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

Jan-6 8.30pm SBS-World Movies: On the Basis of Sex

December 4, 2023 by  

A bright young Ruth Bader Ginsburg goes through numerous obstacles in her early career.

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Letter from 6,300 Australians presented to President Herzog

November 29, 2023 by  

6,300 Australians have affirmed their solidarity with Israel through a letter presented to Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a meeting in Jerusalem with a leadership delegation of the Zionist Federation of Australia and the United Israel Appeal. Read more

Julian Leeser: The Greens are now worse than One Nation

November 24, 2023 by  

Liberal MP Julian Leeser spoke on antisemitism at the Robert Menzies Institute Conference at the University of Melbourne today. Read more

New CEO for the Zionist Federation of Australia

November 21, 2023 by  

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has announced the appointment of Alon Cassuto as its new CEO, to lead the organisation through the most challenging times faced by Australia’s Jewish community. Read more

“Antisemitism within our motu”

November 20, 2023 by  

“There is no place in New Zealand for the threats, assaults, school bullying, graffiti, property damage, and the open anti-Jewish antagonism in social media and inflammatory public rhetoric which are threatening to our community and harmful to the country’s social cohesion,” said Juliet Moses, recently-elected President of the New Zealand Jewish Council (NZJC). Read more

Grotesque vandalism

November 20, 2023 by  

The leader of Victoria’s Jewish community has condemned the antisemitic vandalism perpetrated in Melbourne’s CBD. Read more

Awards at JCCV AGM

November 19, 2023 by  

The 2023 JCCV General Sir John Monash Award was presented to Pauline Rockman at the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) AGM on Monday night. Read more

Counter-terrorism sanctions on Hamas supporters

November 19, 2023 by  

The Australian Government has imposed counter-terrorism financing sanctions on eight persons and one entity in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Read more

Bondi altercation

November 17, 2023 by  

A 19-yr-old Jewish man has been charged following an altercation in Bondi with four teenagers. Read more

A letter from Allegra Spender

November 15, 2023 by  

Thank you to the many of you who reached out to my office regarding the motorbike convoy that travelled from Lidcombe to Coogee on Saturday evening. Read more

Solidarity with Israel? Sign a letter to President Herzog

November 14, 2023 by  

Sign a letter to President Isaac Herzog to show your solidarity with Israel. Read more

Jewish Care: 175 years of service to Melbourne’s Jewish community

November 14, 2023 by  

Jewish Care Victoria celebrates its 175th Anniversary on Sunday. Read more

Important message from the CSG

November 10, 2023 by  

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and CSG NSW have been made aware of a planned pro-Palestine motorcycle convoy which may enter the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney after 5pm tomorrow evening, Saturday 11 November 2023. Read more

Messages of hope

November 10, 2023 by  

Messages of hope for the hostages being held by Hamas will be soaring sky high on Sunday, 12th November, when the Jewish community of Melbourne fly hundreds of kites in Caulfield Park as part of the Bring Them Home campaign. Read more

A letter from Yad Vashem

November 9, 2023 by  

Over the last few days and weeks, we have been witnessing an exponential increase in antisemitic acts and antisemitic rhetoric aimed at Jews. Read more

Indigenous Friends of Israel concerned about fundamental preachers

November 8, 2023 by  

Indigenous Friends of Israel founders Norman and Barbara Miller refuted the claims of Brother Ismael recently at the Al Madina Dawah Centre, southwest Sydney that Hamas is not a terrorist organisation. Read more

Melbourne’s Wall of Hope desecrated

November 7, 2023 by  

The Wall of Hope, located on the exterior of Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre, was desecrated overnight. Read more

Vigil at Federation Square marks 30 days since Hamas massacre

November 7, 2023 by  

Hundreds of people attended a vigil on Monday night at Melbourne’s Federation Square to mark ’30 days’ since Hamas infiltrated Israel’s southern border, massacring 1400 people, wounding over 5000 and kidnapping 241. Read more

Israeli academics join with others in calling the UN to help to release hostages

November 3, 2023 by  

Senior Israeli and international academics are calling on the UN Secretary-General to take action to secure the release of Israeli children abducted in Gaza and prevent irreparable harm. Read more

U.S. foreign relations expert talks to AIJAC

October 26, 2023 by  

“The events of October 7, in a way, changed everything.” This was how Elliot Abrams, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former point man for Iran and Venezuela during the Trump administration, opened his address to an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) function. Read more

AIJAC adds its voice to the monitoring of aid to Gaza

October 26, 2023 by  

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has joined international Jewish organisations in calling on the European Commission to monitor the allocation of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians – ensuring that funds are not diverted to Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Read more

‘United Against Terrorism’ exhibits photos of victims of October 7

October 20, 2023 by  

Pictures of over 1,000 persons abducted, missing, or killed in the Hamas attack were displayed on empty seats in the Smolarz Auditorium at Tel Aviv University. Read more

Jewish, Muslim communities receive government funds to bolster security

October 20, 2023 by  

The Australian government is funding $25 million to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc (ECAJ) and $25 million to Australian Palestinian, Muslim and other communities affected by the current Gaza conflict. Read more

“Heartwarming and moving” Israel motion once again opposed by the Greens

October 17, 2023 by  

The Victorian Parliament passed a motion this afternoon expressing solidarity with Israel and condemning the recent atrocities committed by Hamas. Read more

NZ contributes NZ$5m for humanitarian needs

October 17, 2023 by  

The New Zealand Government is providing NZ$5 million in funding following appeals to address urgent humanitarian needs in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Read more

Prime Minister’s motion condemning Hamas attack passes 135-4

October 16, 2023 by  

The Greens’ Adam Bandt [VIC], Stephen Bates [QLD], Max Chandler-Mather [QLD] and Elizabeth Watson-Brown [QLD] stood alone in federal parliament today opposing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s motion condemning last week’s heinous attack on southern Israel. Read more

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