Author: Jmedia Manager
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Mistaken identity claim in Holocaust sex slave tale
The family of a woman at the centre of Australian Heather Morris’s new book has questioned her depiction by the author, saying key elements of the Holocaust survivor’s appearance suggest a case of mistaken identity. “I think that she (Morris) has got the wrong person,” says George Kovach, whose late stepmother, portrayed as a sex…
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Holocaust survivor targeted by racist abuse in Italy
Last year, Liliana Segre, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor from Milan, was made an Italian senator for life, a rare honour that can be bestowed by the president. As an eight-year-old, Segre was expelled from school, before being deported to Auschwitz at age 13 with her father, who was separated from her and killed days later.…
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Famous British figures reject Labour as anti-semitic
TV star Joanna Lumley and author John le Carre are among 24 prominent British figures who’ve declared their refusal to vote for Labour in the UK election on December 12 because of its association with anti-Semitism. In a letter to The Guardian, the group said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had “a long record of embracing anti-Semites…
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Israel completes Gaza airstrikes
Israel says it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after rocket fire that rattled a day-old truce. The military statement on Friday indicated that Israel was willing to abide by the ceasefire if there were no additional rocket attacks. Israel struck a military compound,…
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Keeping Holocaust history alive for today’s students
Duane Galle, a history teacher at Banora Point High School, shares stories of the Holocaust with his students. In 2013, Galle received a scholarship to travel to Israel with 25 other Australian teachers as part of the Gandel Philanthropy Holocaust Scholarship Program for Australian Educators. The three-week program has been running for 10 years and…
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Joe Frank, Born In and Still a Friend of Palestine
Program features local (Basket Range dweller) Joe Frank, born in Palestine in 1940 and in the news recently for fighting the Australian Governments change in his passport from (born in) Palestine to Unspecified and winning. His passport now shows born in British Mandated Palestine. Joe has led an interesting life, retiring a few years ago…
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Jewish people have enriched us, yet we repay them with anti-Semitism
Where would Western civilisation be without the Jews (“Age-old hatred re-emerges right out of left field”, 14/11)? In religion, science, literature, music and across the whole field of human endeavour, the Jewish people have enriched us immeasurably, yet we have repaid them with pogroms and the Holocaust. The elements of the far left and right…
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As Islamic Jihad bombards Israel, Hamas has to choose sides
Jerusalem: Hamas, the militant group that runs the Gaza Strip, has been trying for over a year to keep a lid on its conflict with Israel, to improve the abysmal quality of life for the 2 million Palestinians under its control, and to keep millions of dollars in cash coming in each month from its generous…
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Mary Swan and Steele Sutton named Moree Local Heroes at Bank Art Museum Moree’s Courage to Care exhibition opening
Moree Aboriginal elder Mary Swan and cyclist Steele Sutton were recognised as Local Heroes at the opening of Bank Art Museum Moree’s (BAMM) latest exhibition, Courage to Care. A crowd of about 60 people, including Holocaust survivors Gaby and Ana and five volunteers from Sydney, attended the Courage to Care opening on Thursday, November 7, during which the…
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‘A declaration of war’: Gaza commander killed in Israeli strike
Israel has killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, drawing rocket salvoes that reached as far as Tel Aviv. The rare targeted strike, which killed Islamic Jihad’s Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza, came as Syrian state media said a separate missile attack hit the home of…