Record number of students visit the Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum has reported that a record number of students have visited its exhibitions this year. Read more

New book on William Cooper – and the march makes its mark

The 1938 march to the German Consulate in Melbourne by a group of Aborigines to protest the Holocaust-triggering events of Kristallnacht was re-enacted recently. Read more

Greek welcome for Holocaust studies

The Australian Hellenic Educators’ Association in New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland has welcomed the decision to make mandatory Holocaust education compulsory. Read more

Holocaust studies in NSW schools

Major newspapers have reported that Holocaust studies will be mandatory in all NSW schools. Read more

NSWJBD-Honest Reporting Advocacy Mission – Day 8

Twenty people – mostly members of Sydney’s Jewish community, plus a number of West Australians and Americans  – are currently participating in the inaugural NSW Jewish Board of Deputies-HonestReporting Advocacy Mission in Israel – Day Eight from George Foster. Read more

UIA NSW announces new president at AGM

Bruce Fink has handed over the presidency of the The United Israel Appeal of NSW to Lance Rosenberg at its recent 51^st AGM. Read more

PJ Library Officially Open

The PJ (Pyjama) Library mails free Jewish themed books and music CD’s to families on a monthly basis. It was officially launched in Sydney last week at a big Pyjama Party at Set Café,  Westfield Bondi Junction. Read more

Tonight is Census Night – Please Identify

Sydney’s Jewish Communal Appeal has sent a message requesting all Australian Jews identify as being Jewish in today’s census. Read more

Kosher Coaching

The Kosher School run by Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen hosted seven classes from Moriah College for Kosher coaching…
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Historic Greek Link to Jewish Museum

The Greek Consul-General visited the Jewish Museum in Sydney last week…and saw a stone commemorating one of his predecessors, Samuel Cohen who inaugurated the building almost 100 years ago. Read more

JCA honours volunteers

More than 250 volunteers have been honoured at the 2010 Jewish Communal Appeal Gala Event held at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion this week. Read more

A night to remember

Sydney women came out in force last night to support the Jewish Communal Appeal and to listen to the extraordinary, Jacqueline Pascarl.

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Margo lays a wreath

Robin Margo SC, President of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, laid a wreath at a Jewish commemoration service on Sunday to mark ANZAC Day. Read more

Yom Hazikaron – Sydney

More than four hundred community members attended the State Zionist Council of NewSouth Wales’  Yom Hazikaron ceremony at the National Council for Jewish Women in Woollahra.  Read more

Seder gets an unexpected Eliyahu!

A Seder organised by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies at Sydney Girls High school had an unexpected visitor when a curious local resident investigating the activity, refused security personnel’s request to leave and was held handcuffed by them until police arrived, resulting in the visitor suing the then NSWJBD president and the 22 others present as well as the security company.  Read more

Younger Deputies in NSW

The elections for the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies have elicited unprecedented results; 99 people nominated for 75 General Franchise Deputy positions. Read more

Shalom Institute funds Aboriginal medical students

Sydney’s Shalom Institute is funding Aboriginal medical students through the exhibition and sale of Aboriginal art..with ten indigenous students currently in residence in Shalom College. Read more

South African comedy show heading to Sydney

Illana Klevansky, a 2006 nominee for West Australian Citizen of the Year, will bring her one-woman comedy show “Kugel” to Sydney at the end of August. Read more

NSW celebrates Israel’s Independence Day

The Israeli ambassador Yuval Rotem and the NSW Premier, Nathan Rees joined members of the community to celebrate Israel’s 61st Independence Day. Read more

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