The Gift of Life…after 25 years

June 25, 2016 by  

Shula Endrey-Walder has attended the Gift of Life Gala in New York to celebrate 25 years of saving lives. Read more

World prize for Henry Brodaty

June 24, 2016 by  

Sydney-based Professor Henry Brodaty has won the $250,000 Ryman Prize for his work in combating dementia.

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HOPE project launched in New Zealand

June 24, 2016 by  

The Jewish Federation of New Zealand has launched its annual HOPE project through which Holocaust survivor Guta Goldstein will visit 30 high schools, university campuses and Jewish communities. Read more

Old uniforms, new home

June 24, 2016 by  

Maccabi NSW has joined Sydney’s Moriah College’s initiative of sending unwanted clothing to Africa. Read more

Jewish Care receives accreditation for safeguarding children

June 24, 2016 by  

Jewish Care Victoria has received Accreditation under the Safeguarding Children Program from the Australian Childhood Foundation. Read more

Solidarity with the French

June 24, 2016 by  

Four Australians will take part in an unprecedented expression of solidarity with the French Jewish community in Paris on Sunday as the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency for Israel convenes in that city for the first time ever. Read more

State of the Union

June 24, 2016 by  

By the time you read this, the results of the British referendum will be known…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Fiddler of the world

June 24, 2016 by  

Internationally renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman has been awarded the 2016 Genesis Award presented to him in Jerusalem by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

Palestine – European Union Should Heed Israel’s Sobering Message

June 24, 2016 by  

The European Union needs to heed the sobering message delivered by Israel’s President – Reuven Rivlin – to the European Parliament on 22 June…writes David Singer. Read more

Abbas telles EU that rabbis called to poison Palestinian water

June 24, 2016 by  

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder is “greatly disturbed” by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ remarks in the European Parliament alleging that certain Israeli rabbis had called to poison Palestinian water. Read more

President Rivlin addresses the European Parliament

June 23, 2016 by  

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has delivered a special address before the plenary of the European Parliament in Brussels. Read more

Danby answers critics

June 23, 2016 by  

Incumbent member for Melbourne Ports has answered critics of his double how to vote card,,,one giving preferences to the Greens. Read more

Young Limmud launches new kids’ destination

June 23, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Young Limmud will offer a special program jam-packed with activities for kids. Read more

Maccabiah team interest tops 500

June 22, 2016 by  

Over 500 Jewish athletes and officials from across Australia have officially registered their interest to wear green and gold at the 20th Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2017. Read more

Art exhibition to celebrate 90th birthday

June 22, 2016 by  

The State Library of South Australia is hosting a retrospective exhibition titled ‘FRANZ KEMPF – ASPECTS OF A JOURNEY’ celebrating Adelaide-based artist Franz Kempf’s 90th birthday and lifetime contribution to art and printmaking. Read more

Radio New Zealand does it again

June 22, 2016 by  

Israel media monitor Honest Reporting has found Radio New Zealand incapable or unwilling to ascertain the veracity of news reports about Israel  emanating from well-known suspect sources. Read more

Jews and Israel in a threatened, leaderless and delusional world

June 22, 2016 by  

The painful lesson of the Orlando massacre is that no place in the world is immune to fanatical religious extremists willing to kill themselves to achieve heavenly salvation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Melbourne marriage equality political guide

June 22, 2016 by  

GLBTI group Aleph Melbourne has published a Voters’ Guide for Marriage Equality in Jewish Melbourne. Read more

NATO chief invited to inspect Israel’s northern border

June 22, 2016 by  

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has invited NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to visit Israel and tour the country’s northern border area. Read more

New national holiday in Israel

June 22, 2016 by  

The Knesset is expected to change Yom HaAliyah from a grassroots young Olim community movement celebration to a national holiday to be celebrated on the 10th of Nisan. Read more

Melbourne Ports: Henry Greener interviews the candidates

June 22, 2016 by  

With the federal elections approaching, Henry Greener interviews incumbent member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby and Liberal candidate Owen Guest. Read more

Blessings of a broke heart

June 21, 2016 by  

Sherri Mandell, author of “Blessings of a Broken Heart” headline’s this year’s Sydney’s  Chabad North Shore Gala Dinner next week with her message of resilience. Read more

Orlando and Tel Aviv shootings highlight American-Israeli dichotomy on guns

June 21, 2016 by  

In a span of less than a week, deadly shooting sprees at the hands of gunmen affiliated with Islamic terror movements rocked Orlando and Tel Aviv…writes Alex Traiman/JNS.org. Read more

Peres meets the Pope

June 21, 2016 by  

Against the backdrop of terrorist attacks in the Middle East and around the world as well as the increasing bloodshed, this morning the Ninth President Shimon Peres and Pope Francis have met at the Vatican in Rome. Read more

Hebrew Uni climbs eight spots

June 21, 2016 by  

The newly-released 2016 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings have ranked the Hebrew University of Jerusalem #17 in Asia. Read more

Four Australians at global summit

June 21, 2016 by  

Four Australians will participate this week at the 2016 ROI Global Summit in Jerusalem. Read more

Ice Age: Collision Course – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

June 21, 2016 by  

When my favourite plus1 was not available for a preview of the fifth outing of this animated anthropomorphic franchise, I took a friend and her grandson. I need a little tacker for feedback.

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Antisemitism and the mythological Jew…writes Chuck Volpe

June 21, 2016 by  

Time and again Jews have found themselves accused, ‘in the dock’, as defendants facing accusations as bizarre and irrational as those faced by Joseph K in Frans Kafka’s classic novel The Trial. Read more

Jews for Refugees

June 20, 2016 by  

Members of Sydney’s Jewish community joined a Sydney rally in support of refugees detained in Nauru and Manus Island. Read more

Jewish Care brunch

June 20, 2016 by  

Jewish Care Victoria has hosted its 33rd Annual Friends of Montefiore Brunch. Read more

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