I remember exactly when I first learned about the Holocaust. It was Mrs McLeod who gently led the girls in my class to Anne Frank and her life in hiding in an Amsterdam attic during the Nazi occupation in World War II. Until then I had been immersed in the nano drama of Anne of…
We gather on the traditional lands of the Kaurna people. I respect their spiritual relationship with their Country. I also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region, and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today. First Nations people were this continent’s…
The NSW Government is looking at ways we can protect places of worship from harmful and divisive protests.
I spoke now with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese @AlboMP, and expressed my firm condemnation of the horrific arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Australia. Following the atrocities carried out by Hamas against Israel on and since October 7, 2023, there has been an intolerable wave of attacks on Jewish communities in Australia…
I condemn these vile acts in the strongest terms, and I urge Australians of all faiths and backgrounds to unite against these actions. Our thoughts are with those impacted, and we stand with the community at this difficult time.
A huge percentage of the Australian Jewish community is descended from Holocaust survivors, in fact the 2nd highest percentage of a Jewish community, only exceeded by Israel. These descendants shared their stories of survival with the 2nd and 3rd generation survivors. They told stories of the vandalising of Jewish shops and homes. The painting of…
