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Richard Basckin (back left) and his Australian teammate Yonatan Freund, with young participants in the opening week of the duo's Miyaki Kan Karate East dojo.
May 25, 2023, 12:39 pm
Aussie reps open new dojo at COA hall
“Karate has been a passion of ours for so long, so to bring it back to the community that we grew up in, in this way, is a significant moment for us both in our karate careers,”
By Shane Desiatnik
From left: Imam Alaa Elzokm, David Southwick, Kate Thwaites, Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann and Dvir Abramovich.
March 17, 2022, 10:39 am
‘You are not alone in your sorrow’
Commemorating the third anniversary of the massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
By Peter Kohn
From left: Mohamed Mohideen, Rabbi Yaakov Glasman, David Southwick, Imam Abdurrahman Zyka, Dvir Abramovich, and president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Dr Rateb Jneid at the Lysterfield Mosque. Photo: Peter Haskin
March 19, 2020, 10:34 am
‘Standing together to fight hatred’
'As the Muslim community stood with us during the tragic synagogue attacks in Pittsburgh it’s important for the Jewish community to do the same'.
By Rebecca Davis
John T. Earnest stands at his arraignment hearing in San Diego County Superior Court in San Diego, Calif., April 30, 2019. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/Pool/Getty Images)
August 2, 2019, 9:23 am
Poway gunman was inspired by New Zealand mosque attacks
The alleged California synagogue gunman was inspired by New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, according to documents unsealed by the court.
Vic Alhadeff (left) presents a cheque to Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel flanked by Jewish and Muslim community leaders. Photo: Neil Macbeth
July 25, 2019, 12:00 am
‘Compassion trumps politics’
"AN attack on one faith is an attack on us all," NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) CEO Vic Alhadeff said at a presentation in Christchurch last week, where he delivered a cheque for almost $70,000 to the city's mayor.
A Muslim worshipper prays at a makeshift memorial near the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
July 17, 2019, 2:49 pm
‘An attack on one faith is an attack on us all’
'The most practical way of making the world a better place is to cast aside differences where we can and meaningfully support each other where we can.'
By Vic Alhadeff
Friends of a missing man grieve outside a refuge centre in Christchurch last Sunday. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
July 4, 2019, 2:00 pm
Worldwide Jewish communities raise over $1 million for Christchurch
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: AP/Vincent Thian
March 29, 2019, 11:24 am
A slight sense of unease over admirable Ardern
AJA president David Adler (left) in conversation with Dr Zuhdi Jasser.
March 29, 2019, 12:00 am
Communal clash over speaker
IN the wake of the massacre in Christchurch this month, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) called for a talk by US Islamic reformist Dr Zuhdi Jasser at Maroubra Synagogue to be cancelled. 
Muslim worshippers grieving at a makeshift memorial at Christchurch’s Al Noor Mosque. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
March 28, 2019, 12:00 am
JBOD: Standing by our fundraising campaign
Whether or not Muslims had united for Pittsburgh Synagogue, raising funds for Christchurch was the right thing to do, writes NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff.
Mufti Zeeyad Ravat leads a prayer at the makeshift memorial by Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
March 21, 2019, 12:00 am
‘Our prayers go out to you’
IN an unprecedented move, New Zealand's only Jewish school was closed on Monday while all shule services were cancelled over the weekend in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack.
By Rebecca Davis
Friends of a missing man grieve outside a refuge centre in Christchurch last Sunday. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
March 21, 2019, 12:00 am
‘Our hearts cry out. We are all the children of Abraham’
WHEN a gunman opened fire on Muslim men, women and children in prayer in Christchurch on March 15, killing 50, it had a monumental impact on the whole of New Zealand, the full extent of which still remains to be seen.
JBOD president Lesli Berger on stage with other faith leaders at St Mary's Cathedral.
March 21, 2019, 12:00 am
JBOD launches Christchurch crowdfunding campaign
THE New Zealand mosque massacres prompted the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) to launch a crowd-funding campaign in support of the Muslim community in Christchurch.
Police stand outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of people attending Friday prayers, as New Zealand police warned people to stay indoors as they tried to determine if more than one gunman was involved. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
March 15, 2019, 4:06 pm
Terrorist kills Muslim worshippers in Christchurch
AUSTRALIA’S Jewish community has reacted in horror at news a terrorist shot and killed 40 people at two mosques in Christchurch.
By Gareth Narunsky
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