Public statements

NSW Legislative Council adopts IHRA definition

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies commends the NSW Legislative Council for endorsing and adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism on Wednesday night. NSW Jewish Board of...

JBD alarmed by alleged Nazi link to Wollongong identity

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) is alarmed by revelations that the late Lithuanian migrant Mr Bronius ‘Bob’ Sredersas, a well known Wollongong identity, may have…

Statement on the situation in Ukraine

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies joins with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) in expressing its concern over the current conflict in Ukraine. We endorse...

NSW Parliamentary committee: ‘Strong support’ for Nazi ban bill

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies today welcomed the Standing Committee on Social Issues’ report recommending a ban on the public display of Nazi symbols in NSW....

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Rejects Appalling Amnesty Report

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies is deeply concerned by a highly misleading, one-sided report by Amnesty International overnight (Australian time) labelling Israel an apartheid state. In...