New Palestinian Status – Reaction from Wellington

November 30, 2012 by  

The Israeli Ambassador to New Zealand says Palestine’s admittance to the U.N. as a non-member State is meaningless… Read more

Bishop questions divisions

November 30, 2012 by  

Julie Bishop questions “deep divisions” between the Prime Minister and her Foreign Minister. Read more

SBS Radio – Hebrew and Yiddish to stay

November 30, 2012 by  

Fears that SBS were about to dump their Hebrew and Yiddish programming were put to rest when the multicultural broadcaster announced its new schedule for 2013. Read more

New JEMP administrator

November 30, 2012 by  

The Victorian Jewish community’s emergency management planning organisation (JEMP) recently announced the appointment of Kathy Kaplan OAM as the new JEMP Administrator. Read more

Rudd addresses the Change and Continuity in the Middle East and Central Asia Graduate Conference

November 30, 2012 by  

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has addressed  the Change and Continuity in the Middle East and Central Asia Graduate Conference at the ANU in Canberra. Read more

NSWJBD-Honest Reporting Advocacy Mission – Day 3

November 30, 2012 by  

Twenty people – mostly members of Sydney’s Jewish community, plus a number of West Australians and Americans  – are currently participating in the inaugural NSW Jewish Board of Deputies-HonestReporting Advocacy Mission in Israel – Day Three from Hilary May Black. Read more

ECAJ says Jewish community not “embroiled in new child sex scandal charges”

November 30, 2012 by  

Contrary to the salacious, misleading and deceptive headline in the Barney Zwarz story in the Fairfax media  “the Jewish community” is not “embroiled in new child sex scandal charges”.     Read more

U.N. Votes for Observer Status for Palestine

November 30, 2012 by  

The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favour of Palestine attaining observer status within its organisation. Australia abstained but New Zealand voted in favour of the motion. Read more

An award for John Howard

November 30, 2012 by  

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has received the inaugural “AIJAC Award Recognising Distinguished Leadership” and spoke about the current debate in the United Nations over the debate to assign observer status to Palestine. Read more

Slobedman gets his prize

November 30, 2012 by  

Associate Professor Barry Slobedman has been presented with the 2012 Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund prize. Read more

Chanukah in the Army

November 30, 2012 by  

Australian Jewish army chaplain Rabbi Ralph Genende has hosted a Chanukah lighting ceremony in Sydney’s historic Victoria Barracks. Read more

David Pryce-Jones addresses AIJAC

November 29, 2012 by  

Australian Financial Review editor Paul Bailey was hosted in Israel by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council coincidentally at the time of the 10-day war with Gaza. He joined distinguished British  author/historian David Pryce-Jones in speaking to an AIJAC lunch in Sydney this week… Read more

Singing to a Jewish Beat

November 29, 2012 by  

Over 1000 adults and super excited kids thronged into Monash University’s Robert Blackwood Hall on Sunday evening to watch Jewish a cappella group the Maccabeats in concert. Read more

Capital Jewish Forum meets with German Ambassador

November 29, 2012 by  

The Capital Jewish Forum recently held a meeting in Melbourne with German ambassador Christoph Muller. Read more

NSWJBD-Honest Reporting Advocacy Mission – Day 2

November 29, 2012 by  

Twenty people – mostly members of Sydney’s Jewish community, plus a number of West Australians and Americans  – are currently participating in the inaugural NSW Jewish Board of Deputies-HonestReporting Advocacy Mission in Israel – Day Two from Mike and Myrna Machet. Read more

Carr/Frydenberg discuss the abstention vote

November 29, 2012 by  

Foreign Minister Bob Carr and Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg discuss on ABC’s PM program the Federal Government’s decision to abstain in the UN vote to award observer status to Palestine . Read more

Qantas/Emirates Update

November 29, 2012 by  

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has met with Qantas to discuss the ourcome of concerns raised about the Australian national carrier’s new partnership with Emirates and in particular its Dubai hub. Read more

6-yr-old Emanuel student graduates from HIPPY La Perouse Aboriginal Program

November 29, 2012 by  

Gideon Pozniak, a six-yr-old pupil at Sydney’s Emanuel School, graduated this week from HIPPY (Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters), a two-year educational program run by the La Perouse Aboriginal community. Read more

NSWJBD-Honest Reporting Advocacy Mission – Day 1

November 29, 2012 by  

Twenty people – mostly members of Sydney’s Jewish community, plus a number of West Australians and Americans  – are currently participating in the inaugural NSW Jewish Board of Deputies-HonestReporting Advocacy Mission in Israel – Day One from Michael Jaku. Read more

Palestine: Sharon’s Gaza Gambit – Brilliant Move or Tactical Disaster?

November 29, 2012 by  

The end of the eight day bombardment of Israel’s civilian population by hundreds of rockets indiscriminately fired from the Gaza Strip has caused many respected commentators such as Caroline Glick to roundly criticise former Israeli Prime Minister – Ariel Sharon – for having unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip in 2004 by withdrawing its army and 8000 Israeli citizens – many of whom had lived there for almost 40 years…writes David Singer. Read more

New Development Chief for Jewish Care

November 29, 2012 by  

Melbourne’s Jewish Care  has announced the appointment of Mark Joel to the Jewish Care Executive team in the role of General Manager, Development. Read more

Kiss and Make Up

November 29, 2012 by  

Hagshama Sydney has held an exclusively girls’ night designed to pamper the ladies inside out, themed with Israeli cosmetics and upcoming Hanukah. Read more

Waks submits to the Royal Commission

November 29, 2012 by  

Alleged victim of sexual abuse at a Melbourne Yeshiva school Manny Waks has made a submission to the Royal Commission into institutional child abuse. Read more

From rockets to Torah

November 29, 2012 by  

500 Olim (immigrants) from Ethiopia who arrived in Israel in recent weeks during Operation Dove’s Wings are now living in the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Ibim Absorption Center in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council (north of Sderot)…writes Benjy Rutland. Read more

UIA NSW announces new president at AGM

November 28, 2012 by  

Bruce Fink has handed over the presidency of the The United Israel Appeal of NSW to Lance Rosenberg at its recent 51st AGM. Read more

Board of Deputies takes to the road

November 28, 2012 by  

Orange, Lithgow and Bathurst will be exposed to a range of presentations on Jewish issues, Israel, Gaza and the Holocaust next week when the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies undertakes its annual bridge-building tour to regional New South Wales. Read more

Mitzvah Day Magic

November 28, 2012 by  

Two years ago Judy Feiglin had a dream. Last year together with an encouraging and inspiring committee the dream was realised and Mitzvah Day Australia was born. Read more

Change at the top at Jewish Care

November 28, 2012 by  

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has announced a new President and Treasurer to lead lead the organisation into 2013. Read more

Progressives submit to the sexual abuse Royal Commission

November 28, 2012 by  

The Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) strongly supports the establishment of the Royal Commission into Child Abuse and has commended the government for setting up a body that will review past crimes, provide an opportunity for victims to have their voices heard and make recommendations to ensure that institutions and individuals not be able to commit such acts and will be accountable for such crimes in the future. Read more

ECAJ details its sex abuse policy

November 28, 2012 by  

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has met with religious leaders to discuss sexual abuse and how to deal with it. Read more

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