“Pro-Palestinian” protestors disrupt Melbourne Christmas carols

The annual Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight celebration at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl faced an unexpected disruption when a pro-Palestinian activist protest stormed the stage, capturing the attention of viewers during the live television broadcast. Read more

Protestors take over the lobby of the visiting hostages families’ hotel

Families of Israeli hostages and victims encountered a pro-Palestinian protest in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Melbourne late last night. Read more

Jewish Care: 175 years of service to Melbourne’s Jewish community

Jewish Care Victoria celebrates its 175th Anniversary on Sunday. Read more

Pro-Palestine protesters block Zim in Melbourne

A Melbourne shipyard has ground to a halt after hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters blocked entry roads, preventing trucks from accessing the area where an Israeli shipping line operates. Read more

Vigil at Federation Square marks 30 days since Hamas massacre

Hundreds of people attended a vigil on Monday night at Melbourne’s Federation Square to mark ’30 days’ since Hamas infiltrated Israel’s southern border, massacring 1400 people, wounding over 5000 and kidnapping 241. Read more

Love Lust Lost (Broad Encounters)

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Giselle

A ballet review by Alex First  Read more

Shhhh – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Loneliness. Pain. Emotional connection. Desire. Sexual kinks. Consent. Read more

Made in China 2.0: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

I am faced with a predicament that I can’t say I have confronted too many times in four decades of reviewing. Read more

Back to school

Former Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett has visited Jewish day schools in Sydney and Melbourne meeting students and staff. Read more

FOJAM: Carole King – Hits & Rarities

Be prepared to come on a journey of surprise and nostalgia as we traverse this songwriting queen’s catalogue, with each singer performing a hit and a rarity that you may well know but may not know was written by one of the greatest Jewish songwriters of our time, Ms Carole King. Read more

Mar 22-24 Melbourne: Carole King – Hits & Rarities

Be prepared to come on a journey of surprise and nostalgia as we traverse this songwriting queen’s catalogue, with each singer performing a hit and a rarity that you may well know but may not know was written by one of the greatest Jewish songwriters of our time, Ms Carole King. Read more

Prima Facie: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Tessa Ensler (Sheridan Harbridge) is a successful barrister. Read more

A helping hand for a Jewish education

The Jewish Education Foundation has been responsible for the enrolment of 28 pupils in Victorian Jewish day schools for whom the cost would have been prohibitive. Read more

Mary Poppins: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

In a word, Mary Poppins is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Read more

Holocaust survivors call for salute ban

Holocaust survivors are calling on the Victorian premier to ban the Nazi salute, saying the gesture brings back the memories and pain of millions of Jewish people murdered. Read more

Israel’s president to attend Mount Scopus 75th anniversary celebration

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted an invitation from Mount Scopus Foundation President David Gold to visit Melbourne. Read more

MAOZ Safeguarding Unit to protect Melbourne’s Jewish children

To effectively protect Melbourne’s Jewish community, MAOZ has forged an alliance with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) in the development of a safeguarding unit. Read more

Antisemitic flyer claims COVID is Jewish

A flyer declaring that COVID-19 is a Jewish conspiracy has been posted at the front of Melbourne’s Sassoon Yehuda Synagogue. Read more

Nazi salutes, swastikas at Melbourne school

A Melbourne school principal has been accused of giving speeches endorsing Nazis, calling Jewish people subhuman and failing to protect his students from racial discrimination. Read more

Leifer could apply for judge-only trial

A former ultra-orthodox school principal charged with child abuse offences is considering whether to apply for her case to be heard in a judge-only trial. Read more

Kadimah appoints new CEO

Melbourne-based Kadimah has announced the appointment of Rachel Chrapot as Director and Chief Executive Officer. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Aussie Legends From Days Gone By – Gabriel Bennett

Gabriel was born in London in December 1817, and emigrated with his wife Rosetta to Melbourne in 1853, settling in Adelaide the following year. Read more

All Things Equal Cafe celebrates its first anniversary

It has been one year since the All-Things Equal Cafe launched in Melbourne. A registered charity, All Things Equal is a fresh take on the typical cafe in Melbourne, providing purposeful employment for people with and without disability in a ‘mainstream’ work environment. Read more

Standing against antisemitism and intolerance

The Victorian Liberal Nationals have announced a new commitment to combating antisemitism and intolerance across the state. Read more

Follow the app and discover Melbourne’s Jewish history

Enjoy ‘A Jewish Walk Through Marvellous Melbourne’ via a brand-new app launched by the Australian Jewish Historical Society-Vic. Read more

JCCV Jewish Immersion Program redefined

Twenty staff from the City of Glen Eira Council joined the virtual broadcast of the newly revamped Jewish Immersion Day Program, hosted by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria. Read more

Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes Victorian Government’s response to the anti-vilification inquiry but sounds a warning

The Online Hate Prevention Institute has welcomed the Victorian Government’s response to the Inquiry into anti-vilification protections but warned that the critical issue of online hate, which is fuelling much of the vilification the inquiry investigated, may not be receiving the urgent attention it needs. Read more

Supporting the children of Israel this Kol Nidre

UIA Victoria is supporting an important project of national priority in Israel for its 2021 Kol Nidre appeal. Read more

Nazis, COVID protests and antisemitism

Racism in the 21st century has focussed on opposing non-white immigration into white-majority countries and calls to expel those not of European ethnicity. Read more

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