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Australians and Israelis were shocked and saddened by the murder of Israeli student Aia Masarwe in Bundoora, the northern suburb of Melbourne where she lived and studied, and tributes and vigils were held in her honour in the spot where she was killed, as police appealed for information and posted photos of her clothing and a T-shirt and hat found hear her body.

The small, conservative Australian Jewish Association (AJA) group that called for Australia to boycott their match against Palestine in the Asian Football Cup, was criticised by Jewish and non-Jewish groups and individuals for their unrepresentative and provocative call.

An Australia-Israel bio-medical research cooperation project has resulted in a stem-cell and innovative delivery process, which may lead to the elimination, within the next decade, of insulin injections for type-1 diabetes.

The well-known Zamir Choral of Boston is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019. Our guest is Prof Josh Jacobson, the  founder and director of Zamir Choral Boston and will find out from him about his successful project for the past 50 years.

A special feature: find out the reaction to the St Kilda rally: Australian political and other leaders and Jewish community leaders strongly condemned the Heil Hitler salutes and Nazi symbols exhibited by the demonstrators protesting African youth violence on the St Kilda foreshore and critically questioned the participation of the QLD Senator Fraser Anning’s participation in the rally.

Should the Jewish community be concerned about the St Kilda rally? find out from Peter Wertheim, Co-CEO of the ECAJ (Executive council of Australian Jewry) 

Australian political and other leaders and Jewish community leaders strongly condemned the Heil Hitler salutes and Nazi symbols exhibited by the demonstrators protesting African youth violence on the St Kilda foreshore and critically questioned the participation of the QLD Senator Fraser Anning’s participation in the rally.

"More than 200 attacks against Iranian targets in Syria in the last two years"...find out more with Peta Jones Pellach reporting from Jerusalem.

Australian political and other leaders and Jewish community leaders strongly condemned the Heil Hitler salutes and Nazi symbols exhibited by the demonstrators protesting African youth violence on the St Kilda foreshore and critically questioned the participation of the QLD Senator Fraser Anning’s participation in the rally.

The ECAJ and the Anti-Defamation Commission called for police action against the Antipodean Resistance group, which posted swastika leaflets on the gates of the Melbourne Emmy Monash Jewish home for the elderly that also houses residents who are Holocaust survivors.

An Anglican priest Father Rod Bower apologised for a sign outside his Gosford NSW church, which read: “Manus is how the Holocaust started”, following criticism by the Jewish Board of Deputies of NSW.

The Australia-Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s exec director Colin Rubenstein expressed his gratitude to SBS for their attentiveness in correcting a recent SBS Website article about the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, that contained many incorrect assertions and historical errors.

The sooner a  skin cancer is identified and treated, the better your chance of avoiding surgery or, in the case of a serious melanoma or other skin cancer, potential disfigurement or even death. It is also a good idea to talk to your doctor about your level of risk and for advice on early detection. It's important to get to know your skin and what is normal for you, so that you notice any changes. Skin cancers rarely hurt and are much more frequently seen than felt. Develop a regular habit of checking your skin for new spots and changes to existing freckles or moles. Find out more with Nitza Lowenstein

Gen 17’s (Survey of the Jewish community) initial findings have been released. But several results will give cause for reflection. The intermarriage rate has risen rapidly. Jewish day schools have become prohibitively expensive, particularly in Melbourne. Poverty and financial hardship are no longer isolated, minority issues. Migrants who have arrived in recent decades have had trouble finding work, earning an income and struggled to connect with the wider Jewish community. Find out more in particular about the Israeli community with Dr Ran Porat.

Hello 2019, with elections in Israel in April 2019...find out the latest with Peta Jones Pellach