On the other hand

June 29, 2025 by  

Some semblance of normality has returned to daily life after two weeks of interrupted sleep involving running to and from the bomb shelter. Read more

Shabbat Korach

June 26, 2025 by  

Unpredictability Read more

Israel-Iran conflict: snippets

June 16, 2025 by  

New Israeli Naval Air Defence System Used for First Time, Downs Eight UAVs Read more

Explosions in Tel Aviv, new strikes by Iran, Israel

June 15, 2025 by  

Israel’s citizens have been told to be ready to take shelter, with a barrage of missiles from Iran on the way, in response to Israeli strikes. Read more

Updates 10:35

June 15, 2025 by  

The conflict continues: Read more

Magen David Adom speaker’s visa cancelled

June 8, 2025 by  

American-Israeli Hillel Fuld was preparing for this week’s visit to Australia, where he was to speak at Magen David Adom events in Sydney and Melbourne, but the Australian government cancelled his visa. Read more

Sydney’s new cemetery consecrated

May 26, 2025 by  

The largest Sydney cemetery to be established in 100 years will provide 28,000 double-depth graves for the Jewish community. Read more

Honouring those who rescued fellow Jews in the Holocaust

May 23, 2025 by  

A symbolic cornerstone was laid on Wednesday for the Jewish Rescuers Grove, a first-of-its-kind memorial honouring Jews who risked everything to save fellow Jews during the Holocaust. Read more

Sydney University Student council calls for the abolition of Israel

May 16, 2025 by  

At a general meeting of Sydney University’s Student Representative Council, anti-Israel students turned their backs when a Jewish student condemned Hamas. Read more

Sussan Ley reassures the Jewish community

May 13, 2025 by  

Sussan Ley has been elected as the first woman to lead the Liberal Party in the Australian parliament. Read more

Leaders congratulate Labor on election victory

May 4, 2025 by  

Community leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party on their re-election in Australia’s 2025 election.

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OBK and SmartAID support for California

January 10, 2025 by  

Yossi Segelman worked with Rabbi David Slavin in Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen for 12 years before moving to Los Angeles, where he established a sister OBK and now working around the clock offering support wherever needed by those affected by the wildfires. Read more

Two Australians recipients of Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honour

January 9, 2025 by  

President Isaac Herzog has presented the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour to seven leaders from around the globe in recognition of their longstanding contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
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Friday night with the Murdochs

December 24, 2024 by  

A packed Central Synagogue in Sydney where Rabbi Levi Wolff publicly thanked media giant Rupert Murdoch for his support for Israel and the Jewish community. Read more

JNF Blue Box needs emptying?…call Paul

December 18, 2024 by  

“I’ll travel anywhere to collect for JNF”, says Sydneysider Paul Lowinger. Read more

Vice Chancellor watches as a new mezuzah is affixed to Miriam’s door

December 13, 2024 by  

Vice Chancellor Mark Scott watched as Miriam Itzkowitz’s grandfather affixed a new mezuzah after someone ripped off and stole hers in the students’ quarters at Sydney University. Read more

Anthony Albanese announces $8.5m for the Sydney Jewish Museum

December 11, 2024 by  

The Albanes Government will gift $8.5 million to the cost of rebuilding the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Crisis point – ECAJ calls for action

December 9, 2024 by  

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling for action rather than words. Read more

Antisemitic incidents top 2000

December 2, 2024 by  

It took only two days for the ugly repercussions of the October 7 Hamas invasion of Israel to make themselves known not only in Sydney but throughout Australia and worldwide. Read more

Fraser 1938-2024

November 4, 2024 by  

At the end of September, I drove Fraser McEwing to the Opera House to review the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing a program including Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. Read more

Fraser Beath McEwing 1938-2024

October 27, 2024 by  

J-Wire has lost one of its closest friends with the passing of music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing who passed away overnight at the age of 86. Read more

A conversation with conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya

July 10, 2024 by  

Lidiya Yankovskaya left her home city of St Petersburg in 1995 to seek a new home with her family in Albany, New York, escaping the rampant antisemitism sweeping the Russian city. Read more

Surviving Nova creates new objectives for Millet

June 23, 2024 by  

Millet Ben Haim hid in bushes after escaping a barrage of terrorists who were chasing her while she was trying to escape from the October 7 attack on the Nova Peace Festival. Read more

Sydney University deal removes encampment and riles the community

June 23, 2024 by  

Community response to a proposal accepted by Sydney University pro-Palestine students to remove encampments ahead of the upcoming semester has blasted the university’s administrators. Read more

JCA fills the Opera House

April 9, 2024 by  

Six months ago, pro-Palestinian supporters caused NSW authorities to block Sydney’s Jewish community from attending the area where the Opera House’s sails were a giant blue and white banner following the Oct 7 incursion into Israel by blood-thirsty Hamas terrorists. Read more

Broadway bound via Opera Australia

March 15, 2024 by  

Doron Chester has plans to head to Broadway, but before that, the ex-Moriah student will perform in Opera Australia’s production of West Side Story on Sydney Harbour. Read more

Oscar a bitter sweet pill for Zionist chief

March 12, 2024 by  

Yaakov Hagoel has posted on X his reaction to British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s prepared acceptance speech following being awarded the Oscar for the Best International Film Zone of Interest. Read more

An icon dies – Rabbi Raymond Apple passes away in Jerusalem

January 21, 2024 by  

Sydney’s The Great Synagogue community has been saddened to hear of the passing of Rabbi Raymond Apple AO, who was the spiritual head of the congregation for over three decades. Read more

Don’t drink Coca-Cola says ABC’s TikTok channel

December 21, 2023 by  

National broadcaster ABC has removed a post on its TikTok account promoting the boycott of Israeli goods. Read more

“Gas the Jews” – stat decs with the police

December 18, 2023 by  

The Daily Telegraph has sighted four statuary declarations from witnesses who heard pro-Palestinian supporters chant “gas the Jews” outside the Sydney  Opera House. Read more

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