Leifer fails to show

February 22, 2016 by  

At a hearing in the Jerusalem District Court Sunday the Judge issued a ruling that Malka Leifer, former principal of the Adass Yisroel Girls School in Melbourne, accused of sexual abuse, be re-evaluated by a State psychiatrist. Read more

Last survivor of the Treblinka uprising passes away

February 22, 2016 by  

The World Jewish Congress is mourning the passing of Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of the Treblinka uprising, who died on Friday in Israel at the age of 93. Read more

Jewish day school supports marriage equality

February 21, 2016 by  

Melbourne’s Bialik College has become the first Australian K-12 school to support marriage equality. Read more

Meet The Technion’s man in Australia

February 21, 2016 by  

Ron Lazarovits heads The Technion Society in Australia, representing the oldest university in Israel, based in Haifa…he talks with The Shtick’s Henry Greener. A video presentation. Read more

Syria – End The Diplomatic Doublespeak Start Getting Serious

February 21, 2016 by  

The deadline for a ceasefire in Syria by 19 February has passed with no indication that it will be achieved at any time in the foreseeable future. Read more

Australian university confirms Israeli rare mineral discovery

February 21, 2016 by  

Shefa Yamim’s shares soared 6.5% on the Tel Aviv stock exchange when the Israeli exploration and mining company announced that it has discovered rare minerals near Israel’s port city of Haifa…results prepared a geologist at Sydney’s Macquarie University.
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7,000-yr-old settlement found in Jerusalem

February 21, 2016 by  

The remains of an ancient settlement from the Chalcolithic period approximately 7,000 years ago were unearthed in north Jerusalem during archaeological excavations on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority prior to the laying of a road in the Shuʻfat neighborhood. Read more

American position for Jerusalem-based ex-Sydney rabbi

February 21, 2016 by  

Australian-born Rabbi Dr. Raymond Apple has been elected president of the Israel Region-Rabbinical Council of America. Read more

NZ lifts sanctions against Iran

February 19, 2016 by  

Foreign Minister Murray McCully today announced that New Zealand has completed the domestic processes required to lift the United Nations sanctions against Iran. Read more

In praise of volunteers

February 19, 2016 by  

Sydney’s JCA has recognised the role played by volunteers in the community. Read more

Timing is indeed crucial…writes Michael Kuttner

February 19, 2016 by  

Momentous events in our recent past and also today are more often than not determined by timing. Read more

How to get serious with U.N. bias…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org

February 19, 2016 by  

Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, this week sounded an unusually strong—and therefore welcome—warning about the continuing bias against Israel in the corridors of the world body. Read more

Effective leadership…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

February 19, 2016 by  

This past Tuesday (7th of Adar), we commemorated the birth and passing of Moshe Rabeinu – Moses. He was the great leader that took us out of Egypt and led us to Jewish nationhood at Mt. Sinai.  Read more

Ludwig van does it again

February 19, 2016 by  

Another entire program of Beethoven under Vladimir Ashkenazy, with the addition of a solo violinist, again packed the Sydney Opera House for the second of the 2016 APT Master Series concerts, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Challenge Media Bias

February 19, 2016 by  

Did you attend the “How to Challenge Media Bias” event at Beth Weizmann in Melbourne?  A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more

ECAJ critical of Nazi comparison

February 18, 2016 by  

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has expressed disappointment in comparisons made by a leading Sydney psychiatrist.between Australia and Nazi Germany in its detention centres policies. Read more

Leonardo for Israel?

February 18, 2016 by  

 

Israel’s Tourism Ministry is cooperating with an American events company offering “gift bags” to Oscar nominees in the acting and directing categories at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony to take place at the end of this month. Included in the gift bag, a 10-day VIP trip to Israel for two. Read more

B’nai B’rith denounces attacks on Ronaldo

February 18, 2016 by  

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced the outrageous attacks on Spanish soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on social media after he announced on his Twitter account that he has appeared in a new commercial for the Israeli communications company Hot  and posted the ad. Read more

Newt’s News

February 18, 2016 by  

Newt’s News is the meat in The Shtick sandwich…providing current events and views…this week featuring Hamas tunnels threatening Israel, the IDF protecting Israel, Palestinians employed by Israelis, Israel the Start Up Nation and Innovation coming out of Israel…a video presentation. Read more

Good report for JewishCare

February 18, 2016 by  

Primary Health Networks (PHN), established by the Federal Government to improve co-ordination of care has complimented Sydney’s JewishCare following a visit to its Sydney facility.   Read more

Rivlin to visit Australia

February 18, 2016 by  

The Jerusalem Post has reported that Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin will visit Australia next month. Read more

How to Challenge Media Bias

February 18, 2016 by  

Zionism Victoria in partnership with the Israel advocacy group, UIA and Zionist Federation of Australia, have presented a panel discussion “how to challenge media bias”. Read more

Laundy condemns hate and intolerance

February 18, 2016 by  

Craig Laundy, Australia’s new Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs has clarified his position on Israel. Read more

Writers’ Festival giveaway

February 18, 2016 by  

J-Wire has a free double pass for next Thursday’s conversation in Sydney with Simon Sebag Montefiore, the author of “Jerusalem – The Biography”. Read more

Hebrew Uni archaeologists find prehistoric village

February 18, 2016 by  

Archaeologists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed in Israel a prehistoric village, dated around 12,000 years ago, in excavations in the fertile Jordan Valley.  Read more

The tragedy of Ehud Olmert in retrospect

February 18, 2016 by  

The image of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, now 70, entering Maasiyahu Prison to serve a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice is a shocking stain on the entire nation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Britain blocks BDS

February 18, 2016 by  

The World Jewish Congress has welcomed a decision by the British government to issue binding guidance to all public authorities in the UK aimed at preventing them from boycotting Israeli suppliers and imposing stiff penalties on those who do. Read more

Shabbat on the beach

February 18, 2016 by  

Over 150 people, including Christians and Muslims, joined in the unique experience of celebrating Shabbat on Sydney’s Tamarama Beach. Read more

Laboring on about Israel…writes Emily Gian

February 17, 2016 by  

The NSW Labor Party held its annual party conference last weekend. Read more

Montefiore and Keret for Writers’ Festival special event

February 17, 2016 by  

Internationally acclaimed and bestselling authors, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Etgar Keret, will appear at upcoming special events organised by the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. Read more

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