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SBS Australian weekly Jewish community report with Shane Desiatnik from the AJN...Our Brilliant Students

The newly elected President of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, Dr Andre Oboler resigned unexpectedly after just 5 weeks in the position, citing differences of approach over Governance issues with members of the Executive of the JCCV and affiliated members.

Israel’s Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn signed Malka Leifer’s extradition order to Victoria, to be tried here on 74 charges of sexual abuse of children when she was the Principal of the Adass-Israel ultraorthodox school in Melbourne, before fleeing to Israel in 2008.

The Australian daughter of Holocaust survivors, Dr Ann Drillich, has won a major legal battle in her 11 year campaign to have her family’s confiscated estate in Poland restored to her.

Sign-off:  Farewell and wishes for healthy and peaceful new year 2021,

SBS Jerusalem report in English with Peta Jones Pellach

Netanyahu becomes first Israeli to receive coronavirus vaccine...Peta also reports on impending elections

Dr Gili Kugler: Chanukah, the struggle for preserving Jewish Identity (Hebrew) Why did the story of Hanna and her 7 children become so important for Chanukah?

Pandemic affects family sleep, Dr Michal Kahn, Flinders University, Adelaide (English)

 Dr Michal Kahn explains sleeping disorder, particularly during the Pandemic

Her research focuses on evidence-based treatments for paediatric sleep related problems and anxiety, as well as on parental tolerance for infant crying and its links with sleep development

SBS News in Hebrew 20.12.2020

SBS Jewish Australia report In English with Shane Desiatnik , the latest about Malka Leifer and "Shirley Lowy died in Israel aged 86" SBS Australian Jewish report

The Israeli Supreme Court rejected the appeal by Malka Leifer’s lawyers against her extradition to Victoria to be tried on 74 charges of sexual abuse of children when she was the Principal of the Adass Israel ultraorthodox school in Melbourne, before fleeing to Israel in 2008 and the Israeli Justice Minister is expected to sign off on her extradition shortly.

The Jews for Refugees group in Melbourne protested outside the offices of the Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg MP, himself a son of a Holocaust refugee, claiming that he has not responded to their letters protesting the treatment of refugees by the Australian Government, sent to him by the group during the last 6 years.

Hanukah festival candle lighting celebrations and ceremonies were held in most Australian Parliaments, with the participation of Australia’s political leaders, parliamentarians, State Premiers, Mayors and officials, as well as representatives of various religious groups. 

SBS News Hebrew 13.12.2020

Prof Rafi Mann with SBS Hebrew Jerusalem report 13.12.2020