Yiddish

Palestinian Factions Pact and Israeli Reactions

SBS Radio — Wed, 08 Feb 12 17:08:12 +1100

The two bitter rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas just signed a pact in Qatar, to form a unity government, headed by the Palestinian Authority's President Mahmud Abbas, whose task it will be to organise new elections on the West Bank and G...

Interview with Actor Rudy Rosenfeld in Bucharest

SBS Radio — Sun, 05 Feb 12 13:28:12 +1100

Our European correspondent Max Kohn speaks with the Romanian and Yiddish veteran actor Rudy Rosenberg in Bucharest.

Israel & M-E Report from Jerusalem

SBS Radio — Sun, 05 Feb 12 13:20:25 +1100

Jerusalem correspondent Adam Gruzman reports on the main events, which occurred in and around Israel.

Australia Day 2012 Protest

SBS Radio — Wed, 01 Feb 12 16:56:12 +1100

Australia Day, 26th January 2012, will no doubt be remembered for the protest, by pro Aboriginal rights Tent Embassy supporters in Canberra, which led to the PM Julia Gillard and Opposition leader Tony Abbott, beating a hasty, undignified retreat ...

Interview with Ralph Fridman

SBS Radio — Wed, 01 Feb 12 16:36:12 +1100

Our European correspondent Max Kohn speaks with a son of Holocaust survivors, Ralph Fridman, in New York.

Israel & M-E Report from Jerusalem

SBS Radio — Sun, 29 Jan 12 15:16:12 +1100

Jerusalem correspondent Adam Gruzman reports on the main events, which occurred in and around Israel.

Interview with Dr Ben Korman, OAM

SBS Radio — Sun, 29 Jan 12 14:56:12 +1100

Dr Ben Korman OAM, the longtime President and co-founder of the Holocaust Institute in Perth, Western Australia, was aptly awarded an Order of Australia Merit, for his dedicated work with the institute, on this Australia day, the 26th January, one...

Interview with Ben Zimet

SBS Radio — Sun, 29 Jan 12 14:32:12 +1100

Ben Zimet is a renowned singer and story teller of Yiddish and World songs and folklore. He was also a hidden child during WWII in France. Our European correspondent Max Kohn spoke with Ben about those painful childhood years, his life's journey...

Kadimah JCC & NL 100th Anniversary

SBS Radio — Wed, 28 Dec 11 16:40:22 +1100

The Yiddish oriented "Kadimah" Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library in Melbourne, turned 100 on the 26th December, 2011. The historic anniversary was celebrated at the old "Kadimah" hall in Lygon St., Carlton, on the 11th December, 2011, w...

Israel & M-E Report from Jerusalem

SBS Radio — Sun, 25 Dec 11 11:28:12 +1100

Jerusalem correspondent Adam Gruzman reports on the main events, which occurred in and around Israel.

Chanukah Festival's Ancient and Modern History

SBS Radio — Wed, 21 Dec 11 17:24:22 +1100

The Jewish festival of Chanukah, festival of lights and rededication has an ancient history, which has its parallels in modern Israeli history, as the Melbourne historian Dr Mark Varshtendik, E"h, reminded us in this historical retrospective. A v...

Asylum Seeker Boat Tragedy Reignites Debate in Australia

SBS Radio — Wed, 21 Dec 11 17:24:12 +1100

The tragic drowning of asylum seekers in Indonesian waters on the way to Australia last week has reignited the debate about the current stalemate in the asylum seeker refugee policy in Australia. Alex Dafner presents this summary report prepared ...

Israel & M-E Report from Jerusalem

SBS Radio — Sun, 18 Dec 11 13:20:12 +1100

Jerusalem correspondent Adam Gruzman reports on the main events, which occurred in and around Israel.

Australian Cabinet Reshuffle and Reactions

SBS Radio — Wed, 14 Dec 11 17:48:32 +1100

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the reshuffle of her cabinet following the complaints from several of the downgraded ministers. Secondly, some of the new places in the cabinet are seen as a reward to those loyal supporters who help...

Interview with Pinchas Kornfeld of Antwerp, Belgium

SBS Radio — Wed, 14 Dec 11 17:36:12 +1100

Pinchas Kornfeld is the director of the very active Jewish Orthodox Communities in Antwerp, Belgium. He used to earn his living, like many orthodox Jews there, as a diamond cutter in that once world centre of that industry. He also has an intere...

Vale Sir Zelman Cowen, E"h

SBS Radio — Tue, 13 Dec 11 11:08:22 +1100

We honour Sir Zelman Cowen, E"h, the great Australian and proud Jew, former Governor General of Australia, amongst many other accomplishments and achievements, who died at the age of 92 last week. Honour to his memory.

Israel & M-E Report from Jerusalem

SBS Radio — Tue, 13 Dec 11 10:32:32 +1100

Jerusalem correspondent Adam Gruzman reports on the main events, which occurred in and around Israel.

Interview with Josef Domberger, Hon Pres B'nai B'rith Europe

SBS Radio — Tue, 13 Dec 11 10:24:12 +1100

Josef Domberger is the Honorary President of the B'nai B'rith Europe. He was born in Poland, moved to Israel as a child, learned Yiddish after migrating to Argentina and coming back to Europe joined this venerable Jewish global organisation of wh...

Interview with Prof Dr Moishe Kijak in Buenos Aires

SBS Radio — Wed, 07 Dec 11 16:40:11 +1100

Prof Dr Moishe Kijak is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, writer and teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is also a Borochovist and Yiddishist with a strong love of Yiddish literature and recently he spoke with our European correspondent Max Ko...

Interview with Rabbi Yehiel Greniman re him & his book "Far Away From Where?"

SBS Radio — Sun, 04 Dec 11 14:04:12 +1100

Rabbi Yehiel Greniman lives in Jerusalem, but was born and grew up in Melbourne. Now he has written a novel "Far Away From Where?", based partly on the lives of the Holocaust survivors and former partisans he met here, including his own family an...