Purim prank lands Jewish teenagers in Iranian jail
March 18, 2016 by Agencies
Two 17-year-old Iranian-Jewish teenagers were arrested in Tehran this week after they were caught spray painting the words “Death to Haman” on a building. Read more
Blunders Down Under…writes Michael Kuttner
March 18, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
A visit by the Iranian Foreign Minister to New Zealand was always going to be a duplicitous charm exercise, but in actual fact it turned out to be even more nauseating than one could have anticipated. Read more
WJC calls for more efforts against religious incitement, urges vigilance vis-à-vis Iran
March 18, 2016 by Agencies
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has called for increased efforts to combat religious incitement at the conclusion of its plenary assembly in Buenos Aries. Read more
Acting against bullying
March 18, 2016 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School has marked the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. Read more
Former Mossad chief passes away
March 17, 2016 by Agencies
Major General (reserves) Meir Dagan, the tenth Director of the Mossad, passed away in Israel on March 17. Read more
Eye in the Sky – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 17, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Two British treasures – Alan Rickman (in one of his last appearances) and Helen Mirren bring their finely honed skills to this modern thriller, so it’s already off to a good start.
Melbourne’s Jewish Care at work
March 17, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
The Butterfly Effect video, produced for Jewish Care’s 2016 Annual Appeal features four real client scenarios that highlight how critical it is to have an organisation like Jewish Care for the community to turn to when life takes a turn for the worse. Read more
Defending the ALP
March 17, 2016 by J-Wire
Liberal candidate for Melbourne Ports Owen Guest’s letter to the Australian Jewish News attacked the ALP’s position on Israel. You can always tell who the Liberal candidate for Melbourne Ports is when they suddenly start to take an interest in taking partisan potshots on Israel in an election year…. Read more
Israel in Fiji
March 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A team from the IsraAID is currently in cyclone-devasted Fiji on a special project to rebuild the village of Vuma on the island of Ovalau. Read more
New rabbinical team
March 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The new executive of the Rabbinical Council of NSW has quoted the Torah in stating that refugees would not be sent back to “an unsafe, hostile or immoral environment. Read more
New senator calls for Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
March 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
28-yr-old Liberal Senator James Paterson has delivered his maiden speech in parliament calling for Jerusalem to be recognised as Israel’s capital. Read more
New Zealand charitable trust funds Israeli Alzheimer centre
March 17, 2016 by Keren Cook
The Ramat Gan Alzheimer Research and Treatment Centre will benefit from a US$500,000 donation from the Lady Marion Davis Memorial (Hospitals) Foundation. Read more
Australia at the WJC
March 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The president of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry Robert Goot is also Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress and has chaired the substantive portion of its Special Plenary being held is Buenos Aries. Read more
Help for victims of terror attacks
March 16, 2016 by Avi Mayer
The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Fund for Victims of Terror will provide financial assistance to more than one hundred individuals and families affected by terror attacks since October, as well as to some twenty families who have lost loved ones in the attacks. Read more
New nippers club…in Netanya
March 16, 2016 by Henry Benjamin
Surf Life Saving Israel has announced the birth of its second nippers program in Israel under the watchful eye of a member of the famous Coogee Surf Life Saving Club in Sydney. Read more
Nothing to do with Elbit
The Australia Israel Labor Dialogue has challenged any notion that it is funded by an Israeli arms manufacturer. Read more
Child sexual abuse victim rebuked for helping police
March 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A Melbourne tribunal has heard how a Victorian lawyer rebuked the victim of a child sexual abuse assault for helping police. Read more
Limmud volunteers hear from the top man
March 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Clive Lawton, the co-founder of Limmud, has visited Sydney inspiring Yom Limmud Sydney’s team of volunteers. Read more
Governor to become patron of NAJEX
March 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Governor of NSW David Hurley has agreed to become the patron of the NSW Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women (NAJEX). Read more
Israel develops bionic heart patch
March 16, 2016 by Agencies
In a significant breakthrough, Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University say they have engineered a bionic heart patch…designed to prolong the lives of heart attack victims. Read more
A time for unity against dangerous new Obama initiatives…writes Isi Leibler
March 16, 2016 by Isi Leibler
U.S. President Barack Obama continues to ignore the catastrophic global repercussions of his flawed policies toward the Middle East, where hundreds of thousands of Arabs have been butchered in civil wars and millions displaced from their homes. Read more
Four $500 prizes to be won by Year 10 students
March 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Jewish Historical Society is offering four prizes of $500 for an essay on Jewish Australian soldiers who fought in World War 1. Read more
Eat kosher before seeing Asher Lev
March 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Eternity Playhouse Theatre in Sydney’s Darlinghurst will offer high-end Kosher dining during the run of the award-winning play ‘My Name is Asher Lev’ in May. Read more
Anna Ciddor talks to The Shtick’s Henry Greener
March 16, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Author and illustrator Anna Ciddor on her new book “The Family with two front doors” and the “Can we talk about Poland ?” Exhibition, at the Jewish Museum of Australia during March 2016…a video presentation. Read more
Danby asks Iran’s foreign minister pointed questions
March 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has questioned Iran’s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif at a meeting in Canberra. Read more
Two state solution disappearing because of settlements: New Zealand
March 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully has told the Lowy Institute in Sydney that Israel’s settlement activities are behind the disappearing of the viability of the two state solution. Read more
Holocaust memoirs basis of new Melton course
March 15, 2016 by Jillian Fine
The Holocaust as Reflected in Memoirs and Diaries, a poignant 10-week Melton course built around memoirs and diaries found after the Shoah, launches at the Sydney Jewish Museum on Monday 21 March. Read more
Box office boo-boo but a great performance
March 15, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While many punters voted no with their buttocks, those who did come to the Sydney City Recital Hall last night for two hours of Messiaen went home rewarded, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Newt’s News
March 14, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Newton Gatoff in his weekly “Newt’s News” segment, this week on Radical Jews, Muslims, and Donald Trump. A video feature. Read more
Is smoking kosher?…ask the rabbi
March 14, 2016 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers your questions. Read more
