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Greg Joffe elected president of NSW Jewish Board of Deputies
3+ week, 2+ day ago (462+ words) Greg Joffe has been elected president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, defeating Garry Browne in a rare leadership contest at the state’s peak Jewish representative body. Joffe was elected at the Board’s annual general meeting in Sydney on…...
When “Zionist” becomes a code word: The Greens’ long descent into antisemitic rhetoric
2+ week, 6+ day ago (707+ words) Not every criticism of Israel is antisemitic. Israel, like every democracy, can be criticised—sometimes harshly—for its government, military operations and policies towards the Palestinians. Nor should every Greens parliamentarian be branded an antisemite. But neither qualification absolves the…...
Rosh Hashanah 2026 – J-Wire
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (312+ words) Rosh Hashanah is our most multifaceted festival. The Torah itself doesn’t call it a New Year or Chag (festival). It is simply called Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance. But the Torah doesn’t tell us who is remembering whom. Is…...
Erica Frydenberg's most personal book honours Jewish rescuers – J-Wire
2+ week, 6+ day ago (182+ words) Last Thursday evening, 20 August, author and psychologist Erica Frydenberg launched her latest book at a sold-out event at The Central Synagogue in Bondi, presented by the Sydney Jewish Museum. Do Not Forget Me Street: Remembering the Budapesti Schindlers is a…...
Good News from Israel and the Jewish World: Playground – J-Wire
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (200+ words) The park includes several main attractions, including a large birthday table for refreshments and gifts, various seating areas, decorative installations, a central performance stage and playground equipment for children of different ages. The stage is intended for birthday activities, dancing,…...
Glen Eira adopts Victoria’s first dedicated local-government antisemitism strategy
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (581+ words) Glen Eira City Council has become the first local government in Victoria to adopt a dedicated Antisemitism Strategy and Action Plan, covering 2026 to 2028. The two-year plan was developed in response to data showing that Glen Eira accounted for 43 per cent…...
The challenge of being young, Jewish and politically active
3+ week, 2+ day ago (777+ words) There is a particular kind of vertigo that comes with being young and politically conscious in the current climate. We have inherited a world in which certainty is a luxury few institutions can still afford, and in which the word…...
Gen26 survey asks how Australian Jewish life has changed
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (526+ words) Nine years after Australia’s largest survey of Jewish life found a community united by memory but varied in belief and practice, researchers are asking how the pandemic, October 7 and the Bondi Beach terror attack have changed Australian Jews. Gen26: The Australian…...
Menadue on Israel and Jewry: when criticism becomes an editorial campaign
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1289+ words) John Menadue has earned an important place in Australian public life. His career has encompassed government, diplomacy, business and public administration. That record makes his increasingly antagonistic commentary about Israel, Zionism and mainstream Australian Jewry not less troubling, but more…...
Gonski proposes national gateway for antisemitism support
3+ week, 5+ day ago (595+ words) Jewish students and families confronting antisemitism could be given a single national point of contact for seeking help and reporting incidents under a proposal being considered by the Antisemitism Education Taskforce. Taskforce chair David Gonski told the Royal Commission on…...