8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (852+ words) Sydney's Emanuel Synagogue combined with WIZO to mark International Women's Day yesterday, with a panel of Jewish women from film, journalism, humanitarian aid, and education reflecting on how storytelling and identity shape public conversation and social change. The event, titled…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (662+ words) Sunday, March 08, 2026 Jewish Australians have experienced the sharpest decline in physical security of any Jewish community in the world, according to Alex Ryvchin, a sobering assessment from a leader in a country long considered one of the world's safest democracies....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (527+ words) New Zealand's top intelligence official has warned that the kind of antisemitic terror attack seen in Bondi late last year is the type of violence that "could happen here. Appearing before Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, the Director-General of the…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (904+ words) Jack O'Shea grew up on a dairy farm in northern Victoria where he had never met a Jew. Today he is preparing for an Orthodox conversion, keeping Shabbat and documenting his journey to Judaism on Instagram, where his account has…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (704+ words) Israel's Knesset has advanced controversial legislation that would place prayer arrangements at the Western Wall under the exclusive control of the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate, prompting a sharp response from non-Orthodox Jewish leaders in Israel and abroad. Under the measure, conduct…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1169+ words) New York-based journalist and author Marisa Meltzer has built her career exploring women the world too often flattens into symbols, from the founder of Weight Watchers to Jane Birkin, the actress, singer and style icon. In each case, she digs…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (710+ words) A new national network for Australia's Jewish business executives is preparing to launch chapters in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, with its co-founder saying the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack sharpened the need for trusted, values-based leadership spaces....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (288+ words) Trees were planted on Tuesday at the Beth Weizmann Community Centre for the Jewish festival of Tu B'Shvat in honour of the 15 victims of the terrorist attack on Bondi Beach on 14 December. Cr Simone Zmood, Mayor of Glen Eira, Sheina…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (238+ words) A man has been arrested in connection with an antisemitic drive-by shooting that targeted the home of a New Zealand Jewish family in'Redlands, California, in December. Jonpaul Yohanan Cohen Pic: Facebook The incident occurred on the evening of'12 December 2025, when…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (619+ words) Inaugurations are generally hopeful days in democracies. Even the most bitter of electoral battles can, with sufficient goodwill and patriotism, transition to the normal business of political give-and-take. But when a democratic election gives power to a person and a…...