President Herzog slams international institutions in UN address
January 28, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israeli President Isaac denounced international legal institutions for their failure to respond to Hamas in an International Holocaust Remembrance Day address at the United Nations on Monday. Read more
Israel: Hamas list indicates eight hostages to be freed during ceasefire are dead
January 28, 2025 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli spokesperson confirmed on Monday that a list of 26 hostages still to be freed during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire indicates that eight are dead. Read more
Holocaust survivors make new lives in Israel despite war
January 28, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Since the outbreak of war on October 7, 2023, 68 Holocaust survivors have immigrated to Israel, with 50 arriving in 2024, the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration announced on Monday to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Holocaust survivors’ fear losing reparations over facial recognition app
January 28, 2025 by Pesach Benson
A controversial new requirement for Holocaust survivors to prove their existence using a facial recognition app has sparked frustration and anger among some Holocaust survivors. Read more
Palestinians returning to northern Gaza after Hamas details status of hostages
January 28, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Thousands of Palestinians began returning to their homes in northern Gaza as Israeli forces withdrew from part of the Netzarim corridor on Monday. Read more
500 items uncovered at Auschwitz ahead of 80th anniversary
January 27, 2025 by Canaan Lidor - JNS
A Polish woman and her son last week turned over a cache of at least 500 objects recovered more than 80 years ago from the Auschwitz death camp, including a child’s ragdoll and a prisoner’s uniform. Read more
Australian Human Rights Commission marks Auschwitz liberation day
January 27, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Hugh de Kretser, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have honoured the memory of the six million Jewish men, women, and children, as well as millions of others, who were systematically murdered during the Holocaust. Read more
Justice Yitzhak Amit appointed Supreme Court President, ending 15-month stalemate
January 27, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Ending a 15-month stalemate, Israel’s Judicial Appointments Committee selected Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Supreme Court on Sunday evening despite a boycott by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and two other committee members from the governing coalition. Read more
Feintooner
January 27, 2025 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Splitting the Catastrophe Read more
Politicising Holocaust, anti-Semitism ‘grotesque’
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has labelled efforts to politicise anti-Semitism and the Holocaust as “grotesque” saying the issue did not belong to either side of politics. Read more
Trump & Rubio: Staunchest supporters of Israel & The Jewish People
January 27, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump’s inspired choice of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State promises to undermine: Read more
PM pledges $6.4m for Holocaust education efforts
January 27, 2025 by AAP
Anthony Albanese has pledged $6.4 million to build a national Holocaust education centre in Canberra and upgrade a facility in Western Australia that does school workshops. Read more
President Herzog’s visit to the Rebbe’s grave
January 27, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog have visited the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens, New York. Read more
La Traviata
January 27, 2025 by Alan Slade
An opera review by Alan Slade Read more
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 26, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Messages from Australia’s leaders. Read more
UNRWA ordered to evacuate Jerusalem offices by Thursday
January 26, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel on Saturday formally ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to evacuate all premises in Jerusalem by Thursday when a Knesset ban on the agency is due to take effect. Read more
New Zealand not immune from Jewish hate crimes
January 26, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, an Auckland woman whose father survived the notorious Nazi death camp is urging New Zealanders to keep learning about the Holocaust. Read more
Survivor to address United Nations on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 26, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
Trump undoes Biden pause on 2000-pound bombs for Israel
January 26, 2025 by Reuters
Republican President Donald Trump has instructed the US military to release a hold imposed by Democratic former president Joe Biden on the supply of 2000-pound bombs to Israel. Read more
Educators in Cairns, Brisbane and Perth combine to develop national teaching units on antisemitism
January 26, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel halts northern Gaza return amid ceasefire breach by Hamas
January 26, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel is delaying the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza following Hamas’s violation of a ceasefire agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Saturday night. Read more
Experts say Hamas ‘weaponizing the media’ with hostage spectacle
January 26, 2025 by Sveta Listratov
Experts denounced Hamas for parading four soldiers across a stage in front of thousands of Palestinians on Saturday before handing them over to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire. Read more
Four homecomings
January 26, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Warm scenes as the released hostages reunite with their families. Read more
Noble Fragments
January 26, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Hamas fails to honour hostage release agreement
January 26, 2025 by TPS-IL
Hamas has violated the terms of the hostage release agreement by not prioritizing the return of civilian hostages, according to the IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari. Read more
Four hostages back in Israel after 478 days
January 26, 2025 by TPS-IL
Four kidnapped Israeli women, Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levi are back in Israel after 478 days in captivity, IDF confirmed on Saturday noon. Read more
Jessica outfoxes rivals to claim Oceania championship
January 26, 2025 by AAP
Olympic canoe great Jessica Fox has shaken off the competition cobwebs to win the Oceania title in the K1 event, with her sister Noemie in fourth. Read more
2025 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients
January 25, 2025 by J-Wire
The AC is the highest honour that Australia can bestow upon a citizen and we congratulate James Edelman on being awarded it.
On the other hand
January 25, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Hamas names four Israeli female soldiers to be freed
January 25, 2025 by Reuters
Hamas has announced the names of four Israeli women soldier hostages to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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