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May 12, 2026, 11:52 AM

Australia’s Royal Commission on Antisemitism: Is anyone listening?

I know I speak for thousands of Australians when I say we desperately hope that the Royal Commission on Antisemitism – currently under way in Sydney – will be a key factor in bringing about the change that our country urgently needs. Because a crucial...

Feb 21, 2026, 10:12 AM

Jewish Australians no longer feel safe

While the nightmare of Australia’s Bondi Beach was over by nightfall on December 14, 2025, the cloud which preceded it and the massive trauma that it generated continue to darken this country. I was the editor of the Australian Jewish News when 9/11 happened. I editorialised that...

Nov 16, 2025, 2:15 PM

Neo-Nazis given free rein in Australia

Just as Jewish Australians dared to hope that the unprecedented epidemic of antisemitism which has rocked their country since October 7, 2023 might dissipate, neo-Nazis were given free rein to parade their vitriol in the heart of Sydney. Right outside the state parliament, no less....

Sep 4, 2025, 4:37 PM

A random explosion of racist abuse

I was in Bondi – Sydney’s famous beachside suburb – waiting to drive into a parking-lot. A car was blocking the entrance. It was stationary and the driver had abundant space in front of him. I rolled down my window and politely asked: “Could you...

Jul 5, 2025, 3:39 PM

When is it too late?

Screenshot from Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary, Shoah.

French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was best known for his epic documentary Shoah – a viscerally-confronting nine-hour magnum opus in which he interviewed Holocaust survivors, witnesses, and even perpetrators, the faces of his subjects filling the entire screen. Why the need to make the film, asked...

Jun 3, 2025, 11:24 AM

A chilling moment at Sydney Writers’ Festival

I have been on the frontline of advocacy work in Australia for decades: 17 years as chief executive of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, where combating antisemitism was foremost among my responsibilities, preceded by 18 years editing the Australian Jewish News, whose pages...

Dec 21, 2017, 1:33 AM

Australia, where ‘death to the Jews’ is legal

In this screenshot from a video from the Australian Broadcasting Corp., a white SUV vehicle is stopped after allegedly striking pedestrians, December 21, 2017, in Melbourne, Australia. (Australian Broadcast Corp. via AP)

Despite a law against promoting racist violence, the hatemongers are free to foment attacks

Mar 18, 2016, 1:12 AM

The Revelation on Mt Sinai — as it might be reported today

My name is Nudnik Shpilkes, reporting from the foot of Mount Sinai. Apple took the world by storm last night when one of its sales representatives unveiled two unique tablets. The revelation of the tablets had been long awaited as the sales rep — who...

Jun 8, 2012, 12:00 AM

Exposing anti-Semitism

Faced with Jew hatred and the demonization of Israel, the task of Diaspora communities is to reach out and persuade through the power of reason

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About Me

Vic Alhadeff OAM is former Chair of Multicultural NSW and former chief executive of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Sydney for his human rights work.