Israeli actors make ‘Golda’ film more grounded, authentic, says director Guy Nattiv
August 24, 2023 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
Tel Aviv-born film director Guy Nattiv came to global prominence in 2019 when he won the Academy Award for best live-action short film for “Skin,” about neo-Nazis, violence, skinheads and their tattoos. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: podcast with Josh Burns
August 24, 2023 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns MP, Federal Labor Member of parliament for Macnamarra, about the recent Labor Party’s National Conference and the official statements that were made in relation to the so-called Occupied Palestinian Territories and the illegal settlements. Read more
Shabbat Ki Teytsey: Long Life
August 24, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Cygnets
August 23, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Dry Bones
August 23, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
We used to say, “If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.” Read more
Dry Bones: Haredi roadblock
August 22, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s government has weathered the opposition’s anti-reform protests, consisting of blocking major highways, streets and intersections. Read more
From New Zealand’s Jewish Past: Joseph Edward Nathan – developed New Zealand’s export dairy industry and the formation of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies
August 22, 2023 by Features Desk
Joseph was born on 2 March 1835 in Houndsditch, part of the East End of London. Read more
Israel faces prolonged escalation in Judea and Samaria
August 22, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
Monday’s murderous terrorist attack on Route 60 in Hebron, in which an Israeli woman was shot dead and a man seriously injured, is just the latest indication of the sad fact that Israel is in the middle of a prolonged security escalation in Judea and Samaria—with no end in sight. Read more
Thank Bradley Cooper and Helen Mirren
August 21, 2023 by Agencies
Right on cue, the Jewish Whiner Brigade has jumped on Bradley Cooper for his use of a prosthetic nose in his depiction of legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie “Maestro.” Read more
Dry Bones: Reform on hold?
August 21, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Why Mr Shuldig always wears orange and blue… Read more
King Abdullah & Abbas reject Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas have broken their 15 months long silence by finally rejecting the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – first published in Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2022 – that shredded the failed two-state solution pursued by Saudi Arabia and the Arab League since 2002 (Arab Peace Initiative). Read more
Feintooner
August 21, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Germany dons Israeli kippah for protection Read more
How do you explain the large number of Jews in art and other forms of culture?
August 21, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
To weaken Hezbollah, you have to weaken Iran
August 20, 2023 by Ben Cohen
It’s hardly a revelation that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shi’a terrorist group in Lebanon, is once again engaging in provocations along Israel’s northern border. Read more
The problem isn’t Bradley Cooper’s nose
August 20, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
I was at least partly wrong when I wrote about the reaction to Bradley Cooper’s nose last year. Read more
A Pilate operation
August 20, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Bibi Netanyahu is not Israel’s saviour. And this cartoon is not about Bibi. Read more
Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal
August 20, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne entertainment review by Alex First Read more
On the other hand
August 19, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
In 1536 CE, the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal extended its campaign against Jews by establishing the Inquisition in Brazil. Read more
Dry Bones: Action movie news
August 18, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
“Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.” Read more
Pull the other one
August 18, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
When someone tells you something that is so patently absurd, the natural response is an old English expression “pull the other one, it has got bells on it.” Read more
The British Mandate
August 18, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
The British Mandate of Palestine was established on July 24th, 1922. Read more
Dry Bones: Biden’s America
August 17, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Time to take a look at the latest news about what’s happening in the legal system in the good old U. S. of A. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: Jillian Segal
August 17, 2023 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Jillian Segal, Chair of the General Sir John Monash Foundation, about the goals of the foundation, its awarding of prestigious John Monash scholarships and the role of its leadership Academy. Read more
Shabbat Shoftim: Kings and Judges
August 17, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
A Saudi deal would be a gamechanger on judicial reform
August 17, 2023 by Ron Weiser
It would be some sort of irony if President Biden was to provide Prime Minister Netanyahu with a pathway out of his current situation. If that does happen and that is a big if, Biden will have done it for his own domestic political reasons, not for Netanyahu’s, but who would never the less, likely be a significant beneficiary. Read more
Monument
August 17, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Funny You Don’t Look Funny: Judaism and Humour from the Silent Generation to Millennials
August 17, 2023 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen reviews a book by Jennifer Caplan Read more
I’ve been mulling over David Miller
August 16, 2023 by Juliet Moses
You may never have heard of him. Read more
Guys and Dolls
August 16, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
Escaped Alone and What If If Only
August 16, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
