Student ombudsman to focus on university antisemitism

The federal government is to establish a student ombudsman to investigate antisemitism in the nation’s universities. Read more

A strong Jewish presence in Waverley

Sydney’s Waverley Historical Society has launched an exhibition of ‘Celebrations in 19th and 29th century Waverley’ with a focus on the churches and synagogues in the area. Read more

ECAJ joins in slamming violent settlers

On August 14, dozens of Israeli citizens, some masked, set fire to vehicles and buildings and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails in the town of Jit in Samaria. Read more

Iran expert brings timely insights to Australia, NZ

“The Islamic Republic is fighting a military conflict designed to bail out Hamas – it’s trying to strike Israel on the cheap without absorbing any strikes,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, a Senior Fellow at the Washington D.C.- based Foundation for Defence of Democracies told journalists at an AIJAC press briefing this week. Read more

Olga Horak remembered in parliament

In federal parliament yesterday, Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender paid tribute to the late Olga Horak, who passed away in Sydney this week. Read more

MP calls on Victorian premier to confront threatening behaviour

Liberal Victorian State MP David Davis has addressed parliament on the behaviour of some pro-Palestine protestors. Read more

The Greens call for sanctions against Israel

Senator Fatima Payman has joined The Greens in their motion in the Senate today calling for sanctions against Israel, its prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government. Read more

Largest ever cohort at 10th annual Oxford Summer Institute amidst surge in global antisemitism

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Submissions sent to the International Criminal Court

Three independent Australian academic experts, together with AIJAC’s Dr Colin Rubenstein, have submitted a briefing to the International Criminal Court arguing against the arrest warrants being issued against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. Read more

Sydney University student body calls for the eradication of Israel

The University of Sydney Student Representative Council have hosted a Student General Meeting to vote on two motions in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, explicit support for the eradication of the state of Israel. Read more

From the president of Israel to world Jewry

President Isaac Herzog has sent a video message to Jewish communities around the world as Israel continues to face the ongoing threat of imminent attack from the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies across the region. Read more

Officeworks extends its apology

Officeworks’ managing director has extended her apology to the customer who was refused service in their Elsternwick store by a pro-Palestinian employee to the entire Australian Jewish community. Read more

Peter Dutton visits site of the Oct 7 massacre

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has visited the area where Hamas perpetrated the horrific attack on October 7. Read more

Officeworks staff member refuses to laminate AJN content

A Jewish man unwilling to be named was refused service by an Officeworks staff member because she supports “Free Palestine”. Read more

AIJAC to make an official submission to the ICC

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council will join three Australian academics to make a submission to the International Criminal Court opposing the issue of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. Read more

Peter Dutton visits Israel on the AIJAC Rambam study program

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has organised Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s visit to Israel as part of its Rambam study visit program. Read more

Six Australian Jewish Olympians ready for the Games

Six Jewish Aussies are ready to take on the world as Paris Olympics begin. Read more

New Head of High School at Moriah

Ryan Gill has been appointed as Moriah College’s Head of High School. Read more

Sydney Labor councillor calls for BDS

A  Labor Councillor will move a motion at tomorrow’s Canterbury-Bankstown Council meeting calling a review of links to any company “complicit human rights violations on the Palestinian people”. Read more

Australian leaders react to ICJ opinion

The Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice concerning Israel’s presence in the territories of the West Bank and east Jerusalem has been slammed by Australian Jewish leaders. Read more

Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal gets down to work

In Argentina, to mark the 30th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish centre bombing, Australia’s Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is meeting up with leaders of worldwide Jewish communities, including the US Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt. Read more

The Great’s Bat Mitzvah program spreads its wings

The Great Synagogue is offering its  Embracing Bat Mitzvah: Sisterhood and Tradition program to non-members and women across the wider Sydney Jewish community. Read more

The Great Synagogue vandalised

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has reported that Sydney’s The Great Synagogue has been vandalised. Read more

Shalom Australian Jewish Book Awards

Sydney-based Shalom has announced the creation of a new prize under the banner of the Shalom Australian Jewish Book Awards to recognise excellence in contemporary Australian fiction and non-fiction and to inspire and support current and future Jewish Australian authors. Read more

Woollahra Council condemns City of Sydney Council over BDS

Woollahra Council has passed a motion that no changes are made to the Council’s Procurement Policy that incorporate principles aligned with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign. Read more

“Zionism proxy for Jews” being removed by Meta

Meta platforms have announced a landmark decision, treating the word “Zionist” as a proxy for Jews and removing antisemitic hate speech from the platforms when Zionist is used merely as a disguise for antisemitism. Read more

An envoy to combat antisemitism for New Zealand?

Holocaust Centre of New Zealand chair, Deborah Hart said, there is no place for violence or hatred of any kind in New Zealand and yet we have witnessed an exponential rise in antisemitism in the months since October 7th.” Read more

Vale Professor Bill Rubinstein 1946-2024

The prominent Jewish historian, researcher  and intellectual Professor William (Bill) Rubinstein passed away suddenly on Monday 1 July 2024. Read more

Mural from Old Czestochowa Synagogue

The MHM’s new permanent exhibition, Everybody Had a Name, features an artistic reimagining of the elaborate ceiling mural from the Old Czestochowa Synagogue in Poland. Read more

Goulburn’s Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Goulburn is a NSW state heritage site and requires a conservation management plan to ensure its preservation. Read more

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