By Ron Hoenig On May 13, 1939, the SS St Louis, part of the Hamburg-America Line (Hapag), sailed for Havana with 937 passengers, mostly Jews, on board. They had applied for US visas in Germany, and planned to stay in Cuba only until they received their visas and could enter the USA. German persecution of […]

Dr Avril Alba Roth Lecturer in Holocaust Studies and Jewish Civilisation University of Sydney Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies Yom HaShoah Ceremony 21 May 2012 Council of Christians and Jews (NSW Division)     On the 15 February 1979 Holocaust survivor, novelist and now Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel spoke the following words at […]

Recently returned from the 2012 International Council of Christians and Jews Regional conference in Wellington which focused on the “12 Points of Berlin”, Chair of the Australian Council of Christians and Jews, William Szekely, said the document provides sound directions for interfaith goals. “It is up to us how we are to implement the goals […]

Speech by The Hon Catherine Branson QC on the occasion of the Book Launch, NSW Council of Christians and Jews Inc., 24 November 2009

. . . and why it matters. Rev. David Houston is the Christian co-chair of the South Australian Council of Christians and Jews

Part I of a two-part article

Talk given by Ron Hoenig, Co-chair of the South Australian Council of Christians and Jews at the Beit Shalom Synagogue Adelaide

Ron Hoenig, Co-Chair of the Council of Christians and Jews SA reports on the ICCJ conference in Jerusalem

A conversation paper presented to the LSF on Sunday, August 26 2007

Oration given at the launch of GESHER on 16 October 2007 at Stonnington, Melbourne