The good old days

Those were the good old days. Then Prime Minister Malcolm “Menachem” Turnbull hosted the first ever prime ministerial visit of Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu. ‘Menachem’ & Bibi. Turnbull hosted a memorable state lunch for the visiting Israeli at the Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. ‘Menachem’ & Bibi. Parliament was not sitting, and conveniently parliamentary critics of Israel did not have to be invited. Only a couple of isolated demos….writes Michael Danby. Read more

Berejiklian “weak” on One Nation: Secord

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has labelled NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian as “weak”, due to her failure to refuse to rule out preference deals with One Nation. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria and JCCV stand against LGBT Conversion Therapy

A unique piece of research from Melbourne’s La Trobe University, in conjunction with the Human Rights Law Centre and Gay & Lesbian Health Victoria, has highlighted the impact and harms of LGBT conversion therapy. Read more

Beethoven didn’t have it all his own way: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

As well as playing some fine music, the SSO played a noteworthy tactical game this week and next by staging three different concerts with somewhat challenging musical cakes, but each laced with the delicious icing of Beethoven’s 7^thSymphony. Moreover, Beethoven appeared in the second half of each concert to prevent the unconvinced from scuttling away after interval. Read more

Lest we forget

The Remembrance Day service commemorated at the Sydney Jewish War Memorial marked the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending WWI. Read more

The ayes have it

In a motion without notice, National MP Alfred Ngaro called the House of Representatives in the New Zealand parliament to condemn the Pittsburgh synagogue attack in which 11 Jewish worshippers were murdered. Read more

Which type of hate should we fear most?

Jews are divided on many issues. But there is probably no more foolish or self-defeating argument roiling contemporary Jewish life than the question of which types of anti-Semites are most to be feared. Read more

Negev town to aid families of children with medical and therapeutic needs

The Israeli government gave its stamp of approval in September on the establishment of an inclusive new town within the Merhavim Regional Council in Israel’s Western Negev Desert. Read more

Cyclists put pedal to the metal to raise record $3.5 million for sick kids

Madonna, Cher, Michael Bublé and Kathleen Turner were among well-wishers for the annual bike ride dubbed “Wheels of Love,” which broke records for Israel’s leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital ALYN, raising more than $3.5 million. Read more

Spitfire: a movie review by Elana Bowman

Spitfire the documentary is simply beautiful. Read more

Water polo match between Spain and Israel cancelled following BDS pressure

The Molins de Rei Municipality in Catalonia, Spain has left Israel’s women water polo team in the lurch after cancelling the venue for a water polo match between Israel and Spain, due to pressure from anti-Israel boycott movements. Read more

Body of IAF pilot found 56 years after his death

After a decades-long search, the head of the IDF manpower directorate, Maj.-Gen. Moti Almoz, announced the discovery of the remains of air force pilot, Lt. Yakir Mordechai Naveh (Leifer), whose burial place was, until recently, unknown. Read more

Trump triumphs as Oman and Brazil step up and PLO bows out

Oman has broken ranks with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) by endorsing President Trump’s efforts to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict…writes David Singer. Read more

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Netanyahu welcomes new Iran sanctions

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a statement following Donald Trump’s announcement of further sanctions against Iran. Read more

A concert of hope

The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand’s Kristallnacht concert in memory of the Nazi attack on the Jews of Germany on November 9, 1938 will have Hope as its underlying theme with young Israeli violinist, Tal First, Sinfonia for Hope and Inbal Megiddo of the NZ School of Music will perform ‘Violins of Hope’by Israeli composer, Ohad ben Ari. Read more

New IDF chief of staff, who takes nothing for granted, faces an explosive region

The recent appointment of Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi as the next Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces means that the Israeli military will soon be led by a general who takes nothing for granted, and whose mission will be to navigate an increasingly complex and explosive Middle East. Read more

Family at the forefront of global pancreatic cancer fight

On World Pancreatic Cancer Day on Thursday 15 November people around the world will rally together to Demand Better^SM in the fight against pancreatic cancer, starting with awareness of the symptoms and risks. Read more

An Armistice Day centenary thanksgiving for the end of the war

The major contributions of Sir John Monash and Sir Harry Chauvel to bring the world from War to Peace in 1918 will be remembered at a special Armistice Day thanksgiving event at Monash’s former school in Melbourne. Read more

Protestors demand Israel cease transfer of goods into Gaza until soldiers’ remains are returned

Residents of the Gaza Belt attempted to block a shipment of goods into the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning in protest against Israel continuing to provide medicine and supplies to the Strip despite the security situation. Read more

Senior diplomatic source: ‘Jordan situation is difficult, almost impossible’

Israel is in talks with Jordan over the Hashemite Kingdom ’s recent decision to reclaim land leased by Israel in the Island of Peace in Naharayim in the Jordan Valley and the Tzofar enclave in the Arava, a senior Israeli diplomatic source confirmed yesterday. Read more

Gaza border communities under fire say enough is enough

“I lay on top of my children, we were 300 meters from the bomb shelter but there was not enough time to run there, we were caught off-guard walking home from a Shabbat meal, all my children were screaming as we saw the rockets and heard the explosions.” Read more

The Shabbat after

Members of Sydney’s Jewish community gathered at The Central Synagogue to hear addresses from the American Consul-General Sharon Hudson-Dean, Dr Kerryn Phelps and Rabbi Levi Wolff at the beginning of the Shabbat following the massacre of 11 members of the congregation at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Read more

Dr Kerryn Phelps AM MP

The Australian Electoral Commission has officially announced that Dr Kerryn Phelps has been elected to Parliament as the independent member for the Sydney seat of Wentworth. Read more

Mayor Jamie Hyams

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s senior policy analyst Jamie Hyams has taken a year out to carry out his new civic duties as the mayor of Glen Eira in Melbourne. Read more

It Came From Within

The infamous Kristallnacht pogrom on 9-10 November 1938 was a pivotal event in the lead up to the Holocaust. Read more

The zodiac explained

What’s the connection between Judaism and the zodiac. Ask the rabbi. Read more

‘Anti-Semitism upholds white supremacy’

On a sunny afternoon last Tuesday in Pittsburgh, about 200 demonstrators gathered outside the JCC in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood, a short distance from the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh where, on the previous Shabbat, the neo-Nazi assailant Robert Bowers gunned down 11 Jews who had gone there to pray…writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more

Returning to synagogue, how do we speak to our children about Pittsburgh?

Unlike any previous tragedy, where we listen to the horror stories, process our emotions and then return to ordinary life, this time is different. As the tragic shooting took place in a synagogue, the reverberations of trauma may have a direct impact on our own lives. Most certainly, we will all be thinking of it this Shabbat…writes Rabbi Dr Ari Sytner/JNS. Read more

British police investigate antisemitism complaints against Labour Party, Corbyn

Police in the United Kingdom have opened up a criminal probe over accusations of antisemitic hate crimes within the Labour Party. Read more

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