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August 14, 2023, 6:54 am

“I’m looking forward to speaking at this year’s WIZO gala in Melbourne to spotlight the efforts of the organisation across its Youth Villages,” said Markson.

By AJN STAFF

David Adler (left) on Sky News Outsiders. Photo: Screenshot

July 13, 2023, 6:00 am

AJA defends ‘follow the money’ comments

Appearing on the Outsiders program on Sunday, AJA president David Adler was asked why he thought Australia's mainstream representative Jewish communal organisations have largely endorsed it.

By Gareth Narunsky

February 27, 2023, 6:43 am

Survivor’s Premier event

Boas is dedicated to Holocaust education and among the audience at the sold-out event were students from Moriah College and Masada College, as well as NSW Jewish Board of Deputies

By Carly Adno

October 15, 2021, 8:30 am

Sharri Markson’s brilliant career

Sharri Markson always knew she was going to work in the media. And she has certainly found her investigative feet, winning numerous awards including two Walkleys. The AJN spoke to the accomplished author and journalist.

By CARLY DOUGLAS

Sharri Markson presenting her documentary. Photo: Sky News Screengrab

October 7, 2021, 9:00 am

Sharri Markson makes headlines with COVID probe

The 400-page book, which Markson began writing in February after a year of investigating, recognises the journalists, doctors and whistleblowers in China who “disappeared” while trying to spread awareness of the virus.

By CARLY DOUGLAS

From left: Reverend Dr Stephanie Dowrick, Dr Paul Bauert, Dr Kerryn Phelps MP, Jackie Stricker-Phelps and Vic Alhadeff. Photo: Sophie Deutsch

March 15, 2019, 3:46 pm

‘No excuse for the harm that I’ve caused’

AFTER touring the Sydney Jewish Museum (SJM) on Tuesday, human rights advocate and paediatrician Dr Paul Bauert, who compared the suffering of refugees on Manus Island and Nauru to Holocaust victims at Auschwitz in an interview with Sky News, said he now has a deeper understanding of how his comments upset people.

Kerryn Phelps. Photo: AAP Image/Chris Pavlich

March 8, 2019, 12:01 am

Phelps: Libs misquoted me

WENTWORTH MP Kerryn Phelps has accused the Liberal Party of misquoting her following a Sky News interview in which she discussed the location of Australia's embassy in Israel.

By Gareth Narunsky

Holocaust survivor Peter Halas at Bondi Beach in front of Anthony Glick's mural – one of many that was defaced in last weekend's antisemitic graffiti attack. Photo: Noel Kessel

February 14, 2019, 12:01 am

‘A reminder of darker times’

Holocaust survivor Peter Halas, who is usually at Bondi Beach every morning, was interstate on Sunday when he received photographs of the swastikas daubed along the promenade.

By Gareth Narunsky

August 23, 2018, 12:00 am

No justification for using the ‘N’ word

Politicians should know better about invoking these references and analogies given we have one of the largest Holocaust survivor communities anywhere in the world.

Blair Cottrell (left) with Adam Giles. Photo: Facebook

August 10, 2018, 12:01 am

Dark Sky over TV news

JEWISH leaders have voiced deep concern after Sky News hosted a Nazi sympathiser for a studio interview.

By Peter Kohn

Yvette Coppersmith with her Archibald Prize-winning Self-portrait, after George Lambert.

May 18, 2018, 12:01 am

Archibald win for Yvette

ONE of the first people to congratulate artist Yvette Coppersmith on winning the $100,000 Archibald Prize for her self-portrait last week was New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, who had knocked back the artist's request to sit for a portrait.

Donald Trump holds up the national security presidential memorandum on Iran that he signed this week. Photo: EPA/Michael Reynolds

May 10, 2018, 12:01 am

‘Defective’ deal ditched

AS global leaders reacted to Donald Trump's announcement in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Australian time, that he was pulling the United States out of the "decaying and rotten" Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, a deal that was "defective at its core", Israel, which welcomed the news, prepared for repercussions across its northern border.

Steven Conroy, Michael Danby and David Feeney showing their solidarity against the BDS with a hot chocolate at Max Brenner's in South Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin.

January 28, 2018, 12:01 am

Heading off BDS in Batman

IF embattled federal Labor MP David Feeney is forced to recontest his seat because of citizenship issues, the Liberals are likely to run a candidate in order to preference against any Greens candidate favouring boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel.

By Peter Kohn

Back (from left): Vic Alhadeff, Phillip Wolanski, Caroline Marcus, Suzy Wolanski, Zac McLean, Bryan Seymour.
Front (from left): Lisa Davies, Jenny Campbell, Anna Caldwell, Sally Roberts, Tory Maguire.

October 12, 2017, 11:05 am

Israel ‘captured my heart and my mind’

EIGHT senior journalists, editors and producers shared their thoughts on Monday night on an intensive week-long study mission they'd recently been on to Israel and the West Bank.

By Evan Zlatkis

Peta Credlin speaking about her Rambam Israel study tour experience at an AIJAC debriefing luncheon last week. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

August 3, 2017, 3:37 pm

Credlin: Balance lacking in Israel coverage

“One of the most profound experiences of my life” is how Sky News political contributor Peta Credlin described being part of a Rambam study tour of Israel early last month, organised by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council.

By Shane Desiatnik