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‘From the depths’: Melbourne community gathers for Yom Hashoah commemoration

Rob Klein — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:34:00 +0000

Holocaust survivors and younger generations gathered side by side on Monday night as Victoria’s Jewish community marked Yom Hashoah with a powerful call to remember and reflect. About 1000 people filled Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University for the annual commemoration. The ceremony honoured the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust while recognising the […]

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Tradition revisited: Fiddler on the Roof returns

Rob Klein — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:42:36 +0000

Few musicals have endured like ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, but its staying power has never relied on nostalgia alone. Since opening on Broadway in 1964, the story of Tevye and his family has travelled across continents and cultures (it ran for more than 50 years in Japan), returning again and again because its central questions […]

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Taskforce steps up national response to antisemitism in education

Rob Klein — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:14:18 +0000

Universities are facing growing scrutiny over antisemitism as a national taskforce accelerates efforts to address rising incidents across schools and campuses. The Antisemitism Education Taskforce met in Sydney on April 7, with chair David Gonski and Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal reaffirming a whole-of-system response spanning early learning through to higher education. The […]

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Sydney preacher’s latest sermon targets Jews and Christians

Rob Klein — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:53:46 +0000

Sydney-based Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad has released a new sermon attacking Jewish and Christian beliefs. The Federal Court previously found him guilty of engaging in antisemitic hate speech. The latest remarks come amid ongoing scrutiny over reported links between his teachings and the Bondi Beach gunmen. The 30-minute address by Wissam Haddad, also known as […]

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NCJWA launches workshops for Royal Commission submissions

Rob Klein — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:05:21 +0000

The National Council of Jewish Women has launched a series of free national workshops to assist individuals in preparing submissions for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Led by the national body alongside its sections in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia, the sessions will be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth […]

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Survivors’ lives rebuilt in Australia to shape Sydney Yom Hashoah commemorations

Rob Klein — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:57:15 +0000

This year’s Yom HaShoah commemorations in Sydney will shift the focus from the horrors of the Holocaust itself to what followed: how survivors rebuilt their lives in Australia and how doing so helped shape the country they came to call home. Organised by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, the commemorations span four events over […]

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Brae Sokolski shows solidarity as new Star of David colours get green light from stewards

Rob Klein — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:02:11 +0000

Racing Victoria has approved revised racing colours featuring the Star of David for prominent owner Brae Sokolski after an interstate dispute over an earlier design. The new silks consist of a grey base with a blue Star of David, olive sleeves and an olive and grey striped cap. Racing Victoria confirmed the updated design meets […]

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Backlash grows over Sydney event defending ‘globalise the intifada’

Rob Klein — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:51:22 +0000

A City of Sydney council venue will host a public forum next month defending the phrase “globalise the intifada”, prompting strong criticism from Jewish leaders and renewed scrutiny of Cumberland councillor Ahmed Ouf. The event, titled “Why it’s right to say ‘globalise the intifada”‘, has been rescheduled to Tuesday 5 May at the East Sydney […]

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Stonnington Council faces antisemitism royal commission investigation

Rob Klein — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:05:25 +0000

Stonnington Council has been referred to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohestion after it deferred a decision last December to install a menorah at Malvern Town Hall. The City of Stonnington is a local government area in Melbourne’s inner south-east with a large Jewish population. According to the Herald-Sun, Stonnington resident, Josh Fast, […]

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Three charged over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in London

Rob Klein — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:55:40 +0000

British police have charged three men in connection with the arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer service Hatzola (known as Hatzolah in Australia) in north London. The incident took place in the early hours of 23 March 2026 when the vehicles, parked in the grounds of Machzike Hadath Synagogue on Highfield […]

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