Hollywood outlier: Elliott Gould focuses the camera on real life
July 1, 2025 by JNS
It’s difficult to imagine a face like Elliott Gould’s becoming a matinee idol today. It is angular and brooding, with eyes that have carried a weight beyond their years and a voice that teetered between irony and sincerity. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
July 1, 2025 by Ruth Lilian
Reca (Rebecca) Stone – a true woman of worth Read more
Jewish Country Houses
June 30, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Anne Sarzin Read more
Dragging American Jews through the mud in New York mayoral race
June 30, 2025 by Bruce S. Ticker
Feintooner
June 30, 2025 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Saved by the Yell Read more
Trump & Bin Salman: opt for the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
June 30, 2025 by David Singer
In a remarkable about-face, Ali Shihabi, an advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has abandoned his 2020 plan calling for a new political entity comprising Jordan, Gaza and part of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) to be created and named The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine (HKOPS).
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On the other hand
June 29, 2025 by Henry Benjamin
Some semblance of normality has returned to daily life after two weeks of interrupted sleep involving running to and from the bomb shelter. Read more
All is Good … in the Glow of Moonlight
June 29, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Axis of hypocrites
June 27, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
The existing axis of evil has sustained a major blow in its hitherto unchallenged march towards imposing its malign machinations on intended victims. Read more
Yalta
June 27, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Anyone interested in history will know that the Yalta Conference was a meeting between the leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union that took place in February 1945, towards the end of the Second World War. Read more
Happy-Go-Wrong
June 27, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
Rabbi Shmotkin brings message of inner health to Australia
June 26, 2025 by Rob Klein
When Rabbi Levi Shmotkin first began reading the letters of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, writing a book was the furthest thing from his mind. Read more
Lang Lang solo recital featuring romantic music
June 26, 2025 by Shirley Politzer
A music review by Shirley Politzer Read more
L’Chaim to Life: David Slade
June 26, 2025 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with David Slade, president of UIA-Keren Hayesod Victoria. Read more
Shabbat Korach
June 26, 2025 by Henry Benjamin
Unpredictability Read more
Israel wins stunning 12-Day War
June 25, 2025 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire, Israel is emerging as the true victor of what Trump has aptly termed the 12-Day War with Iran. Read more
Soldier Boy
June 25, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Lightscape, at the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens
June 24, 2025 by Alex First
An installation reviewed by Alex First Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
June 24, 2025 by Ruth Lilian
Julius Stone AO OBE – a premier legal theorist, brilliant scholar, philosopher, and writer Read more
Would anyone but Trump have done it?
June 23, 2025 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Donald Trump appears to have fooled both his friends and foes. And he has done something none of his predecessors dared to do. Read more
Feintooner
June 23, 2025 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Nuclear Shrinkage Read more
Trump was not fiddling whilst Israel burned
June 23, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump’s devastating attack on Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites could see Trump shortly reveal his long-awaited solution on the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank). Read more
The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück
June 22, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
On the other hand
June 22, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
What a difference a week can make. Read more
Lang Lang at the Opera House
June 22, 2025 by Shirley Politzer
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) hosted a beautiful evening of French music of the Romantic era featuring the dazzling pianist Lang Lang. Read more
Fox fired up for canoe world titles after rough results
June 22, 2025 by AAP
Jessica Fox has had mixed results since her stunning double Olympic triumph, but the canoe great expects to again deliver at the world championships in Penrith. Read more
The return of the neocon canard
June 20, 2025 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Earlier this week, an out-and-out antisemite was revealed to be holding a senior position in the Pentagon. Read more
INTO THE FRAY: Emmanuel the Egregious
June 20, 2025 by Martin Sherman
With the war raging between Iran and Israel, few news items beyond reports from the battlefront itself make it into international headlines. Read more
Worthless words versus resolute resolve
June 20, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
Worthless dialogue, diplomatic fudging and unattainable guarantees were never going to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. Read more
‘Israel is waging this war for the entire Western world’
June 19, 2025 by Steve Linde
Although his city was devastated by Iranian ballistic missiles in the early morning hours of June 15, Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot is convinced that Israel will emerge victorious and safer after the war against Iran. Read more