Nitza Lowenstein (Hebrew: ניצה לוונשטיין; born 1953) is a retired Israeli-Australian radio broadcaster and producer. She is best known for presenting and producing radio shows for SBS Radio in both Modern Hebrew and English, from 1988 to 2023.^[2]

Lowenstein was born and raised in Tel Aviv in Israel in 1953. Most of her childhood friends at that time were children of Holocaust survivors.^[3] She married her South African husband, Arthur Lowenstein, in a traditional Jewish ceremony in Johannesburg, where they lived.^[4] Lowenstein graduated with an MA in History & Literature in 1977 from the city's University of the Witwatersrand. She emigrated with her husband to Australia in the same year. They have three children together.^[5]

In 1984, she began working for Emanuel School, an independent Jewish Day School in Sydney, where she coordinated the Hebrew and Jewish Studies curriculum in the Infants School.^[6]

In March 1988, Lowenstein began producing and presenting radio programs for SBS Radio, a public service broadcaster in Australia with programmes in both Hebrew and English.^[2] During her 33.5 tenure she interviewed prominent global Jewish figures. In 1988 she interviewed Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel.^[7] She also interviewed the Israeli writer A. B. Yehoshua in 1996.^[8] In 2005, she interviewed Fiddler on the Roof star, Chaim Topol.^[9] In 2016, she interviewed rabbi Shmuley Boteach.^[10]

She also interviewed key political figures from Israel, including prime ministers, Shimon Peres in 1994 and Benjamin Netanyahu in 1998.^[2] In 2016, she interviewed the Israeli Minister of Justice, Amir Ohana.^[11] In 2018, she interviewed Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, when he was head of the Jewish Agency.^[12]

In addition, she has interviewed prominent Jewish Australians such as Ronni Kahn, Alex Ryvchin and politician Josh Frydenberg.^[13][14][15] She has also interviewed local entertainment figures such as singer Lior.^[16]

She interviewed non-Jewish politician, Pauline Hanson in 1997.^[17]

She has also produced and presented special educational programmes on Jewish holidays such as Yom Kippur, Kol Nidrei, Hanukkah and Purim.^[18][19][20]

She has also produced special reports from Israel, such as when she was in the country during the 2022 Gaza–Israel clashes.^[21]

In 2019, Lowenstein recorded a tribute marking the life and work of the late Israeli writer, Amos Oz.^[22] She has also produced and broadcast specials marking key events in Israeli history, such as the Yom Kippur War.^[23]

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• Nitza Lowenstein at SBS