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The search for Sydney’s missing Steinway

What happened to the Steinway concert grand that once stood on the stage of the Sydney Opera House Concert...

BJE’s Project Heritage inspires families through “The Happiest Man on Earth”

The Board of Jewish Education (BJE)’s Project Heritage brought together students and parents for a powerful cultural and educational...

Eddie Jaku’s granddaughter reflects on “The Happiest Man on Earth”

By Danielle Jaku-Greenfield You wouldn’t believe how strange it is to see a man you don’t know perform as your...

Behind every Royal Commission witness are hundreds too afraid to speak

For every witness who has appeared before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, there are likely thousands...

Asi Wind brings more than magic to Sydney

For Israeli-born magician Asi Wind, magic is not about fooling people. It is about reaching them. Speaking to J-Wire during...

Choosing optimism: Eddie Jaku’s story comes to the Sydney Opera House

The extraordinary life and outlook of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku will be brought to the Sydney Opera House stage...

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...

Sydney Opera House memorial reclaims a national symbol after Bondi attack

Flags above the Sydney Harbour Bridge flew at half-mast last night as families of the victims, Jewish leaders and...

Acclaimed Australian production ‘Yentl’ set for London premiere

Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s acclaimed production Yentl will appear on a London stage next year, taking an Australian reworking of...

Australian broadcaster Erin Molan protests for hostages in Sydney

On August 3, nearly 22 months after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, tens of thousands of Australians...

Australian landmarks light up in solidarity for Israel

Australian landmarks will be lit up in blue and white in solidarity with Israel after Islamist group Hamas launched...

The Tales of Hoffmann

An opera review by Murray Dahm Jacques Offenbach’s 1881 opéra fantastique The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d'Hoffmann in French) is a fascinating...

A beauty and two beasts: Music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

Under the baton of Simone Young, the SSO turned in a stirring performance last night from the two big...

The Russian boys get together: a music review

The APT Master Series opened its SSO 2017 season at the Sydney Opera House with a cleverly conceived and superbly executed concert dominated by Russians...writes Fraser Beath McEwing.

Granite blocks with strange lace in between

Two heavyweights from the popular international composes list plus a rarely heard offering from Australia’s Nigel Butterley made for a hearty musical feast at the second of this year’s Sydney Symphony APT Master Series concerts last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing.

Menorah at the Opera House

Chanukah at Sydney's Opera House