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Justice Bell hears first-hand accounts of antisemitism in Queensland

Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell has met members of Queensland’s Jewish community in Brisbane to hear first-hand accounts of antisemitism...

Attack on city synagogue concerning, says premier

A synagogue has been damaged after a car rammed into its front gates, prompting a police investigation. Police have charged...

Jewish community welcomes Queensland government crackdown on hate speech and symbols

Jewish leaders in Queensland have welcomed sweeping new legislation aimed at banning terrorist symbols and extremist slogans, describing the...

Pro-Palestine slogans to be banned in nation-first move

Popular pro-Palestinian slogans will be outlawed as one state introduces sweeping legislation to crack down on hate speech and...

Jewish community leadership calls for a Royal Commission

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, together with the Jewish roof organisations...

Queensland Jewish community celebrates 160 years with “less oy, more joy”

The Queensland Jewish community is celebrating 160 years of Jewish life in Queensland, marking the milestone with events highlighting...

QUT under fire for antisemitic display at anti-racism symposium

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is under intense scrutiny after an antisemitic image was displayed during a “comedy”...

QLD criminalisation of Nazi hate symbols: Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies comments

The ability for antisemites to spread, disseminate and inflict hate in Queensland is one step closer to being criminalised,...

Second antisemitic attack on Brisbane Israeli restaurant

An online antisemitic post targeting Brisbane restaurant Yababi has seen the owners getting a flood of support on its...

ECAJ’s Alex Ryvchin visits Brisbane

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-Chief Executive Alex Ryvchin travelled to Brisbane this week to meet with state and...

Queensland community calling for new legislation to combat Jew-hatred

Hatred against Jews in Queensland is increasing and the community states laws must change so those who incite animosity or engage in harassment or intimidation on the basis of someone's race, religion, sexuality or gender are punished.

A loss for Queensland and Jewish communities across Australia.

Queensland and Australian Jewry has lost a great leader with the passing of Laurie Rosenblum, OAM aged 95 this week in Sydney and was laid to rest at the Mt Gravatt Cemetery in Brisbane on Thursday 27.