019 by J-Wire
15 Australian and Fijian Soldiers serving in Sinai will join Israeli cyclists and members of the Australian Embassy to relive one of modern history’s last great cavalry charges. Read more
Nov-10 Perth: Commemoration of Kristallnacht
October 17, 2019 by J-Wire
A Council of Christians and Jews Western Australia Inc event Read more
Nov-06 00:40 World Movies: The Band’s Visit
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab cultural centre, only to find themselves stranded, penniless and still wearing their sky blue uniforms in the middle of nowhere. Read more
Nov-05 11:05pm SBS-TV: Episode 1 Israeli Crime series – Asylum City
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire
Michal is a young idealist who works with African asylum seekers. Read more
Nov-03 5:25pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire
Hitler created the SS in 1925 as a private army that would be loyal to him to the death. Read more
Brutal murder in Johannesburg: correction
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire
Mirah Wilks lost her life on Sunday, October 6 and not as reported on Yom Kippur.
Nov-10 Wellington: Kristallnacht concert
October 8, 2019 by J-Wire
Over a single night in November 1938 over 200 synagogues were burned in an orchestrated anti-Jewish violence in Germany. Read more
‘Different Perspectives on Israel: leaders discussion in Auckland
October 7, 2019 by J-Wire
Dr David Cumin (Israel Institute of New Zealand) v John Minto (anti-Israel protestor) faced off recently in their ‘Different Perspectives on Israel’ discussion held in Auckland.
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The sorry tale of two photographs
October 5, 2019 by J-Wire
As visitors to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem wind their way through the main exhibition, they are confronted by a series of unsettling photographs from the first decade of Nazi power: Jews forced onto their hands and knees to clean the sidewalks; a young Jewish woman fleeing from a crowd in a blind panic, her dress ripped open; Jewish schoolchildren compelled to wear a yellow Star of David as a badge of shame. Read more
Oct-23 11:50pm SBS-TV: Movie – Fanny’s Journey
October 2, 2019 by J-Wire
Fanny, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, and a group of eight children attempt to escape Nazi-occupied France.
Oct-14 Sydney: Sushi in Succah
September 29, 2019 by J-Wire
In celebration of Succot, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel is organising a social event for Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s. Read more
Oct-26 Sydney: החברים של כוורת- “HaChaverim Shel Kaveret
September 26, 2019 by J-Wire
Earlier this year a group of talented musicians came together to form the band החברים של כוורת– “HaChaverim Shel Kaveret – Friends of Kaveret” and they will appear in Sydney next month. Read more
Oct-19 7:35pm SBS-TV: History – The Monster
September 26, 2019 by J-Wire
Having bathed in adulation and success for a decade, this episode discovers how Hitler reacts when the tide of war turns against him. Read more
