Neo-Nazis chant antisemitic slogans outside NSW Parliament
Almost 70 neo-Nazis from the National Socialist Network (NSN) rallied outside New South Wales Parliament House on Saturday targeting Jewish groups with hate speech. Read more
Omer Shem Tov tells his story of faith, survival and unbreakable hope
November 7, 2025 by Community Editor
Filed under Have You Heard?
UIA Australia will welcome Omer Shem Tov and his mother Shelly for a special visit to Sydney and Melbourne in November, where they will share their remarkable story of courage, faith and love that captured the hearts of the Jewish world. Read more
Government defends Israeli defence deals amidst violent protests at maritime expo
Thirteen people were arrested after violent clashes broke out between pro-Palestinian protesters and police outside a major defence and maritime expo in Sydney.
Music, poetry and stars align in “Custodians of the Sky”
November 3, 2025 by J-Wire
Filed under Dates for your Diary
Woollahra will be bathed in celestial splendour this November when Emanuel Synagogue hosts the Australian premiere of “Custodians of the Sky”, a landmark contemporary work by Australian composer Luke Styles. Read more
Hallelujah! Monsieur Camembert and guests bring Leonard Cohen memories to Sydney
October 30, 2025 by Rob Klein
Filed under Have You Heard?, Music
Monsieur Camembert, the three-time ARIA Award-winning ensemble, will cap off a national sell-out tour when their acclaimed Leonard Cohen tribute, Cohen Noir, hits the State Theatre on Saturday, November 8.
Man charged after alleged firearm incident at Cremorne synagogue
A 23-year-old delivery driver from Lurnea, Mr Vincent Filemu Faasii, has been charged in connection with an incident outside Cremorne Synagogue on Sydney’s Lower North Shore on 7 October 2025.
Music, poetry and stars align in “Custodians of the Sky”
October 29, 2025 by Rob Klein
Filed under Have You Heard?, Music
Woollahra will be bathed in celestial splendour this November when Emanuel Synagogue hosts the Australian premiere of “Custodians of the Sky”, a landmark contemporary work by Australian composer Luke Styles. Read more
100 Australian doctors prepare to immigrate to Israel
October 27, 2025 by Etgar Lefkovitz - JNS
Filed under News
Over one hundred Australian doctors were gathering this week in both Melbourne and Sydney as part of a major immigration fair for medical professionals planning on moving to Israel following the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more
Women, Pogroms, Love
October 27, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
Filed under Have You Heard?, Painting and sculpture
A Sydney exhibition by award-winning artist Wendy Lessick Bookatz. Read more
JIFF launches with a deadly dinner party in “Bad Shabbos”
The Jewish International Film Festival has opened with a lively farce in Bad Shabbos, a sharp, fast-paced comedy that turns a well-intentioned Shabbat dinner into complete mayhem.
Australian October 7 survivor speaks to AIJAC and NSW SZC, criticises Australian government
October 21, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
Filed under Have You Heard?
Geoffrey “Danny” Majzner, an Australian oleh and October 7 survivor from Kibbutz Be’eri, recently addressed a function co-sponsored by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council and the State Zionist Council of NSW. Read more
Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998
October 16, 2025 by Richard Benjamin
Filed under News, Sport, Sports News
2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated soccer clubs. Read more
Court tosses out anti-protest laws to guard synagogues
Sweeping anti-protest police powers have been declared invalid after they were rushed through a state parliament despite concerns from faith leaders and legal experts.
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Grieving community hopes Gaza ceasefire holds
The Jewish community in Australia is hoping that a ceasefire in Gaza will turn into a lasting peace, as Israel and Hamas prepare to swap prisoners. Read more
Major charge dropped for nurse in anti-Israel video
A nurse sacked over her alleged inflammatory rhetoric is no longer accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients after prosecutors dropped a charge.
Ervin Vidor remembered as builder of cities, family and faith
Ervin Hugo Vidor AM, a Holocaust survivor who arrived in Australia as a teenage refugee and went on to co-found one of the nation’s leading property and hotel businesses, has died in Sydney on 11 September aged 92.
Jessica Fox heartbreak at missing home world championships
Jessica Fox has confirmed she will miss the canoe slalom world championships in Penrith later this month, describing the decision as “absolutely devastating”.
Arson at Ryvchin former home confirmed as deliberate strike
Police have today released CCTV footage as investigations continue into the targeted attack at a Dover Heights home, which officers have confirmed was a deliberate and specific act aimed at former resident Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
Australian Jewish community inspired by captivity survivor Eli Sharabi as the JNF Australia’s 2025 campaign concludes
September 11, 2025 by Dionne Taylor
Filed under News
Gaza captivity survivor, Eli Sharabi, marked his inaugural visit to Australia since his release as part of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, Together, We Rise With Israel, leaving audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth inspired by his resilience and positivity for the future of Israel. Read more
Landmark Jewish music event ‘Songs of Strength’ set to unite community
September 10, 2025 by Rob Klein
Filed under Featured Articles, Music
Following the success of the ‘Songs of Hope’ concert in Sydney last year, ‘Songs of Strength’ will also be staged in Melbourne this September, bringing the biggest night of Jewish music in years to Melbourne.
Alleged mastermind of antisemitic attacks arrested
A man allegedly sprayed swastikas on a synagogue and played key roles in the firebombing of a childcare centre and an attack on a Jewish leader’s vacant home. Read more
Penny Wong meets released hostage
September 2, 2025 by Henry Benjamin
Filed under News
Released hostage Eli Sharabi met Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra yesterday. Read more
Search for masked vandals at fighter jet-linked factory
Footage has been released of three people allegedly involved in vandalising a metalworks with anti-Israeli messaging, after it was linked to fighter jet parts. Read more
Sydney Jewish Museum crowdsources snapshots of Jewish identity
August 24, 2025 by Rob Klein
Filed under Have You Heard?
Life. Colour. Connection. That is the promise of Chai-Lights, a new online gallery from the Sydney Jewish Museum that is already buzzing with stories of Jewish life in all its forms.
Investing in the future: Masada College to offer 40% off tuition fees through new bursary
August 21, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Filed under News
In a groundbreaking step aimed at revolutionising Jewish education in Sydney, Masada College, on behalf of the Hyman Abramovich Foundation (HAF), has announced the launch of the HAF Jewish Bursary. Read more
Sydney to host urgent antisemitism Q&A with Israel’s envoy and Team Shalva
Sydney’s Jewish community is gearing up for a dramatic and inspiring evening on Thursday, 28 August, when Israel’s Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism, Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Team Shalva come together for a powerful community event.
After the bridge: where do we go from here?
August 6, 2025 by Michael Gencher
Filed under Featured Articles
Normally, by midweek, I’m sitting down to write—an op-ed, a column, a reflection to be published here in Australia or shared across the globe. It’s something I do routinely, not out of obligation, but because there is always something urgent to say—something that needs to be said. Read more
Australian broadcaster Erin Molan protests for hostages in Sydney
August 6, 2025 by Rolene Marks - JNS
Filed under News
On August 3, nearly 22 months after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, tens of thousands of Australians converged on Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge in what they called a “March for Humanity” in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. Read more
Hostage survivor to tell his story at JNF events
August 6, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
Filed under News
In an exclusive Australian first, award-winning journalist Nadav Eyal will sit down with Hamas captivity survivor Eli Sharabi for a powerful on-stage interview that promises to be the centrepiece of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, “Together, We Rise With Israel.” Read more
August 3, Sydney
August 4, 2025 by Richard Benjamin
Filed under Featured Articles
This was Australia, Sunday 3rd August 2025, not Berlin 1935. Read more






