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The 10 year old Thalia Hakin, former pupil of the Beth Rivka Girls College, was honoured and remembered, together with the other 5 victims killed in last years Burke Street car attack, at a memorial service at which her father Tony spoke very movingly about his beloved daughter. The child Holocaust survivor, dedicated community and Jewish education activist and respected lay Jewish historian, Sophie Caplan ev, died in Sydney recently and was honoured by community leaders and fellow activists.

Don't miss our unique weekly Yiddish report, with our Melbourne correspondent Alex Dafner. Twenty six Jewish Australians were amongst the 895 Australians honoured in the Australia Day honours lists on the 26th January this year, amongst them medicine experts, philanthropists, business, community and cultural activists and other achievers. The 10 year old Thalia Hakin, former pupil of the Beth Rivka Girls College, was honoured and remembered, together with the other 5 victims killed in last years Burke Street car attack, at a memorial service at which her father Tony spoke very movingly about his beloved daughter. The child Holocaust survivor, dedicated community and Jewish education activist and respected lay Jewish historian, Sophie Caplan ev, died in Sydney recently and was honoured by community leaders and fellow activists. Anns: Dr Brendan Nelson, the director of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be the keynote speaker at this years International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Glen-Eira Town Hall, Caulfield, Vic., tonight, Sunday 28th January, 2018 at 7.00PM

Don't miss our weekly Jerusalem report, for the latest from Israel, with SBS correspondent, Peta Jones Pellach

For our unique Australian report in Yiddish, with Alex Dafner...Two prominent Israelis visited Australia this week. Former Israeli Defence Minister and Chief of Staff, and candidate for Prime Minister in the next Israeli elections, Moishe Bugi Yaalon, met with Jewish Australian leaders and representatives of the Australian Government and Opposition. The former Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel, currently Chief Rabbi of Tel-Aviv, and child survivor of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau visited the Melbourne Yeshiva and Beth-Rivka schools and attended their annual gala, where he stressed the vital role of education in Jewish and general life. Visiting Yazidi freedom campaigner 21 year old Nadia Murad, who saw her family slaughtered and who was captured and held as a sex-slave by IS-Daesh, met with the 88 year old survivor of the Holocaust, Luba Marczak in Sydney, from whom she took great comfort and courage in her campaign to free her people.

Is there anti-Semitism in Australia?

Find out the latest from the most reliable source that had been documenting all anti-Semitic incidents. (That had been reported)

Listen to a special interview with Julie Nathan, the researcher and author of the Antisemitism 2017 report that has just been released by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry

Julie Nathan told SBS that Australia experienced a 9.5-percent increase in anti-Semitic attacks and assaults from September 2016 to September 2017.

A total of 230 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded during that period, with 76 involving abuse, harassment or intimidation.

Julie says that not all the attacks are documented and included in her report as many times people don’t know who they should report to.

She urges the public to notify the police and the Jewish organizations around Australia if they encountered or withnessed any anti-Semitc attacks or incidents.

Her findings are documented in a new report released by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, “2017, Report on Antisemitism in Australia

Please note that the data collected in this report is restricted exclusively to incidents which were reported to, and authenticated and logged by, any one or more of the following:

- Jewish community roof bodies in each State;

- Their respective Community Security Groups (if any);

- The ECAJ itself.

Did you hear about the mysterious box that was rediscovered? Find out about a present from the past that was received by a Jewish Sydney family... Listen to Shane Desiatnik, chatting to Nitza Lowenstein about the latest in the Jewish community, including the latest scandal involving rabbis.

Is there anti-Semitism in Australia?

Find out the latest from the most reliable source that had been documenting all anti-Semitic incidents. (That had been reported)

Listen to a special interview with Julie Nathan, the researcher and author of the Antisemitism 2017 report that has just been released by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry

Julie Nathan told SBS that Australia experienced a 9.5-percent increase in anti-Semitic attacks and assaults from September 2016 to September 2017.

A total of 230 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded during that period, with 76 involving abuse, harassment or intimidation.

Julie says that not all the attacks are documented and included in her report as many times people don’t know who they should report to.

She urges the public to notify the police and the Jewish organizations around Australia if they encountered or withnessed any anti-Semitc attacks or incidents.

Her findings are documented in a new report released by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, “2017, Report on Antisemitism in Australia

Please note that the data collected in this report is restricted exclusively to incidents which were reported to, and authenticated and logged by, any one or more of the following:

- Jewish community roof bodies in each State;

- Their respective Community Security Groups (if any);

- The ECAJ itself.

Did you hear about the mysterious box that was rediscovered? Find out about a present from the past that was received by a Jewish Sydney family... Listen to Shane Desiatnik, chatting to Nitza Lowenstein about the latest in the Jewish community, including the latest scandal involving rabbis.

Eitan Drori talks about an incredible initiative uniting all Israelis around the world and the support they receive from the Israeli government. Eitan also will talk about the contribution of the Israeli community to trade relations with Australia Eitan is the Vice Chairman of GIL, Global Israeli Leadership and the chairman of AIA , the roof body organization of Israelis in Australia.