Diaspora
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the Sydney Jewish community on Monday night. Photos: Scott Ehler
February 12, 2026, 1:49 pm
President headlines moving evening of reflection
'In the wake of the horror at Bondi Beach, we felt we must come to Australia to look you in the eye. To show up for you,' Herzog says
By Gareth Narunsky
Shelley Shemtov shares her story at the UIA Women's Division event. Photo: Aaron Zajonc Photography,
November 25, 2025, 2:43 pm
Shelley Shemtov on hope, faith and survival
Shemtov spoke of the pain, hope and faith that sustained her during her son Omer’s time in Hamas captivity.
By Sharyn Kolieb
A group of Jewish supporters stand opposite the Sydney Opera House as it is lit up in solidarity with Israel following the October 7 Hamas-led massacre
October 9, 2025, 8:58 am
Two years on: A changed world
The world is more precarious for the Jewish people right now than at any time since World War II
By AJN STAFF
Mahjong is played throughout the Middle East and Asia.
November 28, 2023, 7:23 am
Sephardi Jews from Baghdad to Sydney
The film's title represents the mishmash of culture, Asian and Iraqi, in which Saul grew up.
By Carol Saffer
Steven Lowy speaking at the UIA Israel update event.Photo: Shane Desiatnik
November 21, 2023, 7:12 am
How donations are being used
"We have already provided over 5500 immediate cash grants to people who are injured, who have lost a family member, or who have been evacuated, and also grants to more than 700 small businesses."
By Shane Desiatnik
Michael Gawenda at the launch of his book.
November 9, 2023, 4:28 pm
Michael Gawenda’s Jewish journey
In his new autobiography My Life As A Jew, Michael Gawenda writes how the left, in which he once felt kinship, increasingly came to demonise Israel.
By Peter Kohn
Messages projected onto a building at George Washington University on October 24. Photo: StopAntisemitism via X
November 7, 2023, 6:56 am
Wave of antisemitism unleashed
By Jacob Magid, TOI STAFF, JTA and CANAAN LIDOR
Demonstrators at First Fleet Park in Circular Quay on Sunday. Photo: Gareth Narunsky
November 2, 2023, 12:09 pm
Australian Jews stand strong
"Like every Jewish generation, we find ourselves once again weeping for the murder of Jewish children. Entire families turned to dust at the hands of Hamas,"
By GARETH NARUNSKY & REBECCA DAVIS
Alex Kats (centre) and Rabbi Ralph Genende (third from right) on an interfaith trip to Israel. Photo: Supplied
October 26, 2023, 12:53 pm
We need to come together and talk
Diaspora communities have come together to stand with Israel in unmatched ways. Unfortunately, if history shows us anything, it is that this will not be the last crisis in the region.
By ALEX KATS
October 23, 2023, 6:35 am
Third-generation impact
While she tries to live a “normal” life, she finds herself weighed down by the unspoken grief of her grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.
By Jessica Abelsohn
October 12, 2023, 1:16 pm
Lunchtime series welcomes journalist
The third event in CBD Chabad Sydney's new lunchtime conversations series ..., featured keynote speaker Lital Shemesh, a journalist and lead news anchor for Israel's Channel 14, which caters to a centre-right audience.
By AJN STAFF
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October 2, 2023, 7:20 am
Joining together to fight for Israel
These are the principles the protest movement is fighting for. These are the principles of my Judaism. This is the Israel that is my homeland.
By Rabbi Allison Conyer
Members of the band Kiss, from left, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Eric Singer. Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File
October 2, 2023, 6:55 am
We were made for loving Kiss
Kiss returns to Australia next month for one final additional farewell show, exclusive to Sydney. Jessica Abelsohn explores the craziness behind the most influential rock band, including Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's Jewish roots.
By Jessica Abelsohn
US Vice-President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff at an Israeli Independence Day reception earlier this year. Photo: Saul Loeb/
September 27, 2023, 7:00 am
Emhoff and Harris talk combating antisemitism
She described "a venom coursing through our country" and said, "We are the antidote."
By Ron Kampeas and TOI STAFF
Diller Teen Fellows in Israel. Photo: Supplied
September 3, 2023, 7:08 am
A year of a lifetime
"Diller opened my eyes to new experiences, Jewish practices, and people. It fostered meaningful friendship and helped me refine my own Jewish identity. The year was transformative and fun!"
By AJN STAFF
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