Sydney Jewish writer awards expand to six categories
March 11, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shalom Collective will present six prizes at its annual Australian Jewish Writer Awards in August, adding poetry, illustrated manuscripts and emerging writers to a program that has grown steadily since its founding two years ago.
Ausländer
March 11, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Escape, exile, beginnings and endings Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Library loses literary awards after ‘martyr’ blowback
A library has lost its role managing a state’s literary awards after an Indigenous writer was criticised for her comments about a slain Hamas leader.
Howling in protest
February 26, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
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Hannah Senesh: dream and reality
February 18, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
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The Watchmaker’s War
February 2, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Nazis—and their nemesis—surface in 1950s Melbourne Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
We Will Prevail: voices, fury and faith after Bondi
January 29, 2026 by Rob Klein
“We Will Prevail” is not a book written in hindsight. It was produced in the immediate wake of terror; while blood was still on the grass near Bondi Beach, many victims were still in hospital, and the shock of what had happened had barely begun to settle.
The Traitors Circle
January 26, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
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Coexistence and other Fighting Words
January 20, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
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Partisan Song
January 9, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Partisan Resilience, Resistance, and Revenge Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows
December 31, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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Abundance: How we build a better future
December 23, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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On Both Sides of The Wall: A resistance fighter’s firsthand account of the Warsaw Ghetto
December 8, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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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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Never Again? How the West betrayed the Jews and itself
November 12, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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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
The Secret of Secrets
October 17, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Dan Brown and Jewish mysticism Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Abraham: the First Jew
September 11, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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The many lives of Anne Frank
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On Democracies and Death Cults
August 10, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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Ruptured
August 1, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The whole equation
July 20, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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Jewish Country Houses
June 30, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück
June 22, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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Rise of the Spider
June 12, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Children confront the challenges of history – a book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch
June 6, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Profoundly moving portrait of the living and the dead Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Not Nothing
May 28, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Holocaust story prompts intergenerational dialogue. Read more
Melting Point
May 23, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
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A Jewish family story and the search for a Jewish homeland
Debut novelist wins 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature
May 23, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ukrainian-American author Sasha Vasilyuk has been named the 2025 winner of the prestigious Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her debut novel Your Presence Is Mandatory. Read more
