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The City of Dandenong Interfaith Network's vision is 'Many Faiths, One People'.
February 19, 2026, 11:39 am
Interfaith volunteer suspended
A volunteer has been suspended after filming and posting an anti-Israel video inside a Melbourne synagogue.
By Bruce Hill
Members of the Jewish community comfort each other near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA via AP
October 3, 2025, 12:30 pm
Manchester attack ‘an act of calculated barbarity’
Two members of the Jewish community in Manchester were killed and four were injured in a deadly car ramming and stabbing attack on Yom Kippur.
By AJN STAFF WITH TOI
Alex with his sister Rachel in the last photo the family have of all three grandparents together in late 2019.
October 14, 2024, 2:54 pm
The resilience of hope
All three of my grandparents, despite their constant complaints and questions about life, have shown an inner resilience that, in their own way, gives me strength.
By ALEX KATS
Fires burn after an attack at a synagogue in Derbent, in Russia's Dagestan region, June 23, 2024. Some initial reports say the synagogue and an adjacent church were set on fire. (The Times of Israel: Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 24, 2024, 3:59 pm
Over 15 Russian cops, civilians killed in attacks on synagogues, churches in Dagestan
Orthodox priest among those slain in seemingly coordinated assaults on Makhachkala and Derbent, with synagogues in both cities set ablaze; Jewish community reports no injuries
By Agencies and TOI Staff
Gov. Hochul said she had directed the New York State Police and the state’s national guard to be on high alert and step up patrols of at-risk sites for Hanukkah, following the firing of shots at an Albany synagogue on Dec. 7, 2023. (Photo: Jason Lawrence/Wikimedia Commons/New York Jewish Week.)
December 8, 2023, 11:39 am
Shots fired at New York synagogue with preschool, suspect in custody
The suspect reportedly shouted “Free Palestine” during the incident.
By LUKE TRESS 
From left: Fiona and Tzuri Avila, Chris Minns, and George and Margaret Foster.
November 13, 2023, 2:08 pm
Minns attends shule’s 80th birthday
“Congratulations Southern Sydney Synagogue for 80 years and here’s to many more.”
By Shane Desiatnik
Jewish House CEO Rabbi Mendel Kastel.
November 2, 2023, 12:30 pm
Partnership offers support hubs
10 Sydney synagogues and Chabad branches offer support and mental health hubs for the Jewish community.
By AJN STAFF
From left: Rabbi Yaakov Glasman, Professor Jay Waronker, Janice Iloni-Furstenberg.
October 27, 2023, 6:33 am
St Kilda Shule hosts architectural historian
A self-taught artist, his first two books are filled with his paintings of the synagogues of India and Africa, a history and description of each of the communities, and photographs and images of every synagogue.
Photo: Michael Coghlan
September 3, 2023, 6:50 am
At a bare minimum, we need to listen
The annual recitation of the story of Pesach requires us to teach future generations about our strength and to remember, “b’chol dor vador”. We want them to listen, learn and acknowledge.
By Courtney Winter-Peters
Students and staff with Rabbi Glasman in front of the Torah Scrolls.   Photo: Paul Topol.
August 3, 2023, 12:26 pm
St Kilda Shule hosts visitors from Scotch College
The visit also revealed a fascinating confluence as both Sir John Monash and Sir Zelman Cowen, historical members of St Kilda Shule, were once students at Scotch College.
By Mia Gardiner
Richard Gottfried carries the Torah during a procession from New Light Congregation's old building to its new space. Photo: Barry Werber
July 26, 2023, 7:14 am
Pittsburgh sentencing begins
Their mother recorded a message saying, "A big part of me died on October 27, 2018. I woke up with two loving boys and went to bed with only memories."
By DAVID RULLO
Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton.
July 18, 2023, 6:45 am
Sacks Scholars unite
"The program was excellent in every respect, with outstanding presenters and meaningful conversations," Rabbi Elton said.
By AJN STAFF
The Abrahamic Family House complex.
July 9, 2023, 6:48 am
Tales of being a chief rabbi in the UAE
Leading the first Jewish community to be established in an Arab country for a century may be challenging for Chief Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, but it's also his passion, writes Jenni Frazer.
By AJN STAFF
In this courtroom sketch, Robert Bowers, the suspect in the 2018 synagogue massacre, is on trial in federal court in Pittsburgh. Photo: David Klug/AP
July 4, 2023, 7:18 am
Defence pleads for clemency
The jury convicted Bowers on June 16, after five hours of deliberations, on all of the 63 counts he faced. The same jurors now must decide whether Bowers is eligible for the death penalty.
By TOI STAFF WITH AP
Shulem (left) and Yanky Lemmer.
June 22, 2023, 12:35 pm
Sensations Lemmer, Saal to perform
The concert will be Lemmer's second visit to Australia, performing for the first time to a Melbourne audience at a one-night-only event in November last year.
By AJN STAFF
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