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December 11, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Filed under News
For a few moments, the dancing and music at the lighting of a the giant Menorah in Sydney’s Martin Place turned to silence as heads bowed and silence dominated as families, and religious and political leaders stood in silence to remember Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson who died in the Lindt Café siege last year…close by to where the Menorah stands. Read more
Nov-5 and Nov-6 Sydney: Simon Tedeschi does jazz
One of Australia’s best-loved international pianists, Simon Tedeschi, returns to Sydney’s spectacular and historic Great Synagogue with a program of sublime jazz standards. Read more
Nov-14 10.25pm SBS World Movies: The Conference
On Jan 20, 1942, leading representatives of the Nazi regime meet in a villa in Berlin-Wannsee. Read more
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
