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‘Jews don’t have a future here’: tutor tells commission

A Jewish tutor at the University of New South Wales told the Royal Commission that escalating antisemitic incidents on...

Jewish student called a paedophile for recording protest

Pro-Palestinian protests at a leading university hampered the ability of Jewish staff and students to teach and study, a...

Jewish students accuse universities of ignoring campus antisemitism

Jewish students have accused Australian universities of allowing antisemitic abuse, intimidation and exclusion to grow while complaints were delayed,...

Royal Commission to focus on universities

The University of Sydney has confirmed it will appear alongside the University of Melbourne and several other institutions at...

WIZO heartbroken on passing of NSW president Nilly Berger

Nilly Berger, the president of WIZO NSW and a long-time Bondi community figure, died on Friday morning following a...

Judge blasts ‘complicated’ Jewish slur claim

A judge has dismissed claims that parts of an antisemitic rant by a man imitating a recent mass shooting...

‘Really serious’: YouTube slammed over Bondi video

YouTube has been criticised at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion after allowing a video questioning whether...

Jewish community security groups to face royal commission scrutiny

The role of Jewish community security groups in protecting schools, synagogues, events and community leaders will come under close...

Commission told online hate response remains too slow

Delays in online safety reform and gaps in the law came under renewed scrutiny at the Royal Commission on...

Friendship Bakery kneads a new home

The Friendship Bakery will be leaving its home at the Mark Moran Vaucluse retirement village, but baker Ed Halmagyi...

Bondi survivor warns UN: unchecked antisemitism leads to violence

Bondi terror attack survivor Arsen Ostrovsky has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that his own experience shows...

Jewish music silenced as artists fight cancellation

Sydney musician Ben Adler has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that Jewish artists are being...

Emanuel School brings generations together for Shabbat babka bake

Emanuel School students have baked babkas alongside grandparents, relatives and family friends at an event celebrating Jewish tradition and...

Sydney Jewish Writers Festival takes stories from page to stage

The Sydney Jewish Writers Festival will move beyond the printed page this August with the launch of Festival of...

Viral video excluded from trial of former Bankstown Hospital nurses

A judge has excluded the viral video at the centre of the prosecution of two former Bankstown Hospital nurses...

Mum denies antisemitism at kids’ netball game

A mother accused of hurling an antisemitic insult during a children's netball game is set to fight the charge. Jody...

CBDChabad expands Lunch & Learn program to Barangaroo

CBDChabad Sydney has expanded its weekly Lunch & Learn network across the Sydney CBD, following a successful trial session...

Havdalah dinner brings Sydney communities together

Last Saturday, 13 June, nearly 200 people from Sydney’s Jewish and broader communities gathered for a Havdalah dinner aimed...

Royal Commission to examine online hate and media antisemitism

The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will turn its attention to online hate speech, social media platforms...

Permanent memorial to honour lives lost in Bondi attack

A memorial for the 15 victims of the Bondi terror attack is set to be installed as part of...