Melbourne’s Jewish congregations, welcomed the easing of restrictions...Yiddish Report Alex Dafner 1.11.2020

Melbourne’s Jewish congregations, synagogues and religious leaders welcomed the easing of restrictions for religious gatherings indoors, following the fall of Covid-19 infections in Victoria, but they also expressed caution, as there will be a need to prioritise congregants who will want to participate, under the current restrictions of 10 and one faith leader. physical services. Jewish leaders and NSW and Federal politicians praised the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies longtime CEO Vic Alhadeff, following the announcement of his retirement in mid 2021, emphasising his tireless and exemplary work for the Jewish and broader multicultural community of NSW. Australian Holocaust survivors and Jewish leaders greeted the announcement by Twitter that they would disallow postings that deny or distort the Holocaust on their social media and news platform, a move that follows a similar policy change by Facebook a fortnight ago. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne warmly welcomed the announcement of the agreement to normalise relations between Israel and Sudan, a historic achievement towards peace between former enemies in the ME. A commemoration to mark the 25th anniversary since the tragic assassination of the former Israeli victorious chief of staff, twice Prime Minister and Nobel Prize for Peace Laurate, Itzhak Rabin e”h, was organised online via the Zionist Federation Australia, with the participation of his daughter Dalia Rabin and his Israeli former Labour Knesset colleague Omer Bar Lev. Anns: Enjoy the much-loved Melbourne music maestro Simon Starr in the Kadimah’s second Yiddish Parlour Gig, with his signature style of deep-grooves, upbeat Yiddish folk and soaring Hebrew anthems, as he plays guitars, double bass, trumpet, keyboard and sings - live, solo, direct from his studio. When: Sunday November 1 at 5pm

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media during a press conference in Melbourne Source: AAP