Shane Desiatnik
Anat Lelior of Israel surfing in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Outerknown Tahiti Pro on August 13 at Teahupoʻo, French Polynesia. Photo: Matt Dunbar/World Surf League (WSL)
August 17, 2026, 5:50 pm
Israeli Anat Lelior rides high in Tahiti Pro final
In just the seventh event in her debut WSL Champions Tour season, Israel's Anat Lelior reached the final.
By Shane Desiatnik
AJAX premier thirds captain Zev Aron (left) and teammate Dov Paltiel in front of their 150th game celebratory banner last Sunday at Gary Smorgon Oval. Photos: Peter Haskin
August 14, 2026, 12:44 pm
Aron and Paltiel reach 150 senior games for AJAX
AJAX premier thirds captain Zev Aron and teammate Dov Paltiel played their milestone 150th game last Sunday.
By Shane Desiatnik
Eddy Boas outside the The Hague apartment he and his family were forced out from when he was three.
August 6, 2026, 12:22 pm
Eddy’s emotional return
At 86, Holocaust survivor Eddy Boas returned to The Hague, not as a man forgotten by the city of his birth, but as its guest of honour. It was a trip laden with irony, emotion and unexpected hope, six decades after the same city council turned his family away.
By Shane Desiatnik
Sonia Marshall. Photo: Screenshot
August 6, 2026, 12:12 pm
Health sector struggles to respond
Healthcare's response to antisemitism was laid bare at the Royal Commission, with evidence of hidden identities, dismissed complaints and system gaps.
By Shane Desiatnik
Jemima Montag celebrates after winning gold in the women's 10km race walk on August 1 in Glasgow - her third career Commonwealth Games gold medal win. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
August 4, 2026, 3:04 pm
Montag wins her third Commonwealth Games title
Despite an injury-plagued prep, Montag delivered in Glasgow, defending her Commonwealth Games title in PB time
By Shane Desiatnik
Melbourne Holocaust Museum CEO Dr Breann Fallon.
July 30, 2026, 11:50 am
Teaching against hate
"Every Australian is on the front line here in terms of social cohesion and democratic resilience."
By Shane Desiatnik
Ashley Kolomoisky sporting a beaming smile in her Commonwealth Games debut on July 27 in Glasgow (early morning July 28 AEST). Photo: AAP Image/Dean Lewins via AP
July 28, 2026, 9:01 pm
Ashley’s uplifting Commonwealth Games debut
Young weightlifter Ashley Kolomoisky's beaming smile said it all after placing fifth on debut in Glasgow.
By Shane Desiatnik
Departing Israel Trade Commissioner to Australia, Ohad Blumberg, last week. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
July 23, 2026, 12:02 pm
Blumberg’s term of growth despite challenges
Israel-Australia trade reached a record high during Ohad Blumberg's four-year term as trade commissioner.
By Shane Desiatnik
Daniel Solsky making a diving save for the Wollongong Wolves in May. Photo: Richie Wagner
July 20, 2026, 6:09 pm
Solsky earns A-League contract with Perth Glory
By Shane Desiatnik
Barry Lipp, Maccabi Australia's vice-president, on his way to winning the 65+ men's cycling individual time trial at the 2026 Maccabiah Games on July 9 at Eshkol National Park, Israel. Photo: MWU/Maccabiah
July 20, 2026, 5:57 pm
Aussies maintain their cycle of Maccabiah success
Australia's 14 athletes earned 24 medals by the end of the 2026 Maccabiah Games.
By Shane Desiatnik
Masters swimmer Alida Lipton wearing her gold medal at the Maccabiah Games earlier this week at the Wingate Institute's Pool near Netanya.
July 10, 2026, 12:25 pm
Lipton emotional after 10-medal Maccabiah triumph
Aussie Alida Lipton won 1 gold, 6 silvers, and 3 bronzes in two inspirational days of masters swimming.
By Shane Desiatnik
Australian team members inside Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem during the opening ceremony on July 1.
July 9, 2026, 2:11 pm
Aussies off to a top start in Israel
Australia's small Maccabiah team has already won multiple medals, led by Barry Lipp's historic first gold.
By Shane Desiatnik
Australia's Barry Lipp (centre) wearing his Maccabiah Games men's 65+ duathlon gold medal on Friday on the podium, alongside runner-up Israel Boaz Yardeni (left) and bronze medallist Israeli Moshe Hajbi (right).
July 5, 2026, 2:16 pm
Lipp wins Australia’s first 2026 Maccabiah gold
In a triumphant, emotional moment, Barry Lipp won gold for Australia at the start of the 2026 Maccabiah Games.
By Shane Desiatnik
Attendees, including many Australian team members and Maccabi World Union officials, at last Sunday's 1997 Maccabiah Games bridge collapse commemoration in Tel Aviv.
July 1, 2026, 1:19 pm
Timely move to include AUS team in 2026 Maccabiah
Australia will send a small delegation to the postponed 22nd Maccabiah Games.
By Shane Desiatnik
Mike Golland (right) with Norman May at a 1987 Maccabi event in Sydney.
June 25, 2026, 11:04 am
Farewell to a gentle giant of Jewish journalism
Longtime Jewish journalist Mike Golland passed away aged 93 after more than six decades of community service.
By Shane Desiatnik
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