L'Chaim - To Life S12 E5 (05-03-2025) with Rawan Osman, Josh Burns MP, Joanne Levy, Jamie Bialkower and Gareth Narunsky

The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne’s 3ZZZ 92.3FM

 

 

Title: Rawan Osman – I testify before God: Israel is not the problem! (*from 0:23 mins)

Description: Rawan Osman, is a Lebanese-born former Hezbollah member who renounced the terror group and became a staunch advocate for Israel, gave a powerful and impactful speech at the United Nations on March 03, shattering the false narratives pushed by UN officials and some of the world’s most oppressive regimes.

 

 

Title: Josh Burns MP – We need to ensure that there is reform in the university sector (*from 2:56 mins)

Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns MP, Labor’s Federal Member for Macnamara, about the recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ recently tabled report of the Inquiry into Antisemitism in Australian Universities. Josh, who was chair of the committee, discusses the need for universities to quickly take on board those recommendations directed at them, as the academic year has already commenced. He also talks about the universities’ definition of antisemitism, a slight variation of that drawn up by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and the establishment of on-campus ‘safe rooms’ for Jewish students. Finally, Josh discusses the inability of The Greens to speak out against antisemitism in Australia.

 

 

Title: KAN English News Flash – March 05, 2025 at 2PM IST (*from 22:45 mins)

The latest English language radio news bulletin from KAN, the Israeli Broadcasting Service.

 

 

Title: Joanne Levy – The Sephardi Association of Victoria is vibrant and thriving and is turning 60 (*from 31:54 mins)

Description:  Maurice Klein speaks with Joanne Levy, President of the Sassoon Yehuda Synagogue which is an Orthodox Sephardi Synagogue and Community centre, with a diverse membership from the Middle East, India, Africa and Asia, providing a warm inviting spiritual home for all Jews irrespective of their observance. Joanne, tells us about the new Sephardi Museum in the synagogue, which no doubt will further foster a sense of pride within the Sephardi community, exhibiting their heritage to their community, visitors, schools, plus honouring the past community. The Sephardi Association of Victoria was established in 1965 and will be celebrating its 60th throughout the year, culminating with a major event in November. For further details go to www.sephardivic.com or to their Facebook page.

 

 

Title: Jamie Bialkower – Jewish Short Film Fund applications are now open (*from 46:08 mins)

Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with Jamie Bialkower, film producer and distributor, and founder of Jump Street Films. Jamie describes the work of a film distributor and producer, and about his decision to establish the Jewish Australian Screen Fund (JASF) in 2024 as part of Jump Street Films. JASF is partnering with the Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) to relaunch the JIFF Short Film Fund, which this year will exclusively support film projects that “address an