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  • Jewish & Hindu leaders welcome Nazi symbols legislation commitment 4 Apr 2022
    JBD CEO Darren Bark interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney: NSW to push anti-Nazi laws in parliament (AAP): https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7685211/nsw-to-push-anti-nazi-laws-in-parliament/ NSW to introduce ban on Nazi flags and swastikas (Daily Telegraph): https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-to-introduce-ban-on-nazi-flags-and-swastikas-as-treasurers-poster-defaced/news-story/89b6985d443ace71a7ae061dea2d0856 The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and Hindu Council of Australia have today welcomed NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman’s commitment to introducing new legislation to criminalise the display of ...
  • JBD CEO Darren Bark responds to Bob Sredersas claims 25 Mar 2022
    NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Darren Bark was interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney, ABC Illawarra and i98FM after shock Nazi revelations about local identity Bronius “Bob”...
  • 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...