Remote but not forgotten

Last week 60 Jews from as far afield as Perth and Gold Coast gathered to bring in Shabbat in the Broken Hill Synagogue in the first service since Melbourne’s Ark Congregation’s visit in March 2018. Read more

Mary-Louise McLaws b. March 17, 1953 d. August 12 , 2023

Australia has mourned the passing of epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws who has succumbed to a brain tumour at the age of 70. Read more

Mezuzah scroll in Nahariya hospital replaced with antisemitic note

During a routine inspection of a mezuzah at Galilee Medical Centre in Nahariya, hospital personnel discovered that sacred parchment had been stolen and replaced with an antisemitic note. Read more

Soccer stars show intolerance the red card

Zionism Victoria has welcomed professional Israeli soccer players Hadas Prawer and Dima Al-Rahmi to Melbourne this week for an event at Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre, a visit to the Israel 75 Peace Garden and a soccer clinic for students at the Maharishi School in Reservoir. Read more

Nazi salute, symbols outlawed in Australian first

Tasmania has become the first jurisdiction to ban the Nazi salute, with penalties of up to three months in jail on the cards for first-time offenders. Read more

A day at the beach courtesy Yad Sarah

In a bid to promote summertime accessibility and mobility, volunteer drivers of Yad Sarah’s fleet of accessible vans have provided over 4,400 rides for wheelchair-bound Israelis through June and July 2023. Read more

Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks

Tel Aviv University researchers have announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer. Read more

Antisemitism on campus

A nationwide survey of Australian university students has revealed widespread antisemitism on Australian university campuses. Read more

“Disgusting comments” Leibler responds to Adler report

The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that the Australian Jewish Association president David Adler has posted photos of former Q&A host Stan Grant implying that his ‘COMPLEXION SEEMS TO HAVE CHANGED’. Read more

Corneas of Israeli terror victim transplanted to two people

The corneas of Israeli terror victim Chen Amir have been transplanted into patients on Sunday, Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital announced yesterday. Read more

The Australian Jewish Democratic Society to give evidence on the review of proposed hate legislation

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Yad Vashem using AI to restore memory of Holocaust

Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem announced Sunday that it has started using state-of-the-art AI technology including a new image detection capability to help comb through the world’s largest archive documentation of the Holocaust. Read more

Israeli youth at risk while playing online games

According to the first survey of its kind in Israel, published by the country’s Ministry of National Security, more than 40% of Israeli youth playing online games have been exposed to inappropriate content. Read more

Saudi Arabia appoints first-ever envoy to Ramallah and Jerusalem

Saudi Arabia has appointed its first-ever non-resident envoy to the Palestinian Authority, who will double as consul general to Jerusalem. Read more

Why were we not asked?

Ameinu Australia, Meretz Australia, Habonim Dror Australia and Hashomer Hatzair Australia have written to the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, pointing out they were not consulted about ZFA’s statement on the recent change of the Albanese government’s position on Israel. Read more

Senator says Labor stoush avoided after Israel change

Trade Minister Don Farrell remains confident a Labor conference stoush has been avoided following the federal government’s change of language on Israel. Read more

Abbas firing PA Governors like ‘reshuffling deck chairs on Titanic

Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old ailing Palestinian Authority president, is showing his desperation and corruption by trying to fire more than 80% of the authority’s regional governors, according to Washington analysts who follow the region closely. Read more

A cocktail definition for antisemitism mixed by La Trobe University

Melbourne’s La Trobe University has combined the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) definitions of antisemitism. Read more

ALP national conference and Israel

Labor will use the final day of a contentious national conference to project unity on the Indigenous voice referendum and as a springboard into its ‘yes’ campaign. Read more

As wildfires rip through Hawaii, Chabad offers relief

As of Thursday, wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have claimed 36 lives and left thousands homeless, as emergency workers searched through the night on Wednesday for survivors in the charred ruins of burned-out buildings. Most of the structures in the town of Lahaina, with an estimated population of 13,000, have been decimated by flames. Read more

200 Israelis, Jews rescued from northern Ethiopia

More than 200 Israelis and Ethiopian Jews were rescued from northern Ethiopia on Thursday afternoon amid ongoing violence, the Prime Minister’s Office and Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem announced in a joint statement. Read more

The real reason Palestinians do not have a free press

It is no secret that the Palestinians do not have a free press. Read more

Palestinian Authority strains ties in Jenin as it reasserts control

The Palestinian Authority is straining ties with Jenin as it continues its efforts to assert control over the city. Read more

Indigenous Friends of Israel say the Albanese government has thrown Israel under a bus

Indigenous Friends of Israel (IFI) co-founders Norman and Barbara Miller has condemned “the decision by the Albanese government to throw Israel under a bus by calling its holiest sites including the Temple Mount and Western Wall ‘occupied territories.’ Read more

Pauline Rockman leaves the Melbourne Holocaust Museum board after 30 years

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) long-term co-President and visionary leader Pauline Rockman has stepped down from her role at the museum after 30 years. Read more

More relief for the homeless

Sydney’s Jewish House and MyBond have joined forces to address homelessness and assist survivors of domestic violence. Read more

Labor policy shift troubles Victorian Liberal Friends of Israel

The Victorian  Liberal Friends of Israel say that reports today that the Albanese Government will adopt divisive, inflammatory rhetoric on Israeli-Palestinian affairs are deeply troubling. Read more

Jewish Care and a tale of success

Jewish Care will celebrate its 175^th anniversary on 19 November 2023 and is the oldest continually running philanthropic organisation in Melbourne. Read more

Israel sending more emergency relief workers to aid Greece during wildfires outbreak

In response to a direct request for aid from the Greek President, Israel is instigating “Operation Wings of Fire” to aid the country as it suffers from a rash of wildfires. Read more

Australia to strengthen objection to Israeli settlements

Australia will strengthen its objections to the Israeli government’s planned settlement expansion and is “gravely concerned” by activities that hinder the prospect of peace in the region.  Read more

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