Nikki Haley meets the PM and the President
The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley has met Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem. Read more
The 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken at a joint Knesset-U.S. Congress event marking the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Read more
President Reuven Rivlin hosts The Jerusalem Unity Prize Award ceremony for Global Jewish Unity Day
June 8, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin hosted the winners of the third annual Jerusalem Unity Prize at the President’s Residence today as part of the annual Unity Day commemorations held around the world. Read more
Special treat for Jewish House clients
June 8, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Choreographer and producer Bonnie Lythgoe has donated 50 tickets to her upcoming pantomime in Sydney to the care centre and refuge Jewish House. Read more
The Six Day War: Day Three
“The Temple Mount is in our hands.” Witness the dramatic moment when a 2,000-year-old dream became a reality. Israeli forces took control of eastern Jerusalem including the Old City and the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site. This was seen by many as a profound moment in Jewish history. Read more
Prestigious mathematics award to Gus Lehrer
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
The President of the Sydney Jewish Museum Professor Gus Lehrer has been awarded the prestigious George Szekeres Medal for 2016 in recognition of the influential contribution he has made to the studies of algebra and geometry. Read more
Six Day War: Day 2
June 7, 2017 by Agencies
Learn what prevented Israel from firing on the Jordanian army in Jerusalem on the second day of the war. Israeli troops had begun approaching the Old City of Jerusalem – the soldiers waited to find out what would happen at Judaism’s most holy site. Read more
“We Are All Sydney” inaugural graduating class
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
18 women from almost as many communities graduated in June from the first-ever “We Are All Sydney” community leadership program, initiated and run by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Farewells in Melbourne and Perth to the Maccabiah delegation
June 7, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
Talented 19-year-old track and field athlete Jemima Montag will carry the Maccabi Australia flag into Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem at the Maccabiah Games Opening ceremony, it was announced at Maccabi Victoria’s farewell on Sunday. Read more
CBDChabad launches mental health event to ‘Challenge the Black Dog’
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
CBDChabad has planned an event designed to help fight the stigma of mental illness and to increase awareness about mental health. Read more
No immediate plans to restore an Israeli ambassador to Wellington
June 7, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand’s foreign minister has not confirmed Israel media reports that the ambassador is returning to his post in Wellington. Read more
Record response to Gen17 survey
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
More than 8,600 people participated in the Gen17 Australian Jewish community survey, a record number for any survey of this type in the Diaspora.
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A new tolerance for antisemitism…writes Alan Dershowitz
June 7, 2017 by Alan Dershowitz
All over the world anti-Semites are becoming mainstreamed. It is no longer disqualifying to be outed as a Jew hater. Read more
New Zealand Queens Birthday Honours: Avon Cook
June 7, 2017 by Keren Cook
Auckland businessman Avon Cook has been named in the New Zealand Queen’s Birthday Honours. Read more
Nikki Haley blasts UN body’s ‘chronic anti-Israel bias’ ahead of Israel visit
June 7, 2017 by Agencies
A day before embarking on her first trip to Israel as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley demanded that the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) address its bias against the Jewish state. Read more
ADC calls on the Australian Government to intervene in Belgium ban on kosher slaughter
June 7, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Anti-Defamation Commission has condemned the decision by Belgium’s Wallon region, the country’s biggest territory, to ban Kosher slaughter. Read more
U.S. Senate unanimously passes legislation in support of Jerusalem embassy move
June 7, 2017 by Agencies
The U.S. Senate urged President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise of relocating the American embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, unanimously passing legislation in support of the move on Monday. Read more
Israel must now be proactive…writes Isi Leibler
June 7, 2017 by Isi Leibler
The fervent hope shared by most Israelis — despite the frustration of some American Jews — is that U.S. President Donald Trump will overcome his domestic political problems and strengthen the U.S.-Israel alliance. Read more
Six Day War: Day One
June 6, 2017 by Agencies
Find out how big of a danger Israel really faced. With 200,000 Arab troops massing near its borders, Israel realised war was coming. What Israel did next has become one of the most talked-about actions in the history of warfare. Read more
Want a path to peace? Pound the table at Abbas
June 6, 2017 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The most important incident during President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East took place out of view of the international press….writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org Read more
eBay in Israel
June 6, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has met with eBay President and CEO Devin Wenig. Read more
Never Again! Forgotten within twenty-two years
June 6, 2017 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
Like other teenagers during May-June 1967, I was bopping to the hits of the time…writes Ron Jontof-Hutter. Read more
NSW Premier’s Anzac Program
June 6, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Six young people from across NSW will have the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to historic battlefields in Greece and Israel as part of the 2017 Premier’s Anzac Ambassadors Program. Read more
Diller Teen Fellows Cohort 3 Registration Open
June 6, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia has announced that registration for the third Melbourne cohort of the Diller Teen Fellowship is now open. Read more
National Australia Bank and OurCrowd – An Australian First Collaboration
June 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced an innovative collaboration with Israeli company OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform that will provide NAB clients with direct access to exclusive OurCrowd startup investments together with domestic and global networks and events. Read more
Swastika upsets Queenslander
June 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A swastika has been painted on an office building in the centre South Queensland city of Nambour. Read more
Feintooner
June 5, 2017 by Feintooner
Feintooner turns his crayons to Trump, Jerusalem and climate change. Read more
Can criminals be counted in a minyan?…ask the rabbi
June 5, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Interesting questions for Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more
Six Day War: Egypt Expels UN Observers – A War of No Choice
June 5, 2017 by Agencies
Egyptian President Nasser makes aggressive moves, amassing tens of thousands of troops along Israel’s border, and ordering the UN peacekeeping force to leave. Watch their astonishing response. Read more
Trump should move Pollard to Jerusalem…writes David Singer
June 5, 2017 by David Singer
President Trump’s delay in moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem presents the President with a wonderful opportunity to commute Jonathan Pollard’s sentence – freeing Pollard to move from New York to Jerusalem. Read more
