Monthly Archives: October 2018

Aleph Melbourne signs “Joint Statement on the Religious Freedom Review recommendations from LGBTI organisations, leaders and allies”

Posted on October 25, 2018 by mikeybear

Joint Statement on the Religious Freedom Review recommendations from LGBTI organisations and leaders – 23 October 2018

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‘Independent, Jewish, gay’ – ABC Insiders

Posted on October 21, 2018 by mikeybear

‘Independent, Jewish, gay.’ @frankelly08’s final observations after the #Wentworth by election. Continue reading →

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Teacher loses job at Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne after revealing she is transgender

Posted on October 19, 2018 by mikeybear

Livia Albeck-Ripka from The New York Times reported in her October 18 2018 article “In Some Australian Schools, Teachers Can Be Fired for Being Gay”: In Melbourne’s Orthodox Jewish community, a teacher reported losing her job after revealing she was transgender. … Continue reading →

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Wentworth 2018: Candidate responses to ECAJ “Religious Freedom” question

Posted on October 18, 2018 by mikeybear

2018 Wentworth by-election candidate responses to ECAJ “religious freedom” question. Continue reading →

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Dave Sharma, Neo-Nazism and the Jewish Community

Posted on October 15, 2018 by mikeybear

Wentworth Liberal Party candidate Dave Sharma must condemn the white-supremacist “It’s OK to Be White” motion backed by over a dozen MPs in his party. Continue reading →

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