Man charged for threatening X post

A man has been charged with threatening violence based on religion after he allegedly posted an offensive comment online. Read more

Alleged Woollahra vandaliser refused bail

A Sydney court has been told Mohammed Farhat was looking for the location of a nearby hospital before he allegedly went on a vandalising spree in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra. Read more

Reciprocal concerns

The Australian-Turkish community has condemned the recent acts of violence and vandalism targeting Jewish places of worship. Read more

WE ARE HERE! spreading its wings

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The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies president declined museum Albanese meeting

David Ossip, president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, declined to attend the press conference at the Sydney Jewish Museum yesterday when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an $8.5 million donation for the museum’s renovation. Read more

Man charged following threat to Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann

A man has been arrested in Queensland following a serious threat against Melbourne’s community centre Beth Weizmann over the weekend. Read more

Dutton/Paterson: Enough is enough

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Senator James Paterson are calling for stronger action in combating antisemitism and have announced new policies to achieve this. Read more

On Shabbat, the prime minister went to shul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Perth when the Adass Israel synagogue was firebombed in Melbourne. Read more

Where the $32m will go

The federal government has pledged  $32.5 million to te Jewish community (https://www.jwire.com.au/pm-personally-believes-synagogue-attack-was-terrorism/). How it will be spent. Read more

Academics welcomes the University of Sydney external review

The Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism (5A) has welcomed all 15 recommendations made by Bruce Hodgkinson’s University of Sydney External Review Report. Read more

B’nai B’rith essay winner

A tertiary student has won B’nai B’rith NSW “None Shall be Afraid” Essay Competition. Read more

Doxxing outlawed

The Australian parliament has passed landmark legislation to strengthen privacy protections for all Australians and outlaw doxxing. Read more

New Claims Conference position for Robert Goot

Robert Goot, deputy president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, has been invited to serve on the Claims Conference’s Ad Hoc Committee on Education Allocation Priorities. Read more

A vision for Holocaust remembrance: Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan on his first official visit to Australia

As Dani Dayan was preparing for his inaugural visit to Australia after assuming the role of Chairman of Yad Vashem in August 2021, he reflected on the weight of his responsibility in ensuring the Holocaust’s lessons are never forgotten. Read more

Ryvchin’s book on antisemitism reaches every member of parliament

The Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender has distributed Alex Ryvchin’s book ‘The 7 Deadly Myths: Antisemitism from the Time of Christ to Kanye West’ to each Member and Senator of Australia’s Parliament House. Read more

Yad Vashem head in Australia

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan is in Australia for the first time since taking the helm of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in August 2021. Read more

Taking the fight to the Greens

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A message from Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese for Yom Kippur

I send my warmest wishes to everyone observing Yom Kippur. Read more

Video story: The children of October 7

“In the Endless Field Outside My Home” reflects the horrors of the October 7th events from the perspective of children affected by the tragedy. Read more

A Rosh Hashanah message from Peter Dutton

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton writes: “The last 12 months constitute one of the most difficult periods faced by Jewish people around the world since the end of the Second World War.   Read more

Messages from Israel

Israel’s embassies in Canberra and Wellington have released statements following the Iranain missile attack on the country. Read more

Over 2,600 attend Moriah College’s Rise Up Appeal to rebuild high school

In a remarkable display of unity and pride, more than 2,600 members of the Moriah College community gathered for the Rise Up Capital Appeal, a landmark event aimed at raising funds to rebuild the College’s ageing High School. Read more

Australian representative heard Netanyahu speak at UN

Neither Foreign Minister Penny Wong nor Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations James Larsen attended the General Assembly in New York when Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed it. Read more

Hakoah starts to move forward

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U.S. showing interest in “In My Pocket”

Perth-based Eli Rabinowitz has returned from the US, where he met with directors of key organisations showing interest in the In My Pocket project. Read more

President Herzog chats with Gal Gadot

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JIFF 2024 ready to go

The Jewish International Film Festival 2024 will open in Melbourne on October 27 and in Sydney on the 28th. Read more

 B’nai B’rith NSW is confronting antisemitism and anti-Zionism with an essay contest

B’nai B’rith NSW is tackling antisemitism and anti-Zionism with a new essay contest calling for tertiary education students to share their perspectives and solutions to address the current antisemitism and anti-Zionism on campus. Read more

Where they lived, where they were executed

Israel’s Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant: “The IDF has released horrific footage taken in the Hamas terror tunnel where six hostages were murdered. Read more

Farewell from parliament

Jewish leaders and associates have paid tribute to Bill Shorten as he prepares to quit federal parliament to pursue a new role in his life as vice-chancellor of Canberra University. Read more

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