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Michael Misrachi is the director of the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. He talks on camera to J-Wire about what visitors can expect…
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Few people have heard of the Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess Alice, but her life story almost defies belief. Read more
Sep-25 5:35pm SBSTV: Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust
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Sep-25 1:30pm Viceland-TV: Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning
The murder of Ethiopian Israeli teen Solomon Teka by an off-duty police officer sparks outrage. Ethiopian Jews confront issues of identity and racism in the fight for justice.
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Sep-28 8:30pm ABC-TV: The School That Tried to End Racism
In the second week of a bold new programme aimed at stopping racism in its tracks, aclass of 9–11-year-old students explore the impact of racism, and the complexities of identity and representation in history and in pop culture. Read more
Oct-01 8:30pm SBS-TV: World’s Most Extraordinary Homes
Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin are in Israel where exciting modern houses are inspired by rich cultural and historical traditions. Read more
A note of clarification: the last Sydney Jewish Writers’ Festival was held in 2010, not 2008 as I mistakenly said.