L'Chaim - To Life Podcasts

Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Or Kakhlon, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, and member of the Jerusalem Brain Community, about Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease (APBD), an ultra-rare genetic degenerative disorder affecting the nervous system, found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jews. Or discusses the nature of the disorder and his discovery of a small mole...

Maurice Klein speaks with Rev Mark Leach, co-founder of ‘Never Again Is Now’, a grassroots Christian movement educating and mobilising Christians to actively stand against the oldest of the world's hatreds: Jew-hatred-antisemitism. ‘Never Again Is Now’ stands on the Australian values of respect, compassion, freedom, truth and love; firmly believing that there is never an excuse for antisemitism. Whatever the views might be on the w...

Morry Frenkel speaks with Helen Signy about her novel, Maya’s Dance, based on Holocaust survivor Lucie Pollak-Langford’s memoir and oral testimony. Helen talks about the major themes of the book and the ways in which Lucie Pollak-Langford’s life story and the research associated with writing the novel affected her personally and as a writer. Maya’s Dance is available in bookstores and via the internet.

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Maurice Klein speaks with Avi and Raffi Feldman, about their volunteering in Israel with SAR-EL on IDF bases in a logistical support role. SAR-EL is a non-profit, non-political, non-denominational organisation that affords you the opportunity and privilege of being part of the national effort of the Jewish people in the State of Israel, performing various civilian, non-combative duties on military bases that would otherwise have to...

Maurice Klein speaks with Bafana Modisé, radio personality at Westside FM in West Rand, Johannesburg, motivational speaker, voice-over artist, social commentator, MC, an “ex-activist” and spokesperson for the South African Friends of Israel. Bafana recently participated in a South African peace mission delegation to Israel, a Christian South African delegation with the South African Friends of Israel, and members of Parliament. We ...

Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Ron Elisha, renowned and prolific playwright about “Rootless Cosmopolitans”, the most recent of his plays to be produced in Australia. Ron describes why the play has been referred to as a ‘dangerous comedy’ and how its examination of the polarising power of social media, antisemitism and identity politics, make it a play of our times. He discusses his fruitful collaboration over a number of plays with d...

Morry Frenkel speaks with Daniel Lewkovitz, CEO of the security and life safety provider company, Calamity Monitoring and a committee member of the Australian Jewish Association (AJA), about his involvement with the team producing the very important documentary, “Where’s the Jews”, a film that explores in detail the aftermath of the October 9th anti-Semitic riots at the Sydney Opera House. Daniel also discusses an Australian Greens...

Maurice Klein speaks with Jeremy Ungar, the Senior Trade Officer, Israel Trade and Economic Commission, Embassy of Israel in Australia. With Israel leading the way in cybersecurity, Jeremy has organized a cyber symposium in Sydney, Leveraging Technology to Enhance Corporate Cybersecurity Posture and Threat Mitigation Strategies. This unique event offers a prime opportunity for Australian cybersecurity professionals to connect with ...

Morry Frenkel speaks withRamona Koval, writer, journalist and broadcaster, about being a member of the WhatsApp group doxed by pro-Palestinian activists. Ramona also expresses her insightful views on the estate of journalism in Australia and the need for community’s voice to be stronger and louder in its resistance to antisemitism.

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Maurice Klein speaks with Michael Stein, author of "Good Can Always Come From Adversity”, the biography and journey of George Moshe Stein, his father. Born in Oradea-Romania/Hungary, at the age of 16 George, along with his family was transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, George was the only one to survive. It's hard to imagine the unimaginable that happened to George during the Shoah, the horrors of concentration camps,...

Morry Frenkel speaks with singer/songwriter Alma Zygier, about her musical journey that began when she was a child, the artists who influenced her most, and the importance of Judaism in her life. Alma will be appearing with Monique diMattina at the Brunswick Ballroom, 314 Brunswick Road, Brunswick, on March 24 at 6PM, to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the Jazz Age. For tickets for what promises to be an unforgettable show,...

Maurice Klein speaks with Barry Shaw, international public diplomacy director at the Israel Institute of Strategic Studies, an independent policy centre devoted to the promotion of joint values shared by Israel and the United States of America. Barry responds to Senator Chuck Schumer (D), the most senior Jewish politician in the United States who chose to take it upon himself to interfere perniciously, and called for Israel to have...

Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP, Federal Member for the Melbourne seat of Higgins in the House of Representatives, about her support for the Australian Jewish community. She describes in detail her recent visit to Israel as a member of a cross-party delegation of Australian politicians to the sites of the Hamas terrorist attacks in the South; the need to dismantle Hamas; and the recent UN report that found the...

Maurice Klein speaks with Ramona Chrapot, the social media officer at the Zionist Federation of Australia which in partnership with the Jewish Agency of Israel organised a week-long delegation of Australian Jewish youth leaders to visit Israel. Leading the mission, we hear from Ramona about the mission's visit to the October 7 devastated communities in Israel's south and to the Nova Festival massacre site, needless to say totally i...

Maurice Klein speaks with Senator Dave Sharma, Liberal senator for New South Wales. As Australia's Ambassador to Israel (2013-2017) with many more years’ experience in foreign affairs, Senator Sharma presents a clear historical understanding of the foundation, and development of the State of Israel into the modern state and OECD economy that it is. Through the resilience and creativity of the people of Israel, there simply isn’t an...

Morry Frenkel speaks with Jordan Green AM, President Emeritus and Founder of Melbourne Angels, one of the most active start-up investors in Australia today. Jordan traces the history of the group and describes its aims, ethos and structure, in addition to the process of evaluating applications for investment from early-stage and growth-stage start-up companies. Further information can be found at www.melbourneangels.com

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Morry Frenkel speaks with Senator James Paterson, Liberal senator for Victoria and Shadow minister for Cyber Security about a commitment by the Albanese Government to support Australian communities affected by the Hamas attacks on Israel and the on-going conflict. Senator Paterson expresses his concern that this commitment does not specifically address the frightening increase in antisemitism in Australia. In addition he talks abou...

Maurice Klein speaks with Lt Col (res) Sarit Zehavi, who with fifteen years of military intelligence in the IDF, is the founder and president of ALMA, a non-profit and independent research center in the Galilee, specialized in Israel's security challenges on its northern borders. We first hear from Sarit, about the heartbreaking impact, of what can only be described as a "war of attrition" with Hezbollah commencing October 8, is ha...

Morry Frenkel speaks with Yael Eaglstein, Head of Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Teachers at Yad Vashem, about the history and structure of successful program, the range of teachers that have undertaken the course and its importance in ultimately providing young Australian pupils with an understanding of destructive consequences of antisemitism. For further information on the program, go to: https://www.yadvashem.o...