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Another Young Jewish Protagonist hits Australian Bookshelves
By Rachel Sacks-Davis
As a teenager, I devoured books but I don’t remember coming across one Australian young adult novel with even a minor Jewish character. I would not have expected to do so given that …
A Heartfelt Exhibition
By Siobhan O’Neill
An exhibition featuring the collaboration of the work the late Lin Onus, the famous Aboriginal artist, and Israeli artist Shaike Snir, opened this evening at Alt Neu I am Art gallery …
Tales from Rural Australia to Crown Heights
Matthue Roth reviews Goldie Goldbloom’s new book, You Lose These and Other Stories
Take the first two stories in Goldie Goldbloom’s new book You Lose These, a collection of short stories. No, I mean it: Take …
Repairing the World, One Brush Stroke at a Time
By Michael Krape
Shaike Snir is not a household name but his causes are. Together with his wife Irit he is creating a way for artists and their art to deliver outcomes for people in need.
The …
The Ganseh Megilla sets sail
By Malki Rose
Nautical jokes aside, this years Purim Shpiel, “Anchor’s Oy Vey” is one Jewish community ship that is certainly keeping its audience afloat .
Certainly a far funnier debacle than the real story of Purim, …
MasterChef goes Kosher
By Keren Tuch
After arriving in Melbourne one month ago, stepping into the Astor Theatre on Chapel Street last Tuesday night, I could have fooled myself that I was in NY. The theatre was packed full …
Something is Rotten in the Lion’s Den
By Malki Rose
For almost a year now, rumours, speculation and all sorts of colourful claims have been made by individuals claiming to represent the true intentions and processes being undertaken by Lion FM.
Lion, although generating …
The Silent Mind: A Jew’s Views on Meditation
By Simon Holloway
Recently, I attended Vipassana: a ten-day, silent meditation retreat that was held in Blackheath, NSW. (For those who are interested in it, I reviewed it on my blog a little while ago.) And …
The Social Network of Jews and WASPs
By Larry Stillman Some films are best understood by insiders, and The Social Network is a case in point. This is not to say that its story and message cannot be greatly enjoyed by outsiders, …
Book Censorship at Mount Scopus College
Amid claims of censorship at Mount Scopus College concerning the book Dancing in the Dark, we asked Mt Scopus principal, Rabbi James Kennard, as well as the book’s author Robyn Bavati, to write about their perspectives. …
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