# youth movement (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover youth movement. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cleopatra & Antony (Melbourne Shakespeare Company)](https://www.jwire.com.au/cleopatra-antony-melbourne-shakespeare-company/) _2026-08-25 · Alex First · J-Wire_ Scheming and passion abound in Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s Cleopatra & Antony. Based on the Shakespearean tragedy Antony and Cleopatra, written around 1606, it explores power and politics but is also a deeply personal story. Set during the final years of the Roman Republic, the 13-strong cast throws itself headlong into the desire and subterfuge that \[…\] The post Cleopatra & Antony (Melbourne… ## [Snippets from Israel](https://www.jwire.com.au/snippets-from-israel/) _2026-08-25 · TPS-IL · J-Wire_ New stories from Israel High Court Freezes Transfer of $133 Million to Haredim and Settlers By David Israel High Court of Justice Justices David Mintz, Khaled Kabub and Ruth Ronen on Monday night issued a temporary injunction ordering the Knesset Finance Committee chairman, the Knesset speaker, and the Finance Ministry to explain why the transfer \[…\] The post Snippets from Israel appeared first on… ## [Don’t answer the antisemites; it’s a political war](https://www.jwire.com.au/dont-answer-the-antisemites-its-a-political-war/) _2026-08-25 · Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org · J-Wire_ It is a mistake to respond to antisemitic accusations. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres congratulates Annalena Baerbock following her election as president of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly on June 2, 2025. Credit: Manuel Elías/ U.N. Photo.Would responding have served any purpose at the time of the racial laws and the deportations? No. \[…\] The post Don’t answer the… ## [Penny Wong and Israel: when persistent asymmetry becomes political hostility](https://www.jwire.com.au/penny-wong-and-israel-when-persistent-asymmetry-becomes-political-hostility/) _2026-08-25 · Sam Salcman · J-Wire_ To accuse Foreign Minister Penny Wong of personally hating Israel would go beyond the available evidence. But to deny the pattern of hostility embedded in her diplomacy would be equally dishonest. The issue is not what resides in Wong’s private emotions. It is what her public record communicates. Viewed from the Australian Jewish community, that \[…\] The post Penny Wong and Israel: when persistent… ## [Parole authority contradicts judge over extremist antisemitic ideology](https://www.jwire.com.au/parole-contradicts/) _2026-08-25 · J-Wire News Service · J-Wire_ The NSW State Parole Authority has refused to release Mohommed Farhat early, finding that his Woollahra graffiti and arson offences reflected an antisemitic extremist ideology and that it was not satisfied he would refrain from violent extremism if released. The finding stands in sharp contrast to a recent NSW Supreme Court judgment in which Justice \[…\] The post Parole authority contradicts judge… ## [Royal Commission cuts final hearings short despite extension calls](https://www.jwire.com.au/royal-commission-cuts-final-hearings-short/) _2026-08-25 · J-Wire News Service · J-Wire_ The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will end its public hearings tomorrow, two days earlier than expected, prompting fresh criticism that important witnesses and issues remain unheard. As recently as 17 August, the Commission’s ninth and final hearing block was expected to continue until Friday 28 August. The Commission’s website now confirms that \[…\] The post Royal Commission… ## [Laughter and applause as B’nai B’rith Players sell out](https://www.jwire.com.au/bnai-brith-players-sell-out/) _2026-08-25 · J-Wire Newsdesk · J-Wire_ The B’nai B’rith Players have played to capacity audiences in Sydney, with almost 200 people attending two performances of Six Stories One Show this month. More than 100 people attended the opening performance at B’nai B’rith NSW on August 8, while almost 100 packed the COA venue for an encore performance on August 16. Both \[…\] The post Laughter and applause as B’nai B’rith Players sell out… ## [‘Why is the Jew the enemy?’ The question that changed Rawan Osman’s life](https://www.jwire.com.au/why-is-the-jew-the-enemy/) _2026-08-24 · Rob Klein · J-Wire_ Lebanese-born Rawan Osman was in her late 20s when an encounter in a Strasbourg grocery store forced her to confront a fear she could not explain. Living in Strasbourg, France, Osman had moved into a Jewish neighbourhood without realising it. She entered a local grocery store because she recognised familiar Middle Eastern ingredients and spices, \[…\] The post ‘Why is the Jew the enemy?’ The… ## [Erica Frydenberg’s most personal book honours Jewish rescuers](https://www.jwire.com.au/erica-frydenbergs-most-personal-book-honours-jewish-rescuers/) _2026-08-24 · J-Wire News Service · J-Wire_ Last Thursday evening, 20 August, author and psychologist Erica Frydenberg launched her latest book at a sold-out event at The Central Synagogue in Bondi, presented by the Sydney Jewish Museum. Do Not Forget Me Street: Remembering the Budapesti Schindlers is a deeply moving book and the most personal of the 20 she has published. It \[…\] The post Erica Frydenberg’s most personal book honours Jewish… ## [Il Trovatore (Melbourne Opera)](https://www.jwire.com.au/il-trovatore-melbourne-opera/) _2026-08-24 · Alex First · J-Wire_ The drama. The pathos. Melbourne Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore sizzles and crackles with feeling. With an empty stage, save for a simple wooden platform, it is left to the performers, with the aid of the odd prop, to do the heavy lifting, and they do so with distinction. It is an emotion-charged \[…\] The post Il Trovatore (Melbourne Opera) appeared first on J-Wire . ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cTUPFzuM9egb) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Tourism chief: Ben Gurion strike further tarnishes Israel’s aviation image](https://www.jwire.com.au/tourism-chief-ben-gurion-strike-further-tarnishes-israels-aviation-image/) _2026-08-21 · TPS-IL · J-Wire_ Tourism Ministry Director-General Michael Yitzhakov warned on Friday that disruptions at Ben Gurion International Airport caused damage beyond passenger inconvenience, threatening Israel’s tourism recovery. He called the strike irresponsible and disrespectful to Israelis and tourism workers. Yitzhakov said delays and uncertainty at the country’s main gateway could damage Israel’s reputation among… ## [Shabbat Ki Teytsey](https://www.jwire.com.au/shabbat-ki-teytsey/) _2026-08-21 · Jeremy Rosen · J-Wire_ Caring! There are so many fascinating laws in the Torah in these chapters that it’s difficult to suggest which to select for a short blog. A few are significant to me because they represent a fundamental difference and moral superiority to the contemporary laws and values of the era in which they were given. From \[…\] The post Shabbat Ki Teytsey appeared first on J-Wire . ## [Loose lips](https://www.jwire.com.au/loose-lips/) _2026-08-21 · Michael Kuttner · J-Wire_ This past week has seen more outbreaks of uncontrollable blabbering from around the globe.There seem to be few boundaries when the objects of the rhetoric cover Israel, Jews and events connected to them. Every day brings more reports of Jewish tourists, whether from Israel or elsewhere, being harassed, assaulted, insulted and threatened. It has become \[…\] The post Loose lips appeared first on… ## [Dehumanisation in any form is unacceptable](https://www.jwire.com.au/dehumanisation-in-any-form-is-unacceptable/) _2026-08-21 · Menachem Rosensaft · J-Wire_ I cannot for the life of me decide whether the individuals who thought it was a good idea to write numbers on the skin of detained Palestinians were evil, devoid of any moral compass, or just terminally, irrevocably stupid. Following a recent raid in the West Bank, according to reports that were tacitly acknowledged by \[…\] The post Dehumanisation in any form is unacceptable appeared first on… ## [How quickly Australia forgets](https://www.jwire.com.au/how-quickly-australia-forgets/) _2026-08-21 · Michael Gencher · J-Wire_ Some weeks, events that might ordinarily be viewed in isolation begin to form a pattern. This has been one of them, and for many Australian Jews it feels uncomfortably familiar. Since October 7, we have lived through repeated flare-ups in which the temperature around Israel and the Jewish community rises sharply. Language hardens, boundaries shift, \[…\] The post How quickly Australia forgets… ## [The Frankcom tragedy requires accountability — but Canberra cannot demand a conviction](https://www.jwire.com.au/the-frankcom-tragedy-requires-accountability-but-canberra-cannot-demand-a-conviction/) _2026-08-21 · Sam Salcman · J-Wire_ Cameron Stewart, the distinguished journalist for The Australian, is right to scrutinise Israel’s handling of the killing of Zomi Francom. