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Our unique weekly Yiddish report with Alex Dafner: Australia has been in the Israeli news for all the wrong reasons this week, beginning with the arrest in Israel of Malka Leifer the former principal of the Addass Israel School in Melbourne, who is facing 74 charges of sexual abuse and assault against former students at the school, which she headed up until her sudden departure to Israel in 2008 and from where she has so far avoided extradition calls on grounds of alleged mental illness. A second well known Australian, James Packer, made the Israeli news this week following findings by the Israeli Police that he was one of the generous gift givers to Israels PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under police investigation for alleged fraud, bribery and of loss of trust. A NSW State Greens Parliamentarian Dr Mehreen Faruqi has moved a motion to cancel a reception for the Christian Friends of Israeli Communities organisation, to be hosted by fellow rep Rev Fred Niles, on the grounds that it is supporting settlements on the West Bank, a cause made illegal by the resolution of the Security Council of the UN. Virulent anti-Semitic leaflets were disseminated in the West Melbourne suburb of Footscray in which Jews were described as enemies of the whole world and pure evil and blamed for numerous social and economic problems from excessive immigration, to unhealthy processed food to expensive childcare. Anns: Shikered: A Purim Cabaret, the first of the Balaganeyden (Messy Paradise) cabaret series for the year will be held on Sat February the 24th and Sunday 25th. For more details and booking information visit the Kadimahs website: www.kadimah.org.au

Steve Rubner is back to SBS to tell us what had happened in the past few years to the Australian nippers program Steve exported the program to Israel in 2015 and is a big success in Israel. Ashdod was the first city to start the program.

Steve Rubner is back to SBS to tell us what had happened in the past few years to the Australian nippers program Steve exported the program to Israel in 2015 and is a big success in Israel. Ashdod was the first city to start the program.

Don't miss our talk with Omer Backley-Astrachan. Omer is an Israeli dancer and choreographer based in Sydney. You can see him dancing at the Riverside Theatres presenting his latest work WILDEBEEST A world premiere, Hebrew

Another guest will be Dean Ginsuburg is a Sydney Jewish filmmaker is a TROPFEST finalist.Deans film,The life Ive Seen was screened to thousands at Parramatta Park on Saturday 17 Feb, as well as broadcast live nationally on ABC COMEDY, and live streamed globally on YouTube.It is a short documentary about 92 year old grandmother. Much of the short film features were original footage taken by the grandmother Shirley Affleck, during the 1950s and 1960s

Malka Leifer, former Melbourne school principal wanted on more than 70 charges of child sexual abuse, was arrested in Israel.
A NSW State Greens Parliamentarian Dr Mehreen Faruqi has moved a motion to cancel a reception for the Christian Friends of Israeli Communities organisation, to be hosted by fellow rep Rev Fred Niles, on the grounds that it is supporting settlements on the West Bank, a cause made illegal by the resolution of the Security Council of the UN.
Find out more details and other news from AJN journalist Shane Desiatnik

In response to the incursion by an Iranian drone, Israeli aircraft stuck Iranian targets in Syria Find out the latest about the tension in the North of Israel from SBS Correspondent Peta Jones Pellach, reporting in English from Jerusalem.

In response to the incursion by an Iranian drone, Israeli aircraft stuck Iranian targets in Syria Find out the latest about the tension in the North of Israel from SBS Correspondent Prof Rafi Mann, reporting from Jerusalem.

Gary the only child of Lele and Gita Sokolov, was considered a miracle child, after his mother was told that because of the medical experiments on her in Auschwitz, she will never have children. Gary admires his parents optimism and courage. It is still difficult for him to confront and read in details, in chronological order the suffering of his parents in the concentration camps. He also tried 3 times to visit Auschwitz and could not bring himself to cross the border to Poland. He is very grateful to Heather Morris for spending the time with his father and publishing his story for the next generations.

Gary the only child of Lele and Gita Sokolov, was considered a miracle child, after his mother was told that because of the medical experiments on her in Auschwitz, she will never have children. Gary admires his parents optimism and courage. It is still difficult for him to confront and read in details, in chronological order the suffering of his parents in the concentration camps. He also tried 3 times to visit Auschwitz and could not bring himself to cross the border to Poland. He is very grateful to Heather Morris for spending the time with his father and publishing his story for the next generations.