From Australia’s Jewish Past: Philip Louis Frankel

Businessman, mason, chazan, sportsman, and loyal Jew Read more

MPs clash with pro-Palestinian protesters over Gaza war

Queensland MPs have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters outside parliament during a rally against the Gaza conflict. Read more

Brisbane’s Story Bridge to be lit blue and white

Brisbane’s Lord  Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced the city’s iconic Story Bridge will be awash with blue and white lighting tonight. Read more

Celebrating Israel’s 75th at UIA QLD Campaign opening event

UIA QLD is counting down until its 2023 Campaign Opening Event with guest speaker Ayelet Shaked – Israel’s Former Minister of Justice and Interior – on Sunday, 26 March, in Brisbane. Read more

Qld to open first Holocaust museum in 2023

Queensland’s first Holocaust museum will open early next year in Brisbane’s central business district, the premier says. Read more

Second antisemitic attack on Brisbane Israeli restaurant

An online antisemitic post targeting Brisbane restaurant Yababi has seen the owners getting a flood of support on its Facebook page, with many showing keen willingness to make a booking to the popular eating place. Read more

Qld to join Vic with Nazi, hate symbol ban

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk will make her state the second to ban Nazi and other hate symbols to ensure extremists are “called out, confronted and condemned”. Read more

Brisbane man flew Nazi flag as ‘a joke’

A man accused of flying the Nazi flag above the Brisbane Synagogue, sparking statewide calls to ban hate symbols, told police it was “just a joke”. Read more

Brisbane commemorates Kristallnacht

More than 100 southeast Queensland residents have attended a moving Kristallnacht service at the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation. Read more

Nazi flag seized near Brisbane synagogue

Congregants at a Brisbane synagogue were confronted by the sight of a Nazi flag flying from a nearby apartment window, a local Jewish leader says. Read more

A new hall and apartments for the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation

The Brisbane Hebrew Congregation has overwhelmingly given the thumbs up for the design for its new communal hall. Read more

Brisbane Jewish history preserved

The records of Jewish marriage ceremonies celebrated in the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation between 1868  and 1946 are to be presented to Queensland State Library in a restored bound registry next month. Read more

Brisbane 6th in the non-Arab non-Muslim world on list of antisemitic posts

Brisbane may be a hotbed of anti-Jewish activity on social media according to new research produced by the Israel Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. Read more

Brisbane’s non-orthodox congregations merge

Brisbane’s two major non-orthodox communities have reunited following 10 years of separation. Read more

In search of a stone

28 Jews lie buried in Brisbane’s Mt Gravatt Cemetery with no headstone marking their identity. Read more

All apparently clear in Brisbane

Head of the Queensland Jewish Community Services Ari Heber has reported no incidents in Brisbane following the violent storm experience by the Queensland Capital. Read more