Community Heartbeat
Jess Engelman with Mount Sinai College students.
October 1, 2026, 3:13 pm
Full-circle journey from student to teacher
Former student Jess Engelman returns to teach at Mount Sinai College, continuing her family’s legacy.
By AJN STAFF
Serena Feldman lighting a candle at a 2022 Yom Hashoah service at COA.
October 1, 2026, 3:03 pm
Sydney honours 105-year-old survivor
Sydney’s Jewish community farewelled Holocaust survivor Serena Feldman, 105, the day after Yom Kippur.
By AJN STAFF
Students at Psagot Elementary school. Photo: Supplied
October 1, 2026, 3:00 pm
Protected classrooms in Northern Israel
Kol Nidre Appeal raises funds to equip protected classrooms at two schools near Israel's border with Lebanon.
By AJN STAFF
Aimee Raitman in 'Not A Jam'. Photo: Supplied
October 1, 2026, 2:59 pm
Jewish choreographer featured at Melbourne Fringe
Not a Jam draws on the history and technique of Contact Improvisation.
By AJN STAFF
From left: Rabbi Noam Sendor, Alex Ryvchin, Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and Rabbi Shmuel Karnowski.
October 1, 2026, 2:55 pm
Ryvchin reflects on Bondi and Jewish identity
Ryvchin reflected on leadership, the Bondi massacre and the Jewish community’s response to the attack.
By AJN STAFF
JDC team with RRN, a longtime local partner in Nepal, reaching the most vulnerable families in the hardest hit areas.
September 29, 2026, 11:35 am
Jewish group delivers emergency aid to Nepal
JDC is delivering emergency supplies and trauma support to families displaced by devastating floods in Nepal.
By AJN STAFF
From left: David Graham, Uzi Rebhun, Michael Dunkel, Rob Schneider, Lynda Ben-Menashe, Rabbi David Freedman, Robert Simmons.
September 29, 2026, 11:31 am
Exploring Jewish demography
Demographers explore the future of Israel and Australian Jewry, and the value of the census and Gen26.
By AJN STAFF
Amalia Wakerman recently celebrated her bat mitzvah at the NCJWA NSW in Woollahra. Photo: Supplied
September 29, 2026, 11:29 am
Inaugural bat mitzvah fair set for October
Sydney’s first bat mitzvah fair will bring together over 40 exhibitors to help families plan the milestone.
By AJN STAFF
September 25, 2026, 1:39 pm
Sydney to mark three years since October 7 at dawn
The event will begin at 6.29am, the moment the attacks on Israel began three years ago
By AJN STAFF
September 24, 2026, 9:05 am
The unbreakable musical spirit
SHIR's Unbreakable concert brings together Jewish, Indian, Iranian and Samoan artists for a landmark celebration of music and social cohesion.
By Jessica Abelsohn
2026 Westfield Sydney Local Hero finalist Eden Falk, representing the Shepherd Centre.
September 17, 2026, 12:29 pm
Falk becomes the youngest finalist
Eden Falk is Westfield Local Heroes’ youngest finalist, recognised for supporting children with hearing loss.
By Shane Desiatnik
Lodz Ghetto survivors (from left) Lena Szmerling, Celina Widawaski, Guta Goldstein. Photo: Supplied
September 17, 2026, 12:28 pm
Lodz Ghetto liquidation marked 82 years on
More than 180 people marked 82 years since the liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto at a Melbourne commemoration.
By AJN STAFF
PJ Library Rosh Hashanah incursion. Photo: Supplied
September 17, 2026, 12:13 pm
Bringing Jewish pride into public schools
PJ Library brought Rosh Hashanah to 500 children in Melbourne public schools and early learning centres.
By AJN STAFF
Anne Zahalka. Photo: Ben Dowd
September 17, 2026, 12:10 pm
Anne Zahalka’s career-spanning exhibition
Anne Zahalka’s four-decade survey brings identity, memory and belonging to the Jewish Museum of Australia.
By AJN STAFF
September 16, 2026, 8:15 am
Sharing light takes shape
Hundreds packed in at NCJWA NSW’s clay-making workshop to shape vessels for Sharing Light, a 5000-piece installation marking one year since the Bondi attack.
By Jessica Abelsohn
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