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From left: Pete Chelala, Angelique Lenox, Julian Voloj and Bryan Master at the Cornell Benjamin street renaming ceremony in the Bronx, June 2, 2023.
September 18, 2023, 12:02 pm
A Jewish gang leader and the start of hip-hop
Voloj, who lives in Queens, spoke with the New York Jewish Week about hip-hop history and how Melendez’s Jewishness has inspired his own projects on the genre.
By Andrew Esensten
Eritrean protesters clash with Israeli riot police in Tel Aviv. Photo: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg
September 12, 2023, 7:06 am
Eritrean expats riot in Tel Aviv
The Magen David Adom emergency service said the injured included 30 police officers who suffered light-to-moderate wounds. Tel Aviv's Ichilov Medical Centre said it treated 14 seriously injured individuals...
By AJN STAFF
September 11, 2023, 6:53 am
Jewish-themed documentaries on your TV
This series, clocking in at six hours, is a detailed patchwork of archival footage cut with interviews with historians and survivors, all held together by Burns’ regular narrator Peter Coyote. It’s unmissable television at its very finest.
By Erin Rosenberg
Israelis and Ethiopian Jews board flights from Gondar and Bahir Dar to Addis Ababa on August 10. Photo: Israel Embassy in Addis Ababa
August 21, 2023, 7:04 am
Israel rescues 200 from Ethiopia conflict
The operation came several days after a number of Israelis were reportedly rescued from the area. The Foreign Ministry had earlier urged Israelis in Amhara to remain at secure locations and try to maintain contact with the embassy in Addis Ababa, while calling on others to reconsider travel plans to the country.
By LAZAR BERMAN
At the launch of her book, Suzi Smeed with Israel’s ambassador Amir Maimon (left) and Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies president Jason Steinberg.
June 5, 2023, 7:03 am
Survivor lauded in Parliament
She and her mother were smuggled out by a lay priest, Jonas Ochiny. Reunited with her father who had escaped a labour camp, the family went into hiding.
By Peter Kohn
Horst Eisfelder.
June 4, 2023, 6:59 am
Lens on wartime Shanghai
Horst Eisfelder is being remembered for his comprehensive photography in the ghetto, which has created a record for posterity.
By Peter Kohn
Lotti Tugendhaft celebrating Purim at Emmy Monash Aged Care in 2018. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 21, 2023, 7:04 am
Survivor mourned at 102
Before the Communists swept across China in 1949, Lotti and Josef left for Australia. Lotti took part in the family's fashion business Delphine for over 20 years
By Peter Kohn
Broken Hill synagogue. Photo: supplied.
May 11, 2023, 1:19 pm
Jewish history at Broken Hill
The Jewish community in Broken Hill dates to the Gold Rush in the late 1800s in Australia thanks to the large iron ore, silver and zinc deposits found there.
By AJN STAFF
The Afri-Aus Care Inc team with Courage to Care volunteers.
May 4, 2023, 12:59 pm
Courage to Care volunteers visit Afri-Aus Care
The aim of this event was to bring communities together and to assist volunteers to gain greater insights into the unique experiences of students from the African community.
By Mia Gardiner
Lior.
April 27, 2023, 12:11 pm
Lior to perform at annual dinner
Lior has collaborated with numerous artists including Nigel Westlake and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and has performed at the world-famous Sydney Opera House.
By Mia Gardiner
Ethiopian immigrants arrive in Israel in March. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90
November 17, 2021, 10:00 am
Ethiopian aliyah to be expedited
By Times of Israel
September 20, 2021, 2:00 pm
Navigating immigration and border control during a pandemic
Founder and managing director of IMC Migration, Ivan Chait, answers some pressing questions about the current state of border control and immigration to Australia.
By AJN STAFF
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