One in 10 Israeli Shoah survivors died in past year

Approximately 120,000 of the Holocaust survivors who made the Jewish state their home after the 1941-1945 destruction of European Jewry remain alive as of this month, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs revealed ahead of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more

Worldwide antisemitism levels decline but still higher than before Oct 7

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Centre for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the Irwin Cotler Institute for Democracy, Human Rights and Justice, both at Tel Aviv University, publish the Annual Antisemitism Worldwide Report, focusing on 2024. Read more

Bradfield candidates share personal stakes and policy depth

In a Federal Electoral Forum defined by civility and depth, but marked by moments of powerful personal testimony, Bradfield candidates Gisele Kapterian and Nicolette Boele addressed a packed crowd at Sydney’s North Shore Synagogue on Tuesday night. Read more

Israel posts, then deletes, condolences over pope

The Israeli government shared and then deleted a social media post offering condolences over the death of Pope Francis, without saying why. Read more

‘How about we put pressure where it really belongs, on Hamas,’ Huckabee tells WHO

Mike Huckabee, the newly installed U.S. ambassador to Israel, shared a public response to Dr. Hanan Balkhy, regional director for the eastern Mediterranean at the World Health Organisation, who called on him to allow more aid into Gaza. Read more

Josh Burns joins others in in Labor over Greens preference deals

With less than two weeks until the federal election, Labor MP Josh Burns has taken a stance that sets him apart from most of his colleagues. Read more

New ceasefire proposal presented to Hamas in Cairo talks

Qatari and Egyptian mediators have presented a new ceasefire framework to Hamas, including a multi-year truce, the release of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners and a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, according to a report on Monday. Read more

66,250 Holocaust survivors will remain in 2035, Claims Conference predicts

A report that the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany published yesterday about aging Holocaust survivors suggests “sobering insights into the future of this incredible community,” per the nearly 75-year-old nonprofit, which estimates that it will distribute about US$530 million in compensation this year to Holocaust survivors worldwide, and $960 million for welfare needs of survivors. Read more

ECAJ president urges dignity and respect at the polls

As pre-polling opens across Australia today, Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Daniel Aghion KC has called on the Jewish community to uphold dignity and civility during the federal election campaign.

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Neighbours ‘shame’ TV star after Nazi salute charge

A former actor and political candidate, who starred in Neighbours and McLeod’s Daughters, has faced court charged with performing a Nazi salute. Read more

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog receives U.S. ambassador’s diplomatic credentials

Mike Huckabee is now officially the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, having presented his credentials to President Herzog. Read more

Pope Francis: a legacy of Jewish outreach and Israel dialogue

Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade, died today at the age of 88. Read more

Jewish leaders condemn Dreyfus for preferencing Greens in Isaacs

Australia’s peak Jewish representative body has written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC MP expressing “deep disappointment” over Labor’s decision to recommend preferences to the Greens in the federal seat of Isaacs, which Dreyfus currently holds.

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Smear campaign: illegal pamphlets target Allegra

The election watchdog has launched a probe into unauthorised pamphlets, which an independent MP has decried as ‘negative’ and ‘unlawful’.
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SmartAID’s AI mapping brings hope to Ukraine’s landmine struggle

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Hamas says fate of Israeli-US hostage unknown

A Hamas guard who was holding Israeli-US citizen Edan Alexander has been killed, the militant group’s armed wing says, making the fate of the hostage unclear. Read more

Britain’s Board of Deputies members says Israel’s soul is being ripped out

Members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews have publicly criticised Israel’s government in an open letter published Thursday in the Financial Times saying “they can no longer “turn a blind eye” to the war in Gaza, Read more

Former hostage Noa Argamani one of TIME’s 100 most influential people

It’s been less than a year since Noa Argamani was pulled from the chaos of captivity, freed in a high-risk operation by Israeli forces after eight months in the clutches of Hamas. Read more

Soccer star Haaland video chats with freed Israeli hostage

Omer Shem Tov, a former hostage of Hamas terrorists in Gaza, on Wednesday posted online a video of him speaking on the phone with Norwegian football star Erling Haaland. Read more

Bereaved Israeli families celebrate a challenging Passover—together

While Jews around the world gathered around the Seder table to retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt, hundreds of families in Israel could not bear to face that table with the trauma of the empty chair. Read more

Hamas ‘ready to release all hostages’ to end Gaza war

Hamas says they are ready to return all remaining Israeli hostages as part of a broader deal for peace in Gaza, and will no longer agree to interim deals. Read more

IDF rescues dog taken to Gaza on Oct. 7

Israeli soldiers in Rafah recently rescued a dog stolen from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 invasion, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday. Read more

A lifeline for Israel’s southern communities

In Israel’s southern periphery, life has never been simple. These are communities built on the foundations of resilience and courage – families living under constant threat but determined to thrive. Read more

Absurd, unchecked, and dangerous: the extremism behind the USyd Student General Meeting

At the University of Sydney, a new wave of radical, misinformed activism is pushing student politics into dangerous and antisemitic territory. Read more

A torch across oceans: Maccabiah flame unites continents on its journey to Israel

This month, the Maccabiah torch arrived in Australia, marking a significant moment in its international journey toward the 2025 Maccabiah Games in Israel. The flame, a symbol of Jewish unity and pride, touched down at Sydney’s Bondi Beach after travelling more than 15,000 kilometres from Jerusalem.

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Triguboff Institute marks three years of partnership in supporting the relocation of young professionals from Russia to Israel

64 young Russian-speaking, men and women in their twenties and thirties have participated in the Aliyah Preparatory Track for professionals in the fields of technology, computers, and marketing, in advance of their entry into Israel’s high-tech industries. Read more

Air Force accidentally drops a bomb on a kibbutz

An Israeli Air Force jet has accidentally dropped a bomb near the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on Tuesday evening due to a technical malfunction during an airstrike in the Strip. Read more

Israeli security officer arrested for alleged leaks to cabinet minister, journalists

A gag order surrounding a sensitive Israeli security investigation was lifted Tuesday, revealing that an officer in the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) was arrested for allegedly leaking classified documents to a Cabinet minister and two Israeli journalists. Read more

Iran says nuclear talks with US to continue in Oman

Donald Trump has reiterated his threat of drastic consequences for Iran over its nuclear program as plans are made to resume negotiations in Oman. Read more

Sharp policy divides on Israel and antisemitism revealed in pre-election survey

A new election survey conducted by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has revealed significant differences between the Labor Party and the Coalition on key issues affecting the Jewish community, particularly on matters of foreign policy, community security, and antisemitism.

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