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Community one day… Yiddishkeit the next
While the first records of Jewish settlement in Queensland coincide with the separation of the colony from New South Wales in 1859, it was in 1865 that several Jewish families came together for the first communal meeting, establishing what became the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation, and later building the historic Margaret Street Synagogue. Read more » »
Zionism our connection to the Jewish story
I deliver this oration exactly 18 months from the October 7 attacks. Israel was dealt a sickening blow on October 7. The limits of its technology and its legendary intelligence were ruthlessly exposed. But today, through the sacrifice of the men and women of the IDF, Israel is emerging with the greatest advantage over its enemies it has ever had. Read more » »
