Maccabiah preparations start in earnest
March 4, 2020 by Michael Puterflam
Preparations for Maccabiah 2021 are in full swing as the entire Senior Leadership Team for Australia’s delegation came together for a weekend of team building and planning ahead of next year’s Games. Read more
The man behind a thriving community – Principal Phil Roberts from Mount Sinai College celebrates 30 years!
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Phil Roberts has spent half his life at Mount Sinai College – 30 years in fact. Read more
Mount Sinai College announced as winner in the Renovation/Modernisation category 2019 LEA Australasia Awards.
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Mount Sinai College was awarded the winner of the prestigious 2019 Learning Environments Australasia (LEA) NSW Chapter for outstanding achievements in ‘Renovation/Modernisation over $5M’ category. Read more
WIZO presents…
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
WIZO Victoria presents three wonderful speakers for International Women’s Day Morning Tea… Read more
Memorial ceremony for IDF killed in action but burial place not known
March 4, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin spoke yesterday at the official memorial ceremony for fallen IDF soldiers whose place of burial is unknown, held at the Hall of Remembrance at Har Herzl in Jerusalem. Read more
Is Netanyahu’s significant victory sufficient?
March 4, 2020 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Keeping in mind that the results of Israel’s Knesset elections are not final, the tally indicates that the attempt to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed abysmally. Read more
Israelis have spoken and prefer Netanyahu, though hurdles remain on way to government
March 4, 2020 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “a giant victory” on Monday night for the Likud Party and the Israeli right-wing. With 92 per cent of the votes counted, Likud won 36 seats and the right-wing/religious bloc 59 seats. Read more
‘Never again’ means standing up for Israel
March 4, 2020 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
Standing up to contemporary antisemitism is no easy thing, as it means taking up arms in the war being fought over Israel’s legitimacy. This is a fight to the death against the mortal enemy of the Jewish people—one in which the casualties are all too real. It cannot be fought with pleasantries. Beautiful speeches notwithstanding, world leaders only truly join in this fight when they stand against the delegitimization of Israel. Read more
European floats depict vermin, chimneys, poison gas, bags of money …
March 4, 2020 by Thane Rosenbaum
The Jewish holiday of Purim, to be celebrated next week, came early in both Belgium and Spain this year—not for Jews, but for those who hate them no matter the millennium. Read more
IAEA sounds alarm about Iran’s stockpile of uranium
March 4, 2020 by JNS
The International Atomic Energy Agency warned on Tuesday that Iran is drastically increasing production of enriched uranium since the United States withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal. Read more
A mezuzah for Paul Hamer
March 4, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Paul Hamer, State Labor MP for the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill invited to his office two close friends Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann from the Ark Centre and Rabbi Dovid Gutnick from East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in order to hang a mezuzah. Read more
An intergenerational playgroup
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Music and laughter filled the room at a special session Sydney’s Montefiore Home intergenerational playgroup in honour of the late Rose Fekete. Read more
A Brighter Shabbat
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel (TBI) will be lending their communal support to that which so many of their members and friends have been doing as individuals and as families in supporting those affected by the bushfires. Read more
Bipartisan parliamentary support for J-Air’s FM licence
March 4, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne-based Jewish radio station J-AIR has won bipartisan support in federal parliament in its fight against antisemitism through its bid for a dedicated and more powerful community-wide FM licence. Read more
Budding batsman selected for national side
March 4, 2020 by Michelle Favero
Jonah Trope, a Year 10 Emanuel School student, has been picked for Australia’s National Under 16s Male Cricket Team. Read more
Tzipi Livni keynote speaker at UIA WA 2020 Centenary Celebration
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
UIA WA proudly hosted 700 Perth supporters at its 2020 Centenary Celebration with Israeli politician, diplomat and lawyer Tzipi Livni & Israeli musical artist Idan Raichel. Were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
President Rivlin with UIA in Melbourne
March 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Did you attend the Gala Event featuring Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Celebrating 100 Years at UIA QLD Gala Dinner
March 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA QLD is counting down until its 2020 Gala Dinner with guest speakers Yola Reitman – Former Mossad Agent and The Hon Stuart Robert MP – Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services on Sunday 15 March in Brisbane. The event will mark the incredible milestone of Keren Hayesod-UIA’s 100 years of supporting the People of Israel. Read more
Israeli exit polls give edge to Netanyahu’s Likud Party, close to a majority with 61 seats
March 3, 2020 by JNS
Exit polls from Israel’s general election on Monday indicate a strong victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, setting the stage for the longtime Israeli leader to break the political stalemate and form a 61-seat governing coalition.
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Exit Polls Show: Netanyahu Emerges Victorious
March 3, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The exit polls of the March 2020 elections for the 23rd Knesset show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu obtain a decisive victory and appears to be the leading candidate to form the next government. He is one seat short of establishing a government of 61 members. Read more
Casting call for doggy divas for Opera Australia on the harbour
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dogs who dream of stardom can have the op-paw-tunity of a lifetime this April with applications now open to appear in La Traviata at the world-famous Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Read more
A famous sea disaster’s Jewish aspects
March 2, 2020 by Hilary Rubinstein
Bound for the relief of the British base at Gibraltar, which was under siege by France and Spain, HMS Royal George of 108 guns was awaiting sailing orders on a fine summer’s morning in 1782, part of a large fleet assembled at the Spithead anchorage off Portsmouth. Read more
Want to know more about Purim?
March 2, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Extraordinary women with inspiring stories at UIA Women’s Division 2020 Campaign events
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia Women’s Division will host an inspirational line up of speakers for its 2020 Campaign Events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in March when we celebrate the incredible milestone of Keren Hayesod-UIA’s 100 years of supporting the People of Israel. Read more
Feintooner
March 2, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: U.S. Jewish Presidential Debates
Netanyahu vows sovereignty over Jordan Valley ‘within weeks’ if re-elected
March 2, 2020 by JNS
As Israelis prepare to go back to the polls for the third time in fewer than 12 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Sunday that if re-elected, he would declare sovereignty over parts of Israel “within weeks.” Read more
Benny Gantz to Israelis: ‘We must move forward’
March 2, 2020 by Benny Gantz
As Israel’s third election campaign in under a year draws to a close, I would like to remind the Israeli public why we are here, why I am here, and what I am fighting for. Read more
Netanyahu to Israelis: Let’s carry this momentum through
March 2, 2020 by Benjamin Netanyahu
My fellow Israelis, we are very close to winning the elections. We need two more mandates to win the election, resolve the political logjam and establish a strong right-wing government. Read more
20 years of Mardi Gras for Dayenu
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Celebrating 20 years since the first Dayenu float and the 80 participating made a huge impact on the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Read more
Howard Freeman stands down after 38 years as president of AJHS Vic
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Historical Society Vic will thank and farewell its long-serving president Howard Freeman after 38 years as its president and immediate past president Trevor Cohen at its AGM later this month. Read more
