AIJAC: Keep aid from UNRWA but keep aid flowing

March 13, 2024 by  

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has called on the Australian government to stand firm and avoid making the recent mistakes of Sweden and Canada in their resumption of funding to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA, given the mounting evidence that its Gazan operations are complicit in Hamas’ massacre on southern Israel on October 7.

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The sermon by Imam Abdul Salam Zoud

March 12, 2024 by  

Last month, Imam Abdul Salam Zoud delivered a sermon at Masjid As-Sunnah in Sydney’s Lakemba. Read more

Tools to fight hate speech

March 11, 2024 by  

Courage to Care and cool.org  have launched a nation-wide online education resource for teachers and students to fight against the alarming increase in hate speech in Australia. Read more

Reporting on a visit to Israel

March 11, 2024 by  

Four recent visitors to Israel on AIJAC’s Rambam Israel Fellowship program, three Federal MPs and one from the media, reported on their visits to AIJAC supporters at a recent Melbourne function. Read more

A new CEO for JNF Australia

March 6, 2024 by  

Doron Lazarus has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of JNF Australia. Read more

J-AIR: New board, new plans

March 5, 2024 by  

Jewish community radio J-AIR, 88FM, is planning a new future in an ever-changing media environment. Read more

Cancelled Israeli comedians find a new home

March 5, 2024 by  

Shahar Hason and Yohay Sponder are Israeli comedians who found themselves stageless when Sydney’s Chauvel cancelled their performance. Read more

StandWithUs appoints Michael Gencher as executive director

March 1, 2024 by  

StandWithUS has announced the appointment of Sydney-based Michael Gencher to the role of Executive Director, StandWithUs Australia. Read more

Melbourne Jewish man assaulted then accused of breaching the peace by police

February 23, 2024 by  

An Australian Jew attending a Melbourne council meeting was assaulted by pro-Palestine protesters and then removed from the area by police, sparking questions about antisemitism and police intervention. Read more

Easy uni entrance for Israeli reservists

February 22, 2024 by  

Tel Aviv University says for the next school year, many hundreds of students who serve in the IDF reserves will be eligible for admission to study for a bachelor’s degree through a new admission route that will be opened for them in all fields of study on campus (excluding medicine), without the need for a psychometric exam. Read more

34% reservists at Tel Aviv University are women

February 9, 2024 by  

New data from Tel-Aviv University reveal a major change in women’s contribution to the war effort compared to the past. Read more

ERDI Foundation continues support for Courage to Care

February 7, 2024 by  

The ERDI Foundation recently recommitted support to Courage to Care for the next three years with a significant investment of more than $200,000. Read more

Hadassah’s pioneering 3D surgery restores soldier’s shattered knee

February 5, 2024 by  

Hadassah doctors have successfully reconstructed a soldier’s knee surgically using a 3D printer and a bone taken from his pelvis, a complicated injury during an intense battle in Gaza, resulting in the complete shattering of the knee. Read more

Young Jewish leaders visiting Israel

February 4, 2024 by  

The Zionist Federation of Australia, in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel, has organised a week-long delegation of Australian Jewish youth leaders to visit Israel. Read more

Jeremy Leibler zooms the Knesset

January 30, 2024 by  

ZFA President Jeremy Leibler has participated in a global forum on antisemitism convened by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Knesset. Read more

Gandel Rehabilitation Centre in Jerusalem treating war-wounded

January 22, 2024 by  

Hadassah representatives clapping and singing “Shalom Aleichem” welcomed the first patients into the Gandel Rehabilitation Centre at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus marked the phased opening of the facility. Read more

Festival of hate

January 12, 2024 by  

A Queensland folk festival turned into a shopfront for pro-Palestine supporters, creating a toxic environment for Jewish stallholders and patrons. Read more

Save a Child’s Heart treats its 7,000th patient

January 12, 2024 by  

Save a Child’s Heart marked a major milestone when it cared for Kelvin, a 10-year-old from Kenya, the 7,000th child treated by the Israeli humanitarian organisation since its establishment in 1995. Read more

Netanyahu: ‘Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza’

January 11, 2024 by  

Israel does not intend to occupy Gaza permanently nor to displace its civilian population, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Read more

Pedalling across the Jewish world to raise awareness of the hostages

January 9, 2024 by  

300 cyclists have signed up for two rides down the coast from Melbourne on Sunday to highlight the plight of the 133 hostages remaining in Gaza. Read more

Kindertransport survivor, celebrates 100th birthday

January 5, 2024 by  

Kindertransport survivor Walter Bingham celebrates his 100th birthday in Jerusalem. Read more

Moriah shines in HSC

December 19, 2023 by  

Sydney Moriah College’s dux attained an ATAR of 99.9 in the recently published HSC results.

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Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC

December 17, 2023 by  

Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2023 students achieved strong results with many notable achievements. Read more

President Herzog lights the 8th candle with hostage families

December 15, 2023 by  

President Isaac Herzog lit the eighth candle of Chanukah last night at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv with the families of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Read more

Jacqui Lambie visits Hobart Synagogue

December 14, 2023 by  

The Hobart Hebrew Congregation hosted Senator Lambie for a meet and greet to express gratitude for the Senator’s speeches in Parliament that so eloquently call out antisemitism, detail the barbaric attack of 7 October, and argue for Israel’s right to defend itself. Read more

Rampant antisemitism in New Zealand’s schools

December 14, 2023 by  

In an ongoing survey of Jewish parents being undertaken by the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand since 22 November 2023, there is concerning evidence of high levels of antisemitism in New Zealand’s schools. Read more

Stronger together: UIA and ZFA Leadership Solidarity Mission to Israel

December 11, 2023 by  

UIA Australia President Esther Frenkiel and Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler, together with a delegation of Australian Jewish leaders, recently embarked on a whirlwind four-day solidarity mission to Israel. Read more

Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”

December 11, 2023 by  

The results of over 75% of Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 12 were in the top 20% of the state. Read more

NZ leadership concerned with political language used in Israel-Hamas war statements

December 8, 2023 by  

The New Zealand Jewish Council and the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand are dismayed at the use of inflammatory and Holocaust-related language in the political arena in New Zealand. Read more

Kibbutz Nahal Oz

December 4, 2023 by  

On October 7th, dozens of terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Nahal Oz from the northern Gaza Strip. Read more

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