English Test Cricket team visits Dachau

Oct-17 10:25p.m. SBS1-TV: A Love to Hide

Movie: Set in Paris in 1942, a young Jewish girl, looking to escape the clutches of the Nazis, is sheltered by an old childhood friend, Jean, and his faithful lover Philippe. Read more

Oct-17 2:30p.m. SBS1-TV: The Jewish People

The Jewish People: A story of survival. Read more

Oct-31 Sydney: Day of Jewish Culture & Heritage

A very special day for Sydney hosted by B’nai B’rith Read more

New Venue for Sydney

North Shore Temple Emanuel is opening its newly refurbished Valerie Jaye function centre and will celebrate by showcasing its performance mode – to be known as ‘VJ’s’ – with an exciting new concert series. Read more

Issy Smith V.C. – not forgotten

Issy Smith was the first Jew to receive the Commonwealth’s highest military order, the Victoria Cross…and his bravery and life were remembered at a ceremony in Melbourne to mark his 70th Yahrzeit. Read more

Aussie kids in the know

Zev Bashan is full of praise for the high degree of awareness by Australian Jewish children of the importance of the environment and the work undertaken by the Jewish National Fund in Israel to promote the need for widespread agricultural and water resources. Read more

From the Embassy: Israel and the UNHRC

Israel counters the claims of the UN Human Rights Council. Read more

From the Embassy: Israel’s Response to the IAEA

The 54th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency took place in Vienna last week. Read more

Oct-21 Melbourne: Melbourne Jewish Short Film Festival

After nine months of stirring the pot, the matzo balls are finally on the boil and the Jewish Museum of Australia’s Melbourne Jewish Short Film Festival ‘Celluloid Soup’ is heading for a climax with the Festival Screening night on October 21 at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre. Read more

Oct-20 Sydney: Symphony for the Soul

The Central Synagogue presents some of the world’s finest cantorial voices in concert with the Sydney International Orchestra. Read more

Symphony for the Soul

End those hoarding blues

“Are you a hoarder?” Read more

Oct-03 2:55p.m. SBS1-TV: When Borat Came to Town

Follows the villagers of Glod, Romania as they attempt to clear their name after being unkindly portrayed as incestuous relatives and friends of Borat in Sacha Baron Cohen’s famous 2006 film. Read more

Oct-03 9:30p.m. SBS2-TV: Movie – A Secret

Francois is a sickly boy growing up in post-WW2 France. Read more

The UNHRC’s flotilla report under the microscope

The Zionist Council of Victoria’s Danny Lamm tells as it is about the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Gaza Flotilla report… Read more

Palestine: What Obama and Abbas Didn’t Tell the U.N.

President Obama and Palestinian Authority  President Mahmoud Abbas both addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations this week and left more unsaid than was actually stated. Read more

Sukkot in Luna Park

Romy Teperson is a regular performer at Sydney’s Luna Park…but yesterday she found herself shaking the lulav and the etrog. Read more

Special Religious Education’s future assured

Religious leaders from all faiths met last week to recognise those involved in Special Religious Education. Read more

One president, two foreign ministers – one voice

Kevin Rudd and Murray McCully, the respective Foreign Ministers of Australia and New Zealand, have addressed the United Nations General Assembly…and agree with President Obama on the Middle East. Read more

Yom Kippur 1937 – crossing the line

Yom Kippur coinciding with major sports events has often created a dilemma for athletic-minded members of the Jewish community…and 1937 presented one such problem with a unique solution. Read more

Jews in the Lucky Country – Isi Leibler visits Australia

I returned with my wife Naomi on the eve of Rosh Hashana from a brief visit to Australia, frequently referred to as Down Under, being the most geographically distant destination from Europe (and Israel). Read more

From the Embassy: Israeli Medical Breakthrough

Israel is renowned for its bio-medical technology and outstanding research and development facilities, and in September, the country’s research teams have developed promising new treatments for fatal diseases. Read more

Oct-13 Melbourne: Advocacy Workshop

David Olesker is one of Israel’s leading trainers in Israel advocacy…. Read more

Normal service resumed

The recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand,  was responsible for no Rosh Hashana prayers for the Canterbury Hebrew Congregation for the first time in 147 years. Read more

JewishCare Capital Appeal

Sydney’s JewishCare’s Capital Appeal is now underway and will run until 23 October 2010. Read more

Dementia Art

Sydney’s JewishCare is teaching art to dementia victims in their own homes. Read more

A Sukkos Thought – True Happiness

Sukkos is a time of joy. How do we achieve true happiness?…a message from Rabbi Michoel Gourarie Read more

Northside Monash make it to the Premier League

The Northside Monash all age team has been promoted to the Ku-ring-gai & District Soccer Association’s Premier League.

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Oct-13 11:35p.m. SBS2-TV: Beaufort

This 2007 Academy Award-nominated film takes place a few months prior to the total withdrawal of the Israeli Defence Force from Southern Lebanon in 2000, after 18 years of bitter conflict with Hezbollah combatants. Read more

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