ADC praises U.S. antisemitism resolution

The Australian B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has lauded the leadership shown by U.S Senator Robert Menendez and  52 other senators in sponsoring a bi-partisan resolution which condemns antisemitism and which urges the American government to collaborate with the European Union,  European governments and European organisations to counter the alarming spike in antisemitic acts. Read more

Haman and Mordechai – a Purim story from Rabbi Raymond Apple

Countless generations have found it amusing. Some are completely scandalised. The halachah tells us that on Purim one should imbibe “until one does not know the difference between ‘Cursed be Haman’ and ‘Blessed be Mordechai'”. Read more

UIA NSW Women’s Division – Photo Gallery

Did you attend a UIA NSW Women’s Division function?  Check here for the photos… Read more

The Changemakers

B’nai B’rith & JNF will acknowledge those whose contributions have helped society. Read more

Safer schools

17 Jewish day schools have been allocated a $7.5 million share in funding to protect students under the Coalition Government’s $18 million Schools Security Program. Read more

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: JTAFV has iits say

The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence Inc. has commended the courage of those victims who came forward to give evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Read more

Pop star with a conscience?…asks Keren Cook

I must admit when I saw pop star legend Katy Perry had recently visited Auschwitz death camp, I was surprised and impressed, all at once. Read more

Sydney Theatre Company’s Suddenly Last Summer – a theatre review by Deb Meyer

In Suddenly Last Summer, Tennessee Williams poses the search for truth in a world half real and half surreal. Read more

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