Zeddy Lawrence
Culture Club lead singer Boy George performs on stage at a November 7, 2017 concert in Tel Aviv. Photo: Times of Israel
August 19, 2026, 12:20 pm
Creatives face parallels to pre-war Germany
Jewish artists refuse to let cancel culture silence them.
By Zeddy Lawrence
From left: Then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, then US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and the Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat enjoy a moment at Camp David in July, 2000. Photo: AP Photo/White House
June 5, 2025, 1:58 pm
A tale that spans 25 years
25 years on, it's pretty evident, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
By Zeddy Lawrence
The Kotel in Jerusalem. Photo: Israel © Ram Das | Dreamstime.com
April 29, 2025, 8:00 am
The Protocols of the End-als of Zion
Throughout the year, we declare on yom tov 'L'shana haba'ah b'Yerushalayim'.
By Zeddy Lawrence
US President Donald Trump speaks during his inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington on January 20. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AFP
January 30, 2025, 11:58 am
Here’s where the story comes full circle
While my great-grandfather may have been murdered, his music lives on And so too, despite the best efforts of the Third Reich, does his family.
By Zeddy Lawrence
September 26, 2024, 8:00 am
Light at the end of the tunnel
One year on, as we approach the anniversary of all three events, there aren't really the words to encapsulate the emotional upheaval.
By Zeddy Lawrence
Protesters drape anti-Israel banners over Parliament House in Canberra in early July. Photo: Facebook
August 1, 2024, 5:36 pm
We have stepped through the looking glass
We are the ones being moved on, we are the ones being forced to stay away, we are the ones being treated like the villains – and the people causing the problems are getting away with it.
By Zeddy Lawrence
Chairs for the missing Bibas family at a symbolic Seder table at the communal dining hall at Kibbutz Nir Oz on April 11. Photo: Maya Alleruzzo/AP
May 2, 2024, 12:35 pm
Stand with our brothers and sisters in Israel
As a community, it is imperative that we come together to stand with each other and stand with Israel. And stand proud.
By Zeddy Lawrence
The site of the Nova festival near Kibbutz Re'im.
February 29, 2024, 2:03 pm
In honour of Nova victims, we will dance again
'We Will Dance Again inspires a section of the community we don’t currently cater for, we should embrace it rather than dismiss it'
By Zeddy Lawrence
Zeddy Lawrence moderating an AJN-Zionism Victoria state election debate in 2018.Photo: Peter Haskin
February 15, 2024, 11:35 am
A watershed moment for our community
In the immediate aftermath of the horrific atrocities perpetrated against Israel, I'd have predicted the latter.
By Zeddy Lawrence
Graffiti on the Wall of Hope at Melbourne's Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre on November 7.
November 23, 2023, 11:30 am
Strangers in a strange land
We are still forced to confront the oldest hatred.
By Zeddy Lawrence
10,000 people rallied at Trafalgar Square in London. Photo: Jewish News UK
November 2, 2023, 12:30 pm
The entire Jewish world is grieving
'The spirit on the home front is stronger than ever', 10,000 people rallied at Trafalgar Square in London.
By Zeddy Lawrence
Aviv Geffen performs at the Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. Photo: Peter Haskin
August 3, 2023, 10:54 am
Plenty for us to be positive about
'We are bound together by a shared sense of destiny'
By Zeddy Lawrence
The early Zionist pioneers arrived to "a patch of dirt". Here, Jews attend the first auction for lots in Tel Aviv, 1909. Photo: Public Domain
June 1, 2023, 1:30 pm
More than just a symbol of friendship
Don't be beguiled by the boys who cry wolf. Yes, there are incidents of antisemitism, but we are not about to be swept away by a tsunami of hatred.
By Zeddy Lawrence
The UN votes on partition, November 29, 1947. Photo: Courtesy GPO
November 24, 2022, 9:41 am
Truly a ‘landmark’ occasion in Zionist history
From a Zionist perspective, the United Nations vote on the partition of Palestine was of course, momentous. But from the standpoint of Australia, it was also rather significant.
By Zeddy Lawrence
Lord Balfour's famous declaration.
November 3, 2022, 10:35 am
105 years ago this week
'The history of the Jewish people might have been very, very different'
By Zeddy Lawrence
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