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Jewish Australians begin giving evidence as Royal Commission hearings open

AAP J-Wire — Mon, 04 May 2026 02:55:34 +0000

Jewish Australians began giving evidence on Monday as public hearings opened in the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, marking the first formal examination of how antisemitism is affecting lives across the country. The opening of Hearing Block 1 comes six months after the ISIS-inspired Bondi Beach terror attack, in which 15 people were […]

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PM pledges to adopt all recommendations from interim Commission report

AAP J-Wire — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:07:25 +0000

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to adopt all recommendations from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, saying Australia’s Jewish community is still “grieving, still hurting, still craving answers” five months after the Bondi terror attack. The commission’s interim report, released on Thursday, sets out 14 recommendations aimed at improving security, tightening gun […]

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Jewish events to face tighter security as royal commission interim report sets out reforms

AAP J-Wire — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:18:11 +0000

Public Jewish life in Australia is set to operate under heightened security as the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion calls for nationwide changes following the Bondi terror attack, warning that festivals such as Chanukah will continue to be high-risk targets. The Commission’s Interim Report, presented on 30 April to the Governor-General Sam Mostyn, […]

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Bondi exhibition ‘Holding Light’ turns grief into collective response

Rob Klein — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:29:22 +0000

Four months after the Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people during a Chanukah celebration, a major exhibition has opened at Bondi Pavilion Art Gallery, transforming grief into a shared act of reflection. Titled ‘Holding Light’, the exhibition brings together 29 artists responding to the December 14 tragedy, with works shaped by loss, memory […]

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Councils to gather in Bondi for antisemitism summit

J-Wire News Service — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:13:56 +0000

Waverley Council plans to co-host a national summit on antisemitism and social cohesion in Bondi later this year, ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach. Mayor Will Nemesh will propose the initiative through a Mayoral Minute at the council meeting next Tuesday. If approved, Waverley will partner with the […]

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Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed honoured with keys to the city of Waverley

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:53:23 +0000

Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has been awarded the keys to the City of Waverley in honour of risking his life during the December 14 massacre targeting a Jewish Chanukah celebration. Mr Al Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two, rose to national attention after confronting and disarming one of the gunmen at Archer […]

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Four inseparable friends and the enduring legacy of Bondi

Rob Klein — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:50:53 +0000

Marika Pogany went down to Bondi Beach with three close friends for a celebration on an idyllic Sydney summer afternoon. They were all in their 80s, and they had enjoyed this kind of outing for years. They talked about the chaos of Bondi traffic while settling into their white plastic chairs to enjoy the Chanukah […]

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Monday Morning Cooking Club is back with a book for the next generation

Rob Klein — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:20:36 +0000

The Monday Morning Cooking Club did not set out to build a publishing brand. It set out to save recipes. The project began in 2006 when six women from Sydney’s Jewish community came together to write a cookbook for charity. Over time, the group has evolved into the trio of Lisa Goldberg, Merelyn Frank Chalmers […]

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Bondi shooter speaks as ‘onerous conditions’ outlined

AAP — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:33:28 +0000

The surviving gunman from the Bondi Beach terror attack has faced court for the first time on 15 murder charges, uttering his first public words. Accused Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram has made his first remarks in court as his lawyer tempered expectations of swift pleas to dozens of serious charges. The 24-year-old appeared in Sydney’s […]

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Bondi survivor gives thanks at the Rebbe’s grave

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:43:16 +0000

Yanky Super, a 24-year-old paramedic and volunteer on duty with Sydney’s Hatzalah emergency medical services, didn’t even hear a shot fired at Chabad of Bondi’s ‘Chanukah at the Sea’ event before he felt a bullet hit him in the back, collapsing his lung. One of the scores wounded during the Dec. 14 terror attack at […]

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