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Stronger together: UIA and ZFA Leadership Solidarity Mission to Israel

J-Wire News Service — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 03:13:19 +0000

UIA Australia President Esther Frenkiel and Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler, together with a delegation of Australian Jewish leaders, recently embarked on a whirlwind four-day solidarity mission to Israel. The delegation included UIA CEO Yair Miller, UIA State Presidents, David Ossip, the President of NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, the Chair of the […]

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LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program

Community newsdesk — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:43:24 +0000

Almost 20 members of the Sydney Jewish community have gathered at Emanuel Synagogue for the launch of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ (JBD) LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program. The inaugural five-month program, which kicked off with a guest talk by psychotherapist Brandon Srot, is designed to support and engage Jewish LGBTQ+ individuals through one-on-one mentoring sessions, informal group […]

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UPJ offers workshop to respond to heightened antisemitism

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:18:59 +0000

After discerning a high level of urgency to respond to heightened levels of antisemitism and ways to effectively engage when confronted by anti-Zionist and anti-Israel voices, the Union for Progressive Judaism has held an online workshop. UPJ Co-President David Knoll said: “We have acted urgently on a felt need to empower our communities across Australia, […]

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NSW Plenum to focus on non-Jewish genocides

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:18:00 +0000

The Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides, which resulted in the loss of over 1.5 million lives, will be the focus of next week’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum.

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Multiculturalism NSW launches five year plan

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:57:55 +0000

The Multiculturalism NSW Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 has been launched at NSW Parliament House.

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History repeats itself

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 03:30:25 +0000

In 1995 The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies celebrated its 50th anniversary in the NSW parliament and this year the House's Legislative Council will be the venue once again as the Board celebrates its 75th.

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NSWJBD slams 10 daily news site for publishing racist story

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:02:01 +0000

News site "10 daily" has published a story highlighting a chain email blaming "white Aussies" for the problems emanating from an apartment building in Mascot experiencing serious cracks and instability.

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Reclaiming Jewish-Greek history

J-Wire Newsdesk — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 04:49:36 +0000

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff presented a paper on “The Jews of Rhodes” at a conference at Sydney's Macquarie University on “Reclaiming Greece as a Field of Studies, Teaching and Research”.

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John Howard addresses a Liberal Party shabbat dinner

J-Wire — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 23:57:42 +0000

Former Australian prime minister John Howard was the keynote speaker at a unique Liberal Party Shabbat dinner hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies.

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Women of Diversity Dinner 2018

Community newsdesk — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:00:43 +0000

The Women of Diversity Dinner is Sydney’s premier event for women from diverse backgrounds.

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