Granddaughter of Righteous Amongst the Nations tells his story to pupils
August 31, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
A team of Courage to Care volunteers delivered their Upstander Education Program to Grade 5 & 6 students at Mitcham Primary School in Melbourne. Read more
Bill Rubinstein takes issue on the Leeser support for The Voice
August 31, 2023 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
Yesterday, Liberal MP Julian Leeser expressed his reasons why he advocates for a “Yes” vote in the upcoming referendum (https://www.jwire.com.au/a-word-on-the-voice-from-julian-leeser/). Academic Bill Rubinstein does not share his point of view. Read more
Shabbat Ki Tavo: The Land of Israel
August 31, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
“When you enter the land that your God is giving you as a heritage, and you possess it and settle in it, you shall take the first fruit of the soil, which you harvest from the land that your God giving you, and put them in a basket and go to the place that God chooses and to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, “I acknowledge this day before your God that I have entered the land that swore to our fathers to assign us.” ( Deuteronomy 26:1-2). Read more
New and old faces as JCCV meets MPs
August 31, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Dozens of Victorian MPs from across the political spectrum gained a deeper understanding of the Victorian Jewish community, Jewish faith and challenges with antisemitism at a special event hosted by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria. Read more
Scrapper
August 31, 2023 by Ilan Harris
A movie review by Ilan Harris Read more
Hezbollah beats war drums as UN meets to renew peacekeepers’ mandate
August 31, 2023 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
With the UN Security Council due to meet on Wednesday to renew the mandate of a peacekeeping force along the Israel-Lebanon border, Hezbollah has raised its rhetoric in opposition to certain changes under discussion. Read more
Hamas to restart weekly Gaza border riots
Hamas has decided to restart the “Great March of Return” at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: Lt Col (res) Sarit Zehavi – Hezbollah’s escalation of flagrant violations
August 31, 2023 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Lt Col (res) Sarit Zehavi, founder and President of ALMA Research and Education Centre, dedicated to researching the security challenges on Israel’s northern borders. PODCAST Read more
Palestinian terrorists open fire on Arab school using Israeli curriculum
August 31, 2023 by TPS
Terrorists affiliated with the Palestinian Authority opened fire at a new Arab school in the Kafr Aqab neighbourhood of northeastern Jerusalem on Wednesday because it will be teaching the curriculum of Israeli Arab schools. Read more
Likud calls for criminal charges after Barak compares Netanyahu to Hitler
August 30, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s ruling Likud Party on Monday denounced former premier Ehud Barak for posting to social media a video that compares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Read more
Dry Bones: What next?
August 30, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
The bubble has finally burst, and the prime minister has promised to combat crime in the Arab sector. Read more
Blame the Jews for everything
August 30, 2023 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
If an Arab is dead, then an Israeli Jew must be to blame. Read more
Hebrew U. pushing scholarships to Palestinians in ‘occupied territories’
August 30, 2023 by JNS
An official document from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem urges Palestinians from “the occupied territories” to apply to the Yad Hanadiv doctoral scholarship program. Read more
A word on The Voice from Julian Leeser
August 30, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal MP Julian Leeser is a strong advocate of voting “Yes” for The Voice. Here’s why. Read more
Bernadette Robinson: Divas
August 30, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Dry Bones: The mug shot
August 30, 2023 by J-Wire
The Trump mug shot is a perfect campaign photo … Read more
Engineers inspect Jerusalem’s Western Wall as surge of visitors expected for high holidays
August 30, 2023 by Pesach Benson
As Jews prepare for the upcoming High Holidays, engineers on Tuesday began getting the holy site ready for the thousands of visitors expected. Read more
Israelis arrive home after emergency stop in Saudi Arabia
August 30, 2023 by TPS
The 128 Israelis whose flight from the Seychelles was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Monday night arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Read more
International affairs insights at Moriah Foundation Lowy Institute Dinner
August 30, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Moriah Foundation and Foundation Circle Members attended the recent Moriah Foundation Lowy Institute Dinner. Read more
Malfunction forces flight carrying Israelis to land in Saudi Arabia
An Air Seychelles flight carrying Israeli passengers to Tel Aviv was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Saudi Arabia over a technical problem. Read more
ABC responds to complaints and rectifies poor reportage
August 29, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The ABC has acknowledged that its coverage of a Palestinian terror attack earlier this month, which claimed the life of an Israeli security officer, was flawed. Read more
Ban on Nazi salute, symbols one step closer in Victoria
August 29, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
A Victorian ban on the Nazi salute is one step closer with legislation to be introduced to parliament. Read more
Sep-06 6pm Online: Noel Pearson, The Voice, Q&A online
August 29, 2023 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The ECAJ invites J-Wire readership to an enlightening presentation and Q&A virtual session with Noel Pearson, as we delve into the significant topic of The Voice referendum in Australia. Read more
Noel Pearson, The Voice, Q&A online
August 29, 2023 by AAP
The ECAJ invites J-Wire readership to an enlightening presentation and Q&A virtual session with Noel Pearson, as we delve into the significant topic of The Voice referendum in Australia. Read more
From New Zealand’s Jewish past – Sir Julius Vogel KCMG – New Zealand’s Eighth Premier
August 29, 2023 by Features Desk
Julius was born in London on 24 February 1835, the son of Albert and Phoebe.
No holds barred at ZFA conference
August 29, 2023 by Ilan Harris
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has held its plenary conference at Sydney’s Central Synagogue. Read more
Combatting racism with an award-winning program
August 29, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
‘Stop Racism Now’ has been awarded the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Award for Community Campaign of the Year. Read more
We are all signatories to the Declaration of Independence
August 29, 2023 by Yaakov Hagoel
When talking about the Declaration of Independence, one usually focuses on its resounding opening sentences. Read more
Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’
August 29, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. Read more
Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem
August 28, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Officials in Port Moresby have confirmed Papua New Guinea will inaugurate a new embassy in Jerusalem. Read more
