On the other hand
February 26, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
This week we travelled to the north of Israel to visit our youngest son. Read more
Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 26, 2023 by Alex First
Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical sizzles with powerhouse performances and a rousing score. Read more
The Rocky Horror Show: reviews by Henry Benjamin
February 24, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
With a massive musical intro, it was time again to see the Roxy Cinema candy seller part the curtains and send us off on to the wild ride that is The Rocky Horror Show. Read more
Biden’s less than ironclad commitment to Israel
February 24, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Forget the bromides about America’s “unbreakable bond” with Israel and how the United States is Israel’s “greatest friend.” Over the past week, the Biden administration has crossed two ominous red lines. Read more
Why I am a liberal
February 24, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
I recently came across a book called “The Call of the Tribe: Essays” by the Peruvian Nobel Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa. Read more
Pre-Purim portents
February 24, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Rosh Chodesh Adar (the new month of Adar) has arrived, and that means Purim is not far away. Read more
Dangerous times, and they are of our own making
February 24, 2023 by Ron Weiser
I can’t recall having seen such a tumultuous first 60 days of any new Israeli government. Read more
Shabbat Terumah: The Lost Ark
February 23, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
The Tabernacle was the House of God, symbolising the Divine Presence. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: Adelaide Writers’ Week must not embrace antisemitic hate
February 23, 2023 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Justin Amler, policy analyst at the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) and L’Chaim – To Life regular contributor about the Writers Week at the upcoming Adelaide Festival 2023 in early March. Read more
NGOs front and centre in the battle over reforming Israel’s legal system
February 23, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
Much-needed reform that will correct an overreaching Supreme Court and thereby make Israel more democratic, or a threat to the democratic values of the state that will destroy the political system’s checks and balances? Read more
A new page in the Russo-Iranian partnership
February 23, 2023 by Ilan Berman
In July 2022, against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked on a notable foreign trip. Read more
The Mousetrap: a theatre review by Alex First
February 23, 2023 by Alex First
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap opened in London’s West End on 25th November 1952 and has been running continuously (save for the COVID lockdown) ever since. Read more
Josh Piterman talks to J-Wire
February 22, 2023 by Alex First
Popular musical theatre performer Josh Piterman has just landed one of the roles of his life. Read more
South African activist changes after not finding ‘Black Only’ restrooms in Israel
February 22, 2023 by TPS-IL
Desperate to find a restroom after a nearly nine-hour flight from Johannesburg, South African university student Klaas Mokgomole grabbed his carry-on and hurried off the plane…writes David Karsh. Read more
Adriana Lecouvreur: An opera review by Victor Grynberg
February 22, 2023 by Victor Grynberg
Francesco Cilea’s ADRIANA LECOUVREUR is a rarely produced opera nowadays, and this critic doesn’t recall ever seeing it before. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Jonas Alfred Lipman – Actor, producer, film and theatre director, philanthropist and ‘colourful extrovert’
February 21, 2023 by Features Desk
Jonas, frequently known as “Joe’’, was born to Judah and Sylvia Lipman on 25 April 1877 in Adelaide, South Australia. Read more
Why do I see so many Orthodox Jews drinking?
February 20, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
February 20, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Inflated alliances Read more
Judges jeopardize Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine negotiations
February 20, 2023 by David Singer
The Government of Israel has been ordered to formulate and submit to the High Court of Justice by April 2 its plan for demolishing and evacuating the illegal Bedouin encampment of Khan al-Ahmar – compliance with which could have serious international repercussions and jeopardise negotiations begun on January 24 to create the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine. Read more
On the other hand
February 20, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Living in Israel one does not need a calendar to know when the next holiday is due or indeed which it is. Read more
Art: Alex First reviews Rone – Time
February 20, 2023 by Alex First
Geelong-born, Melbourne-based former street artist Rone (birth name Tyrone Wright) has crafted a remarkable time capsule three years in the making. Read more
Contrasts
February 17, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
A reader of J-Wire commented to me that it was left-wing socialists who had settled and developed what was then Ottoman-ruled and later British Mandated Palestine. Read more
Can the whole world be wrong?
February 17, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
One of the mysteries of the war against Israel is the extent to which a monstrously twisted narrative about Israel and the Palestinian Arabs—casting the former as evil and the latter as sanctified victims—has been absorbed by so many people. Read more
Why?
February 17, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Innocent worshippers were shot outside a synagogue. Read more
Opera Australia showcases premiere of Adriana Lecouvreur
February 17, 2023 by Features Desk
The Australian premiere of acclaimed Italian director Rosetta Cucchi’s production of Adriana Lecouvreur will feature an outstanding quartet of some of the world’s most extraordinary opera singers when it opens at the Sydney Opera House on Monday. Read more
Nosferatu, a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 17, 2023 by Alex First
The play starts with a heartfelt warning from one of the characters that only tragedy puts you on the map. Read more
Coming Out: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 16, 2023 by Alex First
Showmanship, humour, pathos, anger, overt messaging and song are part of this well-meaning but noticeably stretched offering. Read more
A chorus of regulars
February 15, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Opera Australia is very proud of its chorus – proud enough to stage a new production of Chorus! in which each and every one of the 48 performers combines to be the stars of the show. Read more
A cavalier approach?
On 13 February 2023, J-Wire published an opinion piece by Ruthie Blum entitled: “Three Jewish Funerals and an Israeli Hate-Fest”. Read more
Feintooner
February 14, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Two-Face Too Often Read more
