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Community Israeli And Aboriginal Australian: An Odyssey Of Self-Discovery
A version of this article originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian-Jewish publication. Growing up in a Jewish household in suburban Sydney, Australia, Denise Langman always knew she was adopted. Her parents made no secret of the fact they first met her as a 10-month-old at the Scarba Welfare House for Children in Bondi, a Victorian…
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Fast Forward ‘Alt-Right’ YouTube Star Banned From Australia
An “alt-right” Canadian YouTube star popular with white nationalists has been banned from entering Australia, the progressive news site ThinkProgress reported. Australian media had discovered that the Australian Visa Bureau had declined Southern’s application for an Electronic Travel Authority. Australia declines visa for Canadian @Lauren_Southern pic.twitter.com/1wJ0Iqq1Iy — Ross Cameron (@RossCameron4) July 8, 2018 Southern lamented…
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Community To The Israeli Government, The Only Kosher Wedding Is An Orthodox One
A version of this article originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian-Jewish publication. Several years ago, when I was living in Tel Aviv, I attended the wedding of some Jewish friends. The bride and groom went out of their way to identify as secular Israelis rather than Jewish, and consistently struggled to understand my connection with…
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Fast Forward Australia Won’t Move Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said Australia will not be moving its embassy to Jerusalem, despite her Liberal Party’s support for the move. The party approved a non-binding resolution supporting the move and calling for a suspension of aid to Palestine until it stops paying jailed terrorists and their families. The motion…
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Fast Forward Australian Charity Cancels Tamika Mallory Speech After ‘New Low’ Israel Remarks
An Australian not-for-profit cancelled Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory’s scheduled speech after she made comments describing the establishment of Israel as a “human rights crime,” the Australian reported Tuesday. Mallory was supposed to be the keynote speaker next week at the Victorian Council of Social Service’s ”Good Life” summit in Melbourne, until local Jewish groups…
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Community This Jewish Woman Is On An International Quest To End Food Waste
A version of this article originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian-Jewish publication. Dan Goldberg’s first feature documentary, Food Fighter, has already won multiple awards (including Best Director and Best Feature at the 2018 Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards), though it doesn’t premiere in Australia until June 3 at Sydney’s State Theatre. The film is a…
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Fast Forward Five Of Top Seven Wealthiest People In Australia Are Jewish
SYDNEY (JTA) — Five of the top seven positions on the list of Australia’s wealthiest people are members of the Jewish community. The country’s wealthiest person according to the Business Review Weekly is Melbourne’s Anthony Pratt with $12.9 billion Australian dollars or $9.75 billion U.S. The BRW reports that Donald Trump’s tax cuts and allowing a 100…
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Fast Forward Jewish Siblings Assaulted And Stabbed In Melbourne
(JTA) — A brother and sister in their 20s dressed in identifiably Jewish clothing were assaulted and stabbed in Melbourne, Australia. The attack occurred on Saturday night in a residential neighborhood, according to the Australian Jewish News. The brother, 22, was hit on the head and his sister, 25, was stabbed in the shoulder and…
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