Why we still need heroes like John McCain

Even in this era of cynicism, honoring heroism and national service remains essential. Without it, the ideas that bolster America and Israel suffer…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more

Nazi hunter Zuroff lambasts PM for praise of Lithuania’s Holocaust remembrance

Top Nazi Hunter at the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Efraim Zuroff has lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his comments praising Lithuania and its efforts to commemorate the Holocaust while visiting the country over the last few days. Read more

Chopped liver? No – chopped hair!

Melbourne’s Beth Rivkah Secondary is gearing up to host “The Great Chop”. Read more

Precious Objects

When Holocaust survivors hold up an object to the camera and tell the story behind it, the object is no longer just a blanket, a jacket, a photo. It becomes sacred.  The subject of this weekend’s ABC-TV’s Compass program. Read more

WJC mourns Senator John McCain

The World Jewish Congress mourns the death of Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 81. Read more

A prelude to Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShanah prelude from Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more

Montefiore wins national award for dementia care

Sydney’s Montefiore has gained national recognition with a Better Practice Commendation Award for its Integrated Cognitive and Sensory Program at a ceremony held by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency. Read more

Netanyahu in Vilnius

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have visited the Choral Synagogue and the National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius. Read more

Why are we Jewish?…a two-part essay by Rabbi Chaim Ingram

If I am I because I am I

and you are you because you are you

then I am I and you are you.

But if I am I because you are you

and you are you because I am I

then I am not I and you are not you

(R’ Menachem Mendel of Kotsk 1787-1859) Read more

Feintooner

Balancing out global terror. Read more

FIFA suspends Palestinian soccer head for inciting hatred and violence

Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), has been given a one-year suspension by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), effective on Aug. 24, for inciting hatred and violence against Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi. Read more

US cuts over $200 million in assistance to the Palestinians

The Trump administration has cut over $200 million to the Palestinian Authority, succeeding a review of projects in Gaza and the West Bank, according to U.S. officials and congressional aides. Read more

New York’s ‘last Nazi’ is finally deported to Germany

During my formal interview for U.S. citizenship, not so long ago, I remember the interviewing officer looking me in the eye and asking if I’d ever had any affiliations with the Nazi German regime…writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more

Leonard Bernstein’s century

Throughout the last year, American cultural institutions have been celebrating the life of Leonard Bernstein. The celebrated composer, conductor and educator who died at the age of 72 in 1990 would have turned 100 on Aug. 25, and his centennial has produced a torrent of retrospective praise and appreciation for one of the musical giants of the 20th century. Read more

The strength of the Jews is the Jew next door

To provide great support the supporter must have empathy and understanding of the person –  a lesson from the March of the Living. Read more

A shabbat meal to support a Labor candidate

NSW Labor held a special Shabbat meal on the State’s South Coast to support its candidate and local nurse Annette Alldrick. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara attend Ponary memorial ceremony in Vilnius

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have participated in a memorial ceremony at the Ponary memorial in remembrance of the 70,000 Vilnius Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Read more

Mishpacha

At the deli… Read more

Cure for acute leukemia within reach

Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers.  While other cancers have benefitted from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40 years. Until now. Read more

UK Labour divided & behind in the polls: Corbyn refuses definition on antisemitism

You wouldn’t hardly know it in Australia, but for the last month Britain has been transfixed by the renewed row over Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to address rampant anti-Jewish bigotry in UK Labour…writes Michael Danby. Read more

On the other hand

The long hot summer school vacation is slowly winding down..writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Sir John Monash

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the knighting of General Sir John Monash on the Battlefield by King George the Fifth, a special event was held at St Kilda Shule to celebrate the life and amazing achievements of our most decorated war hero and entrepreneur…Henry Greener filmed it. Read more

Enter Scott and Josh

Australia looks to a new weekend with its new political leaders with Scott Morrison winning the Liberal part room vote as Australia’s latest prime minister and Josh Frydenberg creating history being elected Australia’s first Jewish deputy Liberal leader. Read more

Report: Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal close to completion

The Egyptian brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is nearly completed, the London based Al-Hayat Arabic language daily reported on Thursday. Read more

Another Tamimi member sentenced to 14 months for rock attacks on IDF soldiers

Wa’ed Tamimi, older brother of Ahed Tamimi, was sentenced on Monday to 14 months in jail for attacking Israeli security forces with rocks on multiple occasions in the last three years. Read more

Left unchallenged this sickness is fatal

Any malady which is not seriously treated can soon develop into major life threatening diseases with fatal results…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

UK’s Jeremy Corbyn says ‘Zionists’ don’t understand British culture

A video from 2013 has surfaced of the U.K.’s Jeremy Corbyn accusing British Zionists of having no understanding of British culture. Read more

UNHRC head of Gaza inquiry resigns

The UN Human Rights Council chairman heading up the inquiry into events on the Gaza border in recent months resigned on Wednesday due to “personal circumstances.” Read more

IsraAID sends team to help struggling flood victims in southern India

Israeli humanitarian NGO IsraAID announced that it is sending an emergency response team to the southern Indian state of Kerala, which has been hit by the worst flooding in living memory. Read more

Israel announces brand-new tank: Merkava Mark IV Barak

Israel has rolled out its most state-of-the-art new tank, which will be battle-ready in three years—the Merkava Mark IV Barak. Read more

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