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Election in Israel on 23 March, 2021 

We spoke to Oren Thaler, academic and political analyst from Sydney University to find out who has a good chance of forming a government. Oren in fact predicts that this election will be very different to the previous ones.

SBS Jerusalem report in English with Prof Rafi Mann in Hebrew

SBS News in Hebrew 21.3.2021

Peta Jones Pellach:  the final polls before the elections & positive results of the Covid 19 vaccination drive. SBS Jerusalem report in English

SBS Yiddish report with Alex Dafner Hundreds of Jewish women and some Jewish men participated in the March 4 Justice protests in Melbourne and Sydney identifying themselves as Jewish, and the National Council for Jewish Women President wrote a letter on behalf of Jewish women to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, calling for him to take responsibility and action re the issues of violence and discrimination against women in Parliament House and elsewhere.

Jewish community representatives met with Muslim clerics in a Mosque near Melbourne, to demonstrate the Jewish community’s solidarity with the Muslim community on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the slaughter of 50 Muslim worshippers, by an Australian white supremacist terrorist, in Christchurch in New Zealand.

Jewish fans of the Israeli soccer star Tomer Hemed, attended the match between his Wellington Phoenix side and the Western Sydney Wanderers team in Parramatta and waved Israeli flags and cheered loudly in Hebrew, when he scored a penalty goal for his side, the first ever Israeli to do so in the Australian Soccer A-League.

Anns: “For One Day”, the COVID-safe 2021 version of popular annual “In One Voice” Jewish festival is on today, Sunday March 21st, 2021 from 1.30-3.30pm at the Old ABC studios, Selwyn St, Elsternwick, in Melbourne, with many of the  signature activities including concerts with outstanding bands, delicious kosher food, silent disco, kids’ activities, brilliant prizes, art exhibition, artisanal makers market, 

Peta Jones Pellach reports on a diplomatic fallout with Jordan and the death of an iconic athlete.

  SBS weekly Jerusalem Report in English

SBS News in Hebrew 14.3.2021

SBS Yiddish report with Alex Dafner
Some Jewish leaders in Australia expressed unease over the Labor Parties moving of its established resolution on the recognition of a Palestinian State up to their policies platform, although Labor parliamentarians insisted that the party’s bipartisan stance on the issue has not changed and that the ALP remains a strong supporter and friend of Israel.

Jewish community representatives met with Victorian Government and Victoria Police reps to discuss their role in a taskforce designed to combat the growth of antisemitism and racism in the State.

The largest ever bequest made to a Jewish organization in Australia that of $25m, was made to Jewish Care in NSW by the late Julia Lowy e”h, a survivor of the Holocaust and Hungarian Communist tyranny, who with her husband opened a number of very successful restaurants and hotel after settling in Sydney in 1957.

Anns: Saturday March 20th – “For One Night”, the COVID-safe 2021 version of popular annual pre – “ In One Voice” festival club show: “In One Night”, at the old ABC Studios in Selwyn St, Elsternwick opposite the Kadimah as part of the spectacular line-up will feature the high-energy 23-piece collective YID!, new ground-breaking Yiddish salsa band Mishn, and mesmerising Yiddish electronica act Durkh A Modnem Gloz. Ticket prices vary and a Kadimah/Bund/Members Concession 10% discount applies.  For details and bookings go to the Kadimah’s Website at: www.kadimah.org.au...  And “For One Day”, the COVID-safe 2021 version of popular annual In One Voice festival is on the following day Sunday March 21, 2021 from 11am-1pm and again 1.30-3.30pm at the Old ABC studios, Selwyn St, Elsternwick, with many of the  signature activities including concerts with outstanding bands, delicious kosher food, silent disco, kids’ activities, brilliant prizes, art exhibition, artisanal makers market, Israeli dancing groups and much more!  Cost is Free, but bookings are essential via Trybooking for more details go to www.kadimah.org.au   

Ruthy Pribar, is screen writer and Director of the Israeli Movie Asia that is currently being screened around Australia

Asia is the mother of a teenage daughter who is very ill.

The actress Shira Haas (seen in Unorthodox and Shtisel) is the daughter Vika. Incredible acting and very touching story   

This interview is in Hebrew

Our guest today is Maya Zinshtein, Director and Producer of “Til Kingdom Come” English interview

The Trumps era is over, but Evangelism is still alive.

Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. They donate sacrificially to Israel’s foremost philanthropic organization, because they fervently believe the Jews are crucial to Jesus’s return. An incredible documentary