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Lost Holocaust songbook published in English for the first time

A rare Holocaust-era songbook compiled by Jewish refugees and survivors has been translated into English and published for the...

A Jewish Australian story shines again at Eurovision

As Eurovision heads into its 2026 finals in Vienna, Danny Estrin is returning to the contest in a new...

Ed Sheeran Loop Tour

The Melbourne concert reviewed by Alex First Why is Ed Sheeran one of the most beloved (and, unquestionably, highly talented)...

SHIR to perform at ‘Australia Day Live’ in historic first for Jewish music

SHIR will take to the stage at 'Australia Day Live' this Monday night on the forecourt of the Sydney...

Deborah Conway awarded Civic Choice Award after two turbulent years

Deborah Conway has won the Civic Choice Award on Thursday evening at the Melbourne Prize for Music, securing the...

Deborah Conway faces down antisemitism through Songs of Strength

While facing increasing discrimination, Deborah Conway is looking forward to performing at this month's "Shir: Songs of Strength" concerts. The...

Landmark Jewish music event ‘Songs of Strength’ set to unite community

Following the success of the ‘Songs of Hope’ concert in Sydney last year, ‘Songs of Strength’ will also be...

A conversation with conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya

Lidiya Yankovskaya left her home city of St Petersburg in 1995 to seek a new home with her family...

Listeners lose passion for music on streaming platforms, Israeli researchers

Israeli researchers have uncovered a link between collecting music and listening enjoyment, offering insights into how streaming applications impact...

A blend of the familiar, the unfamiliar and the new: Music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

Having Wolfgang in your name would seem to direct your destiny towards musical composition. It certainly did with Erich...

Q. Why do (Orthodox) synagogues not allow the use of organ music?

Ask the rabbi. ORGAN MUSIC IN THE SYNAGOGUE Q. Why do (Orthodox) synagogues not allow the use of organ music? A. In...

The IDF’s ‘Special in Uniform’ gives disabled Israelis a chance to serve

The IDF offers people with developmental disorders such as autism an opportunity to serve in the military, giving them...

FOJAM: Carole King – Hits & Rarities

Be prepared to come on a journey of surprise and nostalgia as we traverse this songwriting queen’s catalogue, with...

Mar 22-24 Melbourne: Carole King – Hits & Rarities

Be prepared to come on a journey of surprise and nostalgia as we traverse this songwriting queen’s catalogue, with...

Silent for 80 years, music from war camps plays again

The musical notes were scrawled on bits of toilet paper, tissue and card, sitting silent in a bundle for...

Concert featuring Holocaust songs to perform at Carnegie Hall

The day Elie Wiesel died, composer and music producer, Ira Antelis, said something came over him. “I thought, who carries...

Shira Haas hosts IPO 85th anniversary

Marking the 85th anniversary of the founding of Israel’s most revered and respected cultural institutions, the Israel Philharmonic (IPO)...

Elena Kats-Chernin composes new work to celebrate 100th anniversary of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs has collaborated with acclaimed multi-award-winning content creators TEN ALPHAS, to produce a special digital concert, Time and Place - Celebrating 100 years.

Family reflections on Yom HaShoah: a personal search into the dramatic saga of her Mahler- Rose-Bujanover family

I grew up with those photos. The photos from distant beautiful fairy-like life: Tuileries Garden, Paris, elegantly dressed woman, her children surrounded by birds and flowers in a totally other dimension of life.

Forbidden Music: Composers banned by the Third Reich

Continuing a series by Stevie Whitmont of music banned by the Nazis...this month features Arnold Schoenberg.