Stronger together: UIA and ZFA Leadership Solidarity Mission to Israel
December 11, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
UIA Australia President Esther Frenkiel and Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler, together with a delegation of Australian Jewish leaders, recently embarked on a whirlwind four-day solidarity mission to Israel. Read more
LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program
March 3, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Almost 20 members of the Sydney Jewish community have gathered at Emanuel Synagogue for the launch of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ (JBD) LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program. Read more
UPJ offers workshop to respond to heightened antisemitism
June 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After discerning a high level of urgency to respond to heightened levels of antisemitism and ways to effectively engage when confronted by anti-Zionist and anti-Israel voices, the Union for Progressive Judaism has held an online workshop. Read more
NSW Plenum to focus on non-Jewish genocides
April 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides, which resulted in the loss of over 1.5 million lives, will be the focus of next week’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more
Multiculturalism NSW launches five year plan
March 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Multiculturalism NSW Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 has been launched at NSW Parliament House.
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History repeats itself
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In 1995 The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies celebrated its 50th anniversary in the NSW parliament and this year the House’s Legislative Council will be the venue once again as the Board celebrates its 75th. Read more
NSWJBD slams 10 daily news site for publishing racist story
June 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
News site “10 daily” has published a story highlighting a chain email blaming “white Aussies” for the problems emanating from an apartment building in Mascot experiencing serious cracks and instability. Read more
Reclaiming Jewish-Greek history
December 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff presented a paper on “The Jews of Rhodes” at a conference at Sydney’s Macquarie University on “Reclaiming Greece as a Field of Studies, Teaching and Research”. Read more
John Howard addresses a Liberal Party shabbat dinner
July 18, 2018 by J-Wire
Former Australian prime minister John Howard was the keynote speaker at a unique Liberal Party Shabbat dinner hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Women of Diversity Dinner 2018
July 10, 2018 by Community newsdesk
The Women of Diversity Dinner is Sydney’s premier event for women from diverse backgrounds. Read more
NSW Opposition Leader to speak at the NSWJBD plenum
February 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
If Luke Foley is elected Premier of New South Wales on March 23 next year, the state’s race-hate legislation will be overhauled. Read more
National Police Remembrance Day
September 29, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff represented the Jewish community at today’s touching National Police Remembrance commemoration in Sydney. Read more
Multicultural tour of Jewish Sydney
August 23, 2017 by Community newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ inaugural Bus Tour of Jewish Sydney gave a historic, demographic and geographic overview of the community. Read more
NSW Labor president to address plenum
May 11, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor president Mark Lennon will address the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum next week. Read more
Holocaust commemoration in cathedral
May 11, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Council of Christians and Jews has held a Holocaust commemoration at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. Read more
Journalists’ visit to Israel an invaluable experience
December 9, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Four leading Australian journalists have reported their impressions of a recent visit to Israel under the auspices of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Remembering Jews expelled from Arab countries
December 4, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The World Jewish Congress has co-sponsored an event at the United Nations in New York, organised by Israel’s Permanent Mission to the UN, to commemorate the expulsion of 850,000 Jews from Arab countries and Iran in the wake of Israel’s independence in 1948…a similar event was held in Sydney. Read more
Addressing NSW’s hate laws
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies is working closely with NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton on the need to amend the state’s hate-speech legislation. Read more
Alhadeff and Jones discuss Hizb ut-Tahrir
September 17, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies’ CEO Vic Alhadeff has spoken on air with Sydney radio station 2GB’s Alan Jones about Hizb ut-Tahrir a group which has accused Jews “of corrupting the world”. Read more
Paul Sheehan for NSWJBD AGM
August 12, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Columnist and senior Sydney Morning Herald writer Paul Sheehan will be the keynote speaker at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ 2015 Annual General Meeting next Tuesday evening. Read more
Australian military expert to address NSWJBD plenum
July 7, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Retired Australian Major-General Jim Molan, a member of a multi-national group of former military experts which defended the actions of the Israel Defence Force in its war against Hamas last year, will address the NSWJBD plenum later this month. Read more
New NSW program for up and coming politicians
June 30, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has announced its new Berger Fellowship program designed to strengthen ties between the Jewish community and future political leaders. Read more
Outrage at antisemitic attacks on Frydenberg
June 29, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
There has been strong reaction both within the Jewish community and without to a tirade of antisemitic tweets against federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Read more
Anti-semitism hits the mailboxes – again
June 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Homes in the Sydney suburbs of Bondi and Dover Heights have been targeted by an antisemitic group distributing leaflets stating that “to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise”. Read more
The Jewish approach to Organ Donation
June 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies June plenum will discuss the Beth Din’s position on organ donation. Read more
Seasons of Peace
December 21, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Over 100 people came together as religious leaders celebrated Chanukah and Christmas at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Dismay at flyers distributed in Sydney
August 26, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Homes in the Sydney suburbs of Double Bay and Bondi have been targeted in a campaign to spread racial hatred against Jews. Read more
New President at the Board
August 21, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Jeremy Spinak has replaced Yair Miller as the president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Israel Mission Day 6
Day 6 of our Mission saw us off in the bus to Honest Reporting Headquarters – Jerusalem Israel, where Simon Plosker, Managing Editor, gave us a crash course in ‘Understanding Media Bias’. Read more
Journos report back
November 27, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ recent Journalists Mission to Israel will address a public meeting in Sydney next week. Read more
