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IDF targets Hamas chairman in response to rockets
ISRAELI Defence Forces (IDF) fighter jets targeted the office of Hamas chairman Ismail Haniyeh in the Gaza Strip overnight after a 9-year-old Israeli was shot and more than a dozen
national
Adass Israel welcomes new Rov
ELABORATE and impressive ceremonies welcomed Rabbi Shlomo Kohn to Melbourne’s Adass Israel Congregation earlier this month.
Wealth ManagementAn Australian Jewish News feature
Glory and pain – the hazards of being a fund manager
By marcus padley I manage a $38 million Australian equity fund. It was great last year, the market was up 12 per cent and we were up 23 per cent. […]
What to do after the market mayhem
by Roger Balch Although the natural reaction upon seeing headlines like “As of lunchtime November 21 the ASX had wiped out two years of gains” (in the AFR) is to […]
sport
Medals and PBs flow at NSW Open
THIRTEEN Jewish swimmers competed at a star-studded Swimming NSW Open Championships at Sydney Olympic Park last weekend.
Lance Stroll pockets first points in pink
LANCE Stroll burst onto the Formula 1 scene as a fresh-faced 18-year-old in 2017, before he’d finished high school and obtained his road licence.
international
Trump officially recognises Golan as part of Israel
With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing at his side, US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an official presidential proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
Gaza rocket strikes home in central Israel, injures seven
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “respond forcefully” against Hamas and terrorists in the Gaza Strip, after a rocket was launched Monday morning at Israel.
arts
Jewish actor shines in West Side Story
In the first musical to be performed on Sydney’s harbour stage, Jewish actor Rubin Matters stars as Diesel, second-in-command of the Jets gang in West Side Story.
The fashion flurry
The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) took centre stage last week. Rebecca Davis reports on the Jewish players.
competitions
Win tickets to Michael Shafer’s 50/50
Building from the success of his sold out shows Jewish-ish and Kosher Bacon, Michael Shafer’s 50/50 is a raw, deeply personal and hilarious account of his physical and mental health journey. […]
opinion
‘I was barely breathing, my hands were trembling’
TERROR. It is the only word to describe the feeling when I stepped into the small hotel room, put down my bag and froze. I had just left a nearby […]