Sydney Jewish writer awards expand to six categories
March 11, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Filed under Books, Have You Heard?
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.
A solemn moment at a joyous event
December 11, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Filed under News
For a few moments, the dancing and music at the lighting of a the giant Menorah in Sydney’s Martin Place turned to silence as heads bowed and silence dominated as families, and religious and political leaders stood in silence to remember Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson who died in the Lindt Café siege last year…close by to where the Menorah stands. Read more
