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  • NSW embraces the IHRA definition of antisemitism 16 Dec 2021
    The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has applauded NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet for announcing today that the NSW Government will embrace the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)...
  • ‘Happiest man’ Eddie Jaku farewelled 15 Dec 2021
    Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor who declared he was the “happiest man on earth”, has been farewelled at a state memorial service in Sydney. AAP/J-Wire December 15,...
  • ‘He turned suffering into strength’: Eddie Jaku farewelled at state memorial 15 Dec 2021
    At his son’s bar mitzvah some six decades ago, an unconfident Eddie Jaku struggled to articulate himself as he addressed the crowd in his thick European accent....
  • Inquiry into ban bill 12 Dec 2021
    NSW could become the first state in Australia to ban Nazi symbols if the bill becomes law. AJN Staff The Australian Jewish News December 12, 2021 The...
  • Afghani Jews recall plight 3 Dec 2021
    The persecution, antisemitism and suffering experienced by Afghanistan's Jewish refugees was the central theme of reflection at this year's online commemoration of the Plight of Jews who...
  • Reaction to Religious Discrimination Bill 2 Dec 2021
    Gareth Narunsky The Australian Jewish News December 2, 2021 As the latest draft of the federal government’s Religious Discrimination Bill is discussed in parliament and the media,...