Mar-07 7:00pm Sydney: Hamiltashen: A Purim Revue
February 23, 2023 by J-Wire
“I can’t believe it!” said Emanuel Synagogue’s Rabbi Ninio, “I never thought the day would come when I am being replaced by a robot, and not even a very good-looking one either!” Read more
2022 NSW Jewish Board of Deputies President’s Award goes to Vic Alhadeff
February 22, 2023 by J-Wire
Vic Alhadeff spent 17 years steering The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies as its CEO. Yesterday, he became the recipient of the 2022 NSW Jewish Board of Deputies President’s Award. Read more
Feb-28 Sydney 6:39pm: Rooftop solar for Eastern Suburbs residents
February 22, 2023 by J-Wire
The Jewish Sustainability Initiative presents a rooftop solar information event. Read more
‘Operation Olive Branches’: IDF team saves 19 in quake-struck Turkey
February 13, 2023 by J-Wire
The Israel Defence Forces’ “Operation Olive Branches” in Turkey had as of Saturday rescued 19 people from the rubble caused by the massive earthquakes that killed more than 28,000 people in that country and Syria. Read more
Leifer’s trial behind closed doors
February 9, 2023 by J-Wire
The trial of a former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal accused of raping three former students is set to head behind closed doors. Read more
JBD to host Premier, Opposition Leader
February 8, 2023 by J-Wire
For the first time in NSW’s history, the Premier and Opposition Leader will address two Town Hall meetings hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) and other faith groups later this month ahead of next month’s State election. Read more
Rabbi Zalman to take over at Maroubra
February 8, 2023 by J-Wire
Maroubra Synagogue has announced that Rabbi Zalman Goldstein has been appointed the new spiritual leader of the congregation. Read more
Leifer trial: latest
February 8, 2023 by J-Wire
Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal Malka Leifer allegedly raped a former student and told her it would help her for her wedding night. Read more
Abdullah & Bibi keep moving on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
February 6, 2023 by J-Wire
Jordan’s King Abdullah and Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu continue their march forward to implementing the Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine Solution (Saudi Solution). Read more
Palestinians fire rockets, Israel aircraft hit Gaza
February 3, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli aircraft have struck in Gaza in response to Palestinian rocket fire, days after the United States called for calm, but there was no immediate sign of a wider escalation in violence following days of tension. Read more
Knock at the Cabin: a movie review by Alex First
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire
Wen (Kristen Cui) is nearly eight years of age – a bright young girl collecting grasshoppers in a large jar so she can study them. Read more
Feb-23 5pm SBS-World Movies The Scarlet and the Black
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire
Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during World War Two by hiding them in the church. Read more
Feb-22 5:35pm SBS-World Movies: The Great Dictator
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire
A Jewish barber loses his memory after a plane crash. Read more
Feb-13 4:00pm SBS-TV: Who do you think you are?
February 1, 2023 by J-Wire
Intrigued by family stories from his granddad Eddie, former Towie star and presenter Mark Wright investigates his dad’s side of the family. Read more
Jan-24 8:30pm SBS-TV: U.S. and the Holocaust Part 1
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire
Ken Burns has done it again. Read more
Jan-31 8:30pm SBS-TV: U.S. and the Holocaust
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire
Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but remain divided over what to do even as World War II begins. Individuals and organisations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Read more
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
