Remembering Jack Meister, Sydney Jewish Museum’s last Auschwitz survivor speaker

Jack Meister OAM passed away last week aged 97. For 30 years, until just two weeks ago, Jack was a much-loved weekly speaker at the Sydney Jewish Museum.

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Abbas no ‘prince of peace,’ Netanyahu tells Erin Molan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for embracing Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas as a “prince of peace” following their meeting in Paris. Read more

‘Micropenis’: new documentary to detail Hitler’s DNA

A new documentary aims to provide clarity on Adolf Hitler with an analysis of his DNA, although there are doubts about the method and conclusions. Read more

Music, poetry and stars align in “Custodians of the Sky”

Woollahra will be bathed in celestial splendour this November when Emanuel Synagogue hosts the Australian premiere of “Custodians of the Sky”, a landmark contemporary work by Australian composer Luke Styles. Read more

Stepping into the future of the Sydney Jewish Museum

Visitors to the Sydney Jewish Museum were recently invited to step into the future. Read more

Trump threatens to ‘kill’ Hamas if Gaza executions continue

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Hamas on Thursday over the terrorist group’s ongoing executions of civilians in Gaza. Read more

Court tosses out anti-protest laws to guard synagogues

Sweeping anti-protest police powers have been declared invalid after they were rushed through a state parliament despite concerns from faith leaders and legal experts.
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The first three

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The faces of Hostage Square

Waiting for the hostages. Read more

IDF move to the redeployment lines: pix and video

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar recently held a briefing for Israeli ambassadors around the world on the implementation of Phase One of the Trump Gaza plan. Read more

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire – special screenings ahead of JIFF

This important recently-released documentary will screen in Melbourne and Sydney. Read more

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From Qatar to the Gold Coast

Qatar is a small country with a tiny population of less than 400,000 citizens, but with immense wealth and an ideology that drives it. Read more

Australia urged to act after Israel genocide finding

Australia is being urged to take action against Israel after its war in Gaza was branded an act of genocide against Palestinians. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Edna Luber-Smith – active and enthusiastic community stalwart Read more

A letter to the Premier from Yankel Koncepolski

I just sent this letter to the N SW Premier regarding the surfboarders for ‘Palestine’. Read more

Netanyahu calls violent protesters ‘fascist militias’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly condemned violent protesters against his government on Wednesday after they started fires in Jerusalem, saying they were “just like fascist militias.” Read more

Ofek 19 satellite transmitting data after successful launch

Israel’s newly launched Ofek 19 radar observation satellite has successfully entered orbit, transmitted data, and completed a series of initial tests, the Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday morning. Read more

Israel’s government banned from UK defence exhibition

The British government has announced unilateral restrictions banning official participation from Israeli government and military representatives at the upcoming DSEI UK 2025 exhibition. Read more

Jessica Fox undergoes surgery after tumour diagnosis

Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has withdrawn from upcoming World Cup events in Europe after revealing she had a tumour removed from her kidney. Read more

Israeli inquiry says ‘Hamas camera’ was strike target

An initial Israeli military inquiry has concluded that troops struck what they believed to be a Hamas camera position in an attack on a Gaza Strip hospital that killed five journalists, but a further probe has been ordered into how that decision was made. Read more

The many lives of Anne Frank

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Eva Buhrich – a champion of modern design and a prominent architectural commentator Read more

Gaza civilians targeted by Hamas, Israeli coordinator reports (DISTRESSING CONTENT)

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Major General Ghassan Alian, has published today (Monday) a series of alarming videos on his English-language X account showing Hamas operatives beating, abusing, and shooting Gaza residents. Read more

Gaza starvation ‘fabrications will soon collapse,’ Israel says

“Israel does not have a policy of starvation. Israel has a policy of preventing starvation,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Saturday, in the wake of a U.N.-backed report proclaiming famine in the Gaza Strip. Read more

On the other hand

Does starting school earlier foreshadow a student’s future success? Read more

Israel gripped by nationwide strike as hostage families warn ‘silence kills’

A nationwide general strike swept Israel on Sunday as families of the hostages protested the government’s decision to expand the war in Gaza rather than pursue a deal to bring their loved ones home. Read more

Transparent Duplicity

Duplicitous deception is usually carried out in secret, undercover and with the intention of evading detection. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: All the world’s a stage Read more

What Albo has said on the Palestine trail

Prime Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will formally recognise Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Read more

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