- NSW JBD Statement on the Hostages Deal 9 Oct 2025
Today has brought a measure of hope to the Jewish community.
Just as we learned that the NSW Court of Appeal has prohibited another anti-Israel protest from taking place on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, reports have emerged suggesting that a deal may finally see hostages in Gaza brought home. Together, these developments have ...
- Joint Media Statement ECAJ and NSW JBD on Proposed Protest at the Sydney Opera House 9 Oct 2025
CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Michele Goldman, and the Head of Legal of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Simone Abel have issued the following joint statement after the conclusion of proceedings in the NSW Court of Appeal earlier today concerning the proposed protest at Sydney Opera House on October 12:
“The right ...
- NSW JBD Statement on Iran’s involvement in antisemitic attacks in Australia 26 Aug 2025
The announcement today that the Iranian regime was responsible for the attacks on Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Sydney and the Adass Synagogue in Melbourne is chilling and deeply concerning. It is difficult to overstate the significance of this unprecedented news. These incidents were nothing less than an attack on Australia by a foreign state, primarily targeting the ...
- Recognition of a Palestinian state 11 Aug 2025
Today’s announcement that Australia will recognise a Palestinian state is a symbolic gesture which will achieve nothing other than to embolden Hamas to continue to resist ceasefire efforts.
Only last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the unilateral French decision to recognise Palestinian statehood immediately ended any chance of successful ceasefire talks between ...
- Statement from NSW JBD President David Ossip in the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism 10 Jul 2025
We strongly welcome today’s plan from the Special Envoy on Antisemitism, which provides a pathway to ensuring that antisemitism truly has no place in Australian society.
Many of the Envoy’s recommendations will rely on state governments and their agencies, and we look forward to working closely with the NSW Government on these matters.
The focus on education ...
- New Jewish Cemetery Consecrated at Macarthur Memorial Park 29 May 2025
The NSW Jewish community marked a historic milestone ending uncertainty about the future of Jewish burial in Sydney with the consecration of a new Jewish burial section at Macarthur Memorial Park in Varroville.
The site has been established through years of advocacy and collaboration led by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, in close partnership with ...
