From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sir Albert Asher Wolff, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Lieutenant Governor of Western Australia

Albert Wolff was born on 30 April 1899 in Geraldton, WA, and registered as Asher Albert. Read more

Solidarity with Israel? Sign a letter to President Herzog

Sign a letter to President Isaac Herzog to show your solidarity with Israel. Read more

Dry Bones: We are not alone

A nice piece of good news… Read more

IDF reveals Hamas tunnels leading into Gaza hospital

The Israel Defence Forces has released a six-minute video exposing the tactics of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, of using hospitals to shield terrorist operations. Read more

Hamas’s youngest hostage had just begun crawling

Nine months old. Read more

Jewish Care: 175 years of service to Melbourne’s Jewish community

Jewish Care Victoria celebrates its 175th Anniversary on Sunday. Read more

Hate speech laws to be tightened for racist ‘ratbags’

State laws criminalising hate speech are being reviewed in NSW after ugly public incidents following the outbreak of conflict in Gaza. Read more

Albanese argues for political settlement in Middle East

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a political settlement is needed in the Middle East. Read more

Incubators for Shifa courtesy IDF

Following the Israel Defence Forces’ offer of humanitarian assistance to the director general of the Shifa Hospital, the IDF initiated a humanitarian effort to coordinate transfer of incubators from a hospital in Israel to the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Read more

The IDF’s network-based machine is winning in Gaza

On Sunday, the Israel Defence Forces provided one of many updates about the activities of its forces battling Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Macron tells Herzog he supports Israel’s war against Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron called his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on Sunday to clarify remarks he made on Friday in which he criticised Jerusalem’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Who’s fueling who? Read more

Any problem in holding concerts in a Shule?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Dogfight (Theatrical)

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

I’m not signing Australian lawyers’ open letter concerning Gaza

1012 Australian barristers, lawyers and legal academics have so far signed a nine-page letter – including 89 footnotes (Australian Letter) – requesting Australia use its influence to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank – which I won’t be signing. Read more

Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding

A Victorian judge did not intentionally single out or humiliate a breastfeeding mother by asking her to leave a courtroom during a high-profile trial, a judicial watchdog has ruled. Read more

Israel warns Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike

Israel says it is poised to impose quiet on the Lebanese front after hostilities spiked, with Hezbollah wounding civilians in a cross-border missile attack and the Israeli air force bombing sites linked to the Iranian-backed group. Read more

100th anniversary of the NSW Jewish War Memorial

The Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, attended the Remembrance Day service at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Israelis searching for bodies near Gaza get eagle-eyed help

Israeli authorities searching for the remains of people massacred by Hamas on October 7 received some unexpected help from a white-tailed eagle that recently landed in Israel. Read more

‘Mein Kampf’ found in Gaza children’s room used as terror base

Israeli soldiers in Gaza have found a copy of “Mein Kampf,” Adolf Hitler’s antisemitic manifesto, in a children’s room in a civilian home that served as a terror base for Hamas, Israeli President Isaac Herzog disclosed in an interview with the BBC network on Sunday. Read more

Politicians temper stance on ceasefire after protests

Top politicians have softened their objections to a ceasefire in the Middle East after a weekend of nationwide demonstrations showed strong support for peace. Read more

Gaza hospitals suspend operations as Israel hunts Hamas

Two major hospitals in Gaza have closed to new patients, with staff saying Israeli bombardment and a lack of fuel and medicine mean more babies and others could die. Read more

Hamas’s human shields: ‘terrorists left the hospital with civilians’

The Israel Defence Forces evacuated Rantisi Hospital in the Gaza Strip and chose not to target Hamas terrorists leaving with civilians on foot and in cars and ambulances, military officials said on Saturday. The decision was made to avoid harming Palestinian noncombatants. Read more

Wong calls on Israel to stop strikes on Gaza hospital

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged Israel to stop attacking medical facilities as Gaza’s largest hospital comes under siege. Read more

Kites of hope

Messages of hope for the hostages being held by Hamas soared sky-high today, when hundreds of members of the Jewish community of Melbourne flew dozens of kites in Caulfield Park as part of the Bring Them Home campaign. Read more

Hamas fires on civilians evacuating refugee camp

During fighting in Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, Hamas terrorists fired on Palestinians trying to evacuate the camp along a path on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Sunday morning. Read more

Israel says ready to evacuate babies from Gaza hospital

Israel’s military says it is ready to evacuate babies from Gaza’s largest hospital, where Palestinian officials said two newborns had died and dozens more were at risk after fuel ran out amid intense fighting in the area. Read more

A vigil of solidarity

David Ossip, president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, retold 5,500 participants at a solidarity vigil in Sydney that 240 human beings are sitting in dark tunnels, disoriented. Read more

On the other hand

Lost in the fog of disinformation spread by most of the media is the reality that Jews are not the only targets of Islamic terror. Read more

Caulfield synagogue evacuated on Shabbat

Violence has erupted as pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters squared off in Melbourne’s southeast after a suspicious fire at a nearby burger shop. Read more

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