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In 1942, the Jewish Council to Combat Fascism and Anti-Semitism (JCCFAS), a Melbourne-based group, was founded to combat antisemitism and fascism. The group operated until 1970. [219] Another Jewish group based in Melbourne, known as Research Services, was formed in 1960 and operated until the 1970s.
Esther Abrahams – British Jew, who was one of the Jewish convicts (about 1,000 in all) and common-law wife of a leader of the Rum Rebellion. George Barrington – pickpocket, superintendent of convicts and high constable of Parramatta; Samuel Barsby – one of the first two coopers in Australia and the first convict to be flogged [36]
It is estimated that in Melbourne between 70% and 75% of all Jewish students attend a Jewish school at some stage of their schooling. In Sydney, this figure is 62%. In 1996, over 10,000 Jewish students attended a Jewish school in Australia. Jewish day schools in Australia are much more expensive than the government/state schools.
Given more than two centuries of Jewish migration to Australia and the extent of moving away from or marrying out of Judaism, as many as 250,000 Australian residents may have Jewish ancestries. The majority are Ashkenazi Jews , many of them Jewish refugees , including Holocaust survivor [ 4 ] who arrived during and after World War II, and their ...
The 2024 Australian Jewish doxxing incident was an instance of mass doxxing [note 1] that targeted a private WhatsApp group called 'J.E.W.I.S.H creatives and academics'. It took place on 8 February 2024 when pro-Palestine and anti-Zionist activists leaked the chat transcript and contact details of over 600 Australian Jewish creatives and academics in the group, after a minority of its members ...
Steinberg was a skilled emissary, and based his campaign on the officially declared need by Australia to populate northern Australia. [ 4 ] By early 1940, he won the support of churches, [ 5 ] leading newspapers, many prominent political and public figures (including Western Australian Premier John Willcock ) and a number of Jewish leaders, [ 3 ...
Jews have been a part of the Australian parliament since federation. [citation needed] In 2016 a record number of 6 MPs identified as Jewish. [1]When Kerryn Phelps won the 2018 Wentworth by-election the number rose to 7, but subsequently dropped back to 6 following the 2019 Australian federal election.
The Jewish community has been warning about an unacceptable rise in antisemitism for more than a year. We hoped it would never come to this, but today, our fears have been realised.” [ 57 ] The Jewish Council of Australia issued a statement condemning the attack, stating, "This reprehensible act of violence is an attack not only on the ...