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Job applicant targeted with antisemitic hate

David Marlow — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:17:09 +0000

A young Israeli woman was surprised to be the target of a nasty antisemitic message after being rejected for a job by The Garden of Eden nursery in Albert Park. She was told to “leave Melbourne” and was accused of being “complicit” in genocide by the employer in a text message, after revealing she was […]

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Minns praises Jewish Museum redevelopment after “summer of rolling hatred”

Rob Klein — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:03:53 +0000

NSW Premier Chris Minns today toured and praised the Sydney Jewish Museum’s redevelopment, meeting with Holocaust survivors and students amid mounting concerns over antisemitism across New South Wales. The Premier’s visit occurred today, Wednesday 29 October, following what the State Government has described as a “summer of rolling hatred. Minns, who first visited the museum […]

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Victorian multicultural review

David Marlow — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:25:12 +0000

The Victorian Government has announced its response to the Victorian Multicultural Review. The review was announced by the Premier in December 2024 and included extensive community consultations. The purpose was to recommend ways the government could strengthen its support for multicultural and multifaith communities. It was part of a suite of actions to address the […]

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Lowys, Leeds and looking back

Henry Benjamin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:21:49 +0000

Decades ago in Sydney, a father took his three sons regularly to watch Hakoah play soccer, but this came to a halt in 1987 when the club withdrew from the National Soccer League. Almost forty years later, the father, Frank Lowy, joined his three sons, David, Peter and Steven in the directors’ box in Elland […]

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Blessing for Victoria

J-Wire Staff — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 05:29:06 +0000

Senior members of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) Executive have blessed the State of Victoria ahead of Rosh Hashana.

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Rabbis meet the Premier

Rachel Mihalovich — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 01:29:22 +0000

Senior members of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) Executive, have met with the Premier of Victoria, Dr Dennis Napthine. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss areas of mutual concern and to thank the Premier for the ongoing support of his office and of the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship […]

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Film withdrawn from the Israeli Film Festival

J-Wire Staff — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 05:27:03 +0000

A Melbourne-based patron of the AICE Israeli Film Festival complained to the organisers that the message delivered by one exhibit was in fact anti-Israeli.

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Melbourne Al-Quds Day features antisemitic cartoons

Julie Nathan — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:54:49 +0000

Melbourne held its first Al-Quds Day rally this year.

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UNRWA Summer Camp

David Bedein — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:16:29 +0000

UNRWA is partially funded by AusAID which receives its money from Australian taxpayers to assist Palestinian refugees. Visit one of their summer children's camps on J-Wire...

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Limmud-Oz Shines

J-Wire Staff — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:26:55 +0000

Sydney's Limmud-Oz 2013 was the biggest ever, attracting more than 1200 participants including over 200 presenters from across Sydney, 17 presenters from overseas and 20 travelling from interstate to spend two and a half days of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend at UNSW.

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