My Old Lady …a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

While the raison d’etre of this drama is peculiarly French, at its centre are universal human foibles and secrets. Read more

Listen to your body

Jessica Abelsohn is a woman on a mission. She wants to encourage more people to listen to what their bodies are telling them. Read more

The Drop…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Still waters run deep – very deep indeed, in this gritty crime drama by director Michael R. Rosken. Read more

Run Boy Run (Lauf Junge Lauf)…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

In the stark and snow covered landscape of a Polish winter in 1942/1943, a boy sleeps alone in the woods. Read more

The Outrageous Sophie Tucker…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Many descriptions have been applied to showbiz legend Sophie Tucker. Add consummate self promoter and marketer to mistress of the snappy one-liner. Far ahead of her time, this 2013 homage documents her talent, wit and charm. Read more

JNF Gala Dinner in Sydney

The recent war experiences of an IDF Major, first hand insights into life in the Negev plus the personal history of the son of a Nazi officer combined to make a packed programme at JNF’s annual dinner. Read more

The Farewell Party…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Some stories are particular to their place. This Israeli film might have been set in any western country.   Read more

The Rabbi and I

Star of the King and I Teddy Tahu Rhodes will depart from his operatic repertoire to include My Yiddishe Mama when he performs at a Jewish House fundraiser in December. Read more

Do You Believe In Love? (Ha’shadchanit)…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

“One must make compromises, life is not a bed of roses” sums up Tova the Matchmaker’s philosophy of relationships. Read more

Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Divorce is painful for all participants. Obtaining a gett, a Jewish divorce, is a confronting procedure, particularly for a woman. Read more

Age is no bar to excellence

Following 10 years’ work and 200,000 words, a Holocaust survivor’s unfinished PhD thesis has been recognised by an Adelaide university. Read more

Sukkah brings succour

The first Jewish patient to spot the Sukkah constructed in the grounds of Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital by Jewish House was Gary Cohen…the president of the care organisation. Read more

Living is Easy (With Eyes Closed)…a movie review from Roz Tarszisz

There is something satisfying in the conventions of a good road movie. Read more

Haifa Day remembered

Haifa Day marking the liberation of the Israeli city from the Ottoman Empire 1918 by the Indian army has been commemorated in Sydney.  Read more

Rabbi commemorates fallen police

Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant has lead the commemoration ceremony for Victorian police members who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Read more

Moriah Foundation hosts CBA chief

Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was the keynote speaker at the annual cocktail evening hosted by Sydney’s Moriah Foundation. Read more

Our Big Kitchen up there with the Best

At a packed function of about 800 people at Sydney’s Dalton House,  Our Big Kitchen has been inducted  into the Hall of Fame in recognition of its Community Service by Restaurant and Catering Australia. Read more

New CEO for the AICC

Charles Nightingale has been appointed CEO of the NSW office of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Read more

In Bloom…a movie review from Roz Tarszisz

Everyday life is tough in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1992. Read more

Art exhibition equates animal farming with the Holocaust

An art exhibition opens this weekend featuring works depicting animals herded in concentration camps awaiting slaughter. Read more

Farewell to a grand dame

There was laughter and there were a few tears when the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies hosted a communal function at the Sydney Jewish Museum to honour and farewell Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir, AD, CVO, who will step down from her role as Governor of New South Wales on October 1^st. Read more

Self Made…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

A modern fairytale with deep political messages, Self Made demands that the viewer suspend critical analysis and tag along for the ride. Read more

Israeli Film Festival gets underway in Sydney

A crowd of film buffs and members of the Jewish community gathered at the Verona Cinema in Sydney for the opening film at the 11^th AICE Israeli Film Festival as small group of pro-Palestinian protesters defied police instructions and demonstrated outside the Paddington theatre. Read more

Next to Her…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Chelli (Liron Ben-Shlush), an attractive young woman, is a school security guard in Haifa. Read more

Kidon – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

In January 2010 Hamas operative Mahmoud al Mabhouh was found dead in his Dubai hotel room. The local police accused the Mossad and released security-camera footage showing supposed Israeli agents caught on tape, immediately making worldwide headlines. Read more

70 years to complete a Holocaust documentary

In 1944 and 1945, Allied cameramen documented the horrors as Europe was liberated. So powerful and damning was the footage, that Allied propagandists quickly determined that it should be turned into a film to screen in Germany after the fall of the Third Reich. Read more

Recovering Forbidden Voices

The New Zealand School of Music is hosting a conference highlighting music composed in ghettos and concentration camps. Read more

Rami Bar-Niv in New Zealand

Internationally acclaimed Israeli concert pianist, Rami Bar-Niv, is to perform in concert at Rotorua’s Civic Theatre on 19 August. Read more

Muslim woman wins prize dedicated to Raoul Wallenberg

Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello has announced Maha Krayem Abdo, Executive Officer of the Muslim Women’s Association, as the winner of this year’s NSW Human Rights Award during a ceremony at State Parliament. Read more

When Jews were funny…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

“You can capture the past by retelling it” declares one comic in this documentary which attempts to answer the old question – why are so many comedians Jewish? Read more

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