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Coalition ‘extreme’ for being against US on ceasefire
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 5:14 pm
The federal coalition has been criticised as being “extreme” for its stance against a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving it at odds with Australia’s allies. Read more
Police break up ‘hateful’ white supremacist protest
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 5:01 pm
Police have broken up a “hateful” white supremacist demonstration where a neo-Nazi ranted that “third-world” labour was replacing local jobs. Read more
Veteran cop questioned over ‘abhorrent’ Nazi salutes
Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10:22 pm
A Victorian police instructor will likely be charged by summons after being questioned by detectives over allegedly performing banned Nazi gestures.
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Restaurateur apologises for offensive anti-Israel sign
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 5:15 pm
A high-profile restaurateur has apologised for displaying a swastika on an anti-Israeli protest placard, saying his Jewish friends know he is not anti-Semitic. Read more
Civilians beat us’: Israeli teen discusses Hamas captivity
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 5:00 pm
In a poignant interview for the “Children of October 7” social media project, 13-year-old Eitan Yahalomi from Kibbutz Nir Oz shared the harrowing details of his captivity at the hands of Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Read more
Will Nemesh elected first Jewish mayor of Waverley in 16 years
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 4:49 pm
In a dramatic meeting at Bondi Pavilion last night, Will Nemesh was elected as Waverley’s new Mayor through a draw after a tie vote among councillors. Read more
Taking the fight to the Greens
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 4:42 pm
A message from Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese for Yom Kippur
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 3:57 pm
I send my warmest wishes to everyone observing Yom Kippur. Read more
Foreign journalist arrested in Israel for espionage suspicion links to Iran-funded media outlet
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 3:40 pm
Israel placed under house arrest a US journalist with ties to an Iranian-funded website over a video he posted detailing where Iranian missiles landed in Israel. Read more
Lebanon-Gaza link severed? Hezbollah appears to back down on key ceasefire condition
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 3:25 pm
Diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon have intensified as Hezbollah dropped its demand for a Gaza truce as a condition for a ceasefire with Israel. Read more
Made in Iran: Israel displays captured Hezbollah weapons
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 3:04 pm
Israel displayed Iranian-made weapons seized from southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Read more
Hezbollah ‘Golan Heights’ member eliminated: Israel
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 5:19 pm
Israel’s military has reportedly hit targets in Syria and killed a member of Hezbollah’s “Golan Terrorist Network” as it ramps up its war against the group. Read more
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 5:07 pm
Courage to Care VIC CEO Mike Zervos has ‘Raced Against Racism’, running a marathon and raising funds for Courage to Care. Well… he’s back and ready to run again in 2024. Read more
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Jessica Fox adds World Cup canoe title to stellar year
Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Paris Olympics star Jessica Fox has won again, taking out the overall World Cup canoe title by winning the final round in Spain. Read more
‘This medal was bigger than me’
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm
“Once I finished the competition, I realized that this medal was bigger than me,” Tom Reuveny, who won the men’s windsurfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, told JNS on Monday. Read more
With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 2:34 pm
Jessica Fox will spend the rest of the Paris Olympics cheering on her Australian teammates after winning two gold medals. Read more
Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 9:03 am
Jessica Fox has been bundled out in the heats of the kayak cross, ending her hopes of a third gold medal in Paris, but her sister Noemie is through to quarters. Read more
Features and Articles
War fatigue settles among Palestinians
One year after the Hamas atrocities in southern Israel ignited a multi-front war between the Jewish state and Iran’s regional proxies, a discernible trend is emerging among many Palestinians, especially those in Gaza. They are getting tired of the war. Read more
This year’s celebrations of Sukkot will be rather surreal in Israel. Read more
The pro-Palestinian protest marches are the antithesis of peaceful
Much has changed in Israel in the past few weeks, whilst many things remain the same. Read more
Earlier this week, there was a sound that has become all too rare. It was a Western political leader expressing unequivocal moral clarity. Read more
One of the prayers recited during Rosh Hashanah services deals with what may lie ahead in the year to come. Read more
Hope or Trust? Read more
Deborah Conway: new challenges for a brave artist
A book review by Anne Sarzin Read more
Morry Frenkel speaks with Peter Hartcher, award-winning political and international editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers, and non-resident Fellow at the Lowy Institute, about his op-ed in the above papers, titled, ‘Too ugly to imagine: Australia can’t allow ancient hatreds, like antisemitism, to fester’. Read more
Have you heard... ?
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 2:54 pm
Sydney’s B’nai B’rith Players have fine-tuned their acting skills under the tutorage of well-respected producer/director Moira Blumenthal. Read more
New Head of Senior School at Masada
Friday, September 27, 2024 at 3:57 pm
Lucy Benjamin has been appointed as Sydney’s Masada College’s new Head of Senior School. Read more
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:02 pm
Over 150 leaders and volunteers from the Indian and Jewish communities joined together for dinner on Monday night to commemorate Haifa Day. Read more
A heartbreaking story: love and loss during the Holocaust in Greece
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 4:11 pm
Sydney luminary Vic Alhadeff is the playwright behind “Torn Apart by War”, inspired by true events and the subject of a play-reading at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue this weekend. Read more
Benjamin Zipser appointed judge
Monday, September 2, 2024 at 4:17 pm
Benjamin Zipser has been appointed as a Judge to the Parramatta Registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2). Read more
Young-Gen
Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices
Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more
Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2023 students achieved strong results with many notable achievements. Read more
Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”
The results of over 75% of Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 12 were in the top 20% of the state. Read more
Sharni Briner, the Melbourne Coordinator for Diller Teen Fellows, attended a gathering in Chicago representing the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’
A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. Read more
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Oct-24 12:15pm SBS World Movies: Shiva Baby
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend at a Jewish funeral service – with her controlling parents and family friends also in attendance. Read more
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