Neo-Nazi slogans deface ACT Senate candidate’s signs
May 2, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Signs for Independent ACT candidate for the senate Kim Rubenstein have been defaced with antisemitic slogans. Read more
A letter to Zoe Daniels
April 20, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
A failure to respond to his direct letter to the Independent candidate for Goldstein former ABC journalist Zoe Daniels has prompted Rabbi James Kennard to write n open letter to her on Facebook. Read more
NSW first state to adopt the IHRA definition
March 24, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
The NSW parliament has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. Read more
Wollongong Art Gallery may be lauding an ex-Nazi
March 22, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Bronius Sredersas was not a big earner but he amassed a fortune in carefully selecting prime Australian art and objets d’art which covered the walls of his very humble home on the Wollongong. But now there is hunt for the verification that the Lithuanian was a member of the SD death squads which killed tens of thousands of Jews during WWII. Read more
The governor thanks OBK
March 14, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
The Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley made a special visit to Our Big Kitchen in Bondi to express her personal gratitude to Rabbi Doctor Dovid Slavin and Rebbitzin Laya and their volunteers for their never-ending support to those in trouble. Read more
Five local Jewish boys join Opera Australia
March 9, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Director of the French opera La Juive about a Jewish young woman who is in love with a Christian man Constantine Costi directed local Jewish actor Geoff Sirmai as Shylock in a spectacular and sympathetic production of The Merchant of Venice a few years ago. Read more
Meet Gillian Wess
March 1, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Gillian Wess has recently been appointed as the CEO of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand. She talks with J-Wire. Read more
The Power of the Dog – a second Oscar for Emile Sherman?
February 9, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
A western shot in New Zealand with a British actor playing the top role as a rancher has been nominated for 12 awards at this year’s Oscars. Read more
Geoff Lipshut heads Australia’s delegation at the Winter Olympics
January 11, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Melbourne’s Geoff Lipshut will head off to Beijing shortly as Chef de Mission of Australia’s Winter Olympics delegation. Read more
The ECAJ makes its submission to government inquiry investigating ABC and SBS complaints procedures
November 19, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
The inquiry instigated by Senator Andrew Bragg will investigate the procedures ABC and SBS use to deal with complaints. Read more
A further tribute to Eddie Jaku and a meaningful memento
October 28, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
NSW State MP Gabrielle Upton has paid tribute to The Happiest Man on Earth Eddie Jaku who passed away recently at 101. Read more
A new Israeli ambassador for Australia
October 17, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Amir Maimon has been appointed by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the new ambassador to Australia. Read more
The smile has gone but the memory remains
October 12, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Eddie Jaku passed away in Sydney this morning leaving a legacy of hope for a troubled world. Read more
Oboler to attend important forum on the Holocaust remembrance and antisemitism
October 8, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
A surprise birthday celebration for Frank Lowy
October 7, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Garry lectured Germans on the Holocaust
September 30, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Rogue worshippers defy lockdown
September 8, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
A rogue group of ultra-orthodox members of the Melbourne Jewish community has held Rosh Hashanah prayers violating the lockdown restrictions. Read more
A community in furore
August 27, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
A leaked email revealed a plan to appease the Sydney Jewish community by maintaining requests to NSW Health to give special permission to blow Shofars in various parts of the city and allowing congregants to walk by as they did…but the email to NSW Police from the Community Security Group stated that the application would be withdrawn three days before Rosh Hashanah. Read more
The party is over
August 17, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
They have different political allegiances, but politicians Josh Burns and David Southwick have joined forces to stabilise the COVID fallout created by an irresponsible small group of Melbourne’s Jewish community. Read more
Gav Schneider in the top ten of security experts globally for the third time
August 12, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Brisbane-based Gav Schneider has been placed in the top ten security experts globally by a group of contemporaries. Read more
The Jewish-themed mural whose wall will be a computer, tablet or phone screen
August 7, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Archibald Prize winner Wendy Sharpe has painted a mural in the Sydney Jewish Museum which no member of the public will be able to set his or her eyes on it because of the Coronavirus lockdown and the planned demolition of the wall on which her work “Vu iz dos Gesele (Where is the Little Street)?” is painted. Read more
Sydney Jewish Museum reveals its new CEO
July 19, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
The CEO of the Australian National Maritime Museum has been appointed to succeed Norman Seligman as CEO of the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and dealing with COVID
July 16, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies continues to provide information about the health orders and the services that are available during the lockdown. Read more
Jonathan Coleman, a good friend of Jewish House
July 11, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Jewish House CEO Rabbi Mendel Kastel is personally saddened by the news of the death of TV star Jonathan Coleman. Read more
For the first time, Australia brands an extreme right-wing group as a terrorist organisation
June 17, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has approved regulations listing the antisemitic far-right Sonnenkrieg Division as a terrorist organisation. Read more
Go behind the Archibald
June 15, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Each year, art-lovers Australia-wide wait with bated breath to learn the names of the winning artist and the subject behind the portrait which snares the coveted Archibald Prize. Read more
Geoffrey Edelsten passes away at 78
June 13, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Geoffrey Edelsten, the former Mount Scopus student who went on to attain degrees in medicine and surgery ahead of owning the AFL teams Sydney Swans has passed away in his home in St Kilda. Read more
My friend Isaac
June 3, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney-based Steven Lowy is the Chairman of the World Board of Trustees of Keren-Hayesod and has worked extensively with President-elect Isaac Herzog. Read more
16 years of community leadership
May 24, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
On May 14, Vic Alhadeff closed his office door at The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies where he had served its CEO for 16 years. Read more
Tale of two rallies
May 24, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney hosted two rallies showing solidarity with Israel. One was in the heavily-guarded Central Synagogue hosted by major community organisations and the other involved a motorcade in the Eastern Suburbs which transported supporters to Bondi Beach where showed their solidarity waving Israeli flags.
