ADC speaks out on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s Anti-Defamation Commission acknowledges International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
The four who got away
January 27, 2018 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire apologises to four members of Australia’s Jewish community who were awarded the OA in the Australia Day Awards and were omitted on our initial list. They’re on it now… Read more
On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner
January 27, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Despite rain and snow Lake Kinneret is still well below a satisfactory level. There is however no shortage of good news which keeps Israel at the forefront of making the world a better place. Read more
2018 Australia Day Awards
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire extends congratulations to all members of the Jewish community who have been honoured today by their country…and an awardee whose father passed away less than a week ago. Read more
New Zealand Race Relation Commissioner releases screenshot of antisemitic Facebook posts
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the world prepares to mark 73 years since the liberation of the German concentration and extermination camp at Auschwitz, New Zealand Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy released a screenshot of hateful, anti-semitic Facebook Posts from recent weeks, many of them made by New Zealanders. Read more
How not to make friends and influence people
January 26, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
If ever one needed a crash course on the techniques involved in making or losing friends, recent events provided glorious examples…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
President Rivlin addresses ambassadors ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin addressed ambassadors to Israel from around the world at a special ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, held in the synagogue at Yad VaShem Holocaust Memorial and Museum in Jerusalem. Read more
Netanyahu meets Trump in Davos
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had talks with President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland where they both attended the World Economic Forum. Read more
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres joins World Jewish Congress ‘We Remember’ campaign
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has joined more than 1.2 million people, including US Ambassador the the UN Nikki Haley and dozens of ambassadors from around the world, taking part in the World Jewish Congress’ We Remember campaign, a social media initiative to combat antisemitism and all forms of hatred, genocide and xenophobia, and the largest Holocaust commemoration event in the world. Read more
Launch of Antisemitism Cyber Monitoring System
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ministry of Diaspora Affairs has revealed a new and unique platform for realtime information and analysis of online Antisemitism. Read more
B’nai B’rith World Centre honours 98-yr-old Italian
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
B’nai B’rith World Centre, Jerusalem and the Committee to Recognise the Heroism of Jews who Rescued Fellow Jews During the Holocaust conferred this week a Jewish Rescuers Citation upon 98-yr-old Enzo Cavaglion for saving the lives of hundreds Jewish refugees in northern Italy during the German occupation. Read more
Hungarians honour a Nazi collaborator on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has asked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to intervene in a celebratory event scheduled for International Holocaust Remembrance Day honouring the Nazi collaborator Admiral Miklos Horthy, in which a senior Hungarian politician has been confirmed to attend. Read more
A good nose job is hard to find: Kosky’s The Nose premieres in Australia
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian premiere of Barrie Kosky’s new production of the rarely performed Shostakovich classic The Nose has become the most highly anticipated production of Opera Australia’s Sydney Summer Season following its critically acclaimed debut in London in 2017. Read more
Flashes of Memory
January 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has inaugurated a brand new exhibition entitled “Flashes of Memory – Photography during the Holocaust.” Read more
Should the US cut aid to the Palestinians?…asks Peter Wertheim
January 25, 2018 by Peter Wertheim
The US government recently announced that it will reduce its funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides aid to Palestinians, to $125 million per annum, down by $60 million. It accuses UNRWA of having close connections to Hamas and its racist, rejectionist ideology towards Jews and Israel, and of perpetuating rather than resolving the problem of Palestinian statelessness.[1] Read more
Holocaust remembrance helps fight racism
January 25, 2018 by David Zwartz
“Our collaboration with the Human Rights Commission’s ‘Give nothing to racism’ campaign shows how strongly Holocaust remembrance contributes to the aim of improving New Zealand society,” Holocaust Centre of New Zealand director Inge Woolf said today. Read more
Busy OBK
January 25, 2018 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen has had its busiest day ever with 115 children coming from Oosh and 130 coming for a corporate event totalling 245 participants. Read more
Aussie teachers spend summer in the Arava
January 24, 2018 by Stacy Hayman
It’s hot, dry, and located on the other side of the world, but the Central Arava Region in Israel shares a close connection with Australia through the Arava Australia Partnership (AAP) and the Zionist Federation of Australia. Read more
The Pences visit Yad Vashem
January 24, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara accompanied US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen on a visit to Yad Vashem. Read more
The Pences meet the Rivlins
January 24, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin welcomed to the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, United States Vice President Mike Pence, and his wife, Second Lady Karen Pence on the final day of their visit to Israel. Read more
We lose a special friend
January 24, 2018 by Henry Benjamin
Audrey Hodges-Bunting visited Israel in the early 1980s and returned to Australia with a vision to bridge any divide between Christian and Jews…and she continued her work up until she passed this week on the Gold Coast at the age of 91. Read more
What did you hear when Mike Pence spoke to the Knesset?
January 24, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
In Monday’s New York Times, columnist Max Fisher treated Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Israel as just another expression of what he considers the divisive policies of the Trump administration…Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org. Read more
Do the Jews control the World?
January 24, 2018 by Alan Dershowitz
Our secret is out. The Jews control the world! We own the media. Politicians do our bidding. Wall Street is a Jewish shtetle. Hollywood moguls make secret deals in Yiddish. Jewish professors propagandise their students to support Israel. Jewish puppet masters pull the strings and their compliant puppets simply follow…writes Alan Dershowitz. Read more
Seeking the perfect national leader
January 23, 2018 by Isi Leibler
We expect national leaders to behave in an exemplary manner and act as role models to be emulated…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
In Knesset address, Pence declares embassy will move to Jerusalem next year
January 23, 2018 by Agencies
In a historic address to the Israeli Knesset on Monday, Vice President Mike Pence pledged that the U.S. would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem “before the end of next year.” Read more
Mike Pence takes a ‘victory lap’ in Israel after Jerusalem policy changes
January 23, 2018 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
Vice President Mike Pence is using his trip to the Middle East this week as an opportunity to tout the Trump administration’s recent policy changes on Jerusalem…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more
A new rabbi for the ACT Jewish community
January 23, 2018 by Yvette Goode
Rabbi Shimon Eddi has been appointed the new Rabbi for the ACT Jewish Community. Read more
Next Generation of Jewish Leaders
January 23, 2018 by Kirsten Young
Yesod participants and Jewish Care Victoria board members came together to celebrate a year of inspiration, learning, and success at an end of year celebration. Read more
World Jewish Congress condemns neo-Nazi activities in Poland
World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer has welcomed the Polish government’s swift condemnation of fascist activities over the weekend, following an undercover television report revealed a neo-Nazi group celebrating Hitler and burning swastikas. Read more
Israeli cycling academy makes local history
January 23, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Calling it “a historic moment for Israeli sports and a great honour,” Israel’s first ever professional team, Israel Cycling Academy, has proudly accepted an invitation to participate in the Giro d’Italia, one of the world’s most significant sporting events, scheduled to begin in Jerusalem on May 4th. Read more
