A Pesach story

A 91-yr-old Christian woman will hold her own version of a Seder for the first time in the remote NSW town of Jindabyne nestling at the foot of the Snowy Mountains. Read more

Chag Sameach from the Prime Minister

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sends a Pesach message to the country’s Jewish community. Read more

Remembering Saul

Former Labor Deputy Prime Minister and former Australian ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley has taken out an ad to express his thoughts on Australian Jewish leader Saul Same who passed away in Melbourne a few days ago. Read more

ANZAC commemoration

Former MP Colonel Mike Kelly has told an ANZAC Day commemoration service in Sydney that “Israel’s enemies are our enemies”. Read more

Hillary Clinton: fighting oppression, inequality, and injustice on Passover

I didn’t grow up celebrating Pesach…writes Hillary Clinton. Read more

Carer gets her visa

A Philippine woman who has looked after a 103-yr-old Holocaust survivor in Sydney for eight years has been granted a visa which will allow her to return to Australia to continue caring for him. Read more

BDS in a nutshell

The ‘Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions’ (BDS) campaign poses threats to Israel’s legitimacy as a state and a member of the family of nations, and to diaspora Jews…writes Julie Nathan. Read more

Ukraine confirms appointment of Jewish prime minister

The Ukrainian Parliament has confirmed the appointment of the Jewish former mayor of Vinnytsia as the country’s new prime minister, following the resignation of prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Read more

Cleaning out the chometz

In many Jewish households worldwide the week before Passover is a time of intensive chametz clearing out. Read more

Marguerite – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Perhaps it is coincidence the heroine of this movie shares her name with Margaret Dumont, the woman who was the “straight man” in several Marx Brothers comedies and the oblivious butt of many jokes.

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Fire and ice

Part of the Haggadah story is the ten plagues…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie.  Read more

Media miss emergence of new Iranian-funded Palestinian terror group

A new Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist group has emerged—and by appearances, it may be expanding…writes Sean Durns/JNS.org. Read more

UIA giant passes away

Saul Same, a former federal president of the United Israel Appeal, has passed away in Melbourne at the of 97. Read more

Waiting to be heard

The New South Wales Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka is seeking applications for a Youth Member for the Multicultural NSW Advisory Board. Read more

Quality Agency Recognises Montefiore Again

Sydney’s Montefiore Home  has been once again acknowledged by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency. Read more

Blue & White Night: Melbourne’s Exciting New Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration

Zionism Victoria, in partnership with UIA, will hold a Blue & White Night, a completely re-imagined Erev Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration in Melbourne. Read more

The forgotten pogrom: commemorating the Farhud

While the Jews of Europe were facing death across Nazi Europe, the Jews of Iraq encountered brutality at the hands of former colleagues, neighbours and fellow citizens in a massacre known as The Farhud. Read more

Lilly Brett at Yom Hashoah

New York-based internationally acclaimed author Lily Brett will deliver the keynote address at this year’s major Yom Hashoah ceremony in Sydney. Read more

Palestine – Internet Intifada On Free Speech Intensifies

An increasing number of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel websites are banning comments made by me in response to articles or readers’ comments published on their sites…writes David Singer. Read more

Melbourne lawyer banned from practicising

Melbourne solicitor Alex Lewenberg has been banned from practice for 15 months for rebuking a victim of child sexual abuse who cooperated with police on the basis that “Jewish people should not assist police investigating another Jewish person”. Read more

Back to Polish roots

According to filmmaker Simon Target, “it’s cool to be Jewish” in Poland today…and his film “A Town Called Brzostek” will be shown on ABC-TV’s Compass on Sunday. Read more

Foster care: Meet Pauline Posner

Pauline Posner is a Foster Care Advocate, totally committed and passionate about raising awareness and participants in Foster Care and Respite, so essential to find homes and protection for those in need…a Henry Greener video interview. Read more

Anglo-Jewry confronts Labour antisemitic surge

Ten years ago, I was accused of pandering to hysteria when I praised Melanie Phillips’ groundbreaking book, “Londonistan,” detailing the alarming growth of antisemitism in the U.K. and predicting further deterioration unless the British government drastically altered its approach…writes Isi Leibler.
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JCCV Drug and Alcohol Forum sees family and relationships as critical

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has held a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Forum in order to seek direction on the most effective measures to reduce drug and alcohol abuse in the Jewish community, especially amongst young people. Read more

Eva tells her story

A sold-out Sydney Jewish Writers Festival audience was entranced by the larger-than life story of Eva Clarke. Read more

Yeshivah/Beth Rivkah colleges receive children program accreditation

Yeshivah – Beth Rivkah Colleges, Melbourne, is delighted to announce that its Colleges have recently attained an Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) Safeguarding Children Program (SCP) Accreditation. Read more

Do you belong to Glasgow?

A call has gone out to Jews world-wide either born in or with family connections to the Scottish city of Glasgow a city which once boasted a thriving Jewish community of over 14,000 and is now home to less than 4,000. Read more

Of dingoes and wolves

Technion Australia through TSA Environmental Research Ltd (TSAERL) is funding groundbreaking research into apex predators…dingoes in Australia and wolves in Israel. Read more

Life membership for Sophie

The Australian Jewish Historical Society has presented Sophie Caplan a Certificate for Life Membership, bestowed on her “in appreciation of the service and commitment to the Society over many years.” Read more

IBT apologises to Rabbi Yossi Feldman

The International Business Times has apologised to Sydney’s Rabbi Yossi Feldman that the contents of an article published following the rabbi’s testimony at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse saying “one should not conclude that “he did not know that sexual touching of a child’s genital is not considered child sex abuse” may have caused him “hurt and embarrassment”. Read more

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