L'Chaim - To Life S13 E15 (27-08-2025) with Hon Anthony Albanese PM, Hon Tony Burke MP, Peter Lavac, Jess Wilson MP, Caroline Sakinofsky, Gareth Narunsky and Sharon Kuper

The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne’s 3ZZZ 92.3FM Title: Hon Anthony Albanese PM and Hon Tony Burke MP – Iranian Ambassador expelled over Adass bombing (*from 0:23 mins) Description: Hon Anthony Albanese PM and Hon Tony Burke MP hold a media conference on August 26, 2025, on expelling Iran’s ambassador to Australia and that the Australian embassy in Tehran is shuttered after the stunning revelation that Iran directed at least two high-profile attacks on the Australian Jewish community. Title: Israel At War Mythbuster – Jews is news, no Jews no news (*from 7:38 mins) Description: High-profile Sydney barrister, Peter Lavac, who has just returned from Israel to make a documentary film to counter the Hamas propaganda about the situation in the Middle East being propagated by the Western media, reports on the people he spoke to and the impact their stories have had on him. Peter also expresses his anger at the announcement by Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, to join the leaders of the UK, France and Canada in recognising the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September. Title: Jess Wilson MP – Our classrooms should not be a place for political activism (*from 18:28 mins) Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with Jess Wilson MP, the member for Kew in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the Liberal Party, about the spate of antisemitic incidents that have taken place in Melbourne over the past 20 months. Jess describes her reaction to the antisemitic verbal abuse suffered by primary school-aged students from Mount Scopus Memorial College when visiting the Melbourne Museum. She also talks about the apparent normalisation of antisemitism in our classrooms, with teachers claiming they have a right or mandate to push a strong, pro-Palestinian viewpoint on students as young as those of kindergarten age, without any repercussions. Jess also talks about the recent revelation that Victoria’s “Respectful Relationships” curriculum has been amended so that children as young as 5-years-old can be taught that ‘their body parts may not match their gender’ and that biologically male students who identify as female are entitled to play sport on girls’ teams. This ignores strong evidence-based criticism from psychiatrists on the introduction at an early age of the idea of being transgender. Title: KAN English News Flash – August 27, 2025 at 2PM IDT (*from 36:06 mins) The latest English language radio news bulletin from KAN, the Israeli Broadcasting Service. Title: Caroline Sakinofsky – UIAYL: A place where young people can come to if they want to engage with their Judaism and Israel (*from 43:10 mins) Description: Malka Lawrence speaks with Caroline Sakinofsky, Chair of UIA Victoria’s Young Leadership division, shares how the next generation is connecting with Israel, driving vital initiatives, and shaping the future of Jewish leadership. She opens up about what inspired her own journey with UIA, the impact of programs like the Young Ambassadors and Philanthropy Fellowships, and powerful reflections from her recent mission to Israel including visiting the sites of the October 7 attacks. Caroline also speaks about the vision of UIA Young Leadership, the importance of advocacy and engagement, and how young adults are making a real difference in strengthening community ties with Israel. She can be contacted on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/youngleadershipuiavic?igsh=MXVuOGprY2U1a20xdw== The handle is @youngleadershipuiavic. Otherwise people can contact the office for her contact details. Title: Gareth Narunsky – Tomorrow’s AJN Headlines today (*from 59:12 mins) Description: We cross to Gareth Narunsky, the Australian Jewish News National Editor, for the headlines in this week’s edition of the paper. Title: Sharon Kuper – L’Chaim - To Life Community Noticeboard (*from 61:09 mins) Description: Sharon Kuper reviews this coming week’s community events. To get WhatsApp notifications of Jewish Community Events go to https://chat.whatsapp.com/IvXuBBkF6SpCNMqANac6Y9 Go to https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life where you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts. If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is [e-mail] For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ; for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form. Am Yisrael Chai PEACE L’ChaimSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.