Birthright Israel gears up for the summer season
June 27, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
With the support of Gandel Philanthropy its principal Australian partner of eight years, the Zionist Federation of Australia will send 160 young Australians, of which Gandel Philanthropy supports 80, on a 10-day special trip to Israel. Read more
B’nai B’rith & JNF Youth and Young Adult Jewish Changemaker Awards 2019
June 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s B’nai B’rith and JNF have held their annual Jewish Changemaker Awards acknowledging the inspiring contributions made by Youth and Young Adults within the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Israel to cut Gaza fuel supply in response to wave of arson attacks
June 26, 2019 by JNS
Israel announced on Tuesday that it will cut the supply of fuel to the Gaza Strip in response to a wave of arson attacks from the Hamas enclave. Read more
Mount Sinai College investment pays off
June 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Mount Sinai College has completed a campus renovation including the grounds, buildings, library and new classrooms marking the day with an official campus launch. Read more
UIA NSW Women’s Division hosts major donor thank you event
June 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW Women’s Division hosted a Major Donor Thank You event for 60 supporters at the home of Judy and Steven Lowy with media personality Rowan Dean as guest speaker. A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Todd Sampson Body Hack: community reactions
June 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
TV personality Todd Sampson took his cameras into Gaza for an episode of Network 10’s Body Hack program. Read more
Erdoğan’s loss is Israel’s gain
June 26, 2019 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared, during the lead-up to the country’s March 31 municipal elections, that “whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey,” he couldn’t have imagined that the catchy campaign slogan was going to energize his rivals and bode ill for his own continued reign of terror. Read more
Ahead of neo-Nazi concert, German town buys up beer supply to ‘dry Nazis out’
June 26, 2019 by JNS
Ahead of a neo-Nazi concert, residents in Ostritz bought out the German town’s beer supply to “dry the Nazis out,” despite a court prohibiting the sale and possession of alcohol at the Shield and Sword Festival. Read more
Magda Szubanski and friends launch alternative GoFundMe: ForLove
June 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Comedian and campaigner Magda Szubanski, in conjunction with interfaith friends, has launched a fundraising campaign to speak to the love and acceptance of the Australian people – not to division and mistrust. Read more
PUFFS or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic
June 26, 2019 by Hila Tsor
A theatre review by Hila Tsor. Read more
Ingredients for cook books
June 26, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Gaye Weeden and Hayley Smorgon have worked as a team to produce four cookbooks which evoke memories, emotions, stories, experiences and unique recipes. Read more
Report from Bucharest
June 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Senior professionals representing Jewish communities from more than 50 countries at the forum convened each year by the World Jewish Congress (WJC). Read more
‘Surrender or Collapse:’ Israel welcomes US new sanctions on Iran
June 25, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has welcomed the latest set of sanctions the US imposed against Iran, saying they will lead Iran “to surrender or to collapse.” Read more
Israel cuts fuel to Gaza in response to arson terrorism
June 25, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced Tuesday that it was stopping the transfer of fuel to the power station in the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing “until further notice” following arson attacks by Gazan terrorists on Israeli areas surrounding the Strip. Read more
Heading for Peking University
June 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sinophile Heath Sloane will be joining a cohort of 140 emerging global leaders in Beijing this year, where he will complete a fully-funded Masters program at Peking University. Read more
Life at Luigi’s
June 25, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
A couple of weeks ago, J-Wire published a story about disabled persons working in a Melbourne café [http://www.jwire.com.au/a-life-changing-venture-for-those-with-disabilities/]. Henry Greener has visited Luigi’s with his film crew… Read more
Chabad on Campus
June 25, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Chabad Youth’s, Chabad on Campus directors Rabbi Mendy and Rebbetzin Lifshy Ajzenszmidt have headed from Melbourne to the USA this week for a Chabad on Campus conference. Read more
A Jewish safari tour guide
June 25, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Henry Greener meets Ranger Sean Rubinstein Guides who runs safari tours of southern Africa, where he has taken many tourists through the glorious landscape where wild animals roam. Read more
A celebration to remember
June 25, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Kornmehl Centre Emanuel Pre-School recently celebrated its 20thbirthday with over 120 special guests including the Kornmehl family, past and current parents and teachers. Read more
What the Trump peace plan cannot accomplish
June 25, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
When the Trump administration released the economic portion of its Middle East peace plan last week, the avalanche of criticism was immediate and harsh. Read more
Two new Israeli contenders enter political fray before fall elections
June 25, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Israel’s repeat election on Sept. 17 might not be a literal do-over of April 9, as two new parties may be entering the fray. Read more
Netanyahu: I cannot understand the Palestinians
June 24, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US National Security Adviser John Bolton, yesterday toured the Jordan Valley and took a helicopter expedition of the Jerusalem district, the security fence and the Jordan Valley. Read more
New twist in Malka Leifer case
June 24, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Israeli media reported have that Israeli Police are preparing to charge Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman for using his position to illicitly provide assistance to alleged sex offenders, according to a report released last week by the Kan public broadcaster. Read more
EXPOSED: Hamas has a ‘Sleeper’ inside UNRWA
June 24, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The head of UNRWA’s employees’ union in the Gaza Strip is a fairly anonymous Hamas official who has been placed by the terror organization inside the agency as a “sleeper” who can use the organization’s resources for Hamas’ purposes, TPS has learned. Read more
I Met a Survivor
June 24, 2019 by Community Editor
The Sydney Jewish Museum is to launch of a photographic book, “I Met a Survivor”. Read more
Can I bequeath my organs?
June 24, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi? Read more
Feintooner
June 24, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Lots of Cents and no Sensibilities. Read more
Abbas rejects ‘Peace to Prosperity’, US envoy defends it
June 23, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas rejected the economic chapter of the Trump’s administration released on Saturday, saying that the political issues must be settled before the economy is discussed. Read more
Trump should stop billions being poured into Gaza and West Bank
June 23, 2019 by David Singer
President Trump should not allow the euphoria that swept the world following the 27 November 2007 Annapolis Conference to infect the Manama Conference being jointly hosted by himself and Bahrain on 25-26 June. Read more
OBK feeds CEO sleepout
June 23, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
More than 370 of Sydney’s top business and community leaders have slept outdoors to raise money for people experiencing homelessness…and OBK was there to feed them. Read more
