SuccotMeet the ‘Sukkah Boys’ – the industrious handymen helping Australian Jews observe SuccotBilly Klein and Zuzz Rapp build hundreds of succot in the two weeks before the holidayBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
AustraliaAustralian local councillor suspended for criticising delay in menorah installation as ‘antisemitic’Tom Humphries said the council’s initial decision was ‘unlawful’ and ‘an affront to the Jewish community’By Hayley Cregor1 min read
Bondi Beach terror attackBondi Beach unveils mural in memory of Chanukah terrorist attack victimsThe piece was painted by artists Mia Lazarus and Jenna CasparyBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
AustraliaAustralian judge rejects IHRA defintion of antisemitism in anti-Israel graffiti caseJustice Desmond Fagan of the New South Wales Supreme Court said the definition was ‘so verbose and imprecise that it could not realistically be attributed to the ordinary, reasonably informed member of the Australian public’By Lucy Pollock3 min read
AustraliaMcDonald’s employee suspended after chanting ‘free Palestine’ at Israeli asking for burgerThe staff member was also reported to have called the two Israeli customers ‘baby killers’By Jamie Shapiro2 min read
Bondi Beach terror attackPolice take more than 800 witness statements in Bondi shooting investigationThe alleged killer, Naveed Akram, 24, is being held in a maximum security prisonBy JC Reporter1 min read
AmericaAirline staff honoured for ensuring friend of rabbi killed in Bondi massacre got to his funeral on timeAuschwitz Jewish Center gives American Airlines a medal for staff’s “extraordinary compassion” after flight is delayedBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Australian Jewish leader’s post-Bondi portrait wins major art awardThe work was dedicated to a fallen friend of Alex Ryvchin, who was killed when IS-linked gunmen opened fire on a Chabad Chanukah eventBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read||July 30, 2026 13:49
Australia has ‘disturbing parallels’ with Nazi Germany, says Shoah survivor representativePresident of Holocaust survivors’ association was speaking to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social CohesionBy Daniel Ben-David4 min read||July 21, 2026 12:41
Australian university head apologises over encampmentsThe Australian National University ‘failed to protect the psychological safety’ of Jewish students and staff who were labelled ‘baby killers’By JC Reporter1 min read||July 19, 2026 11:53
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra wins court battle over pianist's anti-Israel commentsA Federal Court judge rejected Jayson Gillham’s claim that he was discriminated against for his political beliefsBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||July 14, 2026 13:54
Jewish patients report nurses deliberately botching needle insertions in Australian hospitalsInvestigation by The Australian features shocking testimonies about antisemitism in medical settingsBy JC Reporter4 min read||July 13, 2026 11:59
Two arrested over mock drive-by shooting outside Sydney synagogue on ShabbatMen allegedly pointed imitation weapon toward the house of worship from an SUVBy JC Reporter1 min read||July 5, 2026 10:28
By Arsen OstrovskyAustralia’s commission on antisemitism reveals the normalisation of a growing evilPerhaps the clearest evidence of why this inquiry matters is the shocking torrent of online hatred and intimidation unleashed against the Jewish witnesses3 min read||May 29, 2026 06:57
Bondi terror: Jew-hatred left unchecked after Gaza war began, Australia spy chief tells inquiryBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 26, 2026 10:56
Bondi victim benefit concert cancelled after Greek choir votes against singing with Jewish groupOver half of the Australian Hellenic Choir objected to joining Sydney Jewish Choral Society on stageBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||April 28, 2026 16:52