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Community Are These Two Jewish Dudes The Aussie Voice Of The Alt-Right?
A version of this piece originally appeared in Plus61J. Nothing Left on Melbourne’s Jewish community radio station J-AIR has a niche firmly in the right. The show’s hosts, Alan Freedman and Michael Burd, say they are there to fill a gap created by what they see as the left-wing media and the political left. Are…
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Community Chronicles of #TheGirlWithTheCancer: Should I Be Thankful For My Cancer?
Stav Meishar, 28 years old, was born and raised in Israel. She is based in New York City where she founded the award-winning organization for creative Jewish education, Dreamcoat Experience. When she’s not shaping the futures of young Jewish minds, she is a stage artist specializing in Circus Arts. Stav’s biggest project at the moment…
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Community Chronicles of #TheGirlWithTheCancer: Stages of Grief
Stav Meishar, 28 years old, was born and raised in Israel. She is based in New York City where she founded the award-winning organization for creative Jewish education, Dreamcoat Experience. When she’s not shaping the futures of young Jewish minds, she is a stage artist specializing in Circus Arts. Stav’s biggest project at the moment…
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Community The Secret Jewish History of Boxing
A version of this piece originally appeared in Plus61J. Boxing and I have a love-hate relationship. A keen tournament competitor as a kid, I was besotted with the fighters and wallowed in their stats, especially those of the Jewish boys. Later I shrank from the corruption, the sleaze and brutality of most of it. But…
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Fast Forward Jewish Hindu Sings Songs About Islam For Kids — To Protest Trump
A Jewish-raised Hindu named Ben Lee is protesting Donald Trump’s travel ban — with a new album of songs for children. It’s titled, plainly, “Ben Lee Sings Songs About Islam for the Whole Family.” Lee, an Australian musician living in Los Angeles, told the Guardian that he is wanted to spread information about Islam at…
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Fast Forward Sydney Jewish Museum Evacuated After Bomb Threat
SYDNEY (JTA) — The Sydney Jewish Museum was evacuated following a bomb threat. The bomb threat was received by museum staff on Tuesday. All staff at the neighboring building housing the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, Jewish Communal Appeal and United Israel Appeal also were evacuated. Police and security officials searched the buildings…
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Fast Forward Australia Reaffirms Ties To Israel As Netanyahu Wraps Up Historic Visit
(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his Australian counterpart reaffirmed the strong relationship between their two countries as the former completed his landmark visit to the island nation. The statement issued Thursday by Netanyahu and Malcolm Turnbull also said that “Australia re-affirmed its commitment to Israel’s right to exist as the nation-state of…
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Community Did Netanyahu’s Visit To Australia Teach Us Anything New?
A version of this piece originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian Jewish publication. If Benjamin Netanyahu could pack up the audience at the Central Synagogue in Sydney and take them back to Israel, he would. No critics. No opponents, from the left, or worse, the right. No journalists waiting to pounce. No police waiting to…
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