- Statement on the Bondi Terror Attack 15 Dec 2025
This was an attack not just on the Jewish community, but on Australia as Australians enjoyed what should have been a tranquil summer evening at one of our nation’s most cherished landmarks.
Our thoughts and prayers are firstly with the families who have lost loved ones tonight. We mourn these lost lives as one community and ...
- Statement on the proposed amendments to NSW Legislation 19 Nov 2025
Attributable to NSW Jewish Board of Deputies President, David Ossip
We wholeheartedly welcome the NSW Government’s proposed amendments to further prohibit public acts indicating support for the Nazi ideology. The Nazi ideology and the growth of white supremacist groups do not merely endanger communal safety and cohesion but are fundamentally subversive to the values and structures of ...
- NSW JBD Statement on Neo-Nazi Protest 8 Nov 2025
The fact that authorisation was given by NSW Police to a neo-Nazi group to hold a rally outside NSW Parliament this morning with the express purpose of targeting the Jewish community is inexplicable, appalling and inexcusable. The chilling images and despicable words of antisemitism which were uttered at the event should never find a home or ...
- 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 ...
