L'Chaim - To Life S13 E8 (09-07-2025) with Freya Leach, Hugh Kitson, Katia Ariel, Bruce Hill and Sharon Kuper

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

 

Freya Leach – There is a very quick way to end this (*from  0:23 mins)

Description: Freya Leach, who is the Director of the Centre for Youth Policy at the Menzies Research Centre, responds, on Sky News’ Outsiders, to the anti-Semitic events that occurred in Melbourne on the evening of August 4, 2025.

 

Title: Hugh Kitson – Whose Land?: The Palestinian narrative is a complete and utter fabrication (*from 6:26 mins)

Description: Maurice Klein speaks with award- winning filmmaker Hugh Kitson, writer, producer and director of the two-part documentary film “Whose Land?”. The documentary with presenter Col Richard Kemp CBE and a group of expert historians and international lawyers, examines the conflicting claims to the land of Israel, through the eyes of verifiable history and international law. Douglas Murray’s review of the film states: "‘Whose Land?’ dismantles the lies that have been told about Israel since 1948. In doing so it mounts a defense of Israeli legitimacy through masterly presentation from Col Richard Kemp and other experts.  They adduce fact after fact to show that Israel, far from violating International Law, is upholding it. Words like ‘occupation’ and ‘settlements’ have become popular smears against Israel, but they have no legal basis whatsoever. Hugh Kitson has directed a production that exposes these specious legal arguments for what they are: vicious anti-Israel propaganda. I would recommend ‘Whose Land?’ to anyone seeking the truth about Israel and the wider Middle East.". To purchase a copy of “Whose Land?” and to support Hugh Kitson's important work go to www.whoseland.tv, contact him at [e-mail], or watch it at www.youtube.com/@whoseland.

  

Title: KAN English News Flash – July 09, 2025 at 2PM IDT (*from 34:24 mins)

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

 

Title: Katia Ariel –The Life and Deathwork of Ephrain (The Ferryman) Finch (*from 41:02 mins)

Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with Katia Ariel, author of the memoir, The Swift Dark Tide, which was short-listed for the prestigious Stella prize in 2024, and the recently published Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch, the biography of a remarkable man who devoted 30 years of his life to the service of the Jewish community while working at the Melbourne Chevra Kadisha. Katia talks about how she came to write Ferryman, the effect on her of interacting with Ephraim, observing the love he felt when he described consoling the bereaved, and the responsibility she felt in writing about these experiences. Katia also speaks about the role Cas – Ephraim’s wife - has played in his life by enabling him to give himself almost wholly to the community while at the same time being an integral part of local Jewish life herself. Both The Swift Dark Tide and Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch are available in bookstores and through the internet, and are highly recommended.