SBS Yiddish Report, Israeli soccer star Tomer Hemed in Aus...Alex Dafner

SBS Yiddish report with Alex Dafner Hundreds of Jewish women and some Jewish men participated in the March 4 Justice protests in Melbourne and Sydney identifying themselves as Jewish, and the National Council for Jewish Women President wrote a letter on behalf of Jewish women to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, calling for him to take responsibility and action re the issues of violence and discrimination against women in Parliament House and elsewhere. Jewish community representatives met with Muslim clerics in a Mosque near Melbourne, to demonstrate the Jewish community’s solidarity with the Muslim community on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the slaughter of 50 Muslim worshippers, by an Australian white supremacist terrorist, in Christchurch in New Zealand. Jewish fans of the Israeli soccer star Tomer Hemed, attended the match between his Wellington Phoenix side and the Western Sydney Wanderers team in Parramatta and waved Israeli flags and cheered loudly in Hebrew, when he scored a penalty goal for his side, the first ever Israeli to do so in the Australian Soccer A-League. Anns: “For One Day”, the COVID-safe 2021 version of popular annual “In One Voice” Jewish festival is on today, Sunday March 21st, 2021 from 1.30-3.30pm at the Old ABC studios, Selwyn St, Elsternwick, in Melbourne, with many of the signature activities including concerts with outstanding bands, delicious kosher food, silent disco, kids’ activities, brilliant prizes, art exhibition, artisanal makers market,

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