Anzac
From left: Maurice Smith, Woolfe Lewis and Leon Bloom.
June 3, 2026, 7:06 pm
Last Jewish Australian WWII veteran passes
Leon Bloom z"l passed away a day after ANZAC day and his legacy was honoured in Parliament.
By Sharyn Kolieb
The VAJEX Remembrance Day service
November 26, 2024, 8:00 am
Tribute to Jewish soldiers
The Caulfield MP and deputy state Liberal leader was addressing the annual ceremony held by the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex- & Servicemen & Women Australia (VAJEX).
By AJN STAFF
Ex-Diggers, from left, Maurice Smith, Woolfe Lewis and Leon Bloom.
May 7, 2023, 6:38 am
Jewish ex-Diggers honoured
They are the oldest members of VAJEX and were recently honoured by the organisation for their bravery in combat during World War II.
By Peter Kohn
Lian Knight with the book she wrote about her grandfather, Issy Smith.
May 4, 2022, 10:00 am
Books shed light on bravery in battle
This past year or so has seen the publication in Australia of three books covering a range of military subject matter of particular interest to the Jewish Australian reader.
By Shane Desiatnik
At St Kilda Shule’s Anzac Day ceremony, (from left) Rabbi Ralph Genende, Dylan Quick, Janice Iloni-Furstenberg and Rabbi Yaakov Glasman. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 28, 2022, 11:30 am
Honouring Australia’s fallen
"Anzac Day is sacred to all Australians, but for St Kilda Shule it is especially soul-stirring, given the number of our shule's members who served in the first and second world wars."
By Peter Kohn
Evie Smith lights a memorial candle at NAJEX's Anzac Day service at the NCJWA Hall in Woollahra on April 24. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
April 28, 2022, 9:00 am
Women celebrated in service
"This is the time to pause and remember the sacrifices that were made by so many, so that we can enjoy the freedom we have in our wonderful country."
By Shane Desiatnik
New Zealand Governor-General Patsy Reddy, then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu lay wreaths during a memorial ceremony at the Beersheba War Cemetery in Beersheba, Israel, in 2017. Photo: AAP Image/Dan Peled
April 27, 2021, 3:44 pm
Shoulder to shoulder remembering our fallen heroes
'We each lower our flags to half-mast and dedicate a national day to reminding Australians and Israelis that our democratic rights and freedoms have, and continue to be, secured'.
By Jonathan Peled
Sergeant Julie Leder, representative of VAJEX at the gravestone of James Drummond, who was in fact Jacob Sorsky. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 23, 2021, 3:02 pm
Campaign to correct Diggers’ headstones
“I estimate from my research so far that up to 10 headstones of Australian Jewish servicemen need correction,” Jewish military historian Peter Allen says.
By Shane Desiatnik
Coogee MP Dr Marjorie O’Neill speaking at the Jewish Anzac Day Service last Sunday. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
April 23, 2021, 9:44 am
Moving service honours our Anzacs
The NSW Association of Jewish Service and Ex-Service Men and Women (NAJEX) hosted the service, where wreaths were laid by federal MPs, communal leaders and Jewish school students.
By Shane Desiatnik
Private Greg Sher.
April 30, 2020, 8:00 am
Jewish Anzac honoured
Private Greg Sher, who had given his life while on duty in Afghanistan, was honoured with a moving neighbourhood tribute on Anzac Day.
By Peter Kohn
April 27, 2020, 10:26 pm
Why this year’s Yoms are different to all other Yoms
'These are days we can only hope future generations will find hard to comprehend'.
By AJN STAFF
Private Lawrence Saywell in 1941 at a POW camp in Moosburg, Germany. Photo: AWM
April 24, 2020, 8:56 am
Spotlight on Digger killed on VE Day
'This Anzac Day – with Jewish commemorative services cancelled – I hope we can all find a moment to quietly reflect upon Diggers like Saywell who made the ultimate sacrifice'.
By Shane Desiatnik
MPs Michael Danby (front) and Mike Kelly lay a wreath for Sergeant Albert Levy during his Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial.
April 27, 2018, 12:43 pm
Last Post honour for WWI Jewish Digger Levy
The Australian War Memorial has honoured a World War I Jewish Digger, Sergeant Albert Levy, on the centenary of his death in the Battle of Amiens, dedicating a Last Post ceremony in tribute.
By Peter Kohn
Dan Springer addressing JNF mission participants in Independence Hall.
November 10, 2017, 12:00 am
JNF group recalls Balfour
A GROUP of more than 50 Australians sat in Independence Hall in Tel Aviv last Thursday – in the same room where David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel – exactly 100 years after the Balfour Declaration was signed.
By Joshua Levi
November 7, 2016, 10:46 am
99 years since Anzac charge 
Some 99 years after the stunning Anzac success in Beersheva, one-time enemies came together for a moving remembrance ceremony.
By Nathan Jeffay
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