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Pictures, dances & concerts, 2007

82 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 5

Dancing king Jacob Sofer is believed to be the only Jewish performer in The Australian Ballet’s corps de ballet, which is launching its 2007 season in Sydney this week. Nicole Breskin speaks to the rising star of Australian dance, before he pirouettes on stage at the Sydney Opera House

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 April 2007 · page 6

Without a touch of irony, Jacob Sofer says that he was more nervous to recite his haftarah on the bimah…

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Band of Brothers Foxtel, History Channel, Sunday, April 22, 8.30pm

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 April 2007 · page 5

Steven Spielberg's award-winning miniseries on World War II follows Easy Company, a unit of 147 combat paratroopers…

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Cover story Stringing Chords Sharon Leibowitz is the principal cellist for the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra. She is the only Jewish member of the 60-musician orchestra, which is performing with Guy Sebastian in Sydney next month. She puts down her musician’s bow and speaks to Lexi Landsman, before harmonising with the Australian Idol pop star

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 April 2007 · page 6

SHARON Leibowitz can recall the exact moment that she decided she wanted to be a cellist. She was only 10 years old, but she…

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Remembering the Shoah The Sydney Jewisn community observed Yom Hashoah on April 15 at the Sydney Jewish Museum and Moriah College, and on April 16 at the Zenith Theatre in Chatswood

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 April 2007 · page 13

From left: Professor Marie Bashir, George Farkas, Rabbi Mendel Kastel. Harry Braun with his grandchildren, Rebecca and Shimby Dukes. From left: Sarah Regos, Paul Vertes and Estie Regos…

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Arts Jewish theatre akes centre Stage in Vienna Australian thespians were among the delegates at an international conference on Jewish theatre in Vienna last month. Darren Levin reports

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 April 2007 · page 10

FOR more than 50 years, Austrian shoppers could buy their groceries at the same place where some of the world’s great Jewish minds would gather to…

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Dancing with a passion Tanya Cawthome is swapt up at a Boogle Nights dance party in the heat of Jerusalem

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 May 2007 · page 16

IT was so unmistakably Israeli in its feel and flavour. Unlike the revolting nightclubs I remember being dragged to aeon’s ago, this was something altogether different…

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attend senior citizens concert Sunday, May 6, 1-4PM

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 May 2007 · page 4

Willoughby Mayor Pat Riley will perform Elvis songs as part of the entertainment for the 24thannual North Shore Temple Emanuel senior citizens concert. Inquiries: Sybil (02) 9439 1328,…

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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra to probe Nazi-era history

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 May 2007 · page 10

ONE of the world's most renowned orchestras, the Berlin Philharmonic, said it plans an investigation into its role during the Nazi era. “We’ve never really come to terms with…

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Israeli band complains over Eurovision... again

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 May 2007 · page 10

JUST when you thought the IsraeliEurovision controversy was over, Tea Packs, whose song Push the Button has stirred controversy with its allusions to…

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Sweet music bitter origins Australia’s Musica Viva, arguably the world’s foremost chamber-music organisation, traces its beginnings to the legacy of a makeshift orchestra in the Warsaw Ghetto. Peter Kohn reports

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 May 2007 · page 15

IT was a dark, dramatic birth. Musica Viva struggled to life in postwar Sydney, bom of a legacy of sorrow, steeped in the just-ended…

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Judeo-Spanish concert Temple Emanuel Woollahra's choir and the WorldSound Ensemble presented a Judeo-Spanish concert on May 6

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 May 2007 · page 13

Photos: Giselle Haber From left: Susie Baskir, Andrew Grant, Aviva Beecher Kelk. From left: Lilli Dior, Michael Martin. Rosie and Peter Hersch…

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World music diva’s multilingual praver for peace Concert review Sephardi Voices

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 May 2007 · page 10

SEPHARDI Voices, Dahlia Dior’s concert at Temple Emanuel Woollahra on May 6, was a rousing two-and-a-half-hour prayer for peace…

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Band to perform for Limmud Oz

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 May 2007 · page 8

MORIAH College staff member Cherie Kotek and her band Three Quarters Hazel will perform in Sydney for Limmud- Oz. Three Quarters Hazel, which also includes Josh Oshlack, will perform at the Comedy Club at Fox…

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Pollack cameos in Parisian drama Film review Orchestra Seats (Avenue Montaigne)

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 1 June 2007 · page 11

THE new French film Orchestra Seats (Fauteuils Orchestre, also known as Avenue Montaigne for the street in Paris where it was all filmed) is a…

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Playing Up Gender, Darkness and Theatre

Tharunka · Wednesday 6 June 2007 · page 21

Those of us who did school drama will know that it is inevitable we will play a role written for a male actor. Either you went girls’ school, or the boys at your co-ed institution weren’t quite SNAG-ish enough to realise the innate scoring-value in studying…

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Beaufort Sunday, June 17,2.45pm and Tuesday, June 19,4.10pm at the State Theatre

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 June 2007 · page 11

AN intense Middle Eastern drama that touches upon war’s most identifiable traits: purposefulness and the lack thereof. Bookings: www.ticketmaster.com.au. For more…

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Cover story Rocking ROCKINGINRED The Red Riders has shared the stage with big-name rock bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Sleepy Jackson and Snow Patrol. But this week they headline their own show at the Metro Theatre in Sydney. Nicole Breskin speaks to the band’s frontman, who says the idea of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll is “rubbish"

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 June 2007 · page 6

RED Riders lead guitarist Adrian Deutsch can be a little hot headed from time to time. The first single from his band’s debut album Replica…

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JU concert at Limmud-Oz More than 250 young adults attended the JU music and comedy concert hosted by Network and Hillel on June 10 at the Comedy Store

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 June 2007 · page 13

Audrey Smith (left), Rachel Oshorov. From left: Shanna Brandenburger, Oleg Vomik, Julia Smith. Debbie Nathan (left), Nikki Kaplan…

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Key elements of custom home theatre

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 22 June 2007 · page 10

Chair: This determines what the ear and eye height will be. ina horns theatre this will reflect the row spacing and capacity of the thatre. Room — Acoustics can make or break the room. Ensure that…

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Superior small-screen entertainment What Is Home Theatre? Home theatre and audio allow you to become immersed in what you are watching and listening to. Installing this popular entertainment choice will give another reason to hibernate this winter

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 22 June 2007 · page 10

Home theatre has become a very generic term these days and means different things to different people. At its core, and by definition, a home theatre is a dedicated room that has been purpose built and set aside to view movies. More often, however, it refers to a generic multi-purpose space that occasionally serves as a home theatre — sometimes called a media room. While both scenarios are…

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