Sir Thomas More
July 25, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
I was always interested in history. Having been brought up in England, I have a particular interest in its history. Read more
“Spark an Intifada”? A dangerous and hypocritical poster on Auckland campus
July 25, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
A new poster recently appeared on the University of Auckland campus under the banner of the Palestine Student Action Committee. Read more
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
July 25, 2025 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Shabbat Mattot & Massei
July 24, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Should we settle in Israel Read more
Gaza fundraising restrictions: not discrimination — just common sense
July 23, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
Recent reports in New Zealand media have highlighted that PayPal and Givealittle have restricted donations to Gaza, sparking outrage from some activists and donors. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
July 22, 2025 by Ruth Lilian
Hannah (Phillips) Maclurcan – hotelier, celebrity chef, bestselling author, fashion icon, entrepreneur, and society-page queen Read more
Burning questions: what really happened at Taybeh’s church?
July 21, 2025 by TPS-IL
An independent investigation by The Press Service of Israel has uncovered critical inconsistencies in claims that radical Israelis deliberately set fire to a 1,500-year-old church in the Palestinian village of Taybeh. Read more
Trump and Rubio take on Jew-hatred & Jew-bashing at UN
July 21, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are taking on the United Nations (UN) – the epicentre of Jew-hatred and Jew-bashing being exported to many of the UN’s 193 member States worldwide. Read more
‘Israelis not welcome’: Pro-Hamas movement poses a threat in Italy
July 20, 2025 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
As they continue to weather nearly 21 months of a multi-front regional war, Israelis have been reminded once again that some governments in the democratic world are far more reliable than others. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: Chip Le Grand
July 20, 2025 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Chip Le Grand, Chief Reporter for The Age newspaper, about the articles he has written since the recent arson attack on the East Melbourne Synagogue, the storming of the Israeli restaurant, Miznon, and the arson and graffiti attacks in Greensborough. Read more
Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The whole equation
July 20, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Australia’s antisemitism plan can’t wait for a counterpart
July 20, 2025 by Michael Gencher
Antisemitism in Australia is at crisis level—there is no other way to describe it. Read more
On the other hand
July 19, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
The contrast between Iranian attempts to destroy and Israel’s determination to better humanity is evident yet again. Read more
Hypocrisy and double standards over the massacre of the Druze
July 18, 2025 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The hypocrisy, double standards and malevolence are off the scale. Read more
Fasting
July 18, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
In The Economist of June 20th, there was an interesting article under the heading “Do longevity drugs work.” Read more
Curses – ancient and modern
July 18, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
It is amazing how very often the weekly Torah portion that we read in Synagogues on Shabbat contains startling messages so highly relevant to our current situation. Read more
Echo: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen
July 17, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
L’Chaim to Life
July 17, 2025 by Features Desk
Nina Bassat – Antisemitism is not our problem, antisemitism is totally a societal problem Read more
Here You Come Again
July 17, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Shabbat Pinchas
July 17, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Qualities of Leadership Read more
The progressive myth of Francesca Albanese
July 16, 2025 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is not a scholar. She’s not an expert. She’s not even an honest broker. What she is—and what she has always been—is a progressive denialist with a platform. Read more
Jews know who we are — it’s time others did too
July 16, 2025 by Michael Gencher
Antisemitism in Australia has reached a point where the government is finally — and seemingly — doing something about it, declaring that something must change. Read more
Feintooner
July 15, 2025 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: French Equality Read more
INTO THE FRAY: Europe veers Right—towards Israel and Trump?
July 15, 2025 by Martin Sherman
There are accumulating—albeit belated—signs of a new political assertiveness in Europe, together with a growing appreciation of Israeli resolve and Trumpian toughness Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
July 15, 2025 by Ruth Lilian
Max Zilberman – a Buchenwald Boy and grateful to The Joint
Superman
July 15, 2025 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Trump and Netanyahu devour two-state solution at dinner table
July 14, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu let the world know that any idea of creating an independent Palestinian State between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) was dead and buried in an extraordinary few minutes before dinner was served at the White House on 7 July. Read more
Legally Blonde: The Musical
July 14, 2025 by Alex First
Elle Woods’ superpower in Legally Blonde is staying true to herself. Read more
Nazi chic and soft-soaping the Jew-baiters
July 13, 2025 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Let’s conduct a thought experiment. Let’s imagine that Nazism had broken out of its wartime German-dominated confines and had become the creed of millions throughout the West. Read more
On the other hand
July 13, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
One of the phenomenal aspects of life in Israel is a determination, after any tragedy, to rebound, rebuild and renew. Read more
