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May 5, 2025, 5:57 AM

Hate Incidents in Australia Post October 7

Since the Hamas-led murder of 1200 people and the kidnapping of 251 more in Israel on 7 October 2023, and the subsequent war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, there has been a major spike in hate incidents in Australia. This has primarily affected Jewish...

Apr 17, 2025, 9:15 AM

How Qatar Bought a Slice of Australia – And What It’s Costing Us

Image Source: Good Free Photos, Public Domain

Australians now enjoy cheaper flights to Europe, thanks to Qatar Airways’ $1 billion deal for a 25% stake in Virgin Australia, recently approved by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Greenlighting 28 weekly flights from Australia to Doha reverses Labor’s 2023 block on national interest grounds. Transport Minister...

Feb 12, 2025, 2:33 PM

The Horror of the Past and the Present, a Disturbing Wake-Up Call

Right to left – Moishe Gordon, Holocaust survivor Luba Olenski (whose husband was a Jewish partisan), and his sister Leah.

This morning, I woke up to a video message from my friend Adina in Israel. “This is so scary,” she wrote. I opened the clip, not yet realising just how terrifying it truly was. The video showed two healthcare professionals from Bankstown Hospital in Sydney,...

Jan 2, 2025, 3:41 PM

Antisemitism in Australia: Were We Ever Truly in Splendid Isolation?

My friend Adina made Aliyah as soon as we graduated from school, right after her Seminary year in Israel. For her, there was no turning back. A few years later, my friend Sara did the same. I was waiting for my turn too. But my...

Dec 31, 2024, 4:24 AM

Smile & the world Smiles Back

“What?! That’s crazy—it can’t be!” my mother exclaimed, horrified. I was about to embark on an 18-hour-and-40-minute flight from New York to Singapore. I had flown to New York via LA to help my daughter after her third child, assuming my return flight would be...

Dec 13, 2024, 9:29 PM

Labor’s Cash Pledges Won’t Solve Australia’s Antisemitism Crisis

Source: Facebook

Antisemitism has surged to levels never-before seen in Australia in the past 14 months. The Albanese Government has turned to Labor’s solution for every problem but this time, throwing money at the issue won’t make it go away. Days after it was torched in a...

Oct 15, 2024, 5:51 AM

Lessons Learnt after October 7

Source: Julie Nathan

A year after the October 7 massacre of Israelis in 2023, what have we learnt? For Jews in the diaspora, there have been several lessons. Antisemitism After the Holocaust, expressions of anti-Jewish hatred were forced underground in the Western world. We hoped it would forever...

Sep 27, 2024, 4:38 PM

Why I feel inspired to start The Empowered Jew

Disclaimer: I originally wrote this blog post in March 2024 but never published it, as it felt more like a diary entry than a formal post. However, with the help of G-d, my husband (thank you, Ezry), and my mum, I have now launched The...

Aug 18, 2024, 12:53 PM

October 7 and the tsunami of anti-Jewish hate

To effectively counter anti-Jewish racism, we need to acknowledge where the threats and attacks are coming from, regardless of the source. This has become particularly relevant and urgent since October 7. The situation has dramatically changed in Australia and across the world. After October 7,...

Aug 11, 2024, 1:54 PM

The Unbreakable People

Here is a photo of Alon, the hero of this story. As you can see, he has a contraption supporting his arm due to a missing bone. Out of respect, the photo does not show the uncovered muscle in his leg caused from his severe injuries in Gaza.

A few weeks ago, I returned from the most meaningful and inspirational trip I have ever been on. If I were to begin to tell you all the countless stories of the incredible heroes that I encountered, we could be here for hours, so I...

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