#MeToo - Unless you’re a Jew: ‘Where the hell are you?’
THE AJN - Following October 7, “It would appear that the pain of Israeli women is not valid. Indeed, the women’s movement at large by its silence, seems to accept that rape is an acceptable ‘act of resistance’.”
Australian Jews stand strong
THE AJN - As the days since October 7 have passed, and we continue to come to terms with war and the ever-evolving details of the horror inflicted on slaughtered and kidnapped Israelis; we also grapple with the world that remains.
Report from the frontline: ‘Hell on earth’
THE AJN - “The stench of death was strong, with the bodies of both terrorists and victims lying near each other, in the 30 degree heat, and flies…” A harrowing account from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, a site of Hamas’ massacre on October 7.
OPINION: When inaction allows incitement
THE AJN - “History has shown us; persecution does not begin in a vacuum… Our governments and law enforcement must send a clear message – and act with firmness.”
Simply Noa
THE AJN - From Hollywood actress and producer to pro-Israel activist with a prolific following, Noa Tishby reflects on her journey in an intimate interview with Rebecca Davis.
OPINION: No one is talking about the gravity of Kanye’s antisemitism.
MAMAMIA - “I didn’t want to write this article. Not for an absence of thoughts, or feelings. So many feelings. Because it's exhausting to feel this heavily. This frequently.”
The swastika is still used as a weapon. Just ask any Jewish politician.
MAMAMIA - The swastika is more than a criss-cross of jagged lines, or a symbol of history from time long ago. As a Jewish person, part of me wishes it was just that…
Planned escape routes, Neo-Nazis and violence: Antisemitism is rising in Australia.
MAMAMIA - I had an escape route planned. If I heard someone enter by force from the main entrance, hopefully I’d have enough time to race to the back door, down the stairs outside. And run. Hopefully.
Stop comparing Australia’s COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust
MAMAMIA - As a Jewish person, it is triggering to see this symbol, exploited by those who wish to pedal their own agenda. Have your opinions, sure. But do not appropriate the suffering experienced by marginalised groups who were targeted for nothing more than their existence.
Parliamentary inquiry: Swastikas to be banned?
THE AJN - A Victorian government inquiry into anti‐vilification protections has recommended the state government establishes a criminal offence that prohibits the display of Nazi symbols.
More measures to come, families ‘disappointed’
EXCLUSIVE: The independent inquiry commissioned by the Victorian Department of Education (DET) and Training into serious allegations of antisemitic bullying at Brighton Secondary College has concluded, resulting in 18 recommendations for the school – all of which have been accepted by the DET.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Burn in an oven’
EXCLUSIVE: Another former Jewish student of Brighton Secondary College has revealed his experiences of antisemitic bullying, alleging he experienced verbal and physical abuse, including being threatened with a knife.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Our son was assaulted, robbed’
EXCLUSIVE: Brighton Secondary College has once again come under fire as more shocking claims of antisemitic bullying have surfaced. The allegations have raised the “extreme concern” of Victorian Education Minister James Merlino who has now launched an independent investigation.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘They yelled ‘Heil Hitler’ at me’
EXCLUSIVE: The Victorian Department of Education has launched a full investigation following allegations of “horrific” antisemitic bullying levelled against students and teachers at a state secondary school. The incidents are said to have occurred over the past five years at Brighton Secondary College experienced by two Jewish brothers, who only now feel able to voice their alleged ordeal since recently leaving the school.
Victims parents left ‘deeply disappointed’
EXCLUSIVE: The parents of young Jewish students who were the victims of antisemitic bullying say they feel sidelined in the Victorian Department of Education's review into the incidents.
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers meet with victims’ families
Following exclusive reports by The AJN last week revealing two cases of antisemitic bullying in state schools, the families of the victims met on Monday with Victorian education minister James Merlino in addition to meeting federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan.
EXCLUSIVE: Merlino calls for ‘urgent review’
EXCLUSIVE: Victoria’s Education Minister James Merlino has ordered an “immediate review” into how two Melbourne schools responded to alleged incidents of antisemitic bullying, following yesterday’s exclusive report in The AJN.
EXCLUSIVE: Antisemitic bullying, ‘a rapidly spreading crisis’
EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: A 12-year-old student in Melbourne was verbally abused, physically assaulted and forced to kiss the feet of a Muslim boy. Meanwhile, a five-year-old prep pupil from another school started wetting the bed after being severely bullied on a daily basis. Why? Because they are Jewish.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘They don’t want to call it antisemitism’
EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The mother of a 12-year-old Jewish student who was verbally abused, physically assaulted and forced to kiss the feet of a Muslim boy shares their harrowing ordeal.
‘We are still here’
Piles of shoes. It is a distinct memory that stands out for Ben de Winter when reflecting on his visit to Majdanek Concentration Camp on March of the Living (MOTL). He was 16 and it was snowing when he visited, the persistent Polish winter stretching into spring. And there in the darkness of memory and misery and a sea of leather, lay one small, pink shoe.