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  • Possibility of Sydney to Tel Aviv flights revisited 11 May 2023
    Carly Adno The Australian Jewish News May 11, 2023 NSW Premier Chris Minns says his government will explore the possibility of direct flights between Sydney and Tel Aviv now that Saudi Arabia and Oman have opened their airspace to El Al. Minns was speaking at a major Yom Ha’atzmaut function, which was hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of ...
  • Panel focuses on supporting kids to respond to antisemitism 11 May 2023
    Shane Desiatnik The Australian Jewish News May 11, 2023 A five-member panel tackled the timely topic of how to support kids to cope and respond to antisemitism, at an event last Thursday at JewishCare. NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) head of community programs, Michael Gencher, noted there has been a 50 per cent increase in reported antisemitic incidents ...
  • SRC has ‘a history of divisive activism’ 11 May 2023
    The University of Sydney. Carly Adno The Australian Jewish News May 11, 2023 Communal leaders have condemned a “concerning” video posted by University of Sydney student Freya...
  • NSW Premier celebrates Australia’s ties with Israel 4 May 2023
    AJN STAFF The Australian Jewish News May 4, 2023 NSW Premier Chris Minns was the keynote speaker at a major Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration, which was hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Zionist Council of NSW. Representatives from an enormous number of consulates joined politicians ...
  • A Q&A with JBD CEO Darren Bark in Masada College ‘Link Magazine’ 1 May 2023
    A Q&A with JBD CEO Darren Bark in Masada College 'Link Magazine'
  • Antisemitic slurs exposed at top private Sydney school 28 Apr 2023
    AJN STAFF The Australian Jewish News April 28, 2023 The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) has been left “shocked and deeply saddened” by antisemitic and racist remarks made by students at the King’s School in North Parramatta. According to a report in The Daily Telegraph, one student in a WhatsApp group, called Studies of Religion Group Chat, wrote: ...