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JNF NSW announces educator of the year

JNF NSW has named Janice Behrmann its Educator of the Year, recognising her decades of commitment to Jewish education...

On the other hand

With Diaspora communities facing a tsunami of hate, there has been a noticeable increase in interest from individuals and...

Adamama and LimmudOz combine for reborn Sydney festival

  Adamama and LimmudOz will join forces over the June long weekend for a new Sydney festival bringing together Jewish...

Emanuel alumni return to guide students through career paths

Emanuel School, Randwick, has brought 40 alumni back to campus to help senior students think more clearly about life...

Educate 10,000 opens doors to understanding Judaism

More than 40 organisations and hundreds of individuals have pledged to learn more about Victoria’s Jewish community through the...

BJE’s Project Heritage inspires families through “The Happiest Man on Earth”

The Board of Jewish Education (BJE)’s Project Heritage brought together students and parents for a powerful cultural and educational...

New Israeli military museum and recruitment facility planned at former UNRWA Jerusalem site

The Israeli government has approved a plan to establish a new Israel Defense Forces museum, a central recruitment office...

Israel to expand mobile phone ban to middle schools nationwide

By Pesach Benson Israel’s Ministry of Education announced on Sunday that it will extend its ban on mobile phone use...

Special Envoy launches antisemitism handbook

Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal AO, launched the handbook “Understanding Antisemitism in Australia” on Thursday morning...

Taskforce steps up national response to antisemitism in education

Universities are facing growing scrutiny over antisemitism as a national taskforce accelerates efforts to address rising incidents across schools...

Jewish children targeted in antisemitic attack at Questacon

Two Jewish primary school students on a Canberra excursion were subjected to a Nazi salute slogan by a fellow...

Leeser calls for rethink of antisemitism education at UNESCO schools forum

Shadow Education Minister Julian Leeser has called for a fundamental shift in how antisemitism is taught in Australian schools,...

$12m boost for Jewish education announced during Chief Rabbi Mirvis’s visit

A $12 million multi-year funding commitment to Jewish education and community programs was announced at Kesser Torah College during...

Herzog tells Jewish students to carry identity with pride

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog were welcomed by hundreds of students at Moriah College on...

New Zealand Holocaust commemorations as antisemitism surges

As New Zealand observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, January 27, the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand says...

France to serve as IHRA president in 2027

France has been unanimously elected to take over the annual rotating presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)...

‘Justice’: pressure ramped up for antisemitism probe

The coalition is ramping up pressure for a royal commission into anti-Semitism and its contribution to the Bondi massacre. The...

Antisemitism probe sets up campus free speech battle

Jewish groups have welcomed the establishment of an antisemitism education task force to root out the source of anti-Jewish...

Chancellor warns universities failed Jewish students after October 7

Western Sydney University chancellor Jennifer Westacott revealed her childhood experience of “severe violence” and antisemitism in a speech to...

Peace education now      

President Trump's Gaza peace plan, adopted by the UN Security Council on November 17, 2025, includes references to a...