From Australia’s Jewish past

Moritz Gotthelf – Prominent Commercial Businessman and Community Stalwart Read more

PM ‘concerned’ by social cohesion after uni protests

Anthony Albanese is concerned about rising tensions on university campuses as student protesters clash over war in the Middle East and the foreign minister warns Israel against another ground invasion in Gaza.
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Cairo talks continue but hopes for Gaza ceasefire slim

Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appear slim as Hamas reiterates its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly rules that out. Read more

Two more Israeli Oct 7 victims declared dead

Two more Israeli victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre were declared dead late last week—Elyakim Libman, 23, a security guard at the Nova dance music festival presumed to have been taken hostage but whose body was found in Israeli territory, and Dror Or, 49, who was kidnapped to Gaza from Kibbutz Be’eri. Read more

Holocaust Day

Next Monday, we will observe our Yom HaShoah. We may hear the cliché “ Never again” and realize it means nothing to the majority of people in the so-called civilized world. Read more

Jerusalem awaiting Hamas’s response to hostage-deal proposal

Jerusalem was still waiting on Thursday morning for a response from Hamas to the latest hostage-deal proposal, which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday features “very important compromises” by Israel. Read more

May-16 4:55pm SBS-World Movies: The Scarlet and The Black

Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during the World War Two, by hiding them in the church. Read more

May-23 00:05am SBS-World Movies: Once Upon a Time in America

Sergio Leone’s internationally acclaimed masterpiece ‘Once Upon A Time In America’ is an epic gangster film spanning decades. Read more

Netanyahu slams proposed sanctions on Israeli military

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will fight sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations after media reports said Washington was planning such a step. Read more

Amazon pulls book by Hamas leader Sinwar

Amazon has stopped selling The Thorn and the Carnation, a book written by Hamas senior leader Yahya Sinwar, following a complaint filed with the e-commerce giant by Israeli NGO B’Tzalmo. Read more

Australia receives report into killing of aid worker

Australia has been handed a report into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom by the Israeli military. Read more

Spain to recognize Palestinian state by July, says its prime minister

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his country will recognise Palestinian statehood by July. Read more

Apr-23 9:30pm SBS-World Movies: The Conference

On Jan 20, 1942, leading representatives of the Nazi regime meet in a villa in Berlin-Wannsee. Read more

We have ten double passes for “Golda” to give away

Thanks to Transmission Films, we have ten (10) double passes to give away to GOLDA a film starring Helen Mirren, Camille Cottin and Liev Schreiber. GOLDA opens nationally in cinemas on May 2. Read more

Need money to complete a short film project?

Applications close for the JIFF Short Film Fund Monday 1 April. Read more

Hebrew Uni professor awarded the Israel Prize

Dr Cochav Elkayam-Levy was awarded the Israel Prize in the field of Solidarity for her tireless work to raise awareness and acknowledgement of the crimes committed by Hamas on and following October 7 against Israeli women, children, men and families. Read more

Jewish support strong for Midsumma Pride March

Over 13 community groups and 100+ participants danced down the length of Melbourne’s Fitzroy Street St Kilda for the LGBTIQA+ Midsumma Pride March. Read more

Dry Bones: Believe it or Not

Israel’s prime minister talks tough, but… Read more

NZ Indigenous organisation leads opening of Indigenous Embassy in Jerusalem 

The Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem will open its doors on Thursday. Read more

2024 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients

A husband and wife score OAMs and two awards head to regional NSW.  Unless we have erred, the awards go to Victoria and New South Wales more or less evenly. We wish a hearty Mazeltov to all  recipients!

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World Jewish Congress welcomes Meta Oversight Board decision on Holocaust denial content

Meta’s Oversight Board is to address Holocaust denial content more seriously on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Read more

Wong tells Palestinians aid must be used appropriately

Penny Wong has told Palestinian officials that Australian aid must be used for delivering vital services to civilians in a warning against allowing terror groups to access the funding. Read more

In Ramallah meeting, Blinken calls for Palestinian state

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed support for “tangible steps” towards the creation of a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip during a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday. Read more

Hostage’s brother: Red Cross worker told family to care more about Gaza

CNN anchor Jake Tapper interviewed Dor Steinbrecher, the brother of hostage Doron Steinbrecher, a nurse and veterinarian from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, who told him that a Red Cross worker had dismissed a concern from their mother for needed medication, rebuking the family that they should be more concerned about Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Israel Institute of New Zealand: 2023 and 2024

As I reflect on the events that marked the end of 2023, it’s clear that IINZ needs to continue its work. The October 07 attacks are a significant turning point in the Middle East and the Western world. Read more

Readers letter: Petition to dismiss Qantas crew wearing Palestine pins

I am a member of the Jewish community, deeply disturbed by the recent actions of certain Qantas cabin crew members who chose to wear Palestinian badges while on duty. Read more

Jan-24 5:00am SBS World Movies: Fill The Void

Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of an Orthodox Hassidic family from Tel Aviv and is about to be married off to a promising young man. Read more

Jan-22 7:40pm SBS World Movies: The Art Dealer

In Paris, Esther is shocked to see her father’s reaction to an 18th-century painting. Read more

Jan-27 11:00pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz: One Day

This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more

Jan-27 5:30pm SBS-TV: Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero

Following Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Ukraine suffered some of the most horrific acts of genocide perpetrated during the Second World War. Read more

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