Arts and Features
Alex Kurzem with Latvian battalion members. Photo: SBS
February 8, 2024, 8:00 am
Hitler’s Jewish soldier?
The truth can be stranger than ficition, discovers Sharyn Kolieb.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Josh Reuben plays Arnold Beckoff in Torch Song. Photo: Phoebe Taylor
February 1, 2024, 9:00 am
Lead role a ‘brilliantly written character’
The play centres on drag performer Arnold Beckoff as he navigates his life in his quest for genuine understanding and acceptance.
By Sharyn Kolieb
December 5, 2023, 1:41 pm
Parade is coming to Sydney
"Now, more than ever before, it feels vitally important to breathe new life into this story. A story that acts as a cautionary tale about the dangers of prejudice, fear and the misuse of power.”
By AJN STAFF
November 10, 2023, 11:33 am
‘I am Jewish, hear me roar’
'By showing our pride, we are showing them that they must be proud too. They mustn’t fear. Because we are strong.'
By Jessica Abelsohn
Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz. Photo: Screenshot
November 10, 2023, 10:45 am
We’ll meet you soon, somewhere over the rainbow
In this difficult time that we’re all going through right now, the lyrics of Over the Rainbow may just bring a bit of comfort your way.
By Jessica Abelsohn
American Bedroom. Photo: Barbara Peacock
November 10, 2023, 10:15 am
Head On Photo Festival descends on Sydney
The Head On Photo Festival will feature more than 700 photographers from around the world and will be exhibited at Bondi Beach, Paddington Reservoir Gardens and The Muse at TAFE, Ultimo.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Michael Gawenda at the launch of his book.
November 9, 2023, 4:28 pm
Michael Gawenda’s Jewish journey
In his new autobiography My Life As A Jew, Michael Gawenda writes how the left, in which he once felt kinship, increasingly came to demonise Israel.
By Peter Kohn
Richard James Allen in Cut. Photo: The Physical TV Company
November 8, 2023, 7:09 am
Contradictory ideas coexisting in complex ways
“It’s a piece for me that is born out of my own complexity and contradictory feelings, and I hope to share some of that feeling and some of the hope that I have found.”
By AJN STAFF
Alexander Gavrylyuk. Photo: Marco Borggreve
November 5, 2023, 6:50 am
Final Live at the Great to honour those lost in Israel
Gavrylyuk also explains his connection to Israel thanks to the Arthur Rubenstein International Piano Master Competition which he won in 2005. Since then, he has been to Israel almost every year to perform.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Year 12 student Rosie with her Jellyfish artwork.
October 12, 2023, 12:35 pm
Artist Anna Blatman opens 2023 Art Exhibition
The exhibition showcased the creative skills and thought processes of students from prep to year 12, highlighting their talent across different areas of visual arts, design, visual communication and media.
By Carol Saffer
Ron Castan.
October 5, 2023, 9:42 am
In his own words
Jewish barrister Ron Castan played a leading role in the Mabo Case, which culminated in the 1992 High Court judgement that overturned terra nullius. Here are excerpts of a conversation when Jewish communal leader Grahame Leonard interviewed Castan in 1994.
Amy Winehouse in 2004. Photo: Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty Images
October 2, 2023, 7:07 am
Amy Winehouse’s Jewish moments and photos
...the Winehouse clan has faithfully chronicled Winehouse’s childhood and young adult years, when she attended a Jewish kindergarten, went to bat mitzvahs and enjoyed singing Jewish spiritual music in her free time.
By Mira Zylali
October 2, 2023, 7:06 am
Running off to Jerusalem in search of love
"People think of the ultra-Orthodox as black and white, and depressing," said Triest. "They don't know about them being fashionable or into sex."
By AJN STAFF
September 28, 2023, 11:26 am
Ad-libbing through a spelling bee
The Saltpillar Theatre is known for putting on quality productions with excellent stories. And this year's musical is no exception. The AJN spoke to producer Dani Harrison and assistant producer Camryn Elbaum about The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
By Jessica Abelsohn
The West Bank city of Hebron.
September 28, 2023, 9:36 am
The two narratives of Hebron
Steeped in Jewish history, the West Bank city of Hebron is on the frontline of conflict as well as cooperation between Arab and Jew, making it a microcosm of the Palestinian-Israeli conundrum.
By Danny Hochberg
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