Danny Ben-Moshe

As we celebrate the centenary of legendary actor, filmmaker and producer Raj Kapoor today, the BBC takes a pictorial walk down memory lane through a selection of images from his landmark films. bbc.com/news/articles/c2ldjz…

Listen to what some of the students we met had to say after experiencing our VR project and listening to testimonies of survivors from Oct. 7th:

This is not normal. Activists have despicably published the names, images, professions and social media accounts of 600 Jewish people who work in academia and creative industries. They have also published a spreadsheet with links to the individuals’ social media accounts and a separate file with a photo gallery of more than 100 Jewish people. This has led to death threats, seen a five-year old child be threatened by an activist and forced at least one family to go into hiding. Photographs of family members of the 600 Jewish people have also been circulated on social media, including photographs of children. The Herald Sun has today also reported on Jewish residents in the northern suburbs of Melbourne choosing to move south to escape rampant antisemitism. In the words of one affected resident: “Every Jewish-owned business here is being attacked, online or in person, stickers of the Star of David, intimidation of staff, boycotting. We have a kid – I don’t think it’s the right place for him. I could take the antisemitism and become numb but I don’t want him to grow up here. I can’t see that we will be treated fairly here.” This is absolutely intolerable. Jewish Australians are as entitled as any other group to engage in public debate. We are entitled to have views on all issues, including Australia’s foreign policy, and to make representations accordingly, without fear for our safety or wellbeing. We will vigorously defend and support any member of our community who exercises their basic democratic rights in a respectful and considered manner. It is unacceptable for community members and their families to be put on lists and targeted for harassment and threats simply because they are Jewish. There is no room for lynch mobs in modern Australia.