Rebecca Davis
Josh Frydenberg. Photo: Peter Haskin.
May 15, 2019, 4:15 pm
Just Josh
Treasurer, deputy Liberal leader and top Jew in the country Josh Frydenberg shares a more personal side of his life with Rebecca Davis.
By Rebecca Davis
Rockets fired from Gaza to Israel last weekend. Photo: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
May 10, 2019, 9:44 am
Resilience in the face of adversity
Hope has been as fundamental to Israel's survival as our most sophisticated defence systems.
By Rebecca Davis
Zionist youth movement and Australasian Union of Jewish Students flag bearers at Tuesday’s Yom Hazikaron ceremony in Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 10, 2019, 12:00 am
Yom Hazikaron: ‘Because of them, we are alive’
TUESDAY night’s Yom Hazikaron commemorations in Sydney and Melbourne struck a particularly emotional chord, following the loss of four Israeli lives over the weekend as a result of Hamas rocket fire from Gaza.
By Rebecca Davis
The MOTL 2019 Australasian student group at Auschwitz.
May 10, 2019, 12:00 am
A walk to remember
EACH year more than 10,000 people from around the world descend on Auschwitz to take part in March of the Living (MOTL). Coinciding with Yom Hashoah last week, together they took the three-kilometre walk to Birkenau – a silent tribute to all victims of the Holocaust. 
By Rebecca Davis
In the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, Jerusalem. Photo: Rebecca Davis
May 3, 2019, 1:51 pm
Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
IT is an age-old debate, even more polarising than the Melbourne versus Sydney argument. Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
By Rebecca Davis
Australian-born Amichai Honig.
April 28, 2019, 12:00 am
Remembering a heroic Aussie
ALMOST 100 years ago Amichai Honig was born in Perth. While the young Jewish boy may have had humble beginnings, he would go on to become a valiant war hero whose descendants are committed to the preservation of his memory.
By Rebecca Davis
An emotional Josh Frydenberg at the Jewish Holocaust Centre on Thursday morning. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 11, 2019, 9:44 am
$10 million for the JHC
MELBOURNE'S Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) has received a huge funding boost from the federal government.
By Rebecca Davis
The Jewish Children’s Aid Society presents a cheque for $600,000 to the principals of Melbourne’s Jewish schools. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 9, 2019, 9:06 am
Principals rally for worthy cause
IN a historic first, the 11 principals of Melbourne's Jewish schools joined together to support the launch of the Jewish Children's Aid Society (JCAS) fundraising drive for Jewish children with disabilities late last month. 
By Rebecca Davis
Outgoing Stand Up CEO Gary Samowitz.
April 4, 2019, 12:00 am
Standing down from Stand Up
After almost 10 years at the helm, Stand Up CEO Gary Samowitz has announced he is stepping down from the position.
By Rebecca Davis
The house in Mishmeret destroyed by a Hamas rocket. Photo: Israel Police
April 1, 2019, 10:42 am
What lies behind the latest Hamas attacks?
It would appear that Israel is on the brink of full-scale war against Hamas again, but why now?
By Rebecca Davis
Mufti Zeeyad Ravat leads a prayer at the makeshift memorial by Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
March 21, 2019, 12:00 am
‘Our prayers go out to you’
IN an unprecedented move, New Zealand's only Jewish school was closed on Monday while all shule services were cancelled over the weekend in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack.
By Rebecca Davis
Abby Stein is visiting Australia for a series of speaking engagements this month. Photo: Facebook
March 14, 2019, 2:22 pm
Celebrating Abby
Abby Stein is the first openly transgender woman raised in a Chassidic community. She shares her journey with Rebecca Davis.
By Rebecca Davis
Camilla and Marc at VAMFF. Photo: Peter Haskin
March 14, 2019, 12:34 pm
The fashion flurry
The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) took centre stage last week. Rebecca Davis reports on the Jewish players.
By Rebecca Davis
Artwork: Adriana Alvarez
March 8, 2019, 1:56 pm
Women who wow
Today is International Women's Day. Rebecca Davis and Sophie Deutsch celebrate a few remarkable women of the community. 
By Rebecca Davis
Dana Pinhasov. Photo: Daniel Goodrich. Illustration: Adriana Alvarez.
February 27, 2019, 2:14 pm
Triumph over terror
On Monday it was 23 years since Dana Pinhasov was the victim of a terrorist attack in Jerusalem. She shares her inspirational story of resilience and courage with Rebecca Davis.
By Rebecca Davis
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