Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid an unexpected visit to Sydney's Central Synagogue to join its Friday night service and Menorah lighting telling the congregation that Australia stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Israel.
Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is no stranger to the country's Jewish community given that his federal seat of Wentworth is home to the majority of Jews living in Sydney.
For young Australian Jews working in New York City, a new initiative offering a social centre and mentoring has been launched by Sydney;s Central Synagogue's Rabbi Levi Wolff.
Rabbi Levi Wolff describes a Shabbas in Sydney's Central Synagogue...with special visitor Keisuke Sugihara whose great grandfather was responsible for at least 6,000 Jews escaping the Nazi death camps.