Jason Steinberg
Inside the Queensland Holocaust Museum.
July 18, 2024, 11:20 am
‘Our museum is world class’
The Queensland Holocaust Museum's online experience won gold in the virtual experience category and the physical museum won silver in the cause events category.
By AJN STAFF
The rally in Brisbane. Photo: NAIN
June 13, 2024, 8:00 am
Brisbane stands against hate
Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies president Jason Steinberg explained how reports of antisemitic attacks are increasing in Queensland.
By Gareth Narunsky
Photo: AAP Image/Darren England
March 21, 2024, 11:02 am
Hate in Queensland
"Queensland Holocaust survivors say antisemitism today reminds them of the demonisation and propaganda their families experienced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s," says Jason Steinberg.
By AJN STAFF
The Woodford Folk Festival turned into a hotbed of anti-Israel sentiment. Photo: Justice for Palestine Magan-djin.
January 18, 2024, 11:06 am
Festival of hate
"Stalls and artists were left unchecked and free to spew their hate, individuals were harassed and Jewish businesses vandalised," says Jason Steinberg.
By AJN STAFF
A member of Brisbane's Tongan community expresses support for Israel at the rally.
October 19, 2023, 2:16 pm
Brisbane turns out for Israel
Attendees learned of vigils with families in Israel kept by Na'ama, a visiting Israeli scientist based at the University of Queensland and by Yonatan, an Israeli paediatric surgeon at a Brisbane hospital.
By Peter Kohn
Israeli Ambassador Amir Maimon (centre) with museum chair Jason Steinberg and museum staff. Photo: Supplied
August 25, 2023, 6:04 pm
‘A wonderful tribute’
'It was very moving to see the ambassador's reaction to the museum because we've created something unique'
By RACHEL TREISMAN
Michael Stein, the son of survivor George Stein, at the museum. Photo: JRV Photography
July 6, 2023, 9:23 am
Qld Shoah museum opens
'Antisemitism is evil. Pure and simple. It's not just a horror of the past – it's still among us today'
By AJN STAFF
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
A Nazi flag flown from an apartment window overlooking Brisbane Synagogue in 2021. Photo: Reddit
March 29, 2023, 5:59 pm
Hate crime legislation introduced in Queensland
‘This new legislation protects the basic right of all citizens, not just Jewish people, to go about their daily lives free from racial hatred and vilification’
By AJN STAFF
A page from the children's book being auctioned in Queensland. Photo: Danielle Elizabeth Auctions
December 27, 2021, 8:00 am
Nazi hate on sale in Queensland
By Zeddy Lawrence
A Nazi flag flown above Brisbane Synagogue on Saturday. Photo: Reddit
November 1, 2021, 1:00 pm
‘Sickening’: Nazi flag on display in Brisbane
“This is sickening. For someone to fly this symbol of hatred and genocide right above the Brisbane Synagogue on Margaret St is pure evil.”
By AJN STAFF
Photo: Peter Haskin
September 2, 2021, 9:00 am
‘Shocking, deplorable’ antisemitic attack in Brisbane
The attack comes as reports of hatred against Jews in Queensland is increasing and a Parliamentary Inquiry is reviewing hate crime and vilification laws.
By AJN STAFF
Attendees at last Sunday’s Qld ALP meeting. Photo: Screengrab
June 10, 2021, 1:45 pm
Federal ALP slams Qld motion
Macnamara MP Josh Burns said the motion was "disappointing and blatantly one-sided", but insisted, "it in no way represents federal Labor's balanced policy in support of Israel".
By Peter Kohn
Photo: AJN file
February 18, 2021, 9:31 am
Shule-goers screamed at, spat on
'Nazi salutes, spitting, screaming antisemitic slogans and punching – this is not the behaviour anyone expects to witness on the streets of Brisbane'.
By Peter Kohn
Queensland-based Shoah survivor George Stein shows former premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen around the temporary Holocaust exhibition in 1982.
October 7, 2020, 10:15 pm
$3.5 million for Holocaust museum in Brisbane
'For all Queenslanders and visitors to have the opportunity to hear and learn about the Shoah is vital for future generations. We must never forget what happened'.
By Gareth Narunsky
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