Arts Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/category/the-arts/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 26 May 2026 07:36:58 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Arts Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/category/the-arts/ 32 32 6446428 A Swedish saviour https://www.jwire.com.au/a-swedish-saviour/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-swedish-saviour/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 07:36:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181709 Unknown to this Netflix subscriber, The Swedish Connection (Swedish: Den svenska länken) is the story of the heroic activities of a Swedish bureaucrat who is credited with rescuing 100,000 Jews during WWII. Coming within a week of seeing the wonderful Sydney Opera House one-man performance by Anton Berezin of the dramatisation of Eddie Jaku’s best-seller “The […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/a-swedish-saviour/feed/ 0 181709 Heart of a Stranger https://www.jwire.com.au/heart-of-a-stranger/ https://www.jwire.com.au/heart-of-a-stranger/#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 00:49:20 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181489 Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Everything about Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s compelling memoir is unusual. This is the only autobiography I’ve ever read that includes a dedicated Devar Torah in every chapter, an exploration of Jewish teachings that provide spiritual guidance for her readers. Buchdahl’s memoir focuses mainly on her own very unique story, her […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/heart-of-a-stranger/feed/ 2 181489 Art exhibition shines light on Jewish ritual and memory https://www.jwire.com.au/art-exhibition-shines-light/ https://www.jwire.com.au/art-exhibition-shines-light/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 01:33:09 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181581 Four contemporary Jewish artists are sharing Goldstone Gallery’s Collingwood space in a program that moves between ritual objects, light sculpture, cut-paper work and ceramics. The exhibitions bring together Ilan El, Chaya Joffe, Ryan Abramowitz and Deborah Wargon, each working in a different medium but circling similar questions: how objects carry memory, how ritual lives in […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/art-exhibition-shines-light/feed/ 0 181581 Beau Jest https://www.jwire.com.au/beau-jest/ https://www.jwire.com.au/beau-jest/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 07:09:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181506 A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First   I can’t think of a Saltpillar Theatre endeavour that I have enjoyed more than this delightful production of Beau Jest. Premiering in Chicago in 1989, the romantic comedy written by James Sherman moves along at pace and is simply so much fun. It concerns a nice Jewish […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/beau-jest/feed/ 0 181506 Chaim Grade’s “Sons and Daughters” https://www.jwire.com.au/chaim-grades-sons-and-daughters/ https://www.jwire.com.au/chaim-grades-sons-and-daughters/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 06:03:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181494 Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Chaim Grade’s Sons and Daughters transports one brilliantly and completely into the bygone world of the Jewish shtetl, which existed perilously in Poland and Russia between the two world wars. Grade’s vivid descriptive powers evoke this time and place with its Shabbos cholent, tattered prayer books, competitive rabbis, young […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/chaim-grades-sons-and-daughters/feed/ 0 181494 Cast announced for Australia’s Fiddler on the Roof https://www.jwire.com.au/cast-announced-for-fiddler/ https://www.jwire.com.au/cast-announced-for-fiddler/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 07:23:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181399 Troy Sussman began preparing for Tevye before he knew the role was his. As soon as he found out he was auditioning for “Fiddler on the Roof”, he stopped shaving. By the time he sat down to talk about the part, the veteran Australian performer had grown the full beard he plans to take onto […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/cast-announced-for-fiddler/feed/ 0 181399 Pianist knew he was “overstepping the mark” on Gaza https://www.jwire.com.au/pianist-knew-he-was-overstepping-the-mark-on-gaza/ https://www.jwire.com.au/pianist-knew-he-was-overstepping-the-mark-on-gaza/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 22:41:29 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181385 Concert pianist Jayson Gillham has denied he deliberately misled the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra about performing a piece dedicated to journalists killed in Gaza. It has been almost two years since Gillham played Witness by composer Connor D’Netto at an MSO concert, preceded by onstage comments about Israel killing journalists. The pianist is suing the orchestra […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/pianist-knew-he-was-overstepping-the-mark-on-gaza/feed/ 0 181385 Pianist’s Gaza remarks spark Federal Court fight https://www.jwire.com.au/pianists-gaza-remarks-spark-federal-court-fight/ https://www.jwire.com.au/pianists-gaza-remarks-spark-federal-court-fight/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 05:13:28 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181341 A court has heard the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was thrown into turmoil after pianist Jayson Gillham made comments about the war in Gaza during a concert. Gillham is suing the orchestra in the Federal Court, alleging discrimination on the basis of political opinion after a 2024 performance in which he performed a solo piece dedicated […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/pianists-gaza-remarks-spark-federal-court-fight/feed/ 2 181341 Israel defies Eurovision pressure to claim second place https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-defies-eurovision-pressure-to-claim-second-place/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-defies-eurovision-pressure-to-claim-second-place/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 03:16:11 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181290 Israel’s Noam Bettan has finished second at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, after a campaign marked by boycott calls, protests and intense scrutiny of Israel’s place in the competition. Bettan sang “Michelle”, an upbeat pop song in English, French and Hebrew. He finished with 343 points, including 123 from national juries and 220 from […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-defies-eurovision-pressure-to-claim-second-place/feed/ 1 181290 A Jewish Australian story shines again at Eurovision https://www.jwire.com.au/a-jewish-australian-story-shines-again-at-eurovision/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-jewish-australian-story-shines-again-at-eurovision/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 05:31:42 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181253 As Eurovision heads into its 2026 finals in Vienna, Danny Estrin is returning to the contest in a new role, bringing the same Jewish pride and Australian energy that made Voyager’s 2023 performance stand out. The Voyager frontman walked onto the Liverpool stage with his red keytar, bleached hair and unmistakable energy, leading the Perth […]

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