Former ADL head says he’s cancelling NYT subscription over front-page ‘blood libel’
Abraham Foxman, the director emeritus of the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League, tweeted on May 28 that he was cancelling his New York Times subscription because the paper had printed a “blood libel” on its front page. Read more
Critical Race Theory, Jews and Israel
According to the command of the Lord, the Israelites journeyed and according to the command of the Lord they camped. Read more
Two Israelis retell how they battled against attack by pro-Palestinians in New York City
Snir Dayan and Amit Skornik were hoping for a quiet bagel breakfast last week on a typical day in New York City…writes Alan Zeitlin Read more
New Zealand rallies for Israel
Simultaneous rallies were held in Hastings, Wellington and Auckland facing bitter cold in all centres, in support of the Jewish State. Read more
Misinformed celebrities lean on same old tropes
As the violence was escalating between the Palestinians and the Israelis these past two weeks—and the terrible but predictable death and destruction mounted—celebrities like Mark Ruffalo, Mia Farrow, Viola Davis, Roger Waters, American singer Halsey and British pop-star Dua Lipa have taken to social media, slandering Israel and trafficking in classic antisemitic tropes about Jews…writes Lana Melman. Read more
May-30 Melbourne: Lone Voice The launch of The Wars of Isi Leibler
The launch of the book on the life of community identity the late Isi Leibler written by Suzanne Rutland. Read more
Gazan kids celebrate Ramadan in Israeli hospital, despite rockets
Twenty-one foreign children recovering from heart surgery in the Tel Aviv suburb of Holon slept in a bomb shelter last week—just like thousands of Israelis—as air-raid sirens warned of incoming missiles from Gaza…writes Abigail Klein Leichman. Read more
Let my people be …writes a Moriah graduate in Israel
I wipe the sleep out of my eyes as I write this, sitting on the bed in the bomb shelter. Read more
South African Film Festival
The South African Film Festival (SAFF) will present an engaging program of nine documentaries, five features and two short films when it returns from 12 to 24 May. Read more
The Lost ANZAC Torah and a Remarkable Rabbi
This is the story of an important historical Sefer Torah, which was gifted to an Australian Jewish chaplain by the head of the Egyptian Jewish Community, Cattaui Pasha in Cairo, during World War I. Read more
‘I have already received my punishment,’ says ZAKA founder in suicide note
Co-founder and chairman of the ZAKA emergency service Yehuda Meshi Zahav, who is in critical condition following a suicide attempt on Thursday morning, left a suicide note in which he asks that his good deeds be remembered. Read more
Memorium: UK Jewish community marks loss of Prince Philip, beginning with prayer
As the United Kingdom honoured Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age 99, with a gun salute, flags at half-staff and the many who paid tribute outside of Buckingham Palace, Sabbath prayers for the longest-serving royal consort were a bit different in synagogues across the United Kingdom…writes Dovid Zaklikowski. Read more
The sound that commands us to remember
The sirens blaring as the State of Israel marks Yom Hazikaron—Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism—command us that we distinguish this day from all others. Read more
Yom HaShoah in Perth
At Perth’s Yom Hashoah commemoration last week, a symbol of the Jewish people’s regeneration as young Jewish West Australian Aaron Levine, sang the Partisans’ Song in Yiddish to the 350 strong audience. Read more
The future of Holocaust remembrance
Yom Hashoah is a day when Jews in their homeland and around the world remember their 6 million brothers and sisters who were so cruelly persecuted, hunted and murdered during the Holocaust…writes Gideon Taylor and Rabbi Israel Meir Lau. Read more
A definition of antisemitism that defends anti-Semites
In the latest instalment of Jews are our own worst enemies, a group of 211 professors have decided they should redefine antisemitism because they are not happy with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition…writes Mitchell Bard. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Jewish divorce and its problems in Australia’s early Jewish history
It is well-known that a number of first convicts transported to Australia were Jewish. What is less known is the problems that this created for Jewish marriage and divorce in the nineteenth century. Read more
We tracked antisemitic incidents in Australia over four years. This is when they are most likely to occur
This is the first in a series of two articles looking at antisemitism in Australia by Matteo Vergani, Deakin University and Dan Goodhardt, Deakin University
From Australia’s Jewish past: Some interesting facts relating to the Goldfields and Immigration
One of the problems faced by the early Jewish gold-mining community was gender imbalance. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: ‘’Finding the Viscount Canterbury’’
In January 1870 Harriet Schlossman purchased, for £2, a mining right for Claim No 163, Lot 12, Lower Paddock on the Berlin Goldfield, near Rheola Victoria, on behalf of her husband, Solomon Schlossman and son-in-law John Davis. Read more
Putting public interest first
These elections are about a vote for the right or for a fifth election rife with division, hatred, boycotts and terrible chaos that will tear our people apart. That’s the whole story. Read more
We can mend the rift in Israeli society
The State of Israel and its people are the loves of my life, and I have been serving them from a very young age, for more than two decades…writes Gideon Sa’ar. Read more
‘I’m going to turn Israel into a world superpower’
It used to be the norm for a right-wing prime minister on the campaign trail to visit settlements. Times have changed; A trip to Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangaria in northern Israel is now more appealing than a stop in Alon Shvut—as is the drive…writes Moira Kor. Read more
Clearing out notes in Kotel ahead of Passover under COVID-19 conditions
Workers at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem on Tuesday conducted the site’s customary biannual clear-out of all the notes stuck between the stones over the course of the previous six months. Read more
LONE VOICE, The Wars of Isi Leibler: Written by Suzanne Rutland and reviewed by Jonathan Arkush
Communal leaders who take on establishment bodies and challenge accepted wisdoms are not the norm. Read more
Former Sydney University head apologizes for insinuating Holocaust denier could speak at school
The president of University College London (UCL) has apologized for suggesting that he would allow a Holocaust denier to speak at the school because of his steadfast commitment to free speech. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: 1851 where we learn about Convict No 232
Unrest was growing throughout Eastern Europe and Jews were heading to America and England. Read more
Employment Sydney: ACCOUNTANT, Part-time
North Shore Temple Emanuel, NSTE – Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Read more
From Australia’s Past: 1852 Ballarat and the arrival of Abraham Abrahamsohn
This is the story of a very talented German who ventured to Australia via the US, having practised as a travelling mohel for the San Francisco Jewish community and occasional baked matzoh. Read more
Turning my back on my ugly, antisemitic teenage tweets
When I was a teenager six to nine years ago, I tweeted horrible antisemitic statements. I made generalizations about Jewish people; I promoted stereotypes about Jews, and I blamed Jewish people for bad things in my life…writes Adam Elayan. Read more
