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Senior Yeshiva Officials may face tribunal

Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 11:07 pm

The father of child sex abuse victim Manny Waks is taking two senior officials at the Yeshivah Centre to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Read more

Mossad man in Canberra will not be replaced – report

Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 5:25 pm

Israel’s Mossad representative in Canberra, who was expelled in the aftermath of the 2010 Dubai passport scandal, will not be replaced, according to a report in The Weekend Australian. Read more

Slezak WILL present at Limmud Oz

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 8:17 pm

Media reports that Jewish philosopher Peter Slezak’s participation at this year’s Limmud-Oz in Sydney may be in doubt, the organisers have issued a statement  that Slezak will be a presenter at the event. Read more

Open email to the Claims Conference

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 3:48 pm

J-Wire has received a copy of an email sent to the Claims Conference…. Read more

Moselmane tells Israeli ambassador to “butt out”

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 3:35 pm

NSW Labor politician Shaoquett Moselmane has made a speech in the NSW Parliament in which he has told Israel’s Ambassador to Australia to “butt out and stay out” accusing him of bullying in the Middle East. Read more

No money for academic anti-Semitism

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 12:09 pm

A Liberal-led government may withdraw funds to an academic institution it believed was using taxpayer money for anti-Semitic campaigns, according to Julie Bishop. Read more

Most child sex offenders have multiple victims

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 10:47 am

An astounding 93 per cent of child sex offenders have more than one victim, while 23 per cent abuse 10 or more children, psychologist Sandra Ifrah told parents attending workshops on ‘Parenting Safe Children’ held recently in Melbourne. Read more

Australian-born Israelis at risk in the sun

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 10:18 am

A new study conducted using extensive medical records of over one million Israeli adolescents before military service shows clearly how exposure to the Israeli sun of young, light-skinned children increases substantially the risk of cutaneous melanoma (a serious form of skin cancer).  Read more

Jewish Care’s 2013 Appeal

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 9:51 am

Around 400 philanthropists and supporters have attended a function in Melbourne to raise money for Jewish Care Victoria’s 2013 Annual Appeal.  Read more

A new award for Yvonne

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 9:37 am

Yvonne Rosengarten has won “Outstanding Individual Achievement” in the Primary Care category at the 2013 Victorian Minister for Health Volunteer Awards. Read more

Better healthcare for Palestinian kids – thanks to Australian interfaith group

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 12:06 am

Hundreds of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will have access to improved healthcare thanks to a unique multi-faith partnership based in Australia. Read more

British analyst briefs Sydney’s Inner West community

Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 3:33 pm

British Israel analyst,  Alan Johnson has presented to Sydney’s Inner West Jewish community a cutting-edge update on the latest developments in post-election Israel. Read more

World Vision: Shurat HaDin responds

Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 3:27 pm

Shurat HaDin’s Akiva Hamilton has responded to World Vision’s defence of “taxpayer funded support for UAWC”… Read more

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Features and Articles

Why worry?…asks Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Question: I worry a lot. I am anxious about losing my job, I constantly think about the health of my family and am always scared about saying or doing something that will embarrass myself. How can I put a stop to this? Read more

Campus virus – a worldwide pandemic…writes Michael Kuttner

During the waning years of the Weimar Republic in the early 1930’s, my late father was a student at the university in Karlsruhe, Southern Germany. Read more

Et tu, EU? No Dutch Treat her

Ari Briggs is a former Sydnesider now resident in Israel and active with Regavim, an organisation fighting to save Israeli land claimed by the Bedouin. He recently addressed the Dutch Parliament in defence of Israel… Read more

The Gonski View

Leone Hersh interviews David Gonski for j-junction Read more

Palestine – Turning Unreality Into Reality…writes David Singer

A TV show – “The President” – now being aired on Maan TV – a popular independent Palestinian radio station – presents an opportunity for the election-starved Palestinian Arabs to have their say on what they would do on a variety of subjects if they were elected as the President of Palestine. Read more

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Positions Vacant/Classifieds

Sydney: Positions Vacant

Sydney’s Emanuel School is looking for a Jewish Studies Teacher Read more

May-28 11:05pm SBS1-TV: Film: The Matchmaker

During the summer of 1968, young Arik Burstein goes to work for a matchmaker who has survived the Holocaust. Read more

May-29 Sydney: Dangerous debates at Emanuel

The Emanuel School presents a night of dangerous debates Read more

May-29 Sydney: More Dash – Less Trash

The Sydney Jewish Museum presents a panel discussion about living a sustainable life with style, featuring dynamic speakers, all leaders in their fields. The event complements the exhibition ‘Dressing Sydney: The Jewish Fashion Story’ at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Jun-15 8:30pm SBS1-TV: RocKwiz

Deb Conway/Passenger/Archie Roach – Rock music’s most famous faces continue to mix it with the best local trivia buffs. Read more

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AUJS up and running

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has launched the 2013 academic year with its first Israel campaign. The campaign, entitled ‘My Israel’, is a positive campaign that gives voices to Israelis representing the many diverse communities and groups that exist in Israeli society. Read more

Emanuel School Cleans Up

The school bell rings, it’s lunch time. Food, wrappers, drink containers, serviettes – all by-products of a healthy lunchbox but potentially a problem in the environment. This year Sydney’s Emanuel School students have decided to celebrate Clean Up Australia Day with a twist and help eradicate litter in the School playground permanently. Read more

The university facilities you want

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students is providing an opportunity for university students and the Jewish youth of the community to participate in a special survey during Orientation Week (O-week) and the first few weeks of university this semester. Read more

Walking for JNF

When three Year 8 boys talk up a 50km day bushwalk together, it is usually just talk. But three boys from Sydney’s Masada College will match their words with action when they walk almost 50km through the Garigal National Park in one day. Read more

Award for Perth student

Former Carmel School pupil Zibeon Schildkraut has received a prestigious scholarship from the University of Western Australian. Read more

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