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After Bondi

Jewish writers and artists on the meaning of community, harmony and grief

Michael Visontay
Lee Kofman (Photo credit Markus Stone)
Simon Tedeschi (Photo credit Keith Saunders)
Jessica Chapnik Kahn (Photo credit Romina Mandrini)
Michaela Kalowski (Photo credit Sharon Arnott)
Sunday 17 May 2026
2-3pm
Event Code: 3
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In the aftermath of the devastating Bondi terrorist attack in December 2025, Jewish writers and artists reflect on the trauma and their hope for the future.

Poet and singer-songwriter Jessica Chapnik Kahn, writer Lee Kofman (Ruptured: Jewish women in Australia reflect on life post–October 7), musician and writer Simon Tedeschi (Fugitive) and journalist Michael Visontay (Noble Fragments) come together to discuss the experience of the Sydney and wider Australian Jewish community and the many political, social and personal ramifications of the massacre.

Hear from Lee, Simon and Michael in a thoughtful meditation on violence and its consequences. With host Michaela Kalowski.
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Presented in partnership with

State Library of NSW, Library Auditorium
Macquarie Street Wing, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000