Apr-29 1:40pm SBS-World Movies: Denial
April 6, 2022 by J-Wire
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. Read more
Apr-28 8:30pm SBS-World Movies: Where Hands Touch
April 6, 2022 by J-Wire
Germany 1944. 15-year-old Leyna (Amandla Stenberg), daughter of a white German mother and a black father, lives in fear due to the colour of her skin. Read more
Gaza source: ‘Deterioration in Jerusalem’ will force Hamas to attack
April 6, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
“Hamas is not interested in opening a front against Israel,” but a deterioration in Jerusalem will force it to react, a leader in the Gaza Strip told TPS. The Palestinian Authority also estimates that Hamas is not seeking a large-scale confrontation at this time. Read more
ISIS affiliates encourage further attacks in Israel
April 6, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Arabs who were affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS) perpetrated two terrorist attacks in the Israeli cities of Beersheba and Hadera, leaving six dead and about 20 injured. Read more
Jewish aspiring engineers design a Mars Rover
April 6, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Five years ago, Joel Kuperholz was one of a four-person team, to win the Monash University Warman Design and Engineering Award for their autonomous Mars rover. Read more
Is this a problem for Allegra?
April 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Wentworth independent Allegra Spender says she supports Israel. Read more
Israeli-developed nanoparticle enhances chemotherapy while reviving immune system
Israeli scientists have developed a nanoparticle that does two jobs -it enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapy and reinvigorates the immune system. Read more
Podcast – L’Chaim to Life: Mythbuster on Gareth Evans
April 5, 2022 by Features Desk
David Schulberg busts another myth, this time one from Gareth Evans. In comparison, hear NSW MP Mark Latham’s support for the Jewish community in Parliament. Read more
Jewish House reaching out to couchsurfers
April 5, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Not all homeless people live in hostels or on the street. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: Issac Herbert Boas – continuing the story of the Boas family – an industry leader
April 5, 2022 by Features Desk
You may remember reading that Abraham and Elizabeth Boas had ten children – their sons all excelling in their career paths.
Feintooner
April 5, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Ministers of Peace. Read more
Hamilton: a theatre review by Alex First
April 5, 2022 by Alex First
Dramatic, emotional, evocative. Electrifying. Triumphant. Read more
Kosher Korean Cuisine at The North Shore Synagogue
April 5, 2022 by Community newsdesk
The North Shore Synagogue together with the Israel Institute of Sydney recently presented a fascinating afternoon of Kosher Korean cuisine. Read more
European Union funding illegal Palestinian projects in West Bank
A report by Israel’s Intelligence Ministry sharply criticizes the European Union for funding the Palestinian Authority’s illegal “takeover” of areas that are recognized as being under Israeli sovereignty. Read more
The ubiquitous ‘Fiddler’ again makes it way to the big screen
April 5, 2022 by Alan Zeitlin
How did a non-Jewish director make one of the best Jewish films of all time? Did Frank Sinatra think he could play the part of Tevye? And why did Israeli prime ministers Golda Meir and David Ben-Gurion leave a lasting impression on Norman Jewison, who directed the 1971 hit drama-comedy-musical “Fiddler on the Roof?” Read more
Questioning Israel’s Right To Exist
April 4, 2022 by Sheree Trotter
The Survey of Antisemitism in New Zealand 2021 was released last week by the New Zealand Jewish Council. The survey covers a range of manifestations of antisemitism including far-right nationalist, Islamic, leftist and anti-Zionist. Read more
88-yr-old stood down by Melbourne shule following sexual assault allegation
April 4, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A sexual assault allegation has seen a prominent Melbourne synagogue stand down its caretaker. Read more
‘Harming civilian population is war crime’: Israeli leaders condemn Bucha massacre
April 4, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Several Israeli leaders expressed shock following the photos and footage emerging from Bucha, Ukraine, indicating that the Russian army conducted a massacre in the town and murdered hundreds of citizens. Read more
Six short takeaways for Israel from the war in Ukraine
April 4, 2022 by Robert Gregory
The geopolitical situation in Ukraine is vastly different to Israel, however, there are several lessons that have wider applications. Read more
Optimist or a pessimist?
April 4, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Jordan and Israel can end the 100 years old Jewish-Arab conflict
April 4, 2022 by David Singer
It took Jordan’s King Abdullah II just 10 minutes to fly by helicopter from Jordan to Ramallah on 26 March to meet Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah – which is only 15 minutes’ drive from Jerusalem – Abdullah’s first trip to Judea and Samaria (West Bank) since 2017. Read more
Naftali Bennett condemns inflammatory graphic of 11 terrorist victims to attack his government
April 4, 2022 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has responded to an inflammatory graphic about him that was distributed on social media recently. Read more
Gaza terror organisations to respond to IDF’s operation in Jenin
April 4, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper reported Sunday that sources in the Gaza Strip say that Egypt and Qatar are acting as mediators and have stepped up efforts to obtain calm, especially in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem, following the operation in Jenin in which three Islamic Jihad operatives were eliminated by Israeli Special Forces as they were on their way to carry out a terror attack. Read more
PA Prime Minister condemns Israeli counterterrorism op as ‘horrific crime’
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh condemned the Israeli counterterrorism operation in Jenin on Friday night in which the Israeli forces killed three Islamic Jihad terrorists. Read more
On the other hand
April 3, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Hating Jews has once again become fashionable. Read more
British company produces 1 million kosher-for-Passover matzahs for Ukraine
April 3, 2022 by JNS
A British kosher-food manufacturer devoted its entire factory this week to produce a million matzahs for Ukraine’s Jewish community and refugees in time for Passover following a request from the Orthodox Union, reported Jewish News. Read more
Fabricating antisemitism: The case of Gil Ofarim
April 3, 2022 by Ben Cohen
Back in October, I wrote about the strange case of Gil Ofarim, a popular German Jewish singer who levelled a charge of antisemitic discrimination against an employee of the Westin Hotel in Leipzig, Germany. Read more
NSW to introduce legislation banning Nazi symbols
April 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman has advised the Clerk of the Legislative Council that the NSW Government is to introduce a new Bill to criminalise the public display of Nazi symbols without a reasonable excuse. Read more
Biden to Bennett: ‘US stands firmly and resolutely with Israel in the face of terror threat’
April 1, 2022 by JNS
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday night to convey America’s support amid the deadly wave of terror attacks the country is currently experiencing. Read more
Don’t reward Palestinians for a new wave of terror
April 1, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
After a week of terror attacks that took the lives of 11 people, Israelis are wondering whether they are on the brink of a third intifada. Read more
