Thirty members of the NSW parliament attended Yom Ha’azmaut Sydney celebration
May 31, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last week, member after member in the NSW parliament expressed their support for Israel following a motion moved by MP Natalie Ward…but there were dissenters. Read more
ECAJ backs the Yes Campaign
May 31, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Voice’s Yes 23 Campaign has welcomed to its ever-growing movement an alliance of over 120 multicultural groups who have united in support for Indigenous constitutional recognition through a Voice to Parliament. Read more
UIA funded social club opens its doors in Ashkelon
May 31, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
UIA Australia has held the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of a social club in Ashkelon, in southern Israel. Read more
The Yom Ha’azmaut celebrations party on
May 31, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and John Pesutto, the Leader of the Opposition, have joined with many of the state’s senior politicians and dignitaries in celebrating a Yom Ha’atzmaut cocktail reception this week. Read more
Canoe slalom star Fox back in action at World Cup
May 31, 2023 by AAP
Olympic canoe slalom champion Jessica Fox expects next year’s Paris Games to be her toughest yet, bracing for some “argy-bargy” as she targets three gold medals. Read more
Italy spy agents, ex-Israeli agent die in boat capsize
May 31, 2023 by AAP
Two Italian intelligence agents and one retired Israeli agent are among the four dead when a sudden storm sank a houseboat hired for a pleasure cruise on a northern Italian lake, authorities say. Read more
‘Not good enough,’: Kennedy Jr explanation of tweet supporting Roger Waters
May 30, 2023 by JNS
It’s been a busy few hours on Twitter for Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and a Democratic candidate for president in 2024. Read more
Julia, Israel’s celebrity seal, spotted on restricted military beach site
May 30, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Julia, an endangered Mediterranean monk seal who has been winning Israeli hearts, beached herself on a restricted military site in the centre of the country, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said on Monday. Read more
Jacky – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
May 30, 2023 by Alex First
Racism, disadvantage, “the mob” and money collide in the incendiary new work from Declan Furber Gillick, five years in the making. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Abraham Abrahams
May 30, 2023 by Features Desk
Abraham Abrahams was a highly respected businessman, a judge of art, a private philanthropist and a model citizen. Read more
Anti-Jewish incidents in Australia continue to rise in 2022
May 30, 2023 by Julie Nathan
Each year, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), produces a Report on Antisemitism in Australia…writes Julie Nathan, Read more
Fresh settlement against Leifer, ultra-Orthodox school
May 30, 2023 by AAP
A settlement has been reached in a fresh civil claim by a former student against the former principal and convicted abuser Malka Leifer and the Adass Israel School in Melbourne where she worked. Read more
Academic should be reinstated after Nazi flag posts
May 29, 2023 by AAP
A Sydney academic will not be compensated for the hurt and humiliation he claimed to suffer after being fired for posting a picture online of an Israeli flag with a Nazi symbol on it. Read more
New president for Progressive Judaism Victoria
May 29, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maureen Barten has been elected president of Progressive Judaism Victoria. Read more
Auschwitz movie takes second prize at Cannes
May 29, 2023 by JNS
Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won the Grand Prix award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Read more
CNN promotes anti-Israel propaganda for children
Children’s author Ibtisam Barakat wants to use kids’ books “to keep the Palestinian dream of a homeland alive”…writes Marjorie Gann. Read more
Moriah Foundations visits the Archibald – Photogallery
May 29, 2023 by Community newsdesk
The Moriah Foundation has hosted its annual private viewing of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes at the Art Gallery of NSW. Read more
Moriah Foundations visits the Archibald – Photogallery
May 29, 2023 by Community newsdesk
The Moriah Foundation has hosted its annual private viewing of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes at the Art Gallery of NSW. Read more
Feintooner
May 29, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: The strategy beyond Good and Evil Read more
Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine on rollercoaster ride to reality
May 29, 2023 by David Singer
The 2022 Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) continues its rollercoaster ride from dream to reality – in spite of the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) refusing to acknowledge that such a solution even exists. Read more
Hundreds protest against Roger Waters show in Frankfurt
May 29, 2023 by AAP
Around 400 people demonstrated outside Frankfurt’s Festhalle before a concert by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. Read more
Does Judaism allow alterations to one’s skin, e.g. body piercing?
May 29, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi!
Back in Oz: Mamma Mia!
May 29, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
This show is not for you if you hate ABBA’s music, great singing, great dancing, great production and a custom-built heart-warming story incorporating lyrics sung by the Swedish four. Read more
Israel scores stunning win to advance in Under-20 World Cup
May 28, 2023 by TPS
Israel made soccer history on Saturday night at the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, rallying late while a man down to beat Japan 2-1. Read more
Henry Kissinger turns 100, eying his legacy
May 28, 2023 by AAP
The labels range from intellectual, Nobel Prize-winning statesman and brilliant negotiator to egomaniac and war criminal. Read more
Roger Waters probed over Nazi-style uniform in Berlin
May 28, 2023 by AAP
Rock star Roger Waters says he was opposing fascism and bigotry when he wore a Nazi-style uniform on stage at a concert in Berlin that led German police to launch an investigation into the Pink Floyd co-founder. Read more
On the other hand
May 27, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Israel’s entry in this year’s Eurovision contest finished a credible third in the final round. Read more
Jew-hatred struts the stage in Berlin
May 27, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The unspeakable performance by Roger Waters in Berlin last week crossed a number of new red lines, even for him. Read more
The gravest threat Israel faces is Iran
May 27, 2023 by Aviel Sheyin-Stevens
In April 2023, The New York Times published that among the hundreds of top-secret Pentagon documents that were leaked recently, one CIA report (“Israeli Mossad Encourages Protests Against New Government Over Proposed Judicial Reforms”) stated: “In early to mid-February, Israeli Secret Intelligence Service (Mossad) leaders advocated for Mossad officials and Israeli citizens to protest against the new Israeli Government’s proposed judicial reforms, including several explicit calls to action that decried the Israeli Government, according to signals intelligence.” Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: The Violins of Hope: strings of the Holocaust
May 27, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Morry Frenkel speaks with Barry French, who will be appearing in Moira Blumenthal Productions’ “Stories from the Violins of Hope” at the Bondi Pavilion, Sydney, from May 31st to June 18th. Read more
