Sarah visits home bringing Beethoven and Bach
September 18, 2018 by Arts Editor
Internationally acclaimed Australian pianist, Sarah Grunstein, returns to the Sydney Opera House by popular demand, to perform two concerts in 2018. Read more
Foxtrot: Double passes for lucky readers
June 21, 2018 by Arts Editor
Michael and Dafna are devastated when Israeli army officials show up at their home to announce the death of their son Jonathan. Read more
DRESDEN by Justin Fleming: J-Wire has giveaways
June 12, 2018 by Arts Editor
“That was the hour it all began!” Read more
Calling all artists
May 25, 2018 by Arts Editor
For the fifth year, Asylum Arts will be bringing together Jewish artists from all over the world for our International Jewish Artist Retreat, a four-day retreat of learning, community building, and professional development. Read more
Almost 20m hits on YouTube – Israel’s entry for Eurovision
May 8, 2018 by Arts Editor
Watch and listen to Netta’s song “Toy” – almost 20,000,000 hits and 50,000 comments on YouTube! Read more
Two Jews walk into a theatre…
May 6, 2018 by Arts Editor
Brian Lipson and Gideon Obarzanek’s irreverent, Two Jews Walk into a Theatre… sees two of Australia’s most-loved performers meet as their fathers on stage, all the intimacy, understanding and horror that only a son can supply. Read more
Ilan’s lens wins the prize
May 6, 2018 by Arts Editor
New Zealand photographer Ilan Wittenberg has been honoured as the Grand Prize Winner at the 2018 Sony Alpha Awards in Sydney winning the Portrait Category. Read more
Movie giveaways: Tully
May 2, 2018 by Arts Editor
Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron stars in Tully, the brilliant new comedy-drama from the Academy Award® nominated director of Juno and Up in the Air. Read more
Calling all Sydney dogs – do you want to appear in an opera?
March 21, 2018 by Arts Editor
Opera Australia is putting the call out for Sydney’s most pampered pooches to make their operatic debut in La Bohème – Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, which opens this weekend…no previous singing experience required. Read more
La Boheme ready to launch on Sydney Harbour
March 20, 2018 by Arts Editor
The countdown to one of the world’s greatest outdoor opera spectaculars has begun – Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Read more
Israeli artist hosted at the ANU
March 18, 2018 by Arts Editor
A Jerusalem-based multidisciplinary artist working mainly in bonsai, figurative sculpture, and mixed-media installations is being hosted by the National Arboretum Canberra, and the ANU School of Art and Design for a one-month residency. Read more
Parade at the Seymour
February 22, 2018 by Arts Editor
Performing in Sydney for the first time in 10 years, The Sydney University Musical Theatre Ensemble [MUSE] will present the Jewish themed PARADE, coming to the Seymour Centre this March with a limited run of four performances. Read more
La Traviata returns to the Opera House
February 7, 2018 by Arts Editor
Award-winning Australian soprano, Nicole Car, will make a triumphant return to the Sydney Opera House this summer to make her debut in the title role of Violetta Valéry in Verdi’s iconic La Traviata. Read more
Win a double pass for “Menashe”
February 6, 2018 by Arts Editor
J-Wire has double passes for the critically acclaimed American movie “Menashe” made in Yiddish. Read more
Art hopping in Sydney
November 16, 2017 by Arts Editor
Sydneysiders are invited to take a scenic tour from North Bondi to Vaucluse visiting artists in their studios and discovering the meaning behind each work. Read more
From matzo balls to footballs
May 18, 2017 by Arts Editor
Yvette Wroby has written a love story about family and footy, a story which involves both matzo balls and footballs. Read more
The return of the LKQ
January 29, 2013 by Arts Editor
The London Klezmer Quartet (LKQ) returns to Australia for a five-week national tour of the festival circuit and major venues from 28 February. And they have a hot new album with them! Read more
CD Giveaway
November 5, 2012 by Arts Editor
J-Wire has two copies of exciting Israeli singer Yasmin Levy’s latest CD to give away to readers… Read more
Tedeschi in concert
October 28, 2012 by Arts Editor
International piano virtuoso Simon Tedeschi and the Sydney Omega Ensemble come to North Shore Synagogue for a mouth-watering concert on next month’s Remembrance Day. Read more
For Budding Young Composers
September 6, 2012 by Arts Editor
The Sydney Symphony has launched the Sydney Symphony Fellowship Composition Prize, an exciting new competition aimed at young Australian composers. Read more
Win tickets for the Israeli Film Festival
August 17, 2012 by Arts Editor
J-Wire has 12 double passes to give away for the AICE Israeli Film Festival… Read more
Sydney Jewish Writers’ Festival
July 25, 2012 by Arts Editor
The Sydney Jewish Writers’ Festival recently launched its 2012 program which boasts an outstanding line-up of writers and sessions. Read more
Israeli jazz star in Sydney this week
June 3, 2012 by Arts Editor
D irect from the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Israeli born jazz saxophonist Eli Degibri comes to VJs in Chatswood for his debut performance in Sydney performing the following evening in Double Bay…accompanied by a trio which includes a 16-yr-old Israeli pianist. Read more
Dalia on show
May 25, 2012 by Arts Editor
As a multi media artist Dalia Ayalon Sinclair’s paintings and photographs bare ‘footprints’ of the sequences in her life. Read more
Blumenthal directs new production of Address Unknown
February 28, 2012 by Arts Editor
The Tamarama Rock Surfers are proud to team up with Moira Blumenthal Productions, for the return of the critically acclaimed work, Address Unknown starring John O’Hare ( and Patrick Dickson (The Alchemist). Read more
Book Review: Home without a Homeland
February 8, 2012 by Arts Editor
“Home without a Homeland”, Nora Huppert’s enthralling memoir of her five migrations, will be launched at Sydney Jewish Museum by Litzi Lemberg, President of the Sydney Child Survivors Group. Read more
New Aussie artist showing in Perth
January 22, 2012 by Arts Editor
Scottish-born artist/photographer Jamie Harris has made a new life for himself in Perth and an exhibition of his work will open in the Western Australian city next month. Read more
Two Jewish actors in starring roles
January 20, 2012 by Arts Editor
Two prominent young Jewish actors feature in the upcoming sexy, black comedy “That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play” by Sheila Callaghan. Read more
Tower Heist **
December 21, 2011 by Arts Editor
Whether suffused with tension or laced with humor, the heist movie has enjoyed enduring appeal since the heyday of film noir. Good heist movies proceed according to an established template that includes meticulous attention to the details of the scheme both in the planning stage and in its execution. The twists – there are often many but always at least one – are ingenious and the screenplay is often referred to as “smart” and “cunning.” Unfortunately, few (if any) of these characteristics apply to Brett Ratner’s Tower Heist, as sloppy a heist movie as I can remember. It is redeemed, at least to a degree, by the comedic performances of lead actor Ben Stiller and supporting player Eddie Murphy. The pace, emphasized by Christophe Beck’s relentless score, is so fast that viewers might miss some of the king-sized plot holes (although not all of them). But the caper is a dud – so stupid and implausible from beginning to end that it’s impossible to take it seriously for even the briefest of moments.
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The Adventures of Tin Tin ***
December 21, 2011 by Arts Editor
Had The Adventures of Tintin been a live motion picture rather than a motion capture-driven animated endeavor, it would have been compared to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Pirates of the Caribbean. Read more