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Yad Vashem head warns of rising antisemitism, urges concrete action in Australia. Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:11 pm. Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has called for urgent and decisive action against the rising tide of antisemitism in Australia, describing it as a threat that demands ...
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November 4, 2024 by Rob Klein. The University of Sydney is facing mounting criticism and potential legal action over allegations of antisemitism on campus. Jewish students and staff members are reportedly considering a class-action lawsuit, claiming they have encountered a hostile environment perpetuated by certain academics whose actions ...
Yad Vashem head warns of rising antisemitism, urges concrete …
3 days ago · Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has called for urgent and decisive action against the rising tide of antisemitism in Australia, describing it as a threat that demands strong moral leadership and practical measures. Dayan, who is in Australia this week and met with New South Wales Premier ...
Forecasting changes in Australia’s Jewish community – J-Wire
Aug 9, 2024 · The data reveals a modest 1.2% increase in the Jewish population from 2011 to 2021, a stark contrast to the 19% growth seen in the general population during the same period and to the strong growth experienced by the Jewish community since the 1980s. “The Jewish population likely peaked around 2016 at approximately 118,000, with current data ...
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Up and Coming Events. Nov-14 10.25pm SBS World Movies: The Conference. On Jan 20, 1942, leading representatives of the Nazi regime meet in a villa in Berlin-Wannsee. Click... Nov-14 9:20pm SBS Viceland: Greater Escapes with Morgan Freeman – The Sobibor Revolt. During World War II, at Sobibor, Poland, a small group of Jews who were forced to...
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A Jewish barber loses his memory after a plane crash. Read more. Nov-21 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer. While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, was fighting in the Resistance during the Second World War, the debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren was selling Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more.
Australia safe for Jews - J-Wire
Dec 5, 2023 · Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australia remains a safe place for Jewish people despite Israel issuing travel warnings for its citizens looking to visit. Richard Marles. Israel has upgraded travel warnings to multiple countries, including Australia, following a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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September 19, 2024 by J-Wire News Service. Filed under AIJAC, News. Leave a Comment. The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says the Australian Government should have voted “no” if it is genuinely committed to Australia’s long-standing bipartisan policy of supporting a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace.
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Dec 10, 2023 · To the Jewish people of Australia — and around the world — Chag Urim Sameach…writes Anthony Albanese. The miracle of a single vial of oil burning for eight nights speaks to the strength of the Jewish faith in even the darkest of times. The message of hope Chanukah brings is as important as ever. I […]
Jewish, Muslim communities receive government funds to bolster …
Oct 20, 2023 · The Australian government is funding $25 million to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc (ECAJ) and $25 million to Australian Palestinian, Muslim and other communities affected by the current Gaza conflict. The Australian parliament. The $25 million for the ECAJ will immediately improve community safety measures across Australia aimed ...