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SBS Weekly Australian Jewish update with Shane Desiatnik of the AJN. Find out more about Ze'ev Bashan Z"L who passed away in Israel.

Find out about the ALP policy towards Israel and much more

Did you attend or watch the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney last night?

I spoke to a very special lady who came from New York to the Mardi Gras two years ago, her name is Abby Stein. Abby told me her remarkable journey from a Hassidic boy to a girl. I am going to share the story again with you today. (in Hebrew)

Peta Jones Pellach reports on the recognition of non-Orthodox conversions by the High Court, SBS Jerusalem Report in English

SBS News in Hebrew 7.3.2021

SBS Jerusalem Report in Hebrew with Prof Rafi Mann

A bi-partisan Parliamentary Committee in Victoria has recommended that the Victorian Government establish a criminal offence that prohibits the display of symbols of Nazi ideology, including the swastika and the NSW Government has promised to also consider their recommendations.

Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton confirmed he had received a recommendation from the ASIO intelligence agency to formally proscribe the neo-Nazi Sonnenkrieg Division, which has already been outlawed in Britain, as a terror group, the first extremist right wing group to be considered for such action under Australia’s tough anti-terror laws.

The Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced $2m in government funding towards a new Tasmanian Holocaust Education and Interpretation Centre, as part of the Australian Government’s move to fund such centres in every state and territory in Australia.

Famed music and entertainment industry impresario and son of Jewish Russian immigrants to Melbourne, Michael Gudinski e”h, died suddenly at the age of 68 and was mourned by many of the greats of Australia’s and international music world, many of whose careers he had nurtured and promoted to fame during his 50 years of indefatigable endeavour.

Don't miss our fascinating interview with Daniel Sumegi, the international Opera Star, based in New York.  Daniel was born in Sydney and is the grandson of Hungarian Auschwitz survivor, who moved with family to Sydney in 1952. Daniel is currently in Australia to sing the leading role of Opera Australia’s production Bluebeard’s Castle, written by Bella Bartok in 1911.

SBS Jewish Australia update with Evan Zlatkis senior journalist at the AJN

Find out about the new Holocaust museum in Hobart, Tasmania, a special tribute to Australian music legend Michael Gudinski and much more...  

SBS News in Hebrew 28.2.2021

Extraordinary good vaccine drive in Israel...Find out about the first real-world study of the vaccination against Covid-19 with a study examined 600,000 people vaccinated against 600,000 that were not vaccinated!

The results of the study, 95% effective of those vaccinated with 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine