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Landau has Landed

November 14, 2011 – 4:23 pm | 23 Comments

By Mandi Katz
Earlier this month I attended a panel as part of a Jewish book festival In Melbourne. It was a lively and diverse discussion on all things bookish and Jewish. That is, until one …

Natural Resources

November 8, 2011 – 7:31 pm | 2 Comments

By David Werdiger
Q. Why do the Irish have the potatoes and the Arabs have the oil?
A. Because the Irish had first choice.
Natural resources are both a blessing and a curse. While they can be a …

Enter the Counter Boycott

October 27, 2011 – 11:47 am | 7 Comments

Previously, we’ve seen Buycott Israel as a response to the BDS against Israel. However, some Jewish organisations have responded with counter boycotts. Simon Morawetz reports on a recent example in Australia.
In 2009, West Dunbartonshire Council …

ECAJ Urges Restraint from all Sides in BDS Rhetoric

September 14, 2011 – 7:40 pm | 23 Comments

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) today issued the following statement concerning the debate about the campaign for Boycotts Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel and the targeting of the Max Brenner chain in …

Refugee Stigma

June 28, 2011 – 6:42 pm | 9 Comments

By Keren Tuch
There were many thought provoking events on last week in honour of Refugee Week, including the confronting SBS series Go Back To Where You Came From, discussed here and here.
One event I attended …

Shooting down religious freedom – The Sunday Age takes aim

June 26, 2011 – 10:03 pm | 46 Comments

By Andrew Harris
It was only a few days ago, but it feels like it was in another life, on another planet, that I was watching Go Back to Where You Came From on SBS, marvelling …

Under Our Hats

June 26, 2011 – 10:16 am | One Comment

Muslim, Jewish & Sikh women talk about fashion, faith and how it feels to look different.
Here’s a press release about an event that readers (especially those in Melbourne) might find interesting:

Finding the perfect scarf to …