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Sydney man jailed for five years over foreign-directed antisemitic attacks

J-Wire Staff — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:21:37 +0000

A 32-year-old Sydney man has today received a maximum five-year prison sentence for masterminding a series of arson attacks and antisemitic vandalism incidents across the city in January 2025. Magistrate Jennifer Atkinson, in the Downing Centre Local Court, described the offences as part of an organised effort by foreign actors to inflame tensions between Arab […]

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ECAJ calls for compromise on hate speech laws

J-Wire Staff — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:09:36 +0000

Australia’s peak Jewish body has warned against a wholesale rejection of the federal government’s proposed hate speech legislation, as both the Coalition and the Greens signal they will not support the bill in its current form. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) says the draft laws have clear shortcomings but argues they also contain […]

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The launch of AUXiL

J-Wire Staff — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 23:24:07 +0000

Australia Israel Exchange this past week signalled a major step forward in strengthening commercial, technological, and research ties between Australia and Israel. The Sydney event brought together investors, founders, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders for what many attendees described as a “defining moment” for future collaboration. AUXiL, an initiative of CBDChabad Sydney, emerges from the foundations […]

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Tribe of Chutzpah comedy and storytelling night

J-Wire Staff — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:15:44 +0000

Jewish comedians are turning to comedy and storytelling with a special show in Sydney to lift spirits as the community continues to grapple with the fallout of the October 7 attacks. The collective behind Tribe of Chutzpah says the upcoming show will bring together comedians and storytellers who have weathered a difficult year, including some […]

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Man charged with intimidation near Sydney synagogues

J-Wire Staff — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:28:58 +0000

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged following allegations that he made threatening gestures toward individuals outside two synagogues in St Ives, Sydney. The incident occurred on January 4, 2025, on Link Road near Kehillat Masada Synagogue and Chabad North Shore, raising alarm among the local Jewish community and sparking widespread condemnation. According to […]

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A Horse Named Winx – double passes with our compliments

J-Wire Staff — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:35:08 +0000

A Horse Named Winx tells the inspirational story of one of our greatest athletes. At the height of her fame, Winx became known as the “people’s horse”—an Australian icon who transcended her sport—joining the realms of fellow legends like Cathy Freeman and Sir Donald Bradman. Although the world’s greatest racehorse retired in 2019, she’s still […]

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David Rose appearing in Sydney this week

J-Wire Staff — Sun, 12 May 2024 07:42:40 +0000

Comedy wunderkind David Rose is armed with a law degree and a philosophy degree, and he’s hellbent on becoming a better man. With over a decade of comedy under his belt, David has appeared on BBC Radio 4, ABC Radio National, The Debrief with Dave O’Neil, Breakfast with Sammy J and Tonightly (ABC). With over […]

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RARA needs your help

J-Wire Staff — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:38:07 +0000

Whether out in the country on a farm or down Balaclava Road in Melbourne, Chabad of RARA is here for you. RARA is the Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia. Rabbi Menachem Aron said: “In September last year, a group of people came from regional Australia to Melbourne to experience a weekend within the Jewish […]

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Penny Wong visits Yad Vashem

J-Wire Staff — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:45:58 +0000

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong visited Yad Vashem in Jerusalem during her short stay in Israel. Following her tour of the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, where she laid a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance, Penny Wong noted in Facebook: “It was important for me to visit Yad Vashem during my first trip to Israel […]

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Celebrating Israel

J-Wire Staff — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 05:48:50 +0000

The Annual Celebrating Israel 2023 was held at Sydney’s Central Synagogue recently and has been produced by Dalia Ayalon Sinclair since 2005. It marked the 76th anniversary of The Vote by the UN General Assembly on 29 November 1947, calling for the establishment of a Jewish State alongside an Arab State. ”In the chronology of […]

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