Vic Alhadeff
South African police beat African women with clubs in Durban in 1959, after the women raided a beer hall in protest against police cracking down on their home-brewing activities. Photo: AP Photo
July 29, 2021, 3:10 pm
The reality of apartheid
It is not for Human Rights Watch or any other self-important agency to re-word the definition of apartheid to suit its ends.
By Vic Alhadeff
Isi Leibler with wife Naomi welcoming former refusenik Pavel Abramovich to Australia. Photo: Michael Silver
April 22, 2021, 12:30 pm
Watching Isi Leibler in action in Moscow
'Isi Leibler was a giant of world Jewry. Watching him in action was a rare privilege. May his memory be a blessing and an inspiration'.
By Vic Alhadeff
View of a destroyed Jewish shop in Berlin on November 11, 1938.
November 5, 2020, 12:21 pm
The power to choose our response
'The power to choose our response to the issues with which our community is confronted is our challenge today'.
By Vic Alhadeff
Photo: Dreamstime.com
July 16, 2020, 12:00 pm
We can’t afford to look the other way
'Appallingly, we are fielding an alarming spike in antisemitic incidents in two of the most fraught and fertile environments – social media and schools'.
By Vic Alhadeff
Israelis dancing on their balconies in Tel Aviv. Photo: EPA/Abir Sultan
April 2, 2020, 2:09 pm
Inspirational moments shine through the darkness
By Vic Alhadeff
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, gestures after casting his vote in the general election, in Islington, London, England, December 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
December 18, 2019, 11:36 am
Antisemitism became a problem for the nation
'A fundamental issue which Jeremy Corbyn’s successor must prioritise is how to tackle the antisemitism which he enabled since being elected leader in 2015'.
By Vic Alhadeff
A sketch of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Isaiah and Aaron, in a cell in the Inquisition headquarters in Sicily, likely scratched with a Jewish prisoner’s handcuffs.
November 7, 2019, 12:00 am
Another horrendous chapter of the Jewish story
By Vic Alhadeff
A Muslim worshipper prays at a makeshift memorial near the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
July 17, 2019, 2:49 pm
‘An attack on one faith is an attack on us all’
'The most practical way of making the world a better place is to cast aside differences where we can and meaningfully support each other where we can.'
By Vic Alhadeff
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies chief executive Vic Alhadeff.
July 10, 2019, 9:40 am
Breaking bread – Australia at its best
'IT was Australia at its best. On a recent Friday night in Sydney, leaders of the NSW Young Nationals, Young Greens, Young Liberals and Young Labor walked into The Great Synagogue'
By Vic Alhadeff
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