NSW Labor approves draft bill to ban swastikas

This week, State Labor unanimously approved a draft bill for public consultation to ban the Nazi flag and swastika in NSW. Read more

Leaflet compares COVID restrictions with those aimed at those imposed on Jews in 1942

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has condemned a letterbox drop leaflet in Sydney’s Neutral Bay area comparing the COVID lockdown restrictions with 1942 Nazi restrictions imposed upon Jews. Read more

ECAJ calls for Jewish Emergency Management Plan vaccination message to be shared

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has asked all of its affiliate and constituent bodies to share a video urging members of our community to get vaccinated. Read more

Multiculturalism NSW launches five year plan

The Multiculturalism NSW Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 has been launched at NSW Parliament House.
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School bullying: a Jewish community meeting with the NSW Minister of Education

NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has met with representatives of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry to discuss combatting bullying and prejudice when it happens in all schools in NSW. Read more

Board to Board

THE president and CEO of the Board of Deputies of British Jews will be guest speakers at an unprecedented plenum of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies this month. Read more

NSW MP: antisemitism shows the worst of humanity

A NSW had ttold parliament antisemitism “shows the worst of humanity and has ruined lives and taken lives”. Read more

Sydney commemorates Yom Hashoah

This year’s theme for the Sydney Yom Hashoah Commemoration was “Memorials and Memories”. How do we keep history alive in our communities? Read more

Jeremy Spinak: a personal tribute from an old friend and colleague

The federal Liberal member for Berowra in NSW Julian Leeser pays tribute to Jeremy Spinak. Read more

$2.2 million government grant for NSW security

The Liberal candidate for Wentworth in the upcoming by-election Dave Sharma visited the Community Security Group where he announced the federal government’s $2.2 million grant for The Council for Jewish Community Security in NSW.  Read more

John Howard addresses a Liberal Party shabbat dinner

Former Australian prime minister John Howard was the keynote speaker at a unique Liberal Party Shabbat dinner hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more

Women of Diversity Dinner 2018

The Women of Diversity Dinner is Sydney’s premier event for women from diverse backgrounds. Read more

Students politically incorrect party “indefensible”

Jewish community leaders have slammed post-exam partygoers who used a politically incorrect theme to dress us members of Klu Klux clan, Holocaust victims, a black-face person and a moustached Nazi in uniform. Read more

NSW Opposition Leader to speak at the NSWJBD plenum

If Luke Foley is elected Premier of New South Wales on March 23 next year, the state’s race-hate legislation will be overhauled. Read more

Indigenous speakers touch plenum hearts

Two indigenous descendants of World War I Battle of Beersheva fighters have addressed  The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies’ plenum on their participation in the centenary re-enactment in Israel. Read more

Descendants of Indigenous Light Horse

The Rona Tranby Trust Australian Light Horse Project supported 12 descendants of Indigenous WWI Australian Light Horse soldiers to travel to Beersheva to take part in the recent Centenary Commemoration ceremonies.  Read more

Deepavali Festival in Sydney

The Jewish community represented at a Deepavali festival at Parramatta Park in Sydney. Read more

Journalists report back

The eight journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ Journalists Mission to Israel addressed a packed community meeting this week. Read more

Hear what the journos have to say

Eight editors and journalists recently returned from the 2017 mission, and they will report on their experiences at a community meeting next Monday in Sydney. Read more

Journalists Report Back on their Mission to Israel

Senior journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ Mission to Israel shared their experiences. Read more

Frank questions…writes Dr Ron Weiser

Retired US Congressman Barney Frank, long time liberal Democrat and strong Obama supporter, repeated two interesting questions last week in Sydney that continually baffle observers of the Middle East. Read more

Swastika in the city

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has been quick to react to a swastika drawn on the exterior wall of a Sydney hotel. Read more

Journalists’ report card

Journalists who participated in this year’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ annual Journalists Study Mission to Israel will report to the community at a public meeting in Sydney next week. Read more

Racial vilification on the NSWJBD plenum agenda

NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton MP will discuss ’Racial vilification’ and the options for legislative reform when she addresses this month’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum.  Read more

Addressing NSW’s hate laws

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies is working closely with NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton on the need to amend the state’s hate-speech legislation. Read more

New NSW program for up and coming politicians

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies  has announced its new Berger Fellowship program designed to strengthen ties between the Jewish community and future political leaders. Read more

The Jewish approach to Organ Donation

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies June plenum will discuss the Beth Din’s position on organ donation. Read more

Yom Ha’azmaut celebrated in Sydney

More than 600 people have joined in a belated celebration of Israel’s 67th birthday in Sydney at which NSW Premier Mike Baird was guest of honour. Read more

Yom Hashoah in Sydney

Over 1200 people packed Sydney’s City Recital Hall to commemorate the passing of 70 years since the end of WWII and the liberation from the Nazi concentration camps. Read more

After the Royal Commission…

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has established a Task Force on Child Protection that will focus on the welfare of children in communal institutional settings. Read more

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