Arts and Features
Images and text from Weeknights with Alice by Alice Zaslavsky, photography by Rochelle Eagle. Murdoch Books RRP $45.00
September 30, 2026, 12:05 pm
Serving up joy, one vegetable at a time
Alice Zaslavsky's new cookbook puts vegetables first, but it's her renewed connection to the community that’s truly special.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Dr Margo Lowy (left) and Shterny Dadon. Photo: supplied
September 29, 2026, 1:10 pm
A lasting legacy put into words
Written over five years and hundreds of hours of conversation, a new book by Dr Margo Lowy and Shterny Dadon captures the history, heart and soul of the Australian Jewish Fertility Network.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Sarah with Valentyna, Michael and Summer. Photo: supplied
September 23, 2026, 1:41 pm
‘She’s just a beautiful Australian, Jewish girl’
In their first sit-down podcast interview, Valentyna and Michael Britvan share the story of their daughter's life, the Bondi attack and finding hope.
By Jessica Abelsohn
A still from Safe Room. Photo: supplied
September 11, 2026, 9:24 am
Inside the room that held onto hope
Award-winning filmmaker Haley Geffen's new documentary captures what happened when a group of strangers sheltered together on October 7 and became a family.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Just an Illusion. Photo: Manuel Moutier
September 10, 2026, 10:51 am
A varied program for a varied community and beyond
The 2026 JIFF program that responds to the current creative environment with breadth, warmth and a seven-film Mel Brooks retrospective.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait with Loose Hair.
August 13, 2026, 11:14 am
A lifelong love affair with Judaism
She wasn't Jewish by blood, but Frida Kahlo filled her world with Jewish lovers, friends and collectors, and claimed Jewish ancestry as her own.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Carla's son Sunny reading Poo Party. Photo: supplied
August 12, 2026, 8:40 am
Helping kids learn healthy toilet habits
Pelvic physiotherapist Carla Sank has written a children's book to help families feel confident talking about toilet training and healthy habits.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Chani Lisbon. Photo: supplied
August 10, 2026, 2:44 pm
The comedian who laughed her way back to life
Chani Lisbon grew up in a strict Orthodox home, turned to alcohol at 15 and spent years in darkness. Now, approaching 19 years sober, the US-based comedian brought a message to Australia: there is hope, and it's okay to laugh again.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Kate Lewis at her bat mitzvah. Photos: supplied
August 10, 2026, 1:14 pm
Celebrating the bar and bat mitzvah year
From awkward dances and signature boards to evolving Jewish education, the bar and bat mitzvah year remains a uniquely memorable rite of passage.
By Jessica Abelsohn
August 7, 2026, 2:39 pm
Stop curating and start living
Award-winning Melbourne author Suzy Zail's new novel A New Kind of Beautiful follows a young artist losing her sight and finding herself. The AJN spoke to Zail about the deeply personal story behind the book.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Serse, Landestheater Detmold 2023. Photo: Matthias Jung
August 3, 2026, 3:05 pm
Opera’s TikTok moment
Maayan Licht is making Gen Z fall in love with 300-year-old music, with TikTok videos have been watched more than 100 million times.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Yishay Ishi Ron. Photo: supplied and Ayelet Tsabari. Photo: Vicky Kroshko
July 29, 2026, 7:53 am
Words that heal and hold
One novel became a therapy tool for trauma survivors. The other moved Yemeni readers to tears. The AJN spoke to authors Yishay Ishi Ron and Ayelet Tsabari, who are bringing their stories to Australia next month.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Culture Club lead singer Boy George performs on stage at a November 7, 2017 concert in Tel Aviv. Photo: Times of Israel
July 28, 2026, 9:29 am
Boy George drops pro-Israel anthem and the internet has feelings
Culture Club icon, Boy George, has released We Will Dance Again, a show of solidarity with the Jewish people. He posted it straight to social media with a single word: #Shalom.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Photo: instagram
July 20, 2026, 9:15 am
The Sydney woman behind New York’s tahini obsession
Rachel Simons built a cult tahini brand in New York. Now she's fighting back as BDS targets her proudly Israeli-made products.
By Jessica Abeslohn
Marcel Marceau in New York City, March 1973. Photo: Jack Mitchell/Getty Images via JTA
July 16, 2026, 12:15 pm
The man behind the silence
A new children's book tells how Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis using only silence.
By Jessica Abelsohn
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