Australia
Sydney Opera House (Photo by Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses)
January 6, 2025, 9:19 am
‘F— the Jews’: Antisemitic graffiti found in Sydney suburb
The Australian premier denounced the incident and police opened an investigation.
By JNS Staff
The Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne, Australia, April 12, 2018 (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images).
December 5, 2024, 11:09 pm
Melbourne, Australia, synagogue set ablaze, forcing congregants to flee
The attack comes as Australia has experienced a fourfold increase in antisemitic incidents.
By Ron Kampeas
Jerry Seinfeld performing at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, June 16, 2024. (Screenshot via JNS)
June 17, 2024, 1:58 pm
Seinfeld roasts anti-Israel heckler at comedy show in Australia
"We're all on your side now because you've made your point so well, and in the right venue," said the comedian as the heckler was escorted out of the Sydney venue.
By JNS
(Photo courtesy of Hugo Heimendinger via Pexels)
February 9, 2024, 9:58 am
Australian Jews on high alert after public list of ‘Zionists’ fuels harassment
Hundreds of Jewish academics and creatives had their personal information shared publicly by prominent pro-Palestinian activists this week.
By Philissa Cramer
Neo-Nazi protesters make a Nazi salute at a protest in Melbourne, May 13, 2023. (Michael Currie/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
June 15, 2023, 3:10 pm
Australia moves toward banning Nazi symbols in wake of neo-Nazi incidents
“There is no place in Australia for symbols that glorify the horrors of the Holocaust."
By Tahney Fosdike
Jerusalem (Photo courtesy of Pixabay)
October 19, 2022, 2:41 pm
In reversal, Australia won’t recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The move quickly drew criticism from Israeli leaders.
By Philissa Cramer
Pittsburghers down under in New Zealand. Photo provided by Sharon Perelman
December 11, 2019, 9:55 am
Foundation mission connects with Jewish communities Down Under
Pittsburgh contingent says G'day to Southern Hemisphere
By David Rullo
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