The Dream House opens in Haifa
May 28, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Wizo Australia has opened a new boarding school compound in Haifa for underprivileged children. Read more
ECAJ says Adelaide Institute is in contempt of Court
May 28, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has asked the Federal Court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the antisemitic, Holocaust-denying Adelaide Institute. Read more
Jewish community attacks Australian racism
May 28, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish community has called on all Australians to speak out and stop racial attacks.
BRW Trifecta
May 27, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
High profile members of the community have taken out the three top spots in the BRW Rich 200 list released on Wednesday. Read more
Shalom Institute funds Aboriginal medical students
May 27, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Shalom Institute is funding Aboriginal medical students through the exhibition and sale of Aboriginal art..with ten indigenous students currently in residence in Shalom College. Read more
The Rebbe of Dushinsky visits Chabad Yeshiva in Sydney
May 27, 2009 by J-Wire
The Rebbe of Dushinsky, who heads the ‘Beis Zvi Yosef’ institutes in Israel, visited the Chabad shul and the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Center in Sydney, Australia. Read more
23-year-old takes the reins at The Monthly
May 26, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Ben Naparstek has taken over the editorship of The Monthly, one of Australia’s most respected magazines. Read more
Ken Judge says sorry for Hitler gas gaffe
May 26, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
AFL commentator Ken Judge has apologised on air for describing his colleague’s girth as being “bigger than Hitler’s last gas bill.” Read more
South African comedy show heading to Sydney
May 26, 2009 by Community Editor
Illana Klevansky, a 2006 nominee for West Australian Citizen of the Year, will bring her one-woman comedy show “Kugel” to Sydney at the end of August. Read more
Deputy Prime Minister to lead huge delegation to Israel
May 26, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Julia Gillard will visit Israel next month along with politicians from both major parties, journalists and representatives from the worlds of business and technology. Read more
Chabad welcomes the Trugmans to Melbourne
May 25, 2009 by Rabbi Chaim Herzog
Rabbi Avraham Arieh and Rachel Trugman have been involved in Jewish education for thirty years. Read more
J-Junction scores engagement number 5
May 24, 2009 by J-Wire
J-Junction, a national Jewish match-making service, has announced its fifth successful engagement. Read more
Hitler’s gas bill shocks ABC radio audience
May 24, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
An ABC sports radio commentator has angered listeners with an on-air wisecrack invoking the Holocaust. Read more
New dramatic kosher venue for Sydney
May 23, 2009 by J-Wire
Plans are well under way in the construction of a dramatic new function room to be built at Sydney’s Kesser Torah School. Read more
Israeli Embassy to re-open in Wellington
May 21, 2009 by J-Wire
The Israeli Embassy in Canberra is to relinquish its responsibilty for diplomatic relations with New Zealand. Read more
Israel’s High Court backs Progressive Judiasm
May 21, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
In a landmark decision, the High Court of Israel has levelled the Government funding programs for Orthodox and Progressive Jewry…and raising the possibility of Australian Progressive Jews planning a wedding ceremony in the Holy Land. Read more
Jimmy Barnes meets Rabbi Lau
Spotted chatting in Sydney’s Hakoah Club’s Kosher dining room…pop singer Jimmy Barnes and Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv. Read more
Sydney Yeshiva Centre completes Ramban project
May 20, 2009 by J-Wire
Tuesday marked the end of a worldwide project to study the Ramban works, with Sydney being the first to finish. Read more
Sydney Yeshiva first in the world to complete Ramban Project
May 20, 2009 by Daniel Kaye
[nggallery id=6]Tuesday evening marked the First Siyum HaRambam in the world held inthe Yeshiva Center – Chabad Headquarters in NSW, Sydney, Australia. Read more
AUJS at controversial play
May 19, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Stefan Oberman, president of AUJS Victoria, attended the performance of the controversial play “Seven Jewish Children” in the State Library of Victoria last night. Read more
Foreign Minister speaks to the Australian Jewish Community
May 19, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith addressed the Executive Council of Australian Jewry in Melbourne today…re-affirming Australia’s commitment to Israel. J-Wire reproduces the full speech Read more
YouTube Racist ordered to stay away from Jewish facilities
May 19, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Brendon O’Connell, a Perth man who uploaded antisemitic video on to the YouTube site has been charged with conduct likely to incite animosity or racist harassment. Read more
J-Junction v Jewish Junction: the Shidduch Wars
May 19, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Fairfax has introduced Jewish Junction to its vastly popular R.S.V.P. dating web site…no great leap in name from the already existing J-Junction. Read more
$16 million irregularity at Speciality Fashion Group
May 18, 2009 by J-Wire
A senior employee of clothing retailer the Speciality Fashion Group has been suspended from duties as the company investigates irregularities reported to be around $16 million. Read more
Jewish House suicide prevention meeting
May 16, 2009 by Rabbi Mendel Kastel
The Jewish House, Lifeline and the Wolper Hospital worked in conjunction to present an evening of education on Suicide prevention at the Hakoah Club on Wednesday 13 May, 2009. Read more
Aussie Jewish Bikies in Holocaust ride
May 15, 2009 by J-Wire
Aussie Jewish bikies will join more than 200 other two-wheeled members of the faith on a ride today from Savannah, Georgia to Charleston, South Carolina and back…to fund a Holocaust library. Read more
Lag B’omer at the Cheder Chabad
May 15, 2009 by Daniel Kaye
Yeshiva Cheder Chabad, Sydney Australia had a Lag B’omer Tzivos Hashem Rally, Lag B’omer Parade and picnic for all the students, playgroup till high school. Read more
Perth anti-Semite charged over YouTube videos
May 13, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Perth police have charged a man in relation to the posting of antisemitic videos on YouTube. Read more
Three months in jail for Toben
May 13, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben was sentenced to three months in prison today for failing to remove Holocaust denying material from his Adelaide Institute web site. Read more
Auspicious first meeting for new President
May 13, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Yosef Feldman will attend his first meeting as President of the Rabbinical Council of NSW next week in the presence of Rabbi Lau, former Chief Rabbi of Israel. Read more
