Peter Lerner: “I believe the IDF failed on three different levels”

July 19, 2024 by  

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, currently director general of the international division of Israel’s General Federation of Labor and a former IDF spokesman (2015-2019) – who returned to the role for several months after October 7 – addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) media briefing this week on the leadup to and conduct of the current war.

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ZFA lodging a complaint against Mary Kostakidis

July 14, 2024 by  

Alon Cassuto, CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, is to lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Mary Kostakidis, former top SBS newsreader for more than 20 years. Read more

Alan Gold: 1945-2024

July 11, 2024 by  

Alan Gold was a man of words. His professional life was filled with them, with over 20 books, countless book reviews, columns, and speeches to his name. Read more

NSW State government rejects Harry Seidler-designed Bondi synagogue heritage listing

July 11, 2024 by  

One of Australia’s most significant 20th century buildings could be demolished after it was denied heritage protections by the NSW Government. Read more

The 80th anniversary of the deportation of Jews from Rhodes

July 11, 2024 by  

Eighty years since the deportation to Auschwitz of Jews from the island of Rhodes will be marked at the Jewish museums in Melbourne and Sydney museums this month.

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Rambam Israel study group reports

Indigenous member of a recent AIJAC Rambam study program visiting Israel says the Jewish community has been a major friend to Australia’s First Peoples. Read more

Judicial inquiry into university antisemitism being examined

University vice-chancellors will be required to explain their failures to combat antisemitism on university campuses in a senate inquiry bitterly opposed by the Greens. Read more

Eylon Levy to address JNF annual campaign

Eylon Levy, the official spokesperson for the Government of Israel immediately following October 7 will headline the 2024 JNF Annual Campaign. Read more

Jewish Campus Taskforce to be reinstated for Semester 2

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) continues to address antisemitism on university campuses. Read more

MPs talk of their visit to Israel

Member for Caulfield and Deputy Leader of Victorian State Opposition David Southwick joined five other State Liberal MP participants in AIJAC’s Rambam Fellowship Program in recounting their recent visit to Israel at a luncheon for AIJAC supporters in Melbourne. Read more

WIZO NSW launches younger division

WIZO NSW’s younger division, Lev Echad, has been launched following a 10-day trip to Israel with nine members of the new group. Read more

A steep decline in measures of national resilience six months into the war

June 30, 2024 by  

A continuing study from Tel Aviv University and the Tel Hai Academic College tracked the resilience of Israelis for six months, at four points in time following the outbreak of the war. Read more

The University of Sydney deal with protestors: the community responds

June 26, 2024 by  

Six organisations have penned a Joint Statement on the University of Sydney’s agreement with pro-Palestine protestors. Read more

SJM equips students to deal with antisemitism

June 26, 2024 by  

Each year, 35,000 students visit the Sydney Jewish Museum to learn about the impact of the Holocaust by meeting survivors and taking part in a series of specialist workshops. Read more

UIA NSW launches Gesher

June 26, 2024 by  

UIA NSW has launched its new initiative, Gesher, designed to strengthen the NSW Jewish community further and connect it with the People of Israel. Read more

Following rally hate material, Victorian government must follow through on IHRA and stop the spread of Antisemitism

June 24, 2024 by  

Premier Jacinta Allan was today urged to crack down on the manufacture and display of virulently antisemitic material that were both on show and on sale at yesterday’s pro-Palestinian protest in Melbourne. Read more

Australian government called on to proscribe IRGC as a terrorist organisation

June 20, 2024 by  

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has called on the Federal Government to emulate its Canadian counterpart and list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation. Read more

Bret Stephens tells AIJAC that we may be reliving the days of Theodore Herzl

June 19, 2024 by  

The Jews have unfortunately re-entered history after October 7, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens told a large crowd at the Central Synagogue this week during an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) event. Read more

JCCV shocked by level of anti-Jewish hate

June 19, 2024 by  

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) remains shocked and appalled at the level of anti-Jewish hate in the local community. Read more

Capture your loved ones’ stories for future generations

How will your kids, grandkids and future generations remember your loved one’s stories?

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More funds for Holocaust survivors

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) has announced an A$170 million increase in funding for social welfare services, involving acute assistance for Holocaust survivors for each of the next two years. Read more

UIA Yom Ha’atzmaut mission strengthens participants and the People of Israel

Despite the ongoing turbulent and stressful situation that Israel is currently facing, UIA and its supporters felt compelled, more than ever before, to show their unwavering support for our brothers and sisters in Israel at a time that they need it most. Read more

Richard Kemp attempts to communicate with Sydney Uni pro-Palestinian protestors

A strong supporter of Israel, Colonel Richard Kemp joined StandWithUs’ Michael Gencher and faculty and students at the University of Sydney in an effort to engage with and understand the motivations and goals of the pro-Palestinian encampment protesters on campus.

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Shavuot unveiled

Moishe House community members from across Australia and New Zealand united in Sydney last weekend to connect, deepen their knowledge of Jewish community building, and celebrate Shavuot in a new way. Read more

Reading halls dedicated in the name of Frank Lowy’s parents

May 22, 2024 by  

The centrepiece of the new  National Library of Israel’s building is The Hugo and Ilona Lowy Main Reading Halls, dedicated on May 16 at a private ceremony attended by Sir Frank Lowy, the Lowy family and invited guests in the presence of the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog. Read more

Sydney Jewish Museum expansion gets the green light

The Sydney Jewish Museum has received approval from the City of Sydney Council for its major capital works project which will extensively enlarge its space. Read more

Yom Ha’atzmaut message from Peter Dutton

May 14, 2024 by  

Australia’s leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton’s Yom Ha’azmaut message. Read more

Cross bench MPs calls on the government to deal with university antisemitism

Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Zoe Daniel have released a statement calling on the government to take steps to combat antisemitism within Australian universities. Read more

Liberal Party starts campaign to regain Wentworth

Global executive and entrepreneur Ro Knox has begun her campaign to give Wentworth a strong voice in the next Federal Government. Read more

Julia shortlisted for a book not yet completed

Sydney-based Julia Levitina, debut author of The Girl From Moscow, has been shortlisted in the world-wide United Kingdom-based Historical Novel Society’s prestigious First Chapters Competition. Read more

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