1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (715+ words) A bagel shop owner in Sydney has spoken of her heartbreak after a Nazi swastika was etched into the glass of her new Paddington store just weeks before it was due to open. Candy Berger, chief executive and co-owner of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (300+ words) Hundreds of people gathered at the fourth annual Jewish Food Festival in Sydney's east on Sunday for a day of food, music and community connections. Organised by Shalom Collective in a new secure, all-weather venue, the festival featured about 40 kosher…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (86+ words) Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Generations have lived the most significant events in their lives to the soundtrack of Carole King's songs. Songs such as Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Everybody's Doing a New Dance Now, and (You…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (301+ words) A self-proclaimed guru promising to deliver sunshine in a can is at the centre of a new one-man comedy heading to Melbourne and Sydney, with Jewish-Australian actor Jonny Pasvolsky behind the satire. Written and performed by Pasvolsky, "The CAN Principle…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (525+ words) The Sydney Swans have apologised over an AFL pre-game tribute to the Bondi terror attack victims that failed to mention the Jewish community. The Sydney Swans removed direct references to the Jewish community from a pre-match tribute to the victims…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1011+ words) A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First I speak of a searing, at times humorous trilogy covering 16 years and lasting seven hours, in which, on several occasions, the characters eviscerate one another. And "yes, I approached it with fear, simply…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago  (379+ words) Friday, March 06, 2026 A library has lost its role managing a state's literary awards after an Indigenous writer was criticised for her comments about a slain Hamas leader. State Library of Queensland has lost its role administering a state's biggest literary…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (680+ words) Thousands of Australians remain stranded in the Middle East as military tensions flare, with an Australian defence base coming under attack from Iran. Iran's "widespread and aggressive" response to US and Israeli strikes has made it much harder for Australia…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1169+ words) New York-based journalist and author Marisa Meltzer has built her career exploring women the world too often flattens into symbols, from the founder of Weight Watchers to Jane Birkin, the actress, singer and style icon. In each case, she digs…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (258+ words) Israel's bobsleigh team has qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, to be held next month at venues across Lombardy and northeastern Italy. Adam "AJ" Edelman (right) and other members of Israel's Winter Olympics bobsleigh team. Credit: Courtesy…...