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/australia-right-to-call-out-israel-over-refusal-to-launch-criminal-probe-into-aid-worker-deaths/news-story/f5df66e2f9a822331131cb0827ee5792 But scrutiny must distinguish between catastrophic military failure and… ## [Israel may weigh reparations over aid worker’s death](https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-may-weigh-reparations-over-aid-workers-death/) _2026-08-21 · AAP · J-Wire_ Israel is open to reparations for the family of killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, as aid organisations and human rights advocates call for a public apology and compensation. Ms Frankcom’s aid convoy was targeted by air strikes in April 2024 while working with colleagues to deliver food and basic supplies in the Gaza Strip. \[…\] The post Israel may weigh reparations over aid worker’s death… ## [The challenge of being young, Jewish and politically active](https://www.jwire.com.au/aujs-political-training-seminar/) _2026-08-21 · Ashri Fisher · J-Wire_ Reflections on the 28th AUJS Political Training Seminar There is a particular kind of vertigo that comes with being young and politically conscious in the current climate. We have inherited a world in which certainty is a luxury few institutions can still afford, and in which the word “activism”, once used as a word of \[…\] The post The challenge of being young, Jewish and politically active… ## [Ex-spy cleared to give evidence on Bondi terrorists](https://www.jwire.com.au/ex-spy-cleared-to-give-evidence-on-bondi-terrorists/) _2026-08-21 · AAP · J-Wire_ A former spook will be allowed to give evidence at the royal commission probing antisemitism about the intelligence he gathered on two terrorists. Australia’s spy chief has declassified evidence to allow a former agent with intelligence on the perpetrators of the Bondi massacre to give evidence at a probe into antisemitism. The man – who \[…\] The post Ex-spy cleared to give evidence on Bondi… ## [Opposition warns of faith communities funding gap for security](https://www.jwire.com.au/opposition-warns-of-faith-communities-funding-gap-for-security/) _2026-08-21 · J-Wire Newsdesk · J-Wire_ Jewish and other religious organisations face renewed uncertainty over security funding, according to the NSW Opposition, after the Safe Places for Faith Communities Program reached the end of its original $15 million allocation with no new funding announced to continue or replace it. The issue comes amid heightened concern over antisemitism and the security of \[…\] The post Opposition warns of… ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HVpRGw1wNbPv) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Two Australians nominated in Top 25 Young Visionaries](https://www.jwire.com.au/two-australians-nominated-in-top-25-young-vizionaries/) _2026-08-19 · J-Wire Newsdesk · J-Wire_ Sydney communications specialist Dionne Taylor and Melbourne Rabbi Daniel Rabin have both been nominated for this year’s Top 25 Young Visionaries, an international list recognising young Zionist leaders. The annual initiative, run by the Jerusalem Post and Jewish National Fund-USA, recognises Zionists under 46 for their contribution to Israel, Jewish life and Zionist advocacy. Nominations \[…\] The… ## [Young Zionist leaders put ideas into action](https://www.jwire.com.au/young-zionist-leaders-put-ideas-into-action/) _2026-08-19 · J-Wire News Service · J-Wire_ Around 80 young Zionist leaders from Australia and New Zealand recently took part in the annual Australasian Zionist Youth Council Bogrim Seminar. Representatives from youth movements and communal organisations came together for three days of leadership training, discussion and Jewish learning. The seminar, supported by JNF Australia and the Milly Phillips Foundation, included participants from… ## [Menadue on Israel and Jewry: when criticism becomes an editorial campaign](https://www.jwire.com.au/menadue-on-israel-and-jewry-when-criticism-becomes-an-editorial-campaign/) _2026-08-19 · Sam Salcman · J-Wire_ John Menadue has earned an important place in Australian public life. His career has encompassed government, diplomacy, business and public administration. That record makes his increasingly antagonistic commentary about Israel, Zionism and mainstream Australian Jewry not less troubling, but more so. Menadue served as private secretary to Gough Whitlam, general manager of News Limited, secretary… ## [Ben-Gvir shows off gallows where terrorists will hang](https://www.jwire.com.au/ben-gvir-shows-off-gallows-where-terrorists-will-hang/) _2026-08-19 · David Isaac · J-Wire_ National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited a facility where terrorists found guilty of murder will be hanged. The site, currently under construction, is located in central Israel. Its exact location has not been revealed. The facility will include a “dedicated wing” where terrorists sentenced to death will be transferred and await hanging. It will \[…\] The post Ben-Gvir shows off… ## [Remains of an IDF soldier killed in 1982 returned from Lebanon](https://www.jwire.com.au/remains-of-an-idf-killed-in-1982-returned-from-lebanon/) _2026-08-19 · Gil Tanenbaum - TPS · J-Wire_ The IDF has reported that it has returned to Israel and to his family the remains of Staff Sergeant Yehuda Yekutiel Katz, an armoured corps soldier He was the son of Holocaust survivors Yosef and Sarah Katz. He was due to leave the army only ten days after the Sultan Yacoub battle.The battle, in Lebanon’s \[…\] The post Remains of an IDF soldier killed in 1982 returned from Lebanon appeared first on… ## [NZ innovation leaders to examine Israel’s ‘start-up nation’ experience](https://www.jwire.com.au/nz-innovation-leaders-to-examine-israels-start-up-nation-experience/) _2026-08-19 · Greg Bouwer · J-Wire_ Some of New Zealand and Australia’s leading figures in science, technology and business will gather in Auckland next week to consider what New Zealand can learn from Israel’s development as a technology and innovation economy. The New Zealand Israel Innovation Hub (NZIIH) will hold its 2026 Annual Leaders’ Luncheon on Wednesday, 26 August, with former \[…\] The post NZ innovation leaders to examine… ## [Battle for the Board: Browne vs Joffe in rare presidential showdown](https://www.jwire.com.au/battle-for-the-board/) _2026-08-19 · Rob Klein · J-Wire_ The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies will elect its next president to succeed David Ossip at its annual general meeting tomorrow night. Eligible members will vote in the room using their phones, with proxy votes also counted before the result is announced later in the meeting. The contest pits veteran corporate and communal leader Garry \[…\] The post Battle for the Board: Browne vs Joffe in rare… ## [Let ministers answer: antisemitism did not flourish in a political vacuum](https://www.jwire.com.au/let-ministers-answer-antisemitism-did-not-flourish-in-a-political-vacuum/) _2026-08-18 · Sam Salcman · J-Wire_ The Federal Coalition is right to demand that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his senior ministers account for their conduct before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.On 18 August, Liberal MP and shadow Minister for Education Julian Leeser called for the Commission’s reporting deadline to be extended and argued that Albanese, Attorney-General Michelle \[…\] The post Let… ## [Know Thyself: Our hidden selves in a precarious world](https://www.jwire.com.au/know-thyself-our-hidden-selves-in-a-precarious-world/) _2026-08-18 · Anne Sarzin · J-Wire_ Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Wars, trauma and healing journeys When one considers the life and work of Melbourne psychiatrist and trauma specialist Paul Valent, respect for wisdom and homage for creativity coalesce in one person. Valent is truly a worthy elder of our community, who has rendered remarkable lifelong service to his patients \[…\] The post Know Thyself: Our hidden selves in a… ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7BCpNTKLtpP2) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [From Australia’s Jewish past](https://www.jwire.com.au/from-australias-jewish-past-83/) _2026-08-18 · Features Desk · J-Wire_ Barbara Selby – A life of laughter, learning and giving Barbara was born on 7 May 1915. She was the youngest of three children to Orwell Phillips and his wife, Helene Hart. She spent her early years living between a beautiful heritage-listed home known as Tusculum on Manning Street, Potts Point, and a summer house \[…\] The post From Australia’s Jewish past appeared first on J-Wire .