Hitting the fan…writes Michael Kuttner

July 22, 2016 by  

The definition of the phrase “hitting the fan” is: “messy consequences brought about by previously secret or ignored situations becoming public.”
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Muslim who decried Hanson’s anti-Islam views on Q & A had reference to “Jews” as “pigs” on Facebook

July 21, 2016 by  

On the ABC’s Q&A program on July 18, Khaled Elomar was invited to pose a question to one of the panellists, Pauline Hanson of the far Right One Nation party. Hanson was elected to the Senate at the recent Federal election.  Read more

New citizens

July 21, 2016 by  

Sydney’s JewishCare has held its 12th Citizenship Ceremony at which 30 members of the community had their citizenship conferred by the Major of Waverley Sally Betts. Read more

Palestine – Abbas Emasculates Quartet, Humiliates United Nations and European Union

July 21, 2016 by  

PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s failure to accept the recent Quartet Report has effectively emasculated the role of the Quartet and humiliated the United Nations and European Union in their efforts to resolve the 100 years old Arab-Jewish conflict…writes David Singer. Read more

More than 200 French Jewish have arrived in Israel on one Aliyah flight

July 21, 2016 by  

More than 200 French Jews arrived in Israel aboard a special Aliyah (immigration) flight organised by The Jewish Agency for Israel in partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and Keren Hayesod-UIA. Read more

Montefiore’s Continuum of Care

July 21, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Montefiore Home is one of Australia’s leading aged care provider with a proud history spanning more than 120 years, and a commitment to provide exceptional levels of care. Read more

Global chaos — a byproduct of the failure to confront evil…writes Isi Leibler

July 20, 2016 by  

A generation ago, the term evil had meaning. There were no bleeding hearts — certainly no Jews — who minimised the malevolency of the Nazis. Evil was evil. Read more

Holocaust survivor received Museums Australia Victoria special award

July 20, 2016 by  

Phillip Maisel has received the Museums Australia (Victoria) Individual Excellence Award for a volunteer for his outstanding contribution over twenty-seven years. Read more

Aboriginal, Korean and Jewish art exhibition in Bondi

July 20, 2016 by  

An free exhibition showcasing a fascinating mix of Aboriginal, Jewish and Korean art is set to open in Bondi Junction this August. Read more

UNRWA in the spotlight again

July 20, 2016 by  

A Knesset briefing to discuss the funding of UNRWA by donor nations, including Australia & New Zealand, which fuels ongoing hate education and incitement, was held this week in Jerusalem. Read more

A Sydney rabbi open letter to a New Yorker Rabbi Lookstein

July 19, 2016 by  

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein is rabbi emeritus of the Kehilat Yeshurun on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and former principal of the Ramaz School who was to have delivered the Invocation at the National Republican Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Read more

AUJS calls Muslims ban immigration “reprehensible”

July 19, 2016 by  

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) finds a call on breakfast television to ban all Muslim immigration in to Australia reprehensible.  Read more

The Election aftermath: An interview with Mark Dreyfus

July 19, 2016 by  

Mark Dreyfus MP gives us a Post-Mortem of the elections with Henry Greener in The Shtick Studio. Read more

The Election aftermath: An interview with Josh Frydenberg

July 19, 2016 by  

Josh Frydenberg MP chatting to Henry  Greener in his office about the election, his electorate, his portfolio and stability of the Liberal and Labor leadership… Read more

More than 200 French Jews to make aliyah this week

July 18, 2016 by  

More than 200 French Jews will arrive in Israel this Wednesday ]aboard a special Aliyah (immigration) flight organised by The Jewish Agency for Israel in partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and Keren Hayesod-UIA.

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Masada College Celebrates 50 years

July 18, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Masada College has celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a gala dinner.

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Ask the rabbi

July 18, 2016 by  

Q. I have always been puzzled by the verse that we say at the end of Bensching, “I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen a righteous person forsaken or his descendants begging for bread”. How can this be squared with the facts? Read more

Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner Celebrates Our Faith Identities

July 18, 2016 by  

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria and the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission (EIC) of the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church co-hosted the twelfth Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner on Sunday at the Catholic Leadership Centre.   Read more

ECAJ offers its condolences to France

July 18, 2016 by  

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry will be writing to the French Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Mr Christophe Lecourtier to offer condolences on behalf of the Australian Jewish community following the Nice terrorist attack. Read more

Labor MPs Deliver Warm and Insightful Impressions of Israel

July 15, 2016 by  

Seven State Labor MPs attended the Zionism Victoria Executive Meeting to share their impressions of Israel after recently returning from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Israel Fellowship Program. Read more

A makeover at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem

July 15, 2016 by  

A new Educational Walkway and the expansion and upgrade of the Jerusalem Garden at the Ammunition Hill National Heritage site in Jerusalem has been inaugurated…generously supported by Sydney UIA supporters Rhonda and Harry Triguboff. Read more

World Jewish Congress harshly condemned the Nice terror attack

July 15, 2016 by  

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder harshly condemned the terror attack that killed at least 73 people in Nice, France. Read more

Alternative opportunities….writes Michael Kuttner

July 15, 2016 by  

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long you miss them.”
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Higher stakes in Lebanon…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org

July 15, 2016 by  

A decade after fighting the Second Lebanon War against the Islamist terror militia Hezbollah, Israel is once again facing a build-up on its northern border, with the prospect of fresh hostilities looming. Read more

Lauded by Jewish leaders, new British Prime Minster Theresa May takes office

British-Jewish and pro-Israel groups are congratulating Home Secretary Theresa May for winning the leadership of the Conservative Party and replacing outgoing United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron, who resigned following the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) in the Brexit referendum last month…writes Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org. Read more

Powerful parents

July 14, 2016 by  

Victoria’s United Jewish Education Boards has powerful allies to continue its work within the State’s schools for its Jewish programs. Read more

Israel to designate a week to the Diaspora

July 14, 2016 by  

The Israeli government has approved a decision to designate a week to the country’s connection with Jews in the Diaspora. Read more

China Can Exploit United Nations Double Standards On Palestine

July 14, 2016 by  

International support for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) – despite its rejection of the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine and article 80 of the United Nations Charter – could be exploited by China to blunt international action following an unfavourable ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration against China in The Hague…writes David Singer. Read more

Love & Friendship – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

July 14, 2016 by  

It’s interesting that non- British directors consistently produce fine British costume dramas. Read more

Joseph Gutnick Declares Self Bankruptcy

July 13, 2016 by  

Mining magnate “Diamond” Joe Gutnick was once ranked among the wealthiest men in Australia , with a fortune totalling more than $300 million according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

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