Glowing Yoga
December 16, 2013 by Dana Amir
Hagshama together with Hillel, AUJS, UIA YL & ZFA Israel Programs participated in Chanukah Glow Yoga. Read more
Basketballers do well
Melbourne’s Bialik College Under 17 Boys Basketball Team has competed in the Australian Schools Basketball Championship. Read more
Amnesty Australia permitting ugly antisemitic comments on its Facebook page
December 16, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Amnesty International Australia has been accused of allowing its Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/AmnestyOz/posts/10153527406600632 to be used as a medium for grossly racist and bigoted posted comments. Read more
Palestine – European Union Embroiled In Financial Scandal…writes David Singer
December 15, 2013 by David Singer
The European Union (EU) has become embroiled in a financial scandal of massive proportions in relation to the financial assistance given by it to the Palestinian Authority (PA) since 1994. Read more
Paul Arber’s body officially identified
December 13, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Hamilton Police working to formally identify a body recovered from the Waikato River yesterday morning say the person has been positively identified. Read more
Of Mice and Men
December 13, 2013 by Ron Weiser
Dr Ron Weiser writes on Iran and Nelson Mandela… Read more
Sydney Farewell for Madiba
South Africans in Sydney will hold a ceremony this weekend to honour and remember Nelson Mandela. Read more
Walt Secord moves up the line
December 13, 2013 by J-Wire
NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Walt Secord has been appointed Shadow Minister for Roads and Shadow Minister for the North Coast in the NSW parliamentary opposition…effectively a significant promotion. Read more
End of year activities
December 13, 2013 by J-Wire
To celebrate the end of the year, the Bialik Mazkirut (Year 12 leadership team) organised ‘Yom Chagiga’; a celebration day for students in Years 2-5 on Tuesday 10 December. Read more
Jerry Lewis awarded an AM
December 13, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish movie industry icon Jerry Lewis has been awarded the Order of Australia. Read more
Search for Paul Arber: Body found in river
December 12, 2013 by Agencies
As investigators work to formally identify the body of a man recovered from the Waikato River in Hamilton this morning, colleagues are taking steps to ensure a group of teenage rowers, who discovered the body, get all the support they need. Read more
A Scottish woman worked in Budapest and died in Auschwitz
December 12, 2013 by David Zwartz
An intriguing and inspiring story of a Scottish woman who died in Auschwitz because of dedication to her work at a Jewish girls’ home and school in Budapest was unfolded at a meeting in Wellington’s Myers Hall this week, sponsored by the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand. Read more
Sound advice for Innovators
The Eden Project has hosted its end of year celebration, ‘Dinner with David’ at The White House in Melbourne’s St. Kilda. Read more
Chanukah enhances Chinese-Jewish relations
December 12, 2013 by David Marlow
Over fifty community, business and political leaders from the Victorian Jewish and Chinese dined together over Chanukah to help build closer ties between the communities. Read more
Something for almost everybody…an SSO concert review
December 12, 2013 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Haydn, Brahms and Britten covered most musical tastes at the SSO Master Series concert last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Madrichim in training
December 12, 2013 by Dana Amir
The Zionist Youth Council in conjunction with the ZCNSW has run an educational seminar and training day for the madrichim from all the youth movements in NSW – Habonim Dror, Hineni, Nezter, Bnei Akiva and Betar. Read more
Special day for special people
December 12, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care has marked the International Day of People with a Disability at the Bentleigh McKinnon Youth Centre…sanctioned by the United Nations, this day promotes an understanding of people with a disability and encourages support for their dignity, rights and wellbeing. Read more
The anguish of a missing son
December 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A worry, likely only appreciated by those who have faced similar situations, is how the parents of missing Melbourne man Paul Alber describe their feelings today. Read more
Victorian political leader visits the Negev
December 11, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The Leader of the Labor Opposition party in Victoria has visited the Western Negev in Israel. Read more
A successful signing
December 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Rabbi Chaim Ingram has successfully launched his book “Fragments of the Hammer… Discoveries in the Weekly Sidra”. Read more
Obama’s Munich Reverberates but Israel is no Czechoslovakia…writes Isi Leibler
Now that we have absorbed the shock of Obama’s capitulation to the Iranians, it is time to face hard realities and plan for the future. Read more
Common Sense is not so Common…writes Michael Kuttner (and Voltaire)
December 11, 2013 by Michael Kuttner
The above quote by Voltaire is manifest on a daily basis especially when it concerns Israel. This week has proved no exception and therefore I would like to share with you a few of the latest examples to demonstrate as if any proof was really needed that the sky is the limit for all those who think they know it all. Read more
Bedouin settlement, are we missing the point?…asks Ari Briggs
December 11, 2013 by Ari Briggs
Recently a day of rage in Israel was initiated to protest the Begin Plan, the Government’s proposal to accommodate Bedouin settlement in the Negev. Read more
New principal for King David
December 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Marc Light has been appointed as Principal of Melbourne’s The King David School. Read more
Targeted for harassment…writes Barbara Miller
December 11, 2013 by Barbara Miller
‘We’re so pleased with the outcome, for all our people,’ said Dr Atkinson, an academic. ‘Especially for the younger people coming through, who really shouldn’t have to deal with that continual stuff to have to justify their identity.’1 Read more
Credentials presented
December 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire has received an image of Israel’s new ambassador to Australia Shmuel Ben-Shmuel presenting his credentials to Governor-General Quentin Bryce in Government House in Canberra last week. Read more
Bennett charms Sydney
December 10, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Israel’s Minister for the Economy Naftali Bennett has charmed a luncheon meeting attended by high profile members of Sydney’s business community. Read more
The search for Paul Arber
December 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand police in Hamilton are awaiting the arrival of a helicopter from Auckland to assist them in the search for missing Melbourne man Paul Arber. Read more
Habayit: Melbourne home of Hebrew and Israeli culture
December 10, 2013 by Gabsy Debinski
“Habayit’s” ‘Chanukat Habayit’ (house warming)has been held at the Beth Weizmann Community Centre welcoming families from the Israeli and local Jewish Communities to celebrate the new centre for Hebrew and Israeli culture in Melbourne. Read more
Attorney-General meets community leaders on Racial Discrimination Act revision
December 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Attorney-General Senator George Brandis has held two meetings with representatives from various ethnic communities regarding the reviews of Section C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more
