Jason Steinberg
BKS president Matthew Goldman and BPJC (Beit Or) president Hila Jacobi sign a memorandum of understanding leading to the merger between the two congregations.
September 5, 2017, 12:01 am
Shule ends long rift
AFTER nearly 10 years of separation, Brisbane's two major non-Orthodox communities have reunited, with Beit Knesset Shalom (BKS) and Brisbane Progressive Jewish Congregation entering a merger agreement.
JQ150 patron Gerald Moses with Queensland MP for Mansfield Ian Walker at the event.
November 10, 2015, 12:00 am
Queensland Jewry on show
By Gareth Narunsky
October 27, 2015, 12:00 am
Marking a milestone in Queensland
THE Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD) will celebrate 150 years of organised Jewish life in the Sunshine State with a cultural festival and gala dinner next month.
By Gareth Narunsky
Mushkie and Shneur Hecht, pictured with children Mendel and Tzivia, will soon arrive in Brisbane to run new young adult programs.
July 6, 2015, 12:00 am
New shlichim for Brisbane
CHABAD of Brisbane has announced the creation of two fresh divisions to engage young Jews in the community, to be facilitated by shlichim experienced in working with teenagers and young adults.
By Phoebe Roth
June 25, 2015, 12:00 am
Nazi haul in Qld drugs raid
By Evan Zlatkis
June 2, 2015, 12:00 am
Qld pollies unite for Israel
By Gareth Narunsky
July 14, 2014, 12:00 am
Palmer Nazi slur defended
JEWISH former Palmer United Party (PUP) candidate for Wentworth Marsha Foxman has stood behind party head Clive Palmer after he controversially labelled Queensland Premier Campbell Newman a Nazi.
By Gareth Narunsky
May 30, 2014, 12:00 am
Qld MP sorry for concentration camp comparison
QUEENSLAND Labor MP Jo-Ann Miller has apologised to Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD) president Jason Steinberg for comparing mining accommodation in the state to concentration camps.
By Gareth Narunsky
B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission chair Dvir Abramovich has slammed comparisons made by pro-Palestinian activists between Australia Day and Naqba Day.
June 19, 2013, 12:00 am
Queensland trade union apologises for Hitler ad
THE Electrical Trade Union (ETU) in Queensland has apologised for using an image of Hitler as part of a full-page ad taken out in Sunday’s The Courier Mail.
By adam kamien
June 17, 2013, 12:00 am
Brisbane BDS protesters in a pickle
ANTI-ISRAEL protesters were asked to leave a Woolworths supermarket after removing Israeli products from the shelves in Brisbane earlier this month.
By Gareth Narunsky
September 10, 2012, 12:00 am
BDS hits Brisbane
QUEENSLAND Jewish community leaders have visited a shoe shop targeted by anti-Israel protesters in Brisbane to offer their support and deliver flowers to its proprietor.
By Gareth Narunsky
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