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Despite our pain, the Jewish community refuses to wallow in anger
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (197+ words) June 13, 2026 " 7: 30pm This is where the Jewish community is this weekend, on the six-month anniversary of the act of terror that ripped through scores of bodies, ending the lives of 15, and ripped apart the notions that all Australians are equally free…...
You are a child killer: Inside the Jewish university experience
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (929+ words) May 3, 2026 " 5: 00am Incidents at Sydney's two most prestigious universities have left Jewish students fearing for their safety on campus, calling into question the effectiveness of the Albanese government's taskforce to stamp out the abuse of the community and the actions taken…...
Religious Zionists spearheading a radical movement sweeping Israel
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1546+ words) With international attention focused on Iran, the "pioneers" of Israel's religious Zionist movement have their sights set on Gaza. At a picnic spot and a memorial for fallen Israeli soldiers just a few hundred metres from the Gaza border, Israel's…...
Gather round them: After 323 torturous days, the red-and-black faithful can smile again
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (893+ words) April 11, 2026 " 6: 42pm Adelaide: After 323 torturous days and 17 miserable losses on end with no cause to sing their song, the Bombers finally broke through and got the chance to be loud and proud again. With victory over Melbourne in Gather Round on…...
We are one family: Jewish friends help Muslim refugees call Australia home
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1105+ words) April 4, 2026 " 1: 00pm For most of her 39 years, Naima lived in survival mode. As a teenager she was married and then widowed, left to raise her young son Feisal alone in Somalia. A mother at just 15, her own parents had died years…...
This Passover will be like no other
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (544+ words) On the first night of Passover, Jewish children open the Seder " the meal held by families on the first and second nights of Passover where we retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt " with the Ma Nishtana: why is…...
Yes, we feel unsafe, but many Jews know we always will while others live in peril
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (536+ words) March 20, 2026 " 11: 30am Instead of naming Jewish people specifically, Swans chief executive Matthew Pavlich paid tribute more generally to the victims, their families and the emergency services who responded to the December 14 massacre. He later issued a heartfelt apology for the omission....
AFL boss defends Sydney's Bondi tribute that failed to mention Jewish community
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (701+ words) AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has been forced to defend a Sydney Swans tribute to the Bondi terror attack victims before their season-opening AFL match that failed to mention the Jewish community. Sydney chief executive Matthew Pavlich led a moving…...
Mourners gather in Melbourne vigil for stabbing victim
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (60+ words) Mourners gather at Melbourne train station to honour 22-year-old Aidan Becker, the off-duty security guard, who was stabbed to death last week. Updated March 14, 2026 " 7: 46am, first published 7: 45am...
Jewish solidarity will overcome terrorists" division, Herzog says
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (884+ words) February 10, 2026 " 7: 47pm Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met privately with families of victims of the Bondi massacre at a synagogue on Tuesday night, after publicly defending his decision to invite Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia and decrying "devastating" scenes of violence…...