L’Chaim – To Life: Nomi Kaltmann – empowering orthodox women
July 22, 2022 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Nomi Kaltmann, founder and inaugural president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia, about the aims of the organisation and how it is empowering Orthodox women. Read more
L’chaim – to Life: Jeremy Ungar – Israel the “Start Me Up” nation
July 17, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Jeremy Ungar, Senior Trade Officer at the Israel Trade and Economic Commission Israel Embassy in Australia. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sir Benjamin Benjamin – a Victorian community pioneer and one of the most notable Australian Jews
July 12, 2022 by Features Desk
Benjamin was born on 2 September 1834 in London, the eldest son of Moses and Catherine. The family emigrated to Melbourne arriving on 29 December 1843.
L’Chaim to Life podcast: Marc Zell – Licking Ben and Jerry’s and the BDS
July 7, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Marc Zell, American-Israeli lawyer for Avi Zinger, owner of Ben and Jerry’s Israel. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: The ALP response to UNHRC’s first report
June 30, 2022 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns, Labor Member for Macnamara, about the Albanese government’s response to the first report of the UNHRC’s “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel”. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: L’Chaim Mythbuster on World Vision supporting Hamas
June 23, 2022 by Features Desk
L’Chaim’s resident myth-buster David Schulberg debunks Tim Costello’s criticism of the World Vision’s Mohammed El-Halabi case, which has just concluded in Israel. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: Juliet Moses
June 16, 2022 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Juliet Moses, spokesperson for the New Zealand Jewish Council, the representative body of New Zealand’s Jewish community. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: Banning the swastika in Queensland
June 9, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Jason Steinberg, President of Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD). Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Lionel Samson – Lionel Samson & Son – WA’s oldest continuing family business
June 7, 2022 by Features Desk
Lionel was born in 1799 in England and was the son of Michael Samson, supposedly a member of one of the old established and wealthy families of English Jewry. Read more
Podcast: Patterson of Israel
June 3, 2022 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Henry R. Lew, author of the fascinating book, Patterson of Israel, which describes the life of John Henry Patterson, an Irish Protestant, who commanded Jewish soldiers at Gallipoli during World War I. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sir Daniel Levy – ‘one of the brightest and ablest of young Australians’
May 31, 2022 by Features Desk
Daniel was born on 30 November 1872 in London, the son of Joseph Levy a tailor, and his wife Esther. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sir Lewis Cohen – a merchant and politician
May 24, 2022 by Features Desk
Lewis was born on 23 December 1849 in Liverpool, England. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sir Isaac Isaacs
May 17, 2022 by Features Desk
Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs GCB GCMG – Australia’s first Jewish Justice of the High Court; the first Jewish Chief Justice of Australia and the first Jewish Governor-General of Australia Read more
Podcast: Liberal Tim Wilson responds to questions from “L’Chaim to Life”
May 16, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein asks Tim Wilson (Liberal – Goldstein) questions of Jewish community interest about Israel. Read more
Podcast: Labor candidate for Macnamara Josh Burns talks to L’Chaim – to Life
May 15, 2022 by Features Desk
Ahead of this Saturday’s federal election, incumbent Labor MP for the Melbourne seat of Macnamara features on this podcast. Read more
Podcast: Zoe Daniel on L’Chaim to Life
May 13, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein asks Zoe Daniel (Independent – Goldstein) questions of Jewish community interest about Israel. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Gertrud Bodenwieser – founder of the Bodenwieser Ballet
May 9, 2022 by Features Desk
Her ballet company was described as “the first truly influential modern dance company in Australia”. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: A chat with Effi
May 5, 2022 by Features Desk
L’Chaim – To Life radio tour guide Effi Yaacobi is baaaaaack! Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: On Mothers’ Day, a toast to mothers from times gone by
May 3, 2022 by Features Desk
J-Wire salutes these women who played their part in shaping the Australia in which we live today. Read more
The Jewish Comedy Showcase is back…and a double pass is up for the taking
May 2, 2022 by Features Desk
The Jewish Comedy Showcase is back with a stellar line-up of the best Jewish comedians at Sydney’s The Comedy Store. Read more
L’Chaim – To Life: Yom HaShoah commemoration program
April 28, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein chats with 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, Gidon Lev, author of “The True Adventures of Gidon Lev” and now a Tik Tok sensation. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: Isaac Nathan – the first European musician of repute to settle in Australia
April 26, 2022 by Features Desk
Isaac was born on 24 January 1790 in Canterbury, England, the eldest son of Cantor Menehem Mona, a Polish refugee language master, who believed himself to be the son of Stanislaus II, last king of Poland. Read more
Podcast: David Schulberg busts another myth perpetrated by Adam Bandt
April 21, 2022 by Features Desk
David talks about Adam Bandt’s speech to Parliament on “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People” on November 29, 2021. Read more
Podcast: Danny Hakim – from ‘Budo For Peace’ to ‘sports for social change coalition’
April 20, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein chats with Aussie ex-pat Danny Hakim, who is actively involved in the field of Peace and Sport in the Middle East, being the founder and Chairman of Budo for Peace which he founded in 2004, and is the translation of his vision to create a society in which socially constructed rivals can conquer their cultural, social and political differences through the universal language of sport. Read more
George Stein: 1927 – 2022
April 19, 2022 by Features Desk
Dad was born on the 1/2/1927 to Mikosh (Mikhael) Stein. He passed away yesterday. Read more
From Australia’s past: Moritz Michaelis – a true mensch in every sense of the word
April 19, 2022 by Features Desk
Moritz was born on 8 November 1820 at Lügde Hanover Germany. His father was a learned and enthusiastic Talmud scholar. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sigmond (Solomon) Hoffnung – an entrepreneurial merchant of his time
April 12, 2022 by Features Desk
Sigmond was born in 1830 in Kalisz, Poland and was the elder son of Rev Samuel Hoffnung and his mother Caroline.
Podcast: L’Chaim to Life – Maurice Klein responds to Zoe Daniel signing virulent anti-Israel Open Letter
April 7, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein responds to the Australian Jewish Association’s Vice President, Alan Freedman, who called out former ABC journalist Zoe Daniel standing as “climate (corporate) independent” in the seat of Goldstein. Read more
Podcast – L’Chaim to Life: Mythbuster on Gareth Evans
April 5, 2022 by Features Desk
David Schulberg busts another myth, this time one from Gareth Evans. In comparison, hear NSW MP Mark Latham’s support for the Jewish community in Parliament. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: Issac Herbert Boas – continuing the story of the Boas family – an industry leader
April 5, 2022 by Features Desk
You may remember reading that Abraham and Elizabeth Boas had ten children – their sons all excelling in their career paths.
