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  Australia’s Yiddish community is thriving, not reviving

  Yiddish has been sustained as a language there for more than 100 years

  By Maia Evrona

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  Opinion

  Jewish identity surges after Bondi, highlighting internal divisions — and the potential for renewed Black-Jewish cooperation

  After the deadly Hanukkah attack in Australia, Black Jewish leaders say rising antisemitism — alongside enduring racism — has created an opening to rebuild cross-community alliances in the fight against hate

  By Robin Washington Dec 17, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  What can really be done to prevent antisemitic attacks like Bondi Beach?

  The first step in curing a sickness is diagnosing it

  By Jay Michaelson Dec 17, 2025 | 6 min read

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• Jay Michaelson What can really be done to prevent antisemitic attacks like Bondi Beach?

  

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• Dan Perry The 3 responses to the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack that could make Jews safer

  

• Emily Tamkin The fundamental miscalculation behind the GOP’s antisemitism crisis

  

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  Opinion

  I’m a neuroscientist. Here’s why Ahmed al Ahmed’s bravery at Bondi Beach strains our narratives.

  In a world seemingly defined by group loyalty, al Ahmed stands out, writes a neuroscientist

  By Iddo Gefen Dec 17, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  The Israel news we don’t hear – and the forces that silence us

  What would the conversation have been if any other group, but the Jewish community, had been targeted?

  By Aviya Kushner Dec 17, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  My religion was ‘None of the above,’ until Oct. 7 and now Bondi

  I was wandering around a non-denominational desert — until I became Jewish at 60

  By David Weill Dec 16, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  Why Sydney’s Hanukkah attack was not a surprise to hate researchers

  An Australian researcher who tracks online hate says the Bondi Beach attack was shocking — but not unexpected, given a sharp rise in antisemitic sentiment since Oct. 7.

  By Matteo Vergani Dec 16, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  The Bondi Beach attack is inspiring Jewish pride. For our children’s sake, we need to allow our fear, too.

  Sometimes the most Jewish thing we can do is to sit quietly with children in their fear, writes the head of the Jewish Education Project

  By David Bryfman Dec 16, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Australia welcomed my family’s Holocaust survivors — and Bondi Beach soon became a symbol of renewal for me

  The Australian Jewish population nearly tripled in size from 1938 to 1961, driven by Holocaust survivors, among others

  By Andy Carvin Dec 15, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  The Maccabees taught us persistence and hope – even when the light flickers, as it has this Hanukkah

  The goal of antisemitism is, as it has always been, to divide us, isolate us, and snuff out our light

  By Vanessa Aronson Dec 15, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Letters

  In the fight against K-12 antisemitism, we are grateful for allies – but are not afraid to call out antisemitism when we see it

  Jewish Federations of North America responds to recent articles

  By Lauren Steinberg Dec 15, 2025 | 2 min read