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Lost Holocaust songbook published in English for the first time

A rare Holocaust-era songbook compiled by Jewish refugees and survivors has been translated into English and published for the...

Following ceasefire, mass Jewish wedding held in Kyiv, including a 92-year-old couple

In a powerful testament to faith, resilience and Jewish continuity, several couples were married according to Jewish law in...

Troubling Trends

“Put not your trust in princes.” The author of Psalm 146 must have known a thing or two about...

SmartAID’s AI mapping brings hope to Ukraine’s landmine struggle

Israel's SmartAID - Sun Flower” team is efficiently mapping large areas spanning hundreds of hectares contaminated with landmines and...

Israeli firm pulls water from air in Ukraine after dam collapse

The Israeli company Watergen has deployed its water-from-air generators to the Ukrainian city of Kherson following last month’s dam...

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Celebrating National Council of Jewish Women NSW Division’s 100th anniversary

Whilst NCJWA NSW is not the only organisation in our community to have reached its 100th anniversary - it...

One year into the war, the displacement, physically and emotionally, of Ukrainian Jews

The term “displaced persons” doesn’t always adequately capture how much of a geographical impact wars have. Diana Bukman, who is...

A new page in the Russo-Iranian partnership

In July 2022, against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked on a...

15,000 Ukrainian Jews have immigrated to Israel since war began

Ahead of the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Israeli officials reported that in the last year, 15,000 Ukrainian...

West seeks Russia ‘Final Solution’: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States has assembled a coalition of European countries to solve "the...

2022: The year FUD took off

There were many occasions during 2022 when events in the news almost tricked us into thinking that we were...

Chanukah youth activity for new arrivals from Ukraine and Russia

The National Library of Israel hosted 50 young persons who recently arrived from Ukraine and Russia for a “Winter...

100 Ukrainian immigrants arrive in Israel on rescue flight

A group of 100 elderly Ukrainian Jews immigrated to Israel, landing at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday night. The new arrivals...

Ukrainian Jews predict Israeli weapons for Kyiv are inevitable

TPS Kyiv reports that the new Israeli government being formed by Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under pressure from Ukraine...

Ehud Yaari: “Dangerous Curve” for Israel ahead, post-election

Eminent Israeli journalist Ehud Yaari joined the latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar, to discuss “Israel’s Election...

Diplomatic tit-for-tat?

Israel abstained from a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution demanding Russian reparations to Ukraine on Monday night. The...

Gantz offers early warning system but no weapons to Ukraine

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, on Monday and offered to provide the...

Israel sends thousands of instant meals to refugees in Ukraine

Israel has shipped 25,000 instant meals to Kharkiv as part of continuing Israeli humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. Humanitarian cargo will...

Russia accuses Israel of ‘unconstructive and biased’ stance on Ukraine war

The position Israel has demonstrated in recent months in regards to the war in Ukraine “is not helpful” and...

A booklaunch and a gift for Ukraine

Around 120 people attended the launch of Rabbi Chaim Ingram’s fifth book Lattices of Love on Jewish prayer. Over 150...