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BBANZ charts a bold future
BBANZ charts a bold futureEighty members and guests attended the B’nai B’rith Australia/New Zealand Triennial Convention in Canberra.They outlined the organisation’s strategic roadmap for the next three years.High-profile speakers included Mark Leach from Never Again is Now, Dr. Read more » »
New chair at Victoria’s Courage to Care
New chair at Victoria’s Courage to CareSabrina Chakman has been appointed as the new B’nai B’rith Chair of Courage to Care Victoria Inc.Chakman, known as Sabi, takes up the role this month, following the sad passing of the previous Chair, Judy Glick, who held the position from August 2022. Read more » »
Australian Police Arrest Third Suspect in Firebombing Attack on Jewish Leader’s Former Home
Illustrative. Car in New South Wales, Australia graffitied with antisemitic message. The word “F***” has been removed from this image. Read more » »
A place of ‘comfort and context’
ON October 8 last year, the National Library of Israel (NLI) began one of the most comprehensive documenting projects in its 132-year history – curating a tsunami of material on the Hamas invasion and the war that followed. Read more » »
Senator says police must enforce the law
A Federal Senator believes there is no equivalence between Islamophobia and antisemitism in Australia. Senator Bridget McKenzie, leader of the Nationals in the Senate made the comment at an Armchair Society event at Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann last week, organised by B’nai B’rith and the Lamm Jewish Library of Australia. Read more » »
Fifth week without Margalit
“IT comes and it goes,” said Benny Monheit about his emotions, as he endured the fifth week on tenterhooks about the fate of his cousin Margalit Moses, 78, who was among some 240 Israelis abducted to Gaza on October 7. Read more » »
Friedlander nominated in senior category
Holocaust survivor and founder of the Moving Forward Together Association (MFTA), Ernie Friedlander, received the tremendous honour on November 9 of being nominated by the Australia Day Council for 2024 NSW Senior Australian of the Year. Read more » »
The Joint Australia sets up appeal
Jewish humanitarian organisation the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has crews on the ground in Marrakesh, Morocco, helping people in the region in the aftermath of the devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on September 10, that has so far killed 3000 people, and injured many more. Read more » »
Recognition for B’nai B’rith stalwart
A young Heinz Gerstl went along to his first B’nai B’rith function because his mother wanted him to socialise with Jewish girls. Now, the long-time stalwart has been honoured by B’nai B’rith International for 70 years of dedication to the organisation and its causes. Gerstl has held numerous positions in the organisation. Read more » »
Calls for unblocking of latest film
Documentary filmmaker Saulius Beržinis was recently presented with a B’nai B’rith Australia New Zealand (BBANZ) Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the body of research, study, and documentation of Lithuania’s Jewish population during the Holocaust. Read more » »
