Bernstein and Busoni
December 1, 2025 by Shirley Politzer
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Nuremberg
November 28, 2025 by Alex First
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When the Stones Speak: The remarkable discovery of the City of David and What Israel’s Enemies Don’t Want You to Know
November 27, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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Wicked: For Good
November 20, 2025 by Alex First
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JIFF Review – ‘Among Neighbours’ – Surviving the Holocaust, only to face murder at home
November 19, 2025 by Rob Klein
Among Neighbours is an engaging documentary that tackles one of the most uncomfortable parts of Holocaust history, the attacks on Jewish survivors who returned to their homes in Polish towns after the war.
Carmen – an opera review by Alex First
November 17, 2025 by Alex First
Passion, obsession, desperation, jealousy and rage make for a fiery combination in composer Georges Bizet’s Carmen, newly interpreted by director Anne-Louise Sarks for Opera Australia. Read more
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
November 13, 2025 by Alex First
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The Running Man
November 13, 2025 by Alex First
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Never Again? How the West betrayed the Jews and itself
November 12, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Dying: A Memoir
November 6, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Hair
November 3, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
Hallelujah! Monsieur Camembert and guests bring Leonard Cohen memories to Sydney
October 30, 2025 by Rob Klein
Monsieur Camembert, the three-time ARIA Award-winning ensemble, will cap off a national sell-out tour when their acclaimed Leonard Cohen tribute, Cohen Noir, hits the State Theatre on Saturday, November 8.
Music, poetry and stars align in “Custodians of the Sky”
October 29, 2025 by Rob Klein
Woollahra will be bathed in celestial splendour this November when Emanuel Synagogue hosts the Australian premiere of “Custodians of the Sky”, a landmark contemporary work by Australian composer Luke Styles. Read more
Not an ordinary requiem
October 28, 2025 by Shirley Politzer
A music review by Shirley Politzer Read more
Women, Pogroms, Love
October 27, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
A Sydney exhibition by award-winning artist Wendy Lessick Bookatz. Read more
Here You Come Again
October 24, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
The Letters of Frank Loesser
October 24, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Broadway’s golden age and Frank Loesser Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
The Rest of Our Lives
October 21, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Road trip exposes family fault lines Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
JIFF launches with a deadly dinner party in “Bad Shabbos”
October 21, 2025 by Rob Klein
The Jewish International Film Festival has opened with a lively farce in Bad Shabbos, a sharp, fast-paced comedy that turns a well-intentioned Shabbat dinner into complete mayhem.
The Secret of Secrets
October 17, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Dan Brown and Jewish mysticism Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Here You Come Again
September 19, 2025 by Shirley Politzer
A Sydney musical review by Shirley Politzer Read more
Job
September 18, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
The 39 Steps
September 12, 2025 by Alex First
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Abraham: the First Jew
September 11, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Landmark Jewish music event ‘Songs of Strength’ set to unite community
September 10, 2025 by Rob Klein
Following the success of the ‘Songs of Hope’ concert in Sydney last year, ‘Songs of Strength’ will also be staged in Melbourne this September, bringing the biggest night of Jewish music in years to Melbourne.
Sorry, Baby
September 8, 2025 by Alex First
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The Roses
September 4, 2025 by Alex First
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Bizet’s Carmen: new production absolutely dazzling
September 2, 2025 by Victor Grynberg
An opera review by Victor Grynberg Read more
Lord of the Dance
August 31, 2025 by Alex First
A dance performance reviewed by Alex First Read more
The many lives of Anne Frank
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
