Labor calls for ceasefire

July 31, 2014 by  

The Australian Government must use its position on the United Nations Security Council to push for an immediate ceasefire in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Read more

Rockets over Melbourne and Sydney campuses

July 31, 2014 by  

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has launched a new campaign to put Israel in context for university students. Read more

Story confirmed

July 31, 2014 by  

This story has been viral on the internet…but was not official. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has checked it out. It’s true. Read more

Descendants inherit the stories

July 31, 2014 by  

Young descendants of Holocaust survivors  participated in an evening of poetry and story-telling. Read more

Hamas’ Violations of Ceasefires – A Chronology

July 31, 2014 by  

Israel is acting in Gaza in self-defense to hostilities initiated – and prolonged -by Hamas. Read more

Despite challenges, our diversity will always unite us

July 31, 2014 by  

It is easy to forget that NSW is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse places in the world….writes Mike Baird Read more

No Light at the End of Hamas’ Terror Tunnels

July 31, 2014 by  

“You have no idea how scary it is to realise we have no idea what is underneath us”…writes Emily Gian Read more

Roy wins a trip to Israel

July 31, 2014 by  

Roy Schloss was the lucky recipient of the Melbourne-based  FBI Travel sponsored ticket to Israel. Read more

Apologies for cartoons…writes Rabbi James Kennard

July 31, 2014 by  

In December 2012, during a previous period of conflict between Israel and Hamas, Melbourne’s premier newspaper The Age published a cartoon by Michael Leunig. It featured little more than (yet another) re-working of the famous lines by Pastor Martin Niemöller, bewailing the inaction of the bystanders during the Holocaust (“first they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out . . . then they came for the Jews . . .”).

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Young Board for Kehillat Masada

July 31, 2014 by  

The leadership team at Kehillat Masada Synagogue in St. Ives, Sydney,  has undergone dynamic development.  Read more

Solomon out of Games

July 30, 2014 by  

Sydney track star Steve Solomon failed to finish his semi-final of the men’s 400m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow due to a hamstring injury sustained during the race. Read more

Equal opportunity Maccabi

July 30, 2014 by  

Maccabi Australia has announced the appointment of two fabulous women to the positions of Head of Delegation. Read more

Unholy War out of kilter

July 30, 2014 by  

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has complained to Channel 9’s “60 Minutes” producer  about factual errors in their production “Unholy War” which focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict screened last Sunday. Read more

Letter to and from the editor

July 30, 2014 by  

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, as did the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies,  sought an apology from the Sydney Morning Herald for publishing a cartoon portraying “an ugly stereotype  of a Jew”. Read more

The Storm, the Drum and the Jew

July 30, 2014 by  

If you are a Jew, don’t hide it under the covers. Beat your drum to a new march……writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf Read more

Graf oration and the concentric circles of siege

July 30, 2014 by  

Yossi Klein Halevi , author, commentator , political philosopher and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem,  was guest speaker at the annual Ervin Graf Memorial Oration for The Shalom Institute this week.  An audience of 450 gathered to listen to his view of current events in Israel. He likened the situation Israelis are experiencing as “concentric circles of siege”. Read more

Pyne in Jerusalem

July 30, 2014 by  

Australian Federal Minister for Education Christopher Pyne was the keynote speaker at the opening of the third Australia-Israel-UK leadership dialogue held in Jerusalem. Read more

Gaza update

July 30, 2014 by  

Gaza updated. Read more

Bedouin Safety Will Only Come With Equal Enforcement of Law

July 30, 2014 by  

Bedouins in the Negev have been among the hardest hit by relentless Hamas fire…writes Ari Briggs. Read more

B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission and Jewish Community Council of Victoria condemn AJDS statement on Gaza conflict

July 29, 2014 by  

The Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) and the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) have condemned in the strongest possible terms the statement dated 22 July 2014 appearing on the AJDS website. Read more

ZFA responds to politicians’ condemnation of Israel

July 29, 2014 by  

The Zionist Federation of Australia has reacted to a statement issued by Australian Federal and State politicians condemning Israel’s current action against Hamas. Read more

Scopus students write to IDF soldiers

July 29, 2014 by  

Students at Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College have the soldiers of the IDF firmly in their hearts and minds. Read more

Antisemitism continues at third Sydney rally

July 29, 2014 by  

Anti-Israel protests continued for a third week in a row around Australia. On Sunday in Sydney, the scene was similar to the previous two weeks, albeit with a much smaller crowd. Read more

Board seeks apology from Fairfax

July 29, 2014 by  

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has sought an apology from the Sydney Morning Herald for publishing a cartoon in last Saturday’s edition which they describe as being “crudely antisemitic”. Read more

…and Steve Solomon through to the semis

July 29, 2014 by  

Olympic finalist Steve Solomon has qualified for the semi-finals of the Men’s 400m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Read more

Bronze for Amy

July 29, 2014 by  

Sydney Emanuel School alumnus, Amy Meyer (Class of 2009), has won a Bronze medal for Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Read more

The CRC moves forward

July 29, 2014 by  

The CEO of the NSW Community Relations has thanked Vic Alhadeff for services rendered during his short term as Chair…Alhadeff resigned after a document defending Israel bearing his name was circulated to the Jewish community. Read more

Developing rebbetzin

July 29, 2014 by  

Over 25 Rabbis and Rebbetzins have attended a professional development seminar on ‘Defining roles’ hosted and sponsored by Monash University in Melbourne.  Read more

Perth school wall trashed

July 29, 2014 by  

Anti-Semitic slogans have been daubed on a wall of Perth’s Jewish day school Carmel School. Read more

Making Aliyah during wartime…writes Deborah Fineblum

July 28, 2014 by  

Of the 228 souls who emerged from El Al Flight LY 3004 on the morning of July 22 at Ben Gurion Airport, nearly half were children. By now, those children have already started taking Hebrew classes and experienced the smells and sights of their new homeland, including way too many falafel balls to count. Read more

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