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Online event: Organising in the Jewish diaspora during a time of genocide
We invite you to join us at 10 am (AEDT) on December 7 for a critical conversation – Organising in […]
Sydney Chanukah Community Day 2025/5786
Jewish Council Chanukah Community Day: A Light for Dark Times The Jewish Council of Australia invites you to a community […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to SBS for story “Melbourne event celebrating Israeli pager attack sparks outrage”
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to SBS for a story titled “Melbourne event celebrating Israeli pager attack sparks outrage”. […]
Chanukah Community Day 2025/5786
Jewish Council Chanukah Community Day: A Light for Dark Times The Jewish Council of Australia invites you to a community […]
Jewish Coalition Opposes Anti-Democratic Antisemitism Plan, Calls for United, Whole-of Society Approach
November 14, 2025 The Jewish Council of Australia joins a coalition of nine Jewish organisations in releasing an open letter […]
New Victorian Protest Laws Still Threaten Democracy
November 12, 2025 The Jewish Council of Australia welcomes the decision of the Victorian Government to step back from the […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to SMH about the neo-Nazi protest
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to SMH for a piece titled “What we just witnessed was state-sanctioned Nazism”. An […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the neo-Nazi rally
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian for a piece titled “NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC news about the neo-Nazi protest
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC News Breakfast about the neo-Nazi protest. An excerpt from her comments is […]
Max Kaiser quoted on SBS about the protest law review in light of the recent neo-Nazi rally
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to SBS News for a piece titled “Police authorisation of Sydney neo-Nazi demonstration sparks […]
Sara Dowse review of “Marseille 1940: The Flight of Literature”
Advisory Committee member Sara Dowse has recently had piece published in Inside Story titled Perilous refuge: Uwe Wittstock’s Marseille 1940 […]
Diaspora Jewish Leaders Urge Action Against Israel as it Orders Strikes on Gaza and Advances West Bank Annexation
October 29, 2025 The Netanyahu government has ordered strikes on Gaza killing nine people, violating the ceasefire for the second […]
Sarah Schwartz op ed in The Guardian: “When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love”
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently had an op ed published in The Guardian titled “When you first heard me speak […]
Ohad Kozminsky appears on ABC discussing Christian Zionists’ interpretation of Israel as the “promised land”
Executive Member Ohad Kozminsky recently appeared on ABC’s Pacific Soul program. From the episode description: Ohad Kozminsky, executive member of […]
Two years on: as long as Israel’s genocide continues, our responsibility remains
October 7, 2025 This week marks two years since Israel began its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and two years […]
Bart Shteinman speaks at interfaith panel on combatting all forms of racism
Executive Member Bart Shteinman recently spoke at interfaith panel on combatting racism hosted by the Anglican Church. Below is an […]
Max Kaiser speaks to Deepcut News about Jillian Segal
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to Deepcut News for a story titled “Exclusive – Jillian Segal declared conflicts for […]
Bart Shteinman speaks to ABC Radio Canberra about Rosh Hashanah
Bart Shteinman recently spoke to ABC for the show Canberra Mornings about what Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year means […]
On Revolution – in Palestine, Syria and beyond
What is a revolution, exactly? Where and how does it begin, and, perhaps more importantly, how does it end? This […]
