Four Israeli universities on list of top 50 for alumni entrepreneurship
November 24, 2021 by J-Wire
Tel Aviv University (TAU), Ben Gurion University in the Negev, the Technion in Haifa, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem ranked among the world’s top 50 universities for global entrepreneurship. Read more
Nov-28 to Dec-5 Melbourne: Pillars of Life
November 21, 2021 by J-Wire
A multicultural celebration of Chanukah Read more
Chanukah Photo Competition
November 14, 2021 by J-Wire
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Kristallnacht
November 10, 2021 by J-Wire
November 9-10, 1938, marked the onset of the Holocaust. Read more
Why is the Shema so important?
November 8, 2021 by J-Wire
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Nov-23 9:40 pm SBS Viceland-TV: Strictly Orthodox
November 5, 2021 by J-Wire
Stacey spends the weekend staying in the home of Rabbi Wollenberg, his wife Blