Australia

Seeking Kin: In Australia, a cousin re-enters the family circle

In a bit of serendipity unwittingly facilitated by this column, a woman in Australia finds her cousin who had returned there from living many years in Israel — opening the way to a reunion with more relatives.

Holocaust denier Toben’s defamation case against Jewish leader is tossed

A federal judge in Australia struck down a defamation case by Holocaust denier Dr. Fredrick Toben against a Jewish leader, Jeremy Jones.

Australian human rights award named in Wallenberg’s honor

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who helped save as many as 100,000 Jews during the Holocaust, was honored in Australia.

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Australian woman, 96, making aliyah calls it ‘a dream come true’

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Australia reopens terror case after reportedly interviewing bomber in U.S. jail

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White supremacist evicted from Jewish neighborhood

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Australian court’s failure to extradite alleged ex-Nazi raises ire, questions

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Suspected war criminal Charles Zentai escapes extradition from Australia

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Australian Jewish preschools get state security funds

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Raisman, Down Under athletes soar among Jewish Olympians

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