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  • NSW Legislative Council adopts IHRA definition 24 Mar 2022
    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 22 Mar 2022
    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 been a member of the Nazi Party’s Schutzstaffel (SS) and their intelligence apparatus, the Sicherheitsdienst (SD). JBD CEO Darren Bark commented, “The JBD has written to Wollongong City Council ...
  • 2021 President’s Award 15 Mar 2022
    Winner Announced - Bettina Cass AO At the JBD's March plenum, communal stalwart Bettina Cass AO received the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ President’s Award for her decades...
  • Statement on the situation in Ukraine 25 Feb 2022
    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 recommends ban on Nazi symbols display 22 Feb 2022
    A NSW parliamentary inquiry has unanimously recommended a ban on the public display of Nazi symbols in a move welcomed by Jewish and Hindu groups. Farid Farid...
  • NSW Parliamentary committee: ‘Strong support’ for Nazi ban bill 22 Feb 2022
    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....