Never Again?…writes Emily Gian

All four of my grandparents were Holocaust survivors. I heard snippets of their stories my whole life but it was always difficult for me to truly imagine how it all began, how it continued, and how it became the greatest human tragedy of all time. Read more

My mother and other catastrophes

An all-star cast features in a new Australian black comedy about four generations of formidable Jewish women. Read more

Israel releases world antisemitism report

2014 marked a distinct shift in the level of antisemitism around the world, and especially in Europe according to the annual report on Anti-Semitism presented to the Israeli cabinet today by the Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, Naftali Bennett. Read more

An Australia Day story – friendship triumphs over hate

Each January 26, Czechoslovakian-born Holocaust survivors Eva Grinston and Ibi Wertheim have celebrated Australia Day as their national holiday and also as an anniversary with deep personal significance. Read more

Yemen Crumbles, Iraq Stumbles, America Fumbles…writes David Singer

There are some 60 States in the American-led coalition pledged to degrading and destroying Islamic State – but only 21 – regarded as “key members” were at the Conference in London on 22 January – which UK Foreign Minister Philip Hammond described in these terms: Read more

This was no ordinary tour – UIA Australia in Israel

Miriam Lewin reports on a recent UIA study mission to Israel…
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EcoPeace explained

Sydneysiders thirsting for signs of hope from the Middle East filled Newtown Synagogue’s Community Hall to hear leading Israeli environmentalist Gidon Bromberg, co-director of EcoPeace Middle East, deliver some encouraging news. Read more

Melbourne JNF supporters tour the Negev

JNF supporters from Melbourne have toured the Negev and Gaza Border. Read more

Je suis parce que je pense…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram

Jewish communities are still reeling from the events of eight days ago at Hyper-Cachere in Paris. Read more

On the beach

Following the success of previous Tamarama beach Shabbat experiences, Our Big Kitchen will again host this year’s biggest Shabbat dinner under the stars.  Read more

Sydney Morning Herald cartoon breached Press Council’s Standards of Practice

The Press Council has deemed a controversial cartoon published in the Sydney Morning Herald in July last year during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza to have “emphasised religious persuasion rather than Israeli nationality” and had breached the Council’s Standards of Practice. Read more

‘This is your land,’ Netanyahu tells Birthright participants

The Taglit-Birthright Israel program has celebrated 15 years of bringing young Jews (ages 18-26) on free 10-day trips to Israel on Wednesday evening in Jerusalem. Read more

The growth of antisemitism on the U.N.’s agenda

The General Assembly of the United Nations will meet later this months to discuss the growth of antisemitism at the request of 37 countries including Australia. Read more

Canberra and Paris

A memorial ceremony has been held outside the French Cultural Centre, the “Alliance Francaise”, in Australia’s Capital city Canberra  to pay tribute to those killed and injured in the recent terror attacks in Paris. Read more

Life at La Trobe

Jessica Cornish tackled intense anti-Israel sentiment at Melbourne’s La Trobe University. Read more

Slovakian Jewish Renaissance

A cache of family memorabilia connected to a Sydney family discovered in the Slovakian town of Presov has brought back memories for Jana Vytrhlik a member of the Sydney Jewish Museum’s curatorial staff. Read more

An attic reveals its secret

A roof in need of repair in the Slovakian city of Presov has provided a Sydney family with memories of a precious past…a cache of photographs, documents and personal effects hidden by a rabbi before he was transported to his death in Auschwitz. Read more

Aliyah hits a ten year high

According to end-of-year figures released  by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, Aliyah hit a ten-year high in 2014, with the arrival of some 26,500 new immigrants. Read more

Happy New Year from the Prime Minister

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott sends a message on New Year’s Day… Read more

Australia votes against Palestinian state resolution

In one of its last acts before vacating its seat on the United Nations Security Council, Australia has voted against a draft resolution calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Read more

Remembering Australia’s First Jihadist Attack – 1 January 1915

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs announced last March that the centenary of the Battle of Broken Hill on 1 January 2014 would not be formally commemorated by the Australian Government…writes David Singer. Read more

Bialik students interview the ambassador

Australian Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma has visited the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) campus in Hod HaSharon to speak to students from Melbourne’s Bialik College Read more

Promotion for Josh

Melbourne Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg has been appointed Assistant Treasurer in the latest Federal cabinet shuffle. Read more

Scopus Shines

2014 has been an outstanding year for Melbourne’s Year 12 Mount Scopus students. Read more

Calling all game-changers

B’nai B’rith Alfred Dreyfus Anti Defamation Unit and JNF Australia are calling for nominations for their annual National “Game Changers” Awards. Read more

Treasures of the Venice Ghetto

The Art Gallery of Western Australia is exhibiting Judaica dating back as far as the 1600s hidden in Venice from the Nazis and discovered only a few years ago. Read more

Seasons of Peace

Over 100 people came together as religious leaders celebrated Chanukah and Christmas at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

A Canberra Chanukah

For the first time ever, a menorah was lit in the ACT Parliament this week to celebrate the eight-day festival of Chanukah. Read more

Can the Chanukah light vanquish global darkness?

Never have we needed Chanukah, the Festival of Light, more than during a week when global news events have plunged the world into deep darkness…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more

Emanuel on the ascent

Sydney’s Emanuel School ranked 18^th in the State based on 2014 HSC top band results, is continuing its upward trajectory. Read more

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