Majority of Dutch adults don’t know the Holocaust occurred in the Netherlands, study finds
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) on Wednesday released a new study which exposed a disturbing lack of awareness of key historical facts about the Holocaust and the Netherlands’ own connection to Holocaust history. Read more
Yad Vashem unveils ‘The Book of Names’ at the United Nations
January 27, 2023 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
It’s a book filled with the names of 4.8 million murder victims. The blank pages at the end, though, are especially haunting. Read more
Holocaust survivors call for salute ban
January 27, 2023 by AAP
Holocaust survivors are calling on the Victorian premier to ban the Nazi salute, saying the gesture brings back the memories and pain of millions of Jewish people murdered. Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese send a video message on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Israeli president calls on Europe to fight online antisemitism
January 27, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Brussels called on Europe to fight online antisemitism on Thursday, stressing that “the Holocaust was not conceived in a vacuum.” Read more
OPHI responsible for shutting down notorious hate site
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Online Hate Prevention Institute alerted the relevant authorities in India that the Daily Stormer, a hate site banned repeatedly all over the world, was now using a domain name registered in India, dailystormer.in. Read more
39 teachers visit Israel through the Gandel Holocaust program
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the people of the world stop to reflect and commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27th of January, the day when the Nazi Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated, Australian secondary school teachers who completed the Gandel Holocaust Program are gearing up to spread the message and teach their students about the Holocaust and its implications. Read more
Antisemitism continues to rise
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The rate of antisemitic incidents in Australia appears to be slowing down, but the figures continue to rise, with 478 cases recorded by The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and its constituent and associated organisations. Read more
Mahmoud Abbas: 40 years of Holocaust revisionism
January 26, 2023 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
With a 40-year history of Holocaust revisionism, Mahmoud Abbas is not expected to participate in sombre International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations on Friday. Read more
Zionism Victoria congratulates Tatarka and Michelson
January 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Zionism Victoria board members Sam Tatarka and David Michelsonhave been recognised in the Australia Day Honours with Medals of the Order of Australia (OAMs). Read more
Why are Palestinians threatening to join Israeli cellular networks?
January 26, 2023 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Palestinians are threatening to take their business to Israeli telecom companies if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas doesn’t back down from a new tax on cellular subscriptions. Read more
Mysterious handprint, moat discovered by Jerusalem’s Old City walls
January 26, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Archaeologists discovered the remains of a moat and a mysterious hand imprint outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday morning. Read more
Behind the scenes in Fauda
January 26, 2023 by Jeremy Ungar
In Fauda Season 4, Episode 2, actors refer to three Israeli companies that helped Doron and the team locate the bad guys. Read more
2023 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients
January 25, 2023 by J-Wire Staff
We thought the times had changed, but these awards show a regressive streak, with only one woman out of the 24 honourees. And there is no competition between the two major States, with Victoria scoring three times as many gongs as NSW.
Israeli President on Judicial Reform: ‘Lack of Dialogue is Tearing Us Apart From the Inside’
January 25, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned on Tuesday that national divisions over a controversial judicial reform plan are like a “barrel of explosives on the verge of exploding.” Read more
Netanyahu Pays Surprise Visit to Jordan
January 25, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paid a surprise visit to Jordan, where he met in Amman with King Abdullah. It was Netanyahu’s first foreign trip since becoming Prime Minister in December. Read more
University of Melbourne adopts the IHRA antisemitism definition
January 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Melbourne Administration has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including all the examples, as a part of their anti-racism commitment. Read more
New Ministers of Health, Interior Announced to Replace Aryeh Deri
January 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The Shas party announced on Monday afternoon that Knesset member Haim Biton will replace Aryeh Deri as Interior Minister while Michael Malkieli will take the health portfolio. Read more
ECAJ calls for rapper Ye being denied a visa to visit Australia
January 23, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles requesting that the American rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, be denied a visa to enter Australia. Read more
Tens of thousands attend third mass rally in Tel Aviv
January 23, 2023 by JNS
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to protest against the government’s planned judicial reform. Read more
Netanyahu Fires Interior Minister, Opposition Slams Government ‘Circus’
January 23, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired embattled government minister Aryeh Deri at the end of Sunday’s Cabinet meeting. Read more
Emanuel School major benefactor passes away
January 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Jewish education benefactor Aron Kleinlehrer has passed away at the age of 100. Read more
Israel’s president to attend Mount Scopus 75th anniversary celebration
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted an invitation from Mount Scopus Foundation President David Gold to visit Melbourne. Read more
Israeli and PA envoys hurl accusations at Security Council
January 20, 2023 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The Israeli and Palestinian Authority ambassadors to the United Nations slung barbs at each other in a fiery debate on Wednesday at the U.N. Security Council. Read more
Raoul Wallenberg Day
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Around 100 members of the Melbourne Jewish community and friends gathered at the St. Kilda Town Hall on Sunday to institute the inaugural Wallenberg Day, in memory of the heroic deeds of Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest during World War II. Read more
West seeks Russia ‘Final Solution’: Lavrov
January 19, 2023 by J-Wire
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States has assembled a coalition of European countries to solve “the Russian question” in the same way that Adolf Hitler had sought a “final solution” to eradicate Europe’s Jews. Read more
Police raids over neo-Nazi signs in Qld
January 19, 2023 by AAP
Queensland police have raided three properties and seized racist and neo-Nazi banners after offensive imagery was displayed across southeast Queensland. Read more
Vale Senator Jim Molan
January 19, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
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Supreme Court disqualifies Deri from Israel’s government
January 19, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli Supreme Court disqualified Aryeh Deri from participating in the government, setting the stage for a political crisis that could potentially topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Read more
WA to ban display of Nazi symbols
January 19, 2023 by AAP
The West Australian government plans to criminalise the display and possession of Nazi symbols, with some exceptions. Read more
