L'Chaim - To Life S12 E8 (26-03-2025) with Nicole Zedek, Ariel Oseran, Tahli Blicblau, Alexandra Kaufman, Gareth Narunsky and Sharon Kuper

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

 

 

Title: The Rundown – Anti-Hamas protests erupt in Gaza Strip (*from 0:23 mins)

Description: Nicole Zedek, the host of i24NEWS’ The Rundown, and i24NEWS’ Middle East Correspondent Ariel Oseran discuss the events in the Gaza Strip that Al Jezeera (and therefore the main-stream media) will not cover. Audio courtesy of i24NEWS.

 

 

Title:   Tahli Blicblau – We have more friends than enemies out there; many, many more (*from 7:10 mins)

Description: Maurice Klein speaks with Tahli Blicblau, CEO of The Dor Foundation, a nascent not-for- profit non-partisan organisation with the mission to combat the antisemitism and hate now plaguing Australia and which has put the Jewish community under siege. Taking a long-term approach to addressing and combating antisemitism, we hear from Tahli that the initial focus of The Dor Foundation will be the hotbeds of Jew hate on university campuses and online hate. The dedicated organisation is focused on evidence based measures to address the hate pathologies and is partnering with existing organisations rather than duplicate efforts. The Dor Foundation hopes to work with all political parties but more broadly with all community organisations of different faiths and backgrounds in order to enhance social cohesion and to empower all Australians to stand against antisemitism and hate. Australia has a proud history of tolerance and multiculturalism. This is Australia's fight. A better future is possible.  To register your support go to: www.thedorfoundation.org.au

 

 

Title: KAN English News Flash – March 26, 2025 at 2PM IST (*from 30:23 mins)

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

 

 

Title: Alexandra Kaufman – The banjo has been in Jewish music for over 100 years (*from 37:07  mins)

Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with Alexandra Kaufman, founder of and musician in The Klezmer Valley Girls band. Alexandra plays the banjo and has adapted traditional klezmer music to incorporate a bluegrass element (she refers to it as "klezmericana"), to produce a unique sound. She describes how the banjo appeared in Jewish musical contexts about 100 years ago, through Jewish migration - especially to the US - and meetings between Jewish, jazz and other musicians. The interactions between Jewish and American cultures were expressed in early 20th century recordings. Alexandra talks about the impact of the rise in antisemitism since October 7th on the band’s invitations to music festivals. Listeners can hear two tracks from the band’s 2022 CD, “The Klezmer Valley Experience”, by clicking on following link: https://klezmervalleygirls.bandcamp.com/album/the-klezmer-valley-experience  and playing “Freylekhs” and “Terkisher”. The CD and individual tracks can be purchased through that site.

 

 

Title: Gareth Narunsky – Tomorrow’s AJN Headlines today (*from 56:45 mins)

Description: We cross to Gareth Narunsky, the Australian Je