From Bosnia to Brussels, Europe fumbles…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org

March 31, 2016 by  

The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic finally received a modicum of justice this week, when a United Nations court in The Hague sentenced him to 40 years in prison for his monstrous war crimes. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria welcomes Royal Commission findings into family violence 

March 31, 2016 by  

Jewish Care Victoria has welcomed the report and recommendations delivered by the Royal Commission into Family Violence. Read more

Call for relations between Indonesia and Israel

March 31, 2016 by  

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met in Jerusalem with a delegation of senior Indonesian journalists who visited Israel as guests of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Read more

Jerusalem conference features the unsung Israeli perspective on fighting BDS

Debate on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is often heard loudest from Jews in America and the rest of the Diaspora, perhaps most notably when it comes to anti-Israel activity on college campuses, rather than focusing on what leaders in the movement’s stated target—Israel—are saying.  Read more

New trade partners

March 31, 2016 by  

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has met  with Vice Premier of China Liu Yandong. Read more

Newt’s News

March 31, 2016 by  

Faith The Final Frontier features clips of Shabbos, Anti-Semitism, Iran’s Missiles, Syrian Refugees and a young Israeli’s tearful song of faith…a video presentation. Read more

American Jews face dilemma in presidential elections

March 30, 2016 by  

The turmoil associated with the American presidential elections has impacted on much of the nation, and certainly on the Jews. Many, both liberal and conservative, feel that their traditional political affiliations have been destabilised. Read more

A premier mission

March 30, 2016 by  

Mike Baird, the Premier of NSW will celebrate his birthday this Friday flying to Israel leading a delegation of business and government leaders. Read more

Honest Reporting – from Australia and New Zealand

March 30, 2016 by  

HonestReporting, the world’s largest media watchdog organisation dedicated to ensuring that Israel is represented fairly and accurately in the media has launched “HonestReporting Down Under.” Read more

Sherpa – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

March 29, 2016 by  

It should be peaceful at Base Camp, Mount Everest with all that  clean air, dazzling white snow and towering peaks. But in the short climbing season, it is so crowded up there, it’s more like Bondi Beach on Boxing Day, but with parkas.

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AIJAC at AIPAC

March 29, 2016 by  

THE Australia-Israel relationship and Israel’s growing ties with Asia were among the topics addressed by Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein at the AIPAC conference in Washington, DC last week. Read more

Medical cannabis demand could be as high as $100 million

March 29, 2016 by  

Initial demand for medicinal cannabis in Australia could be as high as 8,000 kg of the product worth more than $100 million per year, according to a study by the University of Sydney Business School. Read more

JewishCare’s prison co-ordinator at Harmony Day function

March 29, 2016 by  

Sydney’s JewishCare’s Prison Outreach Coordinator  Taryn Tillman was invited to attend a Harmony Day function at Department of Corrective Services. Read more

Early Pesach in parliament

March 29, 2016 by  

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and Zionism Victoria has hosted a Passover themed luncheon at State Parliament with thirty Members of Parliament, including Ministers and Shadow Ministers. Read more

The birth of the Maccabiah

March 29, 2016 by  

As the wheels organising next year’s 20th Maccabiah start gathering speed, Maccabi members around the globe remember today’s 84th anniversary of the very first Games. Read more

Jewellery in the bathroom? Ask the rabbi

March 28, 2016 by  

Can you wear specific jewellery in the bathroom?  Ask the rabbi. Read more

Making society more inclusive

March 27, 2016 by  

Over 112 students and teachers from Aboriginal, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, state and private, city and country schools recently attended Together For Humanity’s first annual Inclusive Communities Youth Summit at NSW Parliament house presenting proposals for initiatives aimed at making our society more inclusive for minority groups and others.
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Palestine – Internet Intifada Denies Free Speech

March 27, 2016 by  

Many Palestinian websites are stifling free speech by refusing to publish comments answering anti-Israel articles published on their sites…writes David Singer. Read more

A Russian reunion

March 27, 2016 by  

Kangarusski, the Russian Speaking Jewish Community department of the Zionist Federation of Australia has held its annual reunion in Sydney. Read more

Live in Melbourne? Some important dates from Zionism Victoria and UIA

March 25, 2016 by  

Zionism Victoria, in partnership with United Israel Appeal, is pleased to announce its 2016 schedule of events for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. Read more

Melbourne lawyer guilty of misconduct

March 25, 2016 by  

A Melbourne solicitor who rebuked a Jewish victim of child sexual abuse for helping police prosecute another Jew has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Read more

Purim shpiel…writes Michael Kuttner

March 25, 2016 by  

At this time of the year as Jews worldwide celebrate the deliverance of the ancient Persian Jewish Community from the threat of genocide, one of the customs is to stage a “shpiel” which translated from Yiddish literally means “play.” Read more

Child sexual abuse: a female voice

March 25, 2016 by  

This article is written by a female survivor of child sexual abuse in an institutional setting in the Australian Jewish community. Read more

An urgent art project

March 25, 2016 by  

As Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust survivor numbers decline, a local artist has painted a series of portraits to commemorate their stories. Read more

University apologises for professor’s remarks

March 24, 2016 by  

University of Auckland acclaimed hate crimes expert Professor Scott Poynting​ is to leave his job after comparing an Israeli company employing Palestinians to a German company employing Jews. Read more

Purim in North Queensland

March 24, 2016 by  

Over 50 members of Cairns’s tiny Jewish population have celebrated Purim, listening to the Megillah being read by their new permanent rabbi. Read more

Newts News: Purim

Newt’s News puts Politics in to the Purim Shtick…as despite all the serious issues confronting Israel and the Jewish world, the message from this annual ancient festival is to learn and laugh, eat and enjoy, stand tall and proud…with hope for miracles… guided by the master of the universe…not mentioned even once in the Megillah…The Book of Esther…!!? A video presentation. Read more

The fallout of the Obama doctrine: Global chaos and its implications for Israel and the Jewish people

March 24, 2016 by  

President Barack Obama’s determination to downgrade U.S. international power has generated massive global instability and chaos with especially ominous implications for Israel…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Rams – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

March 24, 2016 by  

Sheep have never figured much in my life. Yet in the past month I have read and discussed a book about sheep farming at my book club*, spent time considering Tom Roberts famous painting of sheep shearers and taken in this film. I will try, although not too hard, to avoid any woolly thinking.

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Maccabi announces coaching staff

March 24, 2016 by  

Maccabi Australia’s bid to provide the best Maccabiah experience yet has extended to the unveiling of a high calibre coaching team to guide the country’s athletes to the 2017 Games in Israel. Read more

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