Melbourne
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August 10, 2026, 12:44 pm
Who is permitted to stop wandering?
The Gilgul, developed by Dr Myer Taub and Aliza Levi, features Taub, a doyen of theatre visiting from South Africa, embodying nine successive characters.
By Melinda Jones
Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper, whose story was told in the documentary "Surviving Malka Leifer". Photo: Supplied
August 4, 2026, 3:01 pm
Multifaith child safety push
Twenty organisations back a national child safety commitment after a Surviving Malka Leifer screening.
By Bruce Hill
Photo: Screenshot / YouTube
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
A Serve & Schmooze event run by SHMZ in June in LA. Photo: Instagram
July 27, 2026, 10:47 am
SHMZ: Jewish social club ditching the swipe
From matching on a dating app to helping her friends find their forever partners, Lexee Gordoun shares the story of SHMZ with The AJN.
By Jessica Abelsohn
The 2025 NSW Philanthropy Fellowship cohort with representatives from UIA NSW, JCA and AJF, and Stanley and Charmaine Roth. Photo: supplied
July 15, 2026, 3:52 pm
Applications open for philanthropy fellowship
Applications are open for the 2026 philanthropy fellowship, a five-session program for Jewish adults aged 25 to 40 exploring values-driven giving.
By AJN STAFF
Richard Rozen featured in the film The Hunt for the Last Nazis, now streaming on SBS on Demand. Photo: screenshot
July 9, 2026, 4:25 pm
Richard Rozen dies
Holocaust survivor, hid with the partisans, and challenged Australia to deport war criminals
By Bruce Hill
A banner at the 2024 pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel encampment at the University of Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 24, 2026, 4:53 pm
Campus antisemitism to be examined at Melbourne hearings
Commissioner Virginia Bell said the hearings would draw on testimony from students, academics and institutions
By AJN STAFF
Internal damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue after it was firebombed. Photo: Yumi Rosenbaum
June 19, 2026, 12:07 pm
Third man charged over Adass Israel shule arson
Counter terrorism team has now charged all three accused of setting Melbourne synagogue fire.
By Bruce Hill
An architect's render for the new Jewish Arts Quarter. Photo: Image supplied.
June 12, 2026, 2:21 pm
The Jewish Arts Quarter belongs to all of us
Chairman Jack Gringlas shares why he truly believes in Melbourne's Jewish Arts Quarter and how it will preserve Jewish culture, while allowing it to be experienced and shared.
By Jack Gringlas
Zionisn Victoria's 2026 Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 27, 2026, 8:06 am
Have we lost Jewish joy?
'I, for one, refuse to measure my Jewishness by how hard I fight back. Instead, I choose to measure it by how tall I stand.'
By Daniel Aghion
ACJS conference delegates heard from Rabbi Menachem Dadon.
May 25, 2026, 5:27 pm
Jewish school leaders gather in Sydney
Jewish school leaders from across Australia convened in Sydney for the ACJS annual conference to share ideas, collaborate and show support following Bondi.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Shabbat Club Melbourne founder Chrystal Dias. Photo: Tim Neal (@tim2neal)
May 21, 2026, 11:47 am
Shabbat Club finds its place in Melbourne
Bringing the warmth of the Friday night dinner to a new generation, Shabbat Club has arrived in Melbourne.
By Liz Rudenko
Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Jerusalem. Inset: Jonathan Halevy. Photos: Shaare Zedek.
May 19, 2026, 12:35 pm
Shaare Zedek head to visit Australia
Professor Jonathan Halevy says diaspora donors increased support during the Israel-Iran war.
By Bruce Hill
Illustrative: Maccabi playing netball (against a different team) in 2025. This image has been edited using AI.
May 14, 2026, 7:50 am
Sport no longer feels safe
From football fields to netball courts, antisemitism in Australia is becoming disturbingly normalised.
By AJN STAFF
The vandalised poster on the corner of Balaclava and Howitt roads. Photo: supplied.
April 29, 2026, 8:55 am
Billboard vandalism won’t silence community
Melbourne event to proceed as planned after United Hatzalah poster torn and burnt.
By Bruce Hill
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