Netanyahu: “The Jewish state refuses to be a victim of a nuclear holocaust”

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed civilians in a seven-minute speech made public in the early hours of the morning. Read more

UPJ welcomes new executive manager

The Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) has announced the appointment of Lynn Niselow as its new Executive Manager, following the retirement of long-serving leader Jocelyn Robuck. Read more

World famous architect joins team to design Jewish Life Centre and Mount Scopus

World-famous architect Daniel Libeskind will join the team chosen to design Melbourne’s Centre for Jewish Life and a new Mount Scopus Memorial College campus in Caulfield. Read more

Burger Centre to become part of the Monte

JewishCare and Montefiore have announced that after nearly two decades of joint ownership, Montefiore will become the sole owner and operator of The Burger Centre. Read more

Between sirens and drones the Kyiv Jewish community prepares for Shavuos

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Melbourne school hosts 12th annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony on historic VE Day anniversary

Courage to Care Victoria was again honoured to support Alkira Secondary College’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. Read more

Washington Jewish Museum shooting “a stark reminder”

Following the shooting of Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, in Washington, the Sydney Jewish Museum’s CEO, Kevin Sumption, said that this is a stark reminder that the threat of violence and hatred is ever-present. Read more

Program tackling Melbourne’s Jewish homeless youth

Lighthouse Foundation and Pathways Melbourne have announced a groundbreaking partnership aimed at tackling homelessness and trauma among Jewish youth in Victoria. Read more

More than an ambulance service

From high-tech innovation to humanitarian heroism, Magen David Adom is saving lives every day—and now Australians can step up and help carry the stretcher figuratively. Read more

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Melbourne’s The King David School will launch next week its innovative program tackling children’s problems with social media. Read more

Wellington graffiti condemned

The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand and the New Zealand Jewish Council have condemned vile antisemitic graffiti that appeared overnight in Wellington. Read more

Sydney’s Jewish community thanks retiring police chief

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has announced her retirement. Read more

Bandt loses his seat

The leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt, lost his seat when Sarah Witty was declared the new ALP MP of the Melbourne electorate. Read more

JNF Australia mobilise emergency campaign to help save what has taken generations to grow

Within hours of the outbreak of the wildfires in Israel, JNF Australia has mobilised and launched an emergency wildfire appeal, which will directly support the firefighting efforts, replace and upgrade critical equipment, rehabilitate forests, and provide long-term ecological restoration to damaged areas. Read more

Community experts lambast activists using antisemitism to intimidate

Experts Dr Andre Oboler and Professor Emirata Suzanne Rutland have penned A LETTER IN RESPONSE to those responsible for delivering a message  to Jewish homes in the Melbourne electorate represented by Independent Zoe Daniels. Read more

Worldwide antisemitism levels decline but still higher than before Oct 7

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Centre for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the Irwin Cotler Institute for Democracy, Human Rights and Justice, both at Tel Aviv University, publish the Annual Antisemitism Worldwide Report, focusing on 2024. Read more

A lifeline for Israel’s southern communities

In Israel’s southern periphery, life has never been simple. These are communities built on the foundations of resilience and courage – families living under constant threat but determined to thrive. Read more

Triguboff Institute marks three years of partnership in supporting the relocation of young professionals from Russia to Israel

64 young Russian-speaking, men and women in their twenties and thirties have participated in the Aliyah Preparatory Track for professionals in the fields of technology, computers, and marketing, in advance of their entry into Israel’s high-tech industries. Read more

What Bibi said to Donald

The full text of the statement delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 7, 2025. Read more

Hillel Neuer to headline Sydney JCA event

Esteemed international human rights lawyer and executive director of UN Watch, Hillel Neuer, will be the headline speaker at the 2025 Annual JCA Communal Campaign Event in Sydney. Read more

Short film awards winners

The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) and the Jewish Australian Screen Fund (JASF) have announced the winners of the JIFF Short Film Fund for 2025. Read more

AIJAC hears from top analyst

Ehud Yaari, renowned journalist, author, AIJAC Fellow and senior Middle East correspondent for Israel’s Channel 12, addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) supporters luncheon last week. Read more

Israeli charity SmartAID responds to earthquake disaster in Myanmar and Thailand

Israel’s SmartAID, which has operated during the past year aiding displaced people along the Myanmar-Thailand border, has immediately moved into action on the ground as well as calling for public support. Read more

UIA e-cards gives all the opportunity to celebrate Passover with dignity

This year, the Jewish People are fighting for our very survival. Thousands of our people have been displaced, injured and killed in our homeland. The war is not over and a state of emergency continues. Read more

World Jewish Congress calls on UNHRC to reject Francesca Albanese’s renewal

Francesca Albanese’s mandate as Special Rapporteur is subject to renewal. Read more

76 years after his burial, WW1 veteran Gus Solomon’s grave has been consecrated

Forty-five people attended the consecration of the official war grave of “Gus” Solomon Lipman, a Jewish First World War veteran, who had been buried in an unmarked grave in Orange General Cemetery. Read more

Nurturing our nation at the 2025 UIA Women’s Division events

Last week in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth – an extraordinary gathering of strength and solidarity unfolded as 3,000 women came together at the 2025 UIA Women’s Division events. Read more

Henry Ergas speaks to AIJAC

Professor Henry Ergas, an economist, academic and columnist at the Australian, recently addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) luncheon on the threats to Australian society and multiculturalism from the alliance between sections of the Muslim community and the progressive Left. Read more

First orthodox women’s writers weekend in Australia

The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia will host its inaugural writers’ retreat, offering aspiring women writers the chance to connect with like-minded individuals and foster their creative and spiritual growth. Read more

Triguboff Institute marks the completion of an initiative assisting the return of evacuees to the Gaza Envelope

A joint venture initiative of Shaar Hanegev Regional Council Kibbutz Ruhama and the Triguboff Institute has led to the return of the evacuated Kfar Aza Kibbutz community to a long-term temporary location in a neighbouring Kibbutz minutes’ drive from their homes destroyed during the October 7 attack. Read more

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