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Independent news and stories from SBS Audio, connecting you to life in Australia and Hebrew-speaking Australians.
Episodes
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Israel heads to the polls; with SBS Chief Foreign Correspondent Ben Lewis
SBS’s Mariel Olenski speaks to SBS Chief Foreign Correspondent Ben Lewis in Tel Aviv ahead of Israel’s election. Ben Lewis shares the mood on the ground, the issues shaping voters’ decisions and the battle to form the next government. We also hear about Gadi Eisenkot’s rise as a challenger to...
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Life after breast cancer; Rachel Ben-Atar's story
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means it’s an opportunity to raise awareness about breast cancer. In this interview, SBS speaks with breast cancer survivor Rachel Ben-Atar who shares her personal journey from diagnosis and treatment to recovery. This conversation highlights the...
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Shir Festival is 'Unbreakable' - how Jewish musicians come together to celebrate life
Ben Adler talks to SBS Hebrew. Adler is the founder of Chutney, a band whose music blends Klezmer rhythms with other genres. He is also the director of the Shir festival, an event that celebrates Jewish music and culture. This year's Shir festival, "Unbreakable," is attended by various local and...
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Israel at a crossroads: Lynda Ben Menashe on security, politics and hope
As Israel commemorates October 7 and heads toward a national election, Lynda Ben Menashe - President · National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA)- discusses lessons from a leading counterterrorism conference in Israel, the challenges facing the Israeli society, and the enduring sense…
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Tracey Holmes: Beyond the scoreboard - women in sports journalism
Tracey Holmes made her mark early in her career with Women in Sport. She reflects on a changing sports media landscape, women’s representation, and what it means when athletes from countries at war still meet on the world’s biggest sporting stages. #sbsaudiopodcast
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Soviet anti - Zionism: the history behind today’s antisemitism
Naya Lekht is a scholar of contemporary antisemitism. In this conversation, Lekht explains how Soviet anti - Zionist rhetoric helped reshape antisemitism and why she believes some of those patterns can still be recognised today, including on university campuses. She also looks at the importance…
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Fighting loneliness, one connection at a time
Loneliness can affect people of all ages, but for older Australians, social isolation can become a daily reality. SBS Hebrew spoke to C-Care about the organisation’s work which supports people experiencing loneliness, particularly senior citizens, and how it tackles this epidemic one connection…
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Jewish and Christian faith leaders gather to celebrate Sukkot.
Christian clergy and church leaders from across Melbourne were invited to a Sukkot celebration last week designed to strengthen interfaith relationships and express solidarity with the Jewish community. The event, hosted by Rabbi Isaac Riesenberg in Balaclava, introduced guests to the traditions…
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A place to call home: Orly House opens for young Jewish people
For a young person experiencing homelessness, finding a safe place to sleep is just the beginning. Orly House, a new home in Melbourne, is giving Jewish young people experiencing homelessness or family breakdown a place to heal while staying connected to their culture and community. SBS speaks…
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Embracing Motherhood - The Covenant (part 3 of 3)
When ancient Jewish law meets modern fertility medicine, who decides what is possible? In this final episode of Embracing Motherhood, SBS explores IVF, donor conception, genetic testing and surrogacy through a Jewish lens. Australian Jewish Fertility Network CEO Justine Saidman reveals how one...
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Karen's story; from pregnancy to Lymphoma
Blood cancer symptoms can be easy to dismiss as everyday illnesses, or in Karen Frenkiel’s case, even pregnancy symptoms. Karen was diagnosed with lymphoma just a few days after giving birth, after months of breathlessness and a persistent cough. Professor Miles Prince explains why blood cancers...
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מספר 2 ברשימת רע"ם - יואב סגלוביץ' בראיון לקראת הבחירות בישראל
בראיון ל-SBS עברית, ניצב בדימוס וחבר הכנסת לשעבר יואב סגלוביץ' מספר מה עמד מאחורי החלטתו לעשות מהלך היסטורי ולהצטרף לרשימת רע"ם, אלו תגובות קיבל עד כה וכיצד הוא ומנסור עבאס מתמודדים עם הפערים ביניהם. #sbsaudiopodcast
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A new series: Will AI make or break a new world
Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded into our digital frontier only a few years ago and is changing the world at an unprecedented rate, raising both hopes and concerns for the future. The debate around the dangers and opportunities offered by AI is complex, and because the rate of innovation...
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What Australia can learn from Israel's trauma doctors
An Australian delegation of trauma specialists travelled to Israel to learn from its experience treating patients during mass casualty events and conflict. Dr Nir Samuel, who trained in trauma at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital before returning to Israel to establish the country’s first paediatric...
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Embracing motherhood - The Choice (part 2 of 3)
In this episode of Embracing Motherhood we follow Kat’s path to solo parenthood. After a miscarriage in 2017 left her newly aware of her desire for a family while still single, a colleague’s advice prompted her to consider egg freezing. At 39, after years of hesitation and a failed relationship...
