Executive Council of Australian Jewry
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July 28, 2026, 1:29 pm
Jewish teen threatened with knife
Jewish teen threatened with knife after asking if a resident was Jewish.
By AJN STAFF
Flowers at Bondi Beach on Monday, December 15. Photo: AAP Image/Dean Lewins
May 8, 2026, 3:25 pm
Bondi security failures to be examined in next hearings
The hearings will focus on security and intelligence failures in the lead-up to the attack, which occurred during the Chanukah by the Sea event
By AJN STAFF
Avital Shapira (second from left) with politicians in Canberra. Photo: Supplied.
March 19, 2026, 11:13 am
Seeking to build coalitions
Histadrut envoy Avital Shapira Shabirow visits Australia to strengthen ties with unions and community leaders.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Allegra Spender held a Jewish community roundtable.
July 10, 2025, 1:10 pm
Roundtable highlights need for education, clearer responses to antisemitism
'It is clear, and the events in Melbourne confirm this, that the community does not feel safe', said MP Allegra Spender.
By AJN STAFF
Navi Pillay.
May 29, 2025, 11:51 am
Anti-Israel UN recipient
Peter Wertheim said rewarding Pillay "will only promote more hatred, division and violence, not peace".
By Carly Adno
A childcare centre was firebombed and vandalised.
March 13, 2025, 8:00 am
Still hate
Despite not being an actual terrorist threat, a caravan full of explosives was still an act designed to intimidate our community.
By AJN STAFF
A displaced Palestinians camp in Rafah in December 2023. Photo: Mahmud Hams/AFP
August 29, 2024, 11:35 am
Concern over Gaza visas
Australia towers above other "Five Eyes" nations and comparable countries in Gazan visa approvals.
By Peter Kohn
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August 23, 2024, 2:31 pm
Faruqi demands correspondence be made public
“The Faruqi motion was an attempt at a witch-hunt targeting mainstream Jewish organisations," says Peter Wertheim.
By Bruce Hill
File: Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a United Nations General Assembly meeting about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City on November 28, 2023. Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP
May 9, 2024, 11:13 am
ECAJ, ZFA urges Wong to reject Palestine UN vote
‘A Palestinian state cannot be declared into existence. It must exist in fact. This requires the establishment of institutions which are performing all of the functions of a state’
By AJN STAFF
Posters for the 'global intifada' event were plastered all over the University of Sydney.
November 6, 2023, 6:49 am
Decision in line with uni statetement
...any form of "racism, threats to safety, hate speech, intimidation, threatening speech, bullying or unlawful harassment, including antisemitic or anti-Muslim language or behaviour", will not be tolerated.
By Carly Adno
Ron Hoenig speaking in Prue Car's place.
August 20, 2023, 7:20 am
Ossip re-elected, Prue Car a no show
After securing his re-election Ossip said, "I am immensely proud of what the JBD has achieved over the past 12 months and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to continue leading our wonderful community," Ossip said.
By AJN STAFF
February 2, 2023, 9:45 am
Major spike in anti-Jewish behaviour
There has been a 41.9 per cent rise in reported antisemitic incidents over the past two years.
By Peter Kohn
From left: Robert Goot, Michael Marx and Peter Wertheim in 1998.
January 12, 2023, 10:30 am
Tributes flow for Michael Marx
The community stalwart passed away late last year, aged 67, and has been remembered as a "natural leader".
By RACHEL TREISMAN
How the countries voted.
January 12, 2023, 9:25 am
Australia votes against biased UNGA resolution
Australia joined 25 other nations in opposing it; 87 voted in favour, while there were 53 abstentions.
By Gareth Narunsky
Fighters holding up an Islamic State flag. Photo: AFP/Tauseef Mustafa
October 13, 2022, 10:06 am
Concerns raised
'We continue to liaise with the government and other relevant authorities about the measures being taken for our people and institutions to remain properly protected'
By AJN STAFF
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