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Department approves Danby’s ads
MICHAEL Danby’s advertisements in The AJN that sparked a media storm have been approved by the Federal Department of Finance, which authorises spending by Federal MPs.
national
‘Big potential’ for Australia–Israel space projects
IT seems even the sky won’t be the limit for closer Australia–Israel ties.
sport
Joy for Jay at Sydney FC
Talented teenager Jay Hirschowitz finished his first season as a Sydney FC Academy player with 29 appearances for the powerhouse club’s U16s side, which was crowned NSW Premier League Youth premiership winners late last month.
First Jew to win Bathurst 1000
Betty Klimenko, the daughter of Westfield co-founder John Saunders, became the first Jew to win Australia’s most famous car race on Sunday.
international
Israel awaits Trump Iran decision
Israel is out on a limb, as the international community waits for Donald Trump’s decision, expected any day, on the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal.
Murder of grandfather was terror attack
An Israeli grandfather was brutally murdered in a terror attack, as his 23 children and grandchildren prepared for his birthday party 10 kilometres away.
arts
Life in Brooklyn’s Chassidic community
A chance meeting led to filmmaker Joshua Weinstein making Menashe, the first full-length Yiddish feature film in decades that is set in Brooklyn’s Chassidic community.
Music of forbidden love
Memphis the Musical is set in the 1950s when rock music started becoming popular with mainstream music fans, but when racial prejudice was still rife.
competitions
Win tickets to Mark Vincent in concert
Australia’s hottest classical treasure, Mark Vincent, will showcase the songs and arias that made Mario Lanza world famous in a new Australian tour across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne from 29 October. Mark will pay tribute to
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We recognise that Michael Danby is an Australian Jewish institution, and we fully appreciate that, whatever our differences, as a community we have been enriched by his presence and his service.