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SHIR Makes History: First Hebrew Performance at Australia Day

1/27/2026

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SHIR became the first Jewish group to perform in Hebrew at Australia Day Live in Sydney, singing 'Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu' and 'I Am Australian'.
The performance included tributes to victims with images projected on the Sydney Opera House after a recent antisemitic attack.
NSW Government praised the performance and extended a repeat invitation.
Ben Adler, SHIR's director, said the group is increasingly a 'musical first responder' for community healing.

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SHIR became the first Jewish group to perform in Hebrew at Australia Day Live in Sydney, singing 'Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu' and 'I Am Australian'.
The performance included tributes to victims with images projected on the Sydney Opera House after a recent antisemitic attack.
NSW Government praised the performance and extended a repeat invitation.
Ben Adler, SHIR's director, said the group is increasingly a 'musical first responder' for community healing.