Florida synagogue receives package with antisemitic and threatening content
July 31, 2019 by JNS
A package containing antisemitic and threatening content was received at the Young Israel of Bal Harbour in Southeast Florida on Monday. Read more
Schadenfreude and the UNRWA scandal
July 31, 2019 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Revelations of rampant wrongdoing in the corridors of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) couldn’t have shamed a more worthy organization. Read more
UIA NSW launches ‘My Israel’ short film competition
July 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA NSW has launched its inaugural Israel short film competition, ‘My Israel’ with various schools in August. Read more
Museums Together: Students build bridges between Melbourne’s Jewish and Islamic communities
July 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Students from King David School and Sirius College participated in the inaugural session of Museums Together at the Immigration Museum yesterday. Read more
Israeli researchers create MRI technique to predict diseases, start treatment sooner
July 31, 2019 by JNS
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a way to transform a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine into a device that can record changes in the biological makeup of brain tissue and help doctors determine earlier onset of diseases such as Alzheimer’s in order to begin treatment. Read more
Finals beckoning for Maccabi women
July 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It has been a huge season for Sydney’s Maccabi Seniors Women’s AAW5 team, as the finals draw near. Read more
Another United Nations mockery and New Zealand’s hypocrisy
July 31, 2019 by David Cumin
It’s all too easy when there are active efforts against Jewish self-determination in their indigenous land to focus on the haters and assume they are large in number. Read more
Sep-01/02 Melbourne: Teacher training
July 31, 2019 by J-Wire
Teacher training programs open to iTaLAM teachers in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more
Aug-25/26 Sydney: Teacher training
July 31, 2019 by J-Wire
Teacher training programs open to iTaLAM teachers in Sydney and Melbourne:
Switzerland suspends funding to UNRWA amid reports of misconduct
July 31, 2019 by JNS
Switzerland announced on Tuesday that it has suspended funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the U.N. agency geared to assist Palestinians, amid an internal report of sexual misconduct, discrimination and ethics violations. Read more
Israeli startup Monday.com achieves US$1.9 billion in worth
July 31, 2019 by JNS
Tel Aviv-based company Monday.com has hit a $1.9 billion valuation, making it the highest-worth startup in its category of work software and the most prized startup based in Israel. Read more
CBDChabad expands to Surry Hills
July 31, 2019 by Community newsdesk
CBDChabad has launched its newest inner-city hub to serve the Jewish professionals and residents of Surry Hills in Sydney. Read more
PLO suicide note leaves Jordan to decide fate of West Bank
July 31, 2019 by David Singer
President Trump has been given the clearest notice that his deal of the century will be stillborn if he designates any role for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in its implementation. Read more
Google honours Japanese diplomat who saved Jews during Holocaust
July 30, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Google has honoured the late Japanese diplomat Chiune Sempo Sugihara, who worked to save Jews fleeing the Nazis in the Holocaust, by dedicating Monday’s Doodle to him. Read more
UNRWA leaders accused of sexual misconduct, ethics’ violations
July 30, 2019 by JNS
An internal ethics report sent to the U.N. secretary-general in December alleges that the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and other officials at the highest levels of the U.N. agency have committed a series of serious ethics violations, the AFP has reported. Read more
Roman Abramovich donates to combat climate-change effects in Negev Desert
July 30, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s largest environmental organization, Keren Kayemet LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), received a significant donation this week from businessman, philanthropist and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich to combat the effects of climate change in the Middle East, including afforestation, forest rehabilitation and fighting desertification in the Negev in southern Israel. Read more
Ayelet Shaked to lead Union of Right Wing Parties following last-minute deal
July 30, 2019 by JNS
Jewish Home Party leader Rabbi Rafi Peretz agreed on Sunday to cede the top slot in a united electoral list to New Right Party leader Ayelet Shaked, sealing a deal that will join the two parties in Israel’s upcoming September national elections. Read more
In the next election, let Israel win!
For many years, a key element in the Israeli psyche has been missing. Gone is the passion, not for our land, not for our state, but for our leadership. For both those in power and those in the opposition, enthusiasm has waned considerably. Read more
ABC apologises for content
July 30, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Following a complaint from Peter Wertheim, Co-CEO, Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the ABC has issued an apology concerning the content of an interview which was broadcast on Radio National on July 8.
Shaked shakes up politics again with new merger on Israeli right
July 30, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Israel’s politics got another major shakeup in recent days—this time on the right, with the announcement of the merger between Ayelet Shaked’s New Right Party and Jewish Home. Read more
Australian Muslim paper recognises Jewish writer
July 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At their Gala Dinner and Awards Night recently, the Australasian Muslim Times AMUST presented Philip Feinstein with an award for his long-term association with the newspaper. Read more
Aug-04 Sydney: A Revealing Evening with Jessica
July 30, 2019 by J-Wire
Aug-11 5:30pm SBS-TV: Prosecuting Evil
July 30, 2019 by J-Wire
Prosecuting Evil is the incredible story of Ben Ferencz – the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and a lifelong advocate of ‘law not war’. Read more
Sydney Athlete to Serve Commonwealth Games
July 29, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Sydneysider Matt Levy has been confirmed as a co-chair of the Athlete Advisory Group (AAG).
Miami: Jewish man shot and wounded while waiting outside synagogue
July 29, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A Jewish man waiting outside the Young Israel of Greater Miami synagogue for afternoon prayers on Sunday evening was wounded in a drive-by shooting, apparently an antisemitic attack. Read more
Maccabi dances to its own beat
July 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Maccabi All Abilities dance workshop in Sydney gave kids the opportunity to enjoy dance. Read more
Feintooner
July 29, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon – Gender Offender Read more
Why do we fast? Ask the rabbi
July 29, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
This question and others answered by Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more
Long-range Arrow-3 missile-defence system successfully tested in Alaska
July 29, 2019 by JNS
Israel and the United States have completed a series of successful tests of the new long-range Arrow-3 ballistic missile-defence system in Alaska, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at the start of Sunday’s Cabinet meeting. Read more
French city official celebrates birthday with swastika cake
Djamel Boumaaz, an official in the southern French city of Montpellier, celebrated his birthday with a swastika-decorated cake. Read more
