Ariel Bart to perform at VJs in Sydney

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Lookout avoids jail for role in Woollahra hate crime spree

A Sydney court has heard the real reason behind 21-year-old Thomas Stojanovski’s participation in a spree of antisemitic vandalism and arson that shocked Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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Dec-15 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 World War II, by hiding them in the church.
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Melbourne synagogue arsonist motivated by mental illness, judge rules

A judge ruled on Monday that the man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Eva Isaacs – psychologist and educationalist Read more

Hebrew University launches pioneering academic centre for addiction and mental health

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched the Israel Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (ICAMH), a landmark initiative established in response to the escalating mental-health and addiction crisis in Israel and around the world. Read more

Auckland Mayor clashes with pro-Palestinian group after refusing speaking request

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown faced heated scenes at Tuesday’s governing body meeting after refusing a request from the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) to address councillors, prompting protests and a brief disruption to proceedings. Read more

Two years of impact marking a lifelong commitment

UIA communities in both Victoria and New South Wales gathered for their AGMs and Report Back events, marking a clear post-ceasefire shift from emergency response to the long-term rebuilding of Israel both physically and emotionally. Read more

‘Shame!’: Danon slams UN for denying Hamas sex crimes after freed hostage reveals assault

Danny Danon, Israel’s representative to the United Nations, on Sunday slammed the world body for denying Hamas’s sex crimes after freed hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal revealed the abuse he suffered in Gaza. Read more

“I am Omer Shem Tov, and I am a free man”

Over 1,500 supporters under 40 filled three sold-out UIA Young Leadership events in Sydney and Melbourne to hear returned hostage Omer Shem Tov share his story of 505 days in Hamas captivity – and to back Shavim, UIA’s early-intervention program preventing PTSD and rebuilding resilience across Israel. Read more

Seligman recognised for two decades of leadership at Sydney Jewish Museum

At the Sydney Jewish Museum’s 2025 AGM held yesterday, 23 November, former CEO Norman Seligman was honoured as the inaugural recipient of a new award that now carries his name, the Norman Seligman Culture and Community Award.

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Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: clearest path to peace since 2022

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) was being disingenuous whilst sitting in the White House with President Trump on 18 November. Read more

Netanyahu on elimination of  acting Hezbollah Chief of Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the Israeli public on television Sunday night after the Israeli military eliminated

the acting Hezbollah Chief of Staff, in an airstrike in the Beirut area earlier in the day, declaring that Israel will not allow Hezbollah to rearm. Read more

Reconstructing Gaza: The devil is in the detail

No doubt, the passage of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803 on the postwar reconstruction of Gaza was a triumph for American diplomacy. Read more

The siege of Park East Synagogue and cooperating with Mamdani

In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory in the New York City mayoral election, most Jewish leaders believed that they had no choice but to do their best to cooperate with him. Read more

‘Destroy Israel’: Rabbi of NYC shul recounts targeting by mob

The 95-year-old senior rabbi of Manhattan’s historic Park East Synagogue, which was targeted by an anti-Israel mob earlier in the week, recounted the unsettling experience in an interview on Friday with the New York Post. Read more

Time for the UN to salvage its credibility

The United Nations is in the midst of a profound legitimacy crisis. Read more

Commemoration for forgotten Jews from Muslim countries

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) will host Victoria’s first community-wide commemoration of the Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran on Sunday, 30 November. Read more

Titanic passenger’s watch sets record at UK auction

A world record price has been set for Titanic memorabilia, with the sale of a gold pocket watch at a UK auction featuring mementos from the ill-fated ship. Read more

On the other hand

Despite two years of existential war, including against Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and the Houthis, Israel’s GDP per capita is higher than Germany, the UK, Canada and France. Read more

The muddled morass of ‘settler violence’

Earlier in the week, an Israeli man was murdered and three other people were injured in a stabbing and car-ramming attack at the Gush Etzion junction in central Israel. Read more

Israel boosts air defences with US$8.7 billion U.S.-backed Iron Dome expansion

Israel signed a multi-billion-dollar contract with defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems to expand serial production of the Iron Dome missile defence system, the Defence Ministry announced on Thursday.
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Neo-Nazi accused of threatening politician denied bail

A neo-Nazi accused of calling on supporters to “rhetorically rape” a federal politician will remain behind bars, amid a rise in threats against officials. Read more

Journey through history: Sydney Jewish Museum announces Berlin and Poland tour

The Sydney Jewish Museum is offering Australians a rare opportunity to walk in the footsteps of history with its 2026 Berlin and Poland tour.

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Never looking back, Holocaust survivor Maurice Linker farewelled

Holocaust survivor Maurice Linker passed away last week aged 95.

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Faulty Follies

As a long time fan of Fawlty Towers and the Life of Brian satirical series I was looking forward to the impending Israel visit of John Cleese. Read more

The Lost Ark

So many people love conspiracy theories, fantasies, and lost causes. Read more

Jewish community welcomes Kellie Sloane appointment, pays tribute to Speakman

Kellie Sloane has been elected unopposed as the new leader of the NSW Liberal Party after Mark Speakman stepped down on Thursday.

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Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France

Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish military officer who was falsely accused of treason in 1894 in France, has been posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general, AFP reported on Tuesday. Read more

Sotheby’s sells Klimt painting, stolen by Nazis and depicting a Jew, for US$236.36 million

A painting, which depicts a Jewish woman and which the Nazis stole after annexing Austria, sold for $236.36 million—reportedly a record for Viennese decorative artist Gustav Klimt—at a Sotheby’s auction on Tuesday. Read more

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