West seeks Russia ‘Final Solution’: Lavrov
January 19, 2023 by J-Wire
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States has assembled a coalition of European countries to solve “the Russian question” in the same way that Adolf Hitler had sought a “final solution” to eradicate Europe’s Jews. Read more
Feb-07 8:30pm SBS-TV: U.S. and the Holocaust Part 3
January 18, 2023 by J-Wire
The first reports of the killings reach the United States. Read more
Perrottet confident despite costume shame
January 13, 2023 by J-Wire
Several ministers are standing by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet two months out from state elections after his revelation that he wore a Nazi uniform at his 21st birthday party. Read more
Feb-12 1:45pm Sydney: Speed Dating for the 60s
January 12, 2023 by J-Wire
Debbie Katz presents a new speed dating event for those in their 60s. Read more
Jan-15 11am Melbourne: Remembering Raoul Wallenberg
December 29, 2022 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s Raoul Wallenberg Unit of B’nai B’rith will hold its inaugural Raoul Wallenberg Day on Sunday, 15 January at the St Kilda Town Hall. Read more
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (G): A movie review by Alex First
December 28, 2022 by J-Wire
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is fanciful fun for the whole family. It is lightweight fare that will put a smile on the faces of littlies, their parents and grandparents. Read more
Jan-27 9:25pm SBS-TV: Undeniable: The Truth To Remember
December 26, 2022 by J-Wire
Undeniable: The Truth To Remember, hosted by Julianna Margulies, follows five Holocaust survivors who share their harrowing stories with a diverse group of students from Hastings High School in Houston, Texas, a school that does not traditionally teach the history of the Holocaust. Read more
Jan-24 8:30pm SBS-TV: U.S. and the Holocaust
December 26, 2022 by J-Wire
After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. Read more
Jan-2 9:40pm SBS-World Movies: Golden Voices
December 16, 2022 by J-Wire
Victor and Raya Frenkel were the golden voices of film dubbing in the Soviet Union. Read more
Chanukah then and now
December 16, 2022 by J-Wire
If we were to go back two thousand one hundred and ninety years ago, to the time of Antiochus IV and the Maccabee Revolt, we would find a state of the world and Jewish affairs in many ways similar to today. Read more
Chanukah
Dec-18 Sydney: Dover Heights Chanukah in the Park
December 9, 2022 by J-Wire
It’s that time again when Sydney’s Dover Heights Shule’s spectacular annual “Chanukah in the park” event will take place at Dudley Page Reserve, Dover Heights on Sunday, 18th December, the first night of Chanukah. Read more
Dec-19 to 21 Melbourne: Chanukah Coin Exchange
December 8, 2022 by J-Wire
Magen David Adom will give you chocolate coins in exchange for real ones! Read more
ECAJ calls for Australia to take strong measures against Iran
December 5, 2022 by J-Wire
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has lodged a submission with the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee in response to its Inquiry into Human rights implications of recent violence in Iran. Read more
NYT needs to end silence on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
December 5, 2022 by J-Wire
The visit to Hebron this week by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Kathleen Kingsbury, The New York Times Opinion Editor, could see the NYT finally breaking its silence on the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine proposal published in the Saudi Arabian government-controlled Al Arabiya News on 8 June 2022. Read more
The not so beautiful game
They call football the beautiful game – a game played with grace and beauty and elegance as if poetry itself has leapt from the pages and onto the playing fields where players move with the smoothness of a gentle breeze across vast desert sands…writes Justin Ambler. Read more
“Carmen “ on Cockatoo Island. ‘Unforgettable and a must see’ says Victor Grynberg
November 28, 2022 by J-Wire
Carmen is probably the most played opera around the world. Read more
Israeli teenager killed, more than 20 injured in Jerusalem terror bombings
November 24, 2022 by J-Wire
One Israeli was killed and more than 20 injured on Wednesday in two explosions at bus stops located near entrances to Jerusalem. Read more
For Israel’s detractors, her existence is the root cause of the issues, not her policies.
November 24, 2022 by J-Wire
This most recent Israeli election, the fifth in the current cycle, proved to be quite different from the previous four, not only in producing a definitive result but with the campaign itself. Read more
Remove the word ‘Nazi’
November 24, 2022 by J-Wire
Lawyers for Victoria’s education department asked an expert to remove the word Nazi from a report on whether a school principal’s alleged anti-Semitic speech caused offence to Jewish students, a court has heard. Read more
It’s time for Israel to untie the American apron strings
Can Israel break its dependency on the United States? Read more
Unpredictable politics
November 20, 2022 by J-Wire
I realise someone has to run a country. I just wish there was another viable alternative to current politics. Read more
Qatar’s farcical World Cup begins
November 20, 2022 by J-Wire
Even before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off, the tournament already had a hero: the former captain of the Iranian national team, Ali Daei. Read more
Rabbis call out State Department for double standard on Ben-Gvir and Palestinian terrorism
November 20, 2022 by J-Wire
A coalition representing more than 2,000 American rabbis criticised U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price for what it described as a double standard on support for terrorism. Read more
Melbourne City Council joins anti-Israel groups to sponsor Palestine National Day
November 15, 2022 by J-Wire
The Melbourne City Council and Federation Square have sponsored today’s Palestine National Day. Read more
Lies and unapologetic antisemitism from the UN ‘Commission of Inquiry’
November 9, 2022 by J-Wire
Antisemitism at the United Nations may be as ubiquitous as the United Nations’ dead silence on human rights violations around the world but rarely has it been as brazen and transparent as on Oct. 27, 2022. Read more
New Zealand agritech delegation to Israel
November 6, 2022 by J-Wire
The Embassy of Israel in Wellingtons is partnering with the Trans – Tasman Business Circle in the upcoming Agritech Delegation to Israel from 6 – 12 November. Read more
International Day of the Girl
October 25, 2022 by J-Wire
The National Council of Jewish Women NSW has commemorated the International Day of the Girl with a large-scale creative charity event. Read more
Oct-26 11am Sydney: Resilience in the face of adversity
October 21, 2022 by J-Wire
“I’m not a victim, I am a survivor,” says acclaimed author and motivational speaker Eddy Boas. Read more
Nov-13 11am Melbourne: A unique opportunity to learn about the Voice
October 20, 2022 by J-Wire
Next year, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum that will ask whether Australia should enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament within the Constitution. Read more
