Capture your loved ones’ stories for future generations

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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

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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

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

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

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

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