Archived ADC In The News
Herr furore over 'Nazi fetish art'
Northern Territory News, 9 February, 2008, Darwin , Australia
The commission's executive officer, Manny Waks, said the posters were offensive. "We deplore this kind of behaviour,'' he said.
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US special envoy calls for action
Australian Jewish News, 31 January, 2008, Melbourne, Australia
Leading American anti-Semitism expert Dr Gregg Rickman believes the global climate of anti-Semitism is at a “tipping point”. A special envoy of US Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice, Dr Rickman told a conference in Melbourne on Monday: “We’re at a pivotal time here.
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Community leaders, publisher and cantor among Australia Day honours
Australian Jewish News, 26 January, 2008, Melbourne, Australia
Former B’nai Brith Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dr Paul Gardner received an AM for service to the Jewish community through executive roles with organisations fostering interfaith and intercultural relations, and to the promotion and development of human rights and social justice.
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A lesson for our children
Herald Sun, 26 January, 2008, Melbourne, Australia
Manny Waks, executive officer of Melbourne's B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission believes it is the lessons of the Holocaust that make it a mandatory part of any curriculum. "After the Holocaust, the words, 'never again' were said. But today, we have Darfur," he said this week.
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Man arrested for stalking race hate victim
The Australian, 14 January, 2008, Sydney , Australia
A Melbourne man has been arrested and is expected to be charged over stalking the victim of an anti-semitic attack who was allegedly sent death threats and pictures of dead Jewish people.
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Alleged stalker of Orthodox victim arrested
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 14 January, 2008
“This police action sends a clear message to the community: Anti-Semitism will not be tolerated under any circumstances, no matter how major or minor the incident is,” B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission executive officer Manny Waks told JTA.
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Man arrested for stalking race hate victim
The Daily Telegraph, 14 January, 2008, Sydney, Australia
Mr Waks said the family had moved because they felt insecure after the attack and that "it would be reasonable'' to think receiving the allegedly threatening mail had added to this.
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Jewish human rights group condemns Australian visa to Croatian singer
European Jewish Press, 23 December, 2007
The ADC calls on the Minister to reconsider the granting of the visa so as to ensure that race politics and hatred is not promoted in this fair and free country," the group said in a statement.
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Thompson visas confirmed despite lobbying
The Australian Jewish News, 23 December, 2007, Melbourne, Australia
“We are certainly disappointed that the Labor Government, as one of its first acts, has permitted the entry into Australia of a person who is a beacon for racist and neo-Nazi youth,” Waks said.
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Tour visa for 'fascist' rock singer attacked
The Australian, 22 December, 2007, Melbourne, Australia
Jewish and Serbian community leaders have attacked a decision by Immigration Minister Chris Evans to grant a visa to controversial Croatian rock singer Marko Perkovic.
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Jewish outrage at antisemitic singer
Perth Now, 21 December 2007, Perth, Australia
The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, a Jewish anti-racism body, attacked immigration authorities' decision to grant Mr Perkovic a visa.
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Outrage over antisemite rocker
The Age, 21 December 2007, Melbourne, Australia
B'nai B'rith spokesman Manny Waks said the Croatian entertainer was reputed to give Nazi and Fascist salutes during his concerts, had uttered antisemitic and racist comments and glorified the pro-Nazi Ustashi regime responsible for deaths of Jews and other ethnic minorities during WWII.
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Row over 'anti-Jew' rocker
Adelaide Now, 21 December, 2007, Adelaide, Australia
The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, a Jewish anti-racism body, attacked immigration authorities' decision to grant Mr Perkovic a visa.
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Jewish outrage at antisemitic singer
Herald Sun, 21 December 2007, Melbourne, Australia
The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, a Jewish anti-racism body, attacked immigration authorities' decision to grant Mr Perkovic a visa.
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Leaders divided over pro-Nazi rock band tour
Australian Jewish News, 16 December 2007, Melbourne, Australia
While Manny Waks, executive director of the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC), has met with the immigration minister to request that Thompson band members be refused entry visas..
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Racism conference: anti-semitism at pre-World War 2 levels
Australian Jewish News 14 December 2007, Melbourne, Australia
Waks' paper, "The new world order is the same old order for Jews" cited information from the recently released Executive Council of Australian Jewry anti-Semitism report, and gave an account of the assault, violence and vandalism experienced by the local community.
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Croatian rocker's race row
Geelong Advertiser, 11 December 2007, Geelong, Australia
Jewish human rights organisation, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, has called on the Federal Government to deny Perkovic entry to the country.
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Jews ask Australia to ban band
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 10 December 2007, New York, USA
The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission asked the federal government to ban the rock group Thompson..
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Call to stop 'Nazi' rock gig
The Age, 9 December 2007, Melbourne, Australia
The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, a Jewish human rights organisation, has asked the Federal Government to ban the group.
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Pro-Nazi band to tour Melbourne
Australian Jewish News, 6 December 2007, Melbourne, Australia
“This concert is highly inappropriate and offensive and we will be doing what we can to prevent it,” Waks said.
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Racist attack on Jews in our midst
Herald Sun, 22 November, 2007, Melbourne, Australia
The decision handed down at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court against two Ocean Grove Football club players has not ended what is a racist matter.
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Aussie players fined in anti-Semitic attack
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 15 November, 2007, NewYork, USA
The B'nai B'rith Anti- Defamation Commission said the ruling was 'fair and balanced' but criticised the club for failing to reveal the identity of the player who assaulted Vorchheimer. Read more..
Vorchheimer's attackers plead guilty
Australian Jewish News, 12 November, 2007, Melbourne, Australia
Manny Waks, the executive officer of the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission, said his organisation would request that the Ocean Grove Football Club sanction the players involved in the incident and said he found it hard to believe that Dalton felt remorse over the attack.
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Australian PM tinged by anti-Semitism flap
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 01 November, 2007, New York, USA
The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council criticized Nalliah's decision to accept an invitation to address The League of Rights...
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Australians protesting Croat's concert
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 31 October, 2007, New York, USA
“It is regrettable and disturbing to learn that the Croatian community is again sponsoring an alleged Nazi sympathizer for an Australian entertainment tour," said Manny Waks, the executive officer for the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission.
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'Gestapo club' strikes again
The Australian, 31 October, 2007, Melbourne, Australia
Serbian and Jewish community leaders are outraged that the social arm of the Melbourne Knights Soccer Club is hosting a concert by a Croatian rock star with a strong following among neo-Nazi sympathisers.
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Neo-Nazis split Croat community
The Australian, 27 October, 2007, Melbourne Australia
Melbourne's Croatian community is under fire for hosting a rock concert for neo-Nazi skinheads, publishing anti-Semitic material on the internet and naming a building after fascist Croatian dictator Ante Pavelic.
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Police are investigating an anti-Semitic assault on two Orthodox ... Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - Oct 17, 2007
Manny Waks, the executive officer of the B’nai B’rith’s Anti-Defamation Commission, said this incident “comes on top of what we witnessed several months ago ...
Another attack on Jews Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Oct 16, 2007
B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission executive officer Manny Waks said regardless of the belief some of the attackers were affected by alcohol or drugs, ...
More violence in Melbourne’s Jewish heartland
Australian Jewish News, Australia - Oct 17, 2007
B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission executive director Manny Waks condemned the attack in the heart of Jewish Melbourne. “We are seriously concerned,” ...
QC criticises government clamp on African refugees Australian Jewish News, Australia - Oct 14, 2007
Michael Lipshutz, chairman of the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission, called on the government to provide additional support for all refugees and ... |
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