After four months, pregnant mother shot in terror attack leaves hospital with baby

Four months after she was shot in the stomach in a terrorist attack near King David’s Tomb in Jerusalem, a pregnant Jewish woman from New York has been released from hospital with her baby. Read more

Herzog: ‘On a menorah with eight candles, there is room for us all’

On the first day of Hanukkah, Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged Jewish unity, stressing that “on a menorah with eight candles, there is room for us all. Read more

Neo-Nazi guilty of Nine guard beating

Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell is facing jail time after a magistrate found he was itching for a fight when he injured a Nine Network security guard. Read more

Holocaust education: an award for Lauren

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From next week, jail, fines await neo-Nazis in Victoria

From December 29, Victorians who display the Nazi swastika – could face a year in prison and a $22,000 fine. Read more

NY Times slammed over ‘swastika’ puzzle

The New York Times is facing criticism after printing a crossword puzzle some say is shaped like a swastika the day before the first night of Chanukah. Read more

Students find 2,000 year-old candle

Three fourth-grade students “wandering around” Kibbutz Parod in northern Israel have discovered a 2,000-year-old candle made of clay, according to t0 the Israeli Antiquities Authority. Read more

Star-studded online event to honour Holocaust survivors and share their stories

A virtual celebration featuring Holocaust survivors, including those recently evacuated from Ukraine, as well as celebrities, will take place on Dec. 20, organised by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference). Read more

Mark Coure sends a Chanukah message

From the NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Mark Coure: Read more

Unilever settles dispute with Ben & Jerry’s over Israeli sales

Unilever plc announced on Thursday that its legal battle with the independent board of its wholly-owned autonomous subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s, over the brand’s sale of ice cream in Israel, has been resolved. Read more

A message from Peter Dutton

The Leader of the Opposition writes: “On behalf of the Coalition, I wish Australia’s 100,000-strong Jewish community a very Happy Chanukah. Read more

Netanyahu on coalition partners: ‘They are joining me, I’m not joining them’

Israeli-Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday to ensure that all members of his prospective government will act responsibly, saying that the buck stops with him because his political partners are joining him and not vice versa. Read more

Netanyahu ‘to pursue Saudi ties’

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United States to reaffirm its commitment to Saudi Arabia and pledged to pursue formal Israeli ties with the Middle Eastern country for a “quantum leap” in peace, Al Arabiya English reports. Read more

Palestinian fugitive trying to calm Jenin is no longer wanted by Israel

Fathi Hazem, a former colonel in the Palestinian Authority security services wanted by Israel for inspiring terror groups, is now actively helping the PA disarm those terror groups with Israel’s blessings, reports the Tazpit Press Service. Read more

First in course

Congratulations to those younger members of the NSW Jewish community who received recognition by the Premier Domenic Perrottet as being First in Course in this year’s HSC examinations. Read more

Budding composer makes it to the Opera House

Budding Sydney composer Sam Weiss – just 28 years old – was among the composers whose works were performed at a spectacular concert held in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall last night. Read more

Iran booted from UN women’s commission in ‘unmistakable message’

Iran was ousted from the U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Women on Wednesday after the world body’s 54-member Economic and Social Council adopted a U.S.-initiated resolution to take that step. Read more

Hamas threatens incoming Netanyahu government

With a new right-wing government poised to take office in office in Israel, leaders of the terrorist group Hamas vowed defiance in a carefully orchestrated show of force on Wednesday. Read more

 IDF reveals new terrorist rocket launch sites near Gazan schools

The IDF announced on Wednesday that more cases of Hamas employing children as human shields are now being revealed. Read more

Poll: 72% of Palestinians support terror groups like Lions’ Den

Seventy-two per cent of the Palestinian public supports the activities of terrorist groups such as Lions’ Den, according to the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research (PSR). Read more

Russian, Ukrainian mothers strengthen Jewish identity with Israel tour

Momentum, a group for Jewish mothers, brought 200 women from Ukraine, Russia, the Baltic states and Germany for an eight-day journey to Israel this month. Read more

Chanukah message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

The festival of Chanukah is a powerful story about the strength of the Jewish faith and the heroism of the few over the many. Read more

Tel Aviv to host Abraham Accords-inspired Esports Peace Games

The United States Embassy in Israel, in partnership with philanthropist Sylvan Adams, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LionTree LLC and the Israeli Esports Association, announced on Wednesday the first-ever Abraham Accords Esports Peace Games, to take place in Tel Aviv from January 26 to 28. Read more

Hindu and Jewish communities celebrate festivals together

Around 100 members of the Jewish and Hindu communities gathered in Sydney for a joint interfaith Chanukah/Diwali event organised by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) and the Hindu Council of Australia. Read more

Netanyahu: This will be a ‘liberal-nationalist’ government

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected criticism that his coalition will pursue a right-wing extremist agenda. Read more

Israel for Youth Foundation and United Jewish Education Board farewell their largest Year 10 group to Israel

The United Jewish Education Board (UJEB), together with the support of the Israel for Youth Foundation, Inc. (I4Y), are delighted to farewell today 40 students on UJEB’s 5-week Year 10 Israel trip – their largest group of students on this trip. Read more

Sir Frank Lowy donates US$18-Million to Tel Aviv University’s International School

Sir Frank Lowy is donating US$18 million to Tel Aviv University (TAU) to expand the activities of its International School, which will be renamed ‘THE LOWY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Dedicated to the Memory of Shirley Lowy’ (the School honours Shirley Lowy, the late wife of Sir Frank). Read more

Netanyahu ally Yariv Levin appointed temporary Knesset speaker

Likud MK Yariv Levin, a close associate of Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, has been elected temporary Speaker of the Knesset. Read more

Ancient coins From Maccabean Period discovered in Judean desert cave

Ahead of the Chanukah holiday celebrating the Jewish revolt against Greek rule, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of a hoard of 2,200-year-old coins from that period. Read more

10% of Mount Scopus VCE students attained an ATAR of at least 99

Mount Scopus College has congratulated the 2022 graduating class who have achieved excellent VCE results. Read more

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