Music
Photo: Takahiro Kyono
October 2, 2026, 11:41 am
Sydney to host Leonard Cohen festival
A one-day festival of theatre, talks and music will celebrate the poet and songwriter, and the Jewish roots that shaped his work.
By AJN STAFF
DJ Ghostrider. Photo: Instagram
September 24, 2026, 11:33 am
Threats, arson over Israeli DJs
Five Israeli artists on the 30-act line-up at Frequency Forest Festival have cancelled their trips after weeks of threats and the firebombing of two cars.
By AJN STAFF
September 24, 2026, 9:05 am
The unbreakable musical spirit
SHIR's Unbreakable concert brings together Jewish, Indian, Iranian and Samoan artists for a landmark celebration of music and social cohesion.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Ed Sheeran Photo: Yakub88/Dreamstime.com
September 16, 2026, 10:43 am
Ed Sheeran breaks silence as tour falls apart
After a week of silence, Ed Sheeran says dropping Macklemore was the promoter's call, not his. The fallout since has cost him his band and three support acts.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Photo: Scott Legato/WireImage via Kveller
September 14, 2026, 9:40 am
Pink: ‘I was born a Jew. I’ve never hidden it’
Pink has broken her silence on the Macklemore controversy, writing a deeply personal statement about fear and identity, and what it feels like to be a Jewish mother.
By Jessica Abelsohn
The makeshift memorial to the Bondi Beach terror attack. Photo: Nadine Saacks
September 1, 2026, 3:42 pm
Giving voice to the stories from Bondi
After Bondi: Survivor Stories explores what went through people's minds when they thought it was the end, and what has stayed with them since.
By Jessica Abelsohn
August 31, 2026, 11:18 am
A voice that won’t break
With a smile that can light up even the darkest days, Daniella Gilboa has shown the world that nothing will break her spirit. The AJN spoke to Gilboa about bringing her debut single and beautiful light to Australia for SHIR.
By Jessica Abelsohn
August 27, 2026, 2:59 pm
Mark Holden’s tribute to Bondi
Mark Holden has recorded a version of Tom Traubert's Blues as a tribute to Matilda Bee Britvan, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach massacre.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Photo: Ron Davis/Getty Images/Hey Alma!
August 26, 2026, 11:31 am
How Dolly Parton inspired Jewish bedtime stories
Country music legend Dolly Parton, who died aged 80, inspired the creation of PJ Library, now reaching thousands of Jewish families in Australia.
By Jessica Abelsohn
August 24, 2026, 8:20 am
Sharing the Leonard Cohen love affair
Monsieur Camembert has spent decades reimagining Leonard Cohen's music. Now, ten years after his death, they say the songs still have more to give.
By Jessica Abelsohn
August 12, 2026, 1:35 pm
Exploring mourning, inheritance and family
After the Flood reimagines the biblical story of Noah and the Flood through a family confronting a world that can no longer be recovered. 
By AJN STAFF
Alon Ohel. Photo: Instagram @ujafederation
August 5, 2026, 6:05 pm
Former Israeli hostage Alon Ohel to play in Aus
Former hostage Alon Ohel will be visiting Australia to make a musical appearance at the JNF Annual Campaign events, to express his gratitude to the Australian Jewish community.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Eleanor Lyons. Photo: Live Photography
August 4, 2026, 10:11 am
The courage to be sincere
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin speaks powerfully to modern audiences, breaking down walls and showing how vulnerability can be a positive thing.
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
Eugene Onegin production. Photo: Neil Harrison
July 29, 2026, 12:58 pm
The courage to be sincere
Eleanor Lyons says Tchaikovsky's heroine taught her that vulnerability is not weakness, and that sincerity takes more courage than detachment ever will.
By Jessica Abelsohn
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