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Fast Forward Jewish Australian race walker Jemima Montag wins second bronze medal in Paris
Montag captured bronze in the inaugural marathon mixed relay, days after placing third in the 20-kilometer race walk
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Fast Forward Australian canoeists Jessica and Noemie Fox join rare company as Jewish siblings to win Olympic gold medals
The Fox sisters each won gold in canoe slalom events in Paris, joining a small group of Jewish siblings to medal at the same Olympics
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News Jews felt Australia was a safe and boundless space. Then the Israel-Hamas war began, and everything changed
A community known for its disproportionate number of descendants of Holocaust sees change in the land they love, if only for being so far removed from the hatreds that plagued their forebears
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First Person What our son’s short life taught us about faith and tradition
We’re Jewish, but found strength in other's prayers — from Rama to rugby
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Fast Forward Leaders of Canada, Australia and New Zealand jointly call for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza
The leaders, all allies of Israel, join a growing chorus warning against an invasion of Rafah, which is packed with refugees.
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Fast Forward Australian Jews on high alert after public list of ‘Zionists’ fuels harassment
At least one family has gone into hiding, said a Jewish lawmaker
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Fast Forward Melbourne synagogue evacuated on Shabbat as tensions over Israel-Hamas war flare in Australia
“Sadly, this Friday night, for our community, that feeling of refuge, calm and serenity was shattered,” wrote the synagogues's rabbi and president
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Fast Forward ‘Merry Ham-mas’: Australian Kmart removes Christmas ham bag from shelves after Jewish group complains
The text is printed on the ham bag in festive red and green lettering, with a Christmas tree replacing the first “A”
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