Magical musical performance heading to Toorak Synagogue

Toorak Synagogue is opening its doors to the public for this special concert featuring the music of Rachmaninov and Bruch performed by cellist Umberto Clerici and pianist Konstantin Shamray. Read more

WWII poems in English and Yiddish

The Song Remains, an online anthology of over 160 Yiddish poems by 36 authors with English translations, will be launched later this month in New Zealand online. Read more

AUJS meets with Education Minister

Key AUJS student leaders have met with Federal Education Minister Jason Clare and Labor MP Josh Burns to address the troubling escalation of antisemitism on university campuses nationwide over the past seven months. Read more

Shadow Education Minister calls for a Senate inquiry on antisemitism in university campuses

Shadow Minister for Education Sarah Henderson said Australians were witnessing a failure of leadership from the Albanese Government and vice-chancellors in dealing with antisemitism in Australian universities. Read more

Gesher by UIA: A new and exciting way to connect with Our People

UIA NSW has launched a new initiative to strengthen our community further in connecting us with the People of Israel. Read more

Courage to Care to reach a further 20,000 Victorian students

In the face of escalating hate speech and discrimination, Courage to Care aims to educate and empower an additional 20,000 students across Victoria. Read more

Josh Frydenberg to present a documentary on antisemitism

Sky News Australia will premiere a new documentary, Never Again: The Fight Against Antisemitism. Read more

“Concern for the Future of Jewish Life in the West”

Tel Aviv University and the American Anti-Defamation League have published the Annual Report Antisemitism Worldwide for 2023. Read more

Julian Leeser addresses Sydney’s Central

Federal Liberal MP Julian Leeser addressed the congregation during Sydney’s Central Synagogue Friday night service. Read more

Who is your Holocaust hero?

On this year’s Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem launched its “Who Is Your Holocaust Hero?” campaign. Read more

#CancelHate

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has launched #CancelHate, a new digital campaign. Read more

…and tomorrow morning at Sydney University

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May-24 11:30am SBS-Viceland: Israel: Cyberpower

Israel is one of the world’s cyber superpowers. Read more

May-22 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer

While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, was fighting in the Resistance during the Second World War, the debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren was selling Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more

May-21 4:10pm SBS-World Movies: The Crossing

December, 1942. Following their parent’s arrest for being part of the Norwegian resistance movement during the war, young siblings Gerda and Otto are left on their own. Read more

May-19 11:55am SBS-World Movies: The Man in the Basement

Jewish family man Simon and his wife Helen decide to sell a basement in their Paris building. Read more

Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices

Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ personal archive now at the National Library of Israel

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy and the National Library of Israel have announced a significant milestone for both institutions as the personal archive of the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks arrives at the Library in Jerusalem. Read more

NGO Monitor to speak at UNHRC

 NGO Monitor, a Jerusalem-based project of the Institute for NGO Research, will send a delegation of human rights experts to this week’s United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, in response to the Council’s ongoing obsession and biased condemnation of Israel. Read more

AUJS meets Prime Minister Albanese

Fifty members of The Australasian Union of Jewish Students have visited Canberra, where they met major political leaders. Read more

ECAJ lodges complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission against hate preachers

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has formally lodged complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) against two Islamic preachers in western Sydney over speeches that were made late last year, recordings of which were uploaded online. Read more

Hearing their voices – Israeli Women: powerful stories at UIA Women’s Division 2024 headline events

Over 2,000 women came together for UIA Women’s Division 2024 headline events across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth for memorable gatherings of unity, connection and solidarity with the People of Israel. Read more

AIJAC: Keep aid from UNRWA but keep aid flowing

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The sermon by Imam Abdul Salam Zoud

Last month, Imam Abdul Salam Zoud delivered a sermon at Masjid As-Sunnah in Sydney’s Lakemba. Read more

Tools to fight hate speech

Courage to Care and cool.org  have launched a nation-wide online education resource for teachers and students to fight against the alarming increase in hate speech in Australia. Read more

Reporting on a visit to Israel

Four recent visitors to Israel on AIJAC’s Rambam Israel Fellowship program, three Federal MPs and one from the media, reported on their visits to AIJAC supporters at a recent Melbourne function. Read more

A new CEO for JNF Australia

Doron Lazarus has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of JNF Australia. Read more

J-AIR: New board, new plans

Jewish community radio J-AIR, 88FM, is planning a new future in an ever-changing media environment. Read more

Cancelled Israeli comedians find a new home

Shahar Hason and Yohay Sponder are Israeli comedians who found themselves stageless when Sydney’s Chauvel cancelled their performance. Read more

StandWithUs appoints Michael Gencher as executive director

StandWithUS has announced the appointment of Sydney-based Michael Gencher to the role of Executive Director, StandWithUs Australia. Read more

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