The Watchmaker’s War
February 2, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Nazis—and their nemesis—surface in 1950s Melbourne Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Stop chasing after the Saudis to join the Abraham Accords
February 1, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The 12-day air campaign against Iran carried out by Israel last June, and then eventually joined by the United States, changed the strategic equation in the Middle East. Read more
Choosing optimism: Eddie Jaku’s story comes to the Sydney Opera House
February 1, 2026 by Rob Klein
The extraordinary life and outlook of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku will be brought to the Sydney Opera House stage in May 2026 with the Australian premiere of The Happiest Man on Earth, a one-man play starring and produced by Anton Berezin.
On the other hand
February 1, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
The nonprofit organization Matnat Chaim (gift of life) is set to enter the Guinness World Records after successfully gathering more than 1,000 kidney donors in a single photograph on Sunday. Read more
The emergence of Holocaust erasure
January 30, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
International Holocaust Memorial Day has become a spur to write the Jews out of their own history. Read more
New Year for Trees
January 30, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
The fifteenth of Shvat in Hebrew is Tu B’Shvat. This year it is on Monday the 2nd of February. Read more
Dodgy Deals
January 30, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
If it sounds too good to be true, you can guarantee that whatever deal has been touted will likely be doomed to unravel. Read more
Shabbat Beshalach
January 29, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Turandot—Terrific
January 29, 2026 by Victor Grynberg
An opera review by Victor Grynberg Read more
Enough already: Sophie Scamps and the Politics of “Division”
January 29, 2026 by Michael Gencher
Australia’s sense of safety has taken a hit, and we need to stop dressing it up as political debate. Read more
We Will Prevail: voices, fury and faith after Bondi
January 29, 2026 by Rob Klein
“We Will Prevail” is not a book written in hindsight. It was produced in the immediate wake of terror; while blood was still on the grass near Bondi Beach, many victims were still in hospital, and the shock of what had happened had barely begun to settle.
Brighton Shule welcomes new rabbi
January 28, 2026 by David Marlow
Brighton Hebrew Congregation has appointed Rabbi Gershom Baraza as its Congregational Rabbi, starting today. Read more
ABC to launch “National Forum” with antisemitism focus in first episode
January 28, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ABC will launch a new live discussion programme, the ABC National Forum, in March 2026, with the inaugural episode focusing on the lives and experiences of Jewish Australians and the impact of antisemitism.
My Brilliant Career
January 28, 2026 by Alex First
A Melbourne Theatre Company production reviewed by Alex First Read more
Ran Gvili’s return must herald new national unity in Israel
January 27, 2026 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
One by one, Israelis removed the yellow ribbon from their jackets on Monday. From streets and squares across the country, the portrait of the last hostage was taken down. Ran Gvili was no longer in the hands of Hamas. Read more
Don’t mourn the Holocaust while supporting the genocide of living Jews
January 27, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
What does it say about a country where some rudimentary knowledge about the Holocaust is commonplace, but where misleading analogies about it are a routine occurrence in public discourse? Read more
The Traitors Circle
January 26, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Albanese must reverse his recognition of the State of Palestine
January 26, 2026 by David Singer
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese needs to reverse his decision to recognise the non-existent “State of Palestine” – if his apology to Jewish Australians on 22 January 2026 for failing to prevent the Bondi Massacre on 14 December 2025 is to have any real meaning. Read more
Feintooner
January 26, 2026 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Bored with Peace Read more
Bondi Beach massacre sparks online hate storm, report warns of normalised antisemitism
January 25, 2026 by Rob Klein
In the aftermath of the terrorist shooting at Bondi Beach, online platforms erupted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, according to a new report from the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI).
Trump’s end run around the old world order
January 25, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The fact that it was formally unveiled in Davos, Switzerland, told us everything we need to know about President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. Read more
Don’t forget Iran!
January 25, 2026 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The pace and range of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy initiatives are simply dizzying. Read more
On the other hand
January 25, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Approximately 70,000 Israelis are estimated go hiking in the coming days, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) said recently, issuing several warnings in light of recent stormy weather. Read more
A Caesar in the White House
January 23, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
This was the week when much of the West woke up to the realisation that the old world order was dead. A new one was being born, and they didn’t like it at all. And it’s far from clear that Israel can rest easy either. Read more
The Haskalah
January 23, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
SHIR to perform at ‘Australia Day Live’ in historic first for Jewish music
January 23, 2026 by Rob Klein
SHIR will take to the stage at ‘Australia Day Live’ this Monday night on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, marking a first for the national event and a moment of deep significance for the Jewish community.
Sold down the river
January 23, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Betrayal and abandonment are situations that have regularly confronted Jews over the last two thousand years. Read more
Condolences are not leadership
January 22, 2026 by Michael Gencher
While Parliament has stood to offer condolence motions following the Bondi Beach terror attack, Australians have been told that unity, grief, and social cohesion are our shared response. Read more
Shabbat Bo
January 22, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
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Coexistence and other Fighting Words
January 20, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
