Sydney professor fired over swastika faces appeal

A professor unlawfully fired for placing a swastika over the Israeli flag in a student presentation faces an appeal by his former university employer. Read more

Sydney Aboriginal and Jewish communities come together in solidarity

It was quite fitting in the lead-up to the 2022 UN Day Against Genocide and the UN Day of Human Rights that members of the Jewish community joined in appropriate events of solidarity with our First Nations Peoples to commemorate the brave action of Aboriginal leader, William Cooper. Read more

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (G): A movie review by Alex First

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is fanciful fun for the whole family. It is lightweight fare that will put a smile on the faces of littlies, their parents and grandparents. Read more

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (PG): a movie review by Alex First

Puss in Boots (the voice of Antonio Banderas) first appeared in Shrek 2 in 2004 before showing up again in a couple of other Shrek sequels and then a standalone film in 2011. Read more

Menorah candles banned on cruise

For the first time since December 2019, when the word corona still simply meant a crown, my wife and I were invited to celebrate the happy return of cruising to Australasia by once again leading the Chanuka programme for the Jewish guests (and other interested parties) on the Ovation of the Seas…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more

‘Imam of Peace’ committed to fight against Islamist extremism

Former Adelaide resident Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, an Islamic scholar and thinker, has dedicated his life to fighting Islamic extremism. Read more

The cost of hate: Adidas stuck with $530 million of Ye merchandise

Hip-hop mogul Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is not the only one taking a huge financial hit from the fallout of his series of antisemitic remarks. Read more

Republican admits lying about Jewish ties, family fleeing Nazis

Republican George Santos, elected to represent New York’s third congressional district in November, admitted on Monday to lying on the campaign trail, including falsely claiming that his mother is Jewish and his grandparents fled the Nazis. Read more

Eli Cohen’s daughter to ask UAE for help retrieving Israeli spy’s body

Eli Cohen’s daughter said on Monday that she plans to formally appeal to the United Arab Emirates to help secure the return of the notorious Israeli spy’s body to the Jewish state. Read more

Netanyahu has his sights set on peace with Riyadh – but is it feasible?

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that he hopes to bring about “a full, formal peace” with Saudi Arabia, as Israel has done with other Gulf states. Read more

Israeli ‘liberals’ aren’t doing the LGBTQ flag—or democracy—proud

In an Army Radio interview on Monday, MK Yorai Lahav Hertzanu—an openly gay member of outgoing caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party—warned that the coalition deals currently being finalised could be deadly for the LGBTQ community. Read more

Jerusalem bombings: police make arrest

Israel’s Security Agency (Shin Bet) has arrested the Palestinian allegedly responsible for the twin bombings of Jerusalem bus stops in November. Read more

Knesset passes controversial Deri, Smotrich laws, legislative blitz continues

The Knesset passed on Tuesday morning controversial legislation, clearing the way for two of Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies to finalise coalition agreements as a key deadline approaches. Read more

Palestinians dread what they have wrought

As I scanned the menu at a Japanese restaurant in Philadelphia on Sunday, I overheard the word “Palestinians.” Read more

Michael Marx: a pillar of the Sydney Jewish community

Michael Marx, a former president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and a pillar of the Sydney Jewish community until he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2002, has passed away at the age of 67. Read more

The Lost King : A movie review by Alex First

Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins) is a quirky, intelligent, divorced mother who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome. Read more

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (M): A movie review by Alex First

The tumultuous life of the world’s most awarded female vocalist is put under the spotlight in I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Read more

Tel Aviv University study reveals 100,000 new viruses

A groundbreaking Tel Aviv University study has discovered about 100,000 new types of previously unknown viruses – a ninefold increase in the number of RNA viruses known to science until now. Read more

Pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb an increasingly perilous journey

Since the current wave of Arab terrorism began in March, worshippers and the IDF soldiers guarding them have come under gunfire during the monthly organised pilgrimages to the Jewish holy site of Joseph’s Tomb in the city of Shechem, aka Nablus, in Samaria. Read more

Whoopi Goldberg revisits controversial Shoah remarks

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg appeared to double down on her controversial Holocaust comments that earned her a suspension from the show in February. Read more

Concert featuring Holocaust songs to perform at Carnegie Hall

The day Elie Wiesel died, composer and music producer, Ira Antelis, said something came over him. Read more

Jan-27 9:25pm SBS-TV: Undeniable: The Truth To Remember

Undeniable: The Truth To Remember, hosted by Julianna Margulies, follows five Holocaust survivors who share their harrowing stories with a diverse group of students from Hastings High School in Houston, Texas, a school that does not traditionally teach the history of the Holocaust. Read more

Jan-24 8:30pm SBS-TV: U.S. and the Holocaust

After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. Read more

Netanyahu offers to suspend annexation plans in exchange for peace with Riyadh: report

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu would suspend plans to annex parts of Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank in exchange for the normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia, according to a report over the weekend. Read more

Ice menorah smashed at New York Chabad community

The ice-carved menorah commissioned by Upper East Side (UES) Chabad Israel Centre was smashed in an apparent antisemitic attack on Wednesday night. This incident follows a previous act of vandalism that took place at the same centre in October during the Sukkot holiday. Read more

Chanukah in Sydney CBD

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On the other hand

This Chanukah has proven to be one of the most dangerous and deadliest on record in Israel. Read more

Triangle of Sadness (M): a movie review by Alex First

A black comedy focusing on beauty, influencers, ostentatiousness, excess, pretension and power, Triangle of Sadness unfolds in three parts. Read more

The Banshees of Inisherin (M): a movie review by Alex First

What does it take to ruin a friendship? Read more

Why is there more decorative art in churches than in synagogues?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

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