St Kilda’s Shir Madness Festival
It’s a little known fact that ancient Yiddish drinking songs mixed with Twenties Big Band sounds and edgy beats will bring any house down, even if the house happens to be a synagogue. YID was the band (a very big…
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A Night To Remember: The Ghetto Cabaret
I didn’t know what to expect. Seeing a ‘Ghetto Cabaret’ inside a Jewish cultural centre? I took my seat not knowing if I were going to see history, theatre, or just entertainment. An original work from Melbourne performer Galit Klas,…
Cultural Diversity Week 2017: The Plus Ones’ guide to the best events
Melbourne is truly the festival city. And it just ramps up in the autumn. From the Brunswick Music Festival to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it’s non-stop. Adding into the mix is the City of Melbourne’s Cultural Diversity Week , running 18…
Jewish International Film Festival reviews: ‘Leslie’s Journey’ and ‘Eyeless in Gaza’
Leslie’s Journey Marcos Nine’s film is a peculiar kind of experiment. Neither a film nor a documentary, Leslie’s Journey is a meditation on a person’s life. Depending on the periods of history through which they lived, the film shows how…
Two Jews walk into a theatre
Two Jews walk into a theatre. The title of this sublime theatre show was doubly misleading. Firstly, it suggested to me a light hour of comedy. Maybe two Jewish comedians doing a bit of stand-up. That’s somewhat my fault. There…
Schmucks Bagels, worth schlepping to the CBD for
Any bagel place that calls itself ‘Schmucks’ knows what’s up. The tongue-in-cheek use of Yiddish – the word means something akin to ‘jerk’ – made me smile before I even arrived at Schmucks Bagels. Schmucks is tucked down a laneway…
The Jewish International Film Festival: The Plus Ones’ guide
The Jewish International Film Festival runs 4th November – 29th November in Melbourne. Check out The Plus Ones’ guide!
Being a mench at the Shir Madness Jewish Music Festival
“We didn’t expect our first festival to sell out. There are 150 volunteers here today and I hope they’ll be enough. We’ll, at least nobody fainted so far!” These were the first words I heard from one of the organizers…
To Be or Not To Be a Jew: ‘Bad Jews’ Review
Disclosure: I am a bad Jew. I don’t eat kosher. Don’t keep the Sabbath. And I have been known to date outside of my faith or lack thereof. Which made me the perfect candidate to head to opening night of the off-Broadway…