We turn a blind eye to hatred at our own peril, Chloe Shorten, The Australian newspaper, 12 December 2024
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…
Statement by Hon Chris Minns MLA, Premier of New South Wales, 8 December 2024
The NSW Government is looking at ways we can protect places of worship from harmful and divisive protests.
Post by His Excellency Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, 7 December 2024
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…
Statement by Hon Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia, on the attack on the Adass Israel synagogue, 6 December 2024
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.
Hon. Bill Shorten MHR, Australian Government Minister at the Adass Israel synagogue, 6 December 2024, Ripponlea
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…