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A Rabbi, a Priest and an Imam go on a journey together
On the final day of their three-week journey, Father Adrian, Ustadz Niki and Rabbi Ralph joined SBS Hebrew in the studio to reflect on the most meaningful moments of their shared interfaith experience across the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
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Shana Tova with Rabbi Daniel Rubin
As we are entering the year of תשפ"ז - the 5787 year in the Jewish calendar - many wish for gentler and kinder times. For the occasion, SBS Hebrew speaks with Rabbi Daniel Rubin from Caulfield Shule. #sbsaudiopodcast As we are entering the year of תשפ"ז - the 5787 year in the Jewish calendar…
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Embracing motherhood – The Clock (part 1 of 3)
Navigating family planning requires looking past public misconceptions and understanding the biological realities of aging.
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Understanding blood cancer better with Professor Miles Prince
Please be advised this content is of generic nature and that every patient is different. For targeted medical advice please speak to your doctor.
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Joshua Dabelstein is moving against Antizionism
Joshua Dabelstein is an Australian journalist, author, academic and communications professional, whose writings have been featured in almost all of Australia's leading media outlets and across the political spectrum. SBS Hebrew sat down to speak with him and understand his work and the work of…
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Rawan Osman tells her story
Rawan Osman was born in Syria and raised in Lebanon, where she says she was exposed from a young age to deeply anti-Israel and antisemitic narratives. Today, she describes herself as an Arab Zionist and is a prominent advocate for confronting antisemitism and challenging misconceptions about Jews...
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The Spoken Word Festival: Where Stories Take the Stage
Throughout August, adaptations of existing stories and new works created for the festival come to life on stage, showcasing Jewish culture in different forms.
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From dismissed patient to women’s health innovator
Dr Ariella Heffernan-Marks reveals the process leading to the creation of Ovum, an AI-powered health assistant designed to help women understand their symptoms, organise their health information and become more confident advocates for themselves.
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Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere - in conversation with Rabbi Allison Conyer
SBS Hebrew speaks to Rabbi Allison Conyer for another episode in our series "Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere". Rabbi Conyer serves as a progressive leader within the Melbourne community, and has devoted her life to studying, spreading Judaism and engaging in social activities. SBS Hebrew…
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Can Israel and Lebanon really make peace? With Dr Vanessa Newby
Seven rounds of US mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon have raised hopes of a lasting peace, but a new study involving Monash University and Sciences Po questions whether negotiations alone can deliver stability. Dr Vanessa Newby explores the deep political, religious and social divisions...
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Spoken Word Festival - with Tami Sussman, Creator of "You Were Great in Shule!"
SBS Hebrew spoke with comedian Tami Sussman, who together with Kate Lewis will present a live recording of their comedy podcast You Were Great in Shule!, exploring the funny, awkward and very familiar world of Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations.
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Spoken Word Festival - with Nadav Kahn, Creator of "Hineinu"
After the terrorist attack in Bondi, Kahn ran to the beach searching for his wife and young daughter, who had attended the Hanukkah event. He told SBS Hebrew that in the days that followed, he began writing Hineinu as a way of processing what had happened through music.
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“Do Not Forget Me Street: Remembering the Budapesti Schindlers” - A new book by Erica Frydenberg
Erica Frydenberg is an Australian psychologist and writer whose research interests include the topics of resilience, well-being and coping with adversities in life. She was born in Budapest and brought up in the Hungarian Jewish community in Sydney, and has been instrumental in outlining coping...
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Matrescence and the modern motherhood paradox
Matrescence describes the deepest identity transformation a woman undergoes when she becomes a mother. What happens when matrescence collides with modern life - the impossible juggle of work and motherhood, the relationships that crack under the pressure, the fathers also navigating their own...
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Spoken Word Festival - with Simon Tedeschi AM, Creator of "Fugitive"
The pianist and author spoke with SBS Hebrew about transforming his book "Fugitive" into a live performance combining music and spoken text, and how the shift from page to stage creates a different experience for audiences.
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Matrescence: the word we never had
Matrescence—the physical, psychological, and emotional transformation a woman undergoes when becoming a mother—remains largely absent from Australia’s healthcare dialogue. Despite triggering neural and hormonal shifts as profound as adolescence, the transition is frequently overlooked by a system...
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Trauma Tech Nation with Maayan Hoffman
In this episode, SBS Hebrew speaks with journalist and author Maayan Hoffman about her latest book, Trauma Tech Nation. Drawing on interviews with entrepreneurs, clinicians and innovators, Hoffman explores how Israel's experience of conflict and crisis has driven the development of cutting-edge...
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Spoken Word Festival - with Judy Campbell, Co-creator of "One of a kind"
Together with Aaron Robuck and the with the help of Kim Cunio, Judy Campbell wrote and directed a semi-staged musical theatre in one act featuring an Egyptian Jewish family is forced to leave behind the world it built.
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Federal Labor MP Josh Burns on the importance of building bridges
On 26th of August 2026, the Federal Labor Party wrapped up its annual conference in Adelaide. Amongst some of the items that made the news was a joint presentation by MPs Josh Burns, who is Jewish, and Basem Abdo, who is from a Palestinian background, in which they addressed the national…
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איזי מן - השבוע בהיסטוריה - פרק 88
איזי מן מספר מה היה השבוע בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והפעם: גמאל עבד אל נאצר מלאים את תעלת סואץ בשנת 1956, התוכנית של הממשל האוסטרלי לשכן חיילים חוזרים שיצרה את הפרברים העירוניים הראשונים, ועוד...
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Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere - in conversation with Michael Gawenda
SBS Hebrew speaks to Michael Gawenda, an award-winning journalist, editor, and writer with a remarkable migration story from the perspective of a Jewish Australian. Michael was born to Polish Jewish parents in a refugee camp in Austria shortly after the Second World War. He migrated to Australia…
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איזי מן - השבוע בהיסטוריה - פרק 87
איזי מן מספר מה היה השבוע בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והפעם: הפיגוע במלון המלך דוד בירושלים בשנת 1946, נדיה קומנצ'י מקבלת את הציון המושלם הראשון אי פעם של 10 באולימפיאדת 1976, ועוד...
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What's in a name? New racism standards come into effect as unis grapple with antisemitism definition
Universities will be required to develop definitions of racism, including antisemitism, Islamophobia and prejudice against Indigenous people, under changes that come into effect next year. It coincides with hearings of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion where Jewish…
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איזי מן - השבוע בהיסטוריה - פרק 86
איזי מן מספר מה היה השבוע בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והפעם: המשחקים האולימפיים הראשונים באוסטרליה בשנת 1956, "שנת אפריקה" בשנת 1960, בה קיבלו 17 מדינות אפריקאיות את עצמאותן, ועוד...
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ABC and SBS questioned by Royal Commission on Antisemitism
The ABC and SBS have defended their reporting on conflict in the Middle East, after facing scrutiny at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal also spoke to the inquiry, calling for both broadcasters to establish an...
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Hopes & Fears within the Jewish community in Australia - in conversation with Vic Alhadeff, OAM
SBS Hebrew speaks to Vic Alhadeff, OAM, who has extensive experience in media and multicultural affairs, having dedicated his career to building a more resilient, respectful and inclusive society. SBS Hebrew speaks to Vic Alhadeff, OAM, who has extensive experience in media and multicultural...
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Dr Dov Degen OAM on why mental health needs real policy change
In a conversation with SBS Hebrew, Dr Dov Degen, a Melbourne physician discusses his advocacy for mental health. In a conversation with SBS Hebrew, Dr Dov Degen, a Melbourne physician discusses his advocacy for mental health. A dual trained Nephrologist and General Medicine Physician, Dr Degen...
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Social media platforms under fire again at Antisemitism Royal Commission
Social media giant, Meta, has appeared at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, defending its record on stopping online abuse. E-Safety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has slammed social media platforms for failing to monitor so-called "gore" content.
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Hopes & Fears within the Jewish community in Australia - in conversation with Vic Alhadeff, OAM
SBS Hebrew speaks to Vic Alhadeff, OAM, who has extensive experience in media and multicultural affairs, having dedicated his career to building a more resilient, respectful and inclusive society. SBS Hebrew speaks to Vic Alhadeff, OAM, who has extensive experience in media and multicultural...
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איזי מן - השבוע בהיסטוריה - פרק 85
איזי מן מספר מה היה השבוע בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והפעם: 80 שנה לבגד הים המפורסם - הביקיני, אשר נקרא באופן מפתיע על שם הניסוי הגרעיני באוקיינוס השקט באותה שנה, הסיפור הטרגי של מועדון המוות 27, 50 שנה למבצע אנטבה ועוד...
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Religious diplomacy: can faith leaders help bridge the Israeli - Palestinian divide? Part II
This is the second of a two-part episode.
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אצלנו בסטודיו - יובל אשכר מביא את הצלילים של המוזיקה המזרחית לאוסטרליה ואלינו לאולפן
יובל אשכר התארח אצלנו באולפני SBS במלבורן וסיפר לנו על החיבור לשורשים העירקיים כילד ששמע בבית בכלל מוזיקה קלאסית. הוא שיתף אותנו בדרך המוזיקלית שעשה מילדותו בנס ציונה ועד התבססותו באוסטרליה, במוזיקאים שפגש בדרך - מהגרים בעצמם - מלבנון, יוון, ומקומות שונים בעולם איתם יצר חיבור שהתחזק גם כשהמתח בין...
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איזי מן - השבוע בהיסטוריה - פרק 84
איזי מן מספר מה היה השבוע בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והפעם: אירוע השבת השחורה בו נעצרו ראשי היישוב היהודי בישראל בשנת 1946, השקת הטלוויזיה הצבעונית ב-1951 ועוד...
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Religious diplomacy: can faith leaders help bridge the Israeli - Palestinian divide? Part I
This is the first of a two-part episode. Whilst the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, there are still people working tirelessly to build peace in creative and unconventional ways. One of them is Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, Director of Mosaica's 'Religious Peace Initiative'.
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Younger than expected: rethinking risk in GI cancer
In Australia, a country known for its healthy lifestyle, doctors are seeing a concerning shift — more young people are being diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers.
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