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David Knoll
July 12, 2023, 6:34 am
Grave concerns about upkeep
"When I attended this year's Yom Hashoah service there, I saw litter everywhere, broken bottles and fallen branches … and there's a drainage issue near John Saunders' grave," Bando said.
By
Shane Desiatnik
July 3, 2020, 9:26 am
Tougher vilification laws urged
'We know that unless antisemitism is specifically identified … students do not automatically see having a go at Jews as being racist'.
By
Peter Kohn
April 3, 2020, 10:53 am
Zooming in on Pesach
Religious organisations are reminding the community that they must not allow visitors into their homes for seders this Pesach, noting “these measures are about saving lives”.
By
Rebecca Davis
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Sophie Deutsch
November 21, 2019, 12:00 am
Knoll, Samuel heading up UPJ
The Union for Progressive Judaism has appointed David Knoll and Brian Samuel as its joint presidents.
By
Peter Kohn
July 18, 2019, 12:00 am
New cemetery gets green light
MORE than 70 per cent of the current Sydney Jewish community is expected to be buried in Sydney's newest cemetery in Varroville.
May 4, 2018, 12:01 am
New Jewish section at Rookwood
THE availability of land for Jewish burial in Metropolitan Sydney is fast running out, NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) CEO Vic Alhadeff warned on Tuesday as Rabbi Yehoram Ulman consecrated a new Jewish section at Rookwood Cemetery.
By
Gareth Narunsky
November 28, 2016, 12:00 am
Perth hosts UPJ conference
Delegates from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific converged on Perth for last week's Union for Progressive Judaism biennial conference.
By
Peter Kohn
August 26, 2016, 12:00 am
Three faiths unite against hate
Rabbi Elton said he felt heartened by feedback from the Abraham Conference and what was said by panel members from three faiths.
By
Shane Desiatnik
May 16, 2016, 12:00 am
New Jewish burial ground
THE NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) together with Woronora Memorial Park, administered by the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trusts (SMCT) in NSW, have announced the consecration of a new Jewish burial area within Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland.
November 17, 2015, 12:00 am
‘Anti-Semitism threatens our social fabric’
THE resurgence of anti-Semitism was listed as one of the main challenges facing multicultural Australia at the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia conference in Sydney recently.
By
Gareth Narunsky
September 25, 2015, 12:00 am
Cheaper burials for community
MARRIED couples who elect to be buried vertically in a single grave plot will pay 42 per cent less for their burials and gravesite under pricing just announced by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) and Northern and Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trusts.
April 8, 2015, 12:00 am
Changemakers honoured
By
Gareth Narunsky
July 17, 2014, 9:00 am
Politicians call for restraint
SHADOW foreign affairs spokesperson Tanya Plibersek has condemned Hamas for rejecting the ceasefire deal with Israel, in contrast to her Labor colleague, Fremantle MP Melissa Parke, who this week accused Israel of committing war crimes.
By
Gareth Narunsky
May 21, 2012, 12:00 am
Mayor to support cemetery expansion
RANDWICK Mayor Scott Nash has expressed support for the expansion of the Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park in order to address a shortage of burial space.
By
Gareth Narunsky
May 9, 2012, 12:00 am
Cemetery land turned down six years ago
A PARCEL of land that could accommodate up to 6000 graves at Rookwood Cemetery was rejected by the Jewish Cemetery Trust six years ago it has been revealed.
By
Gareth Narunsky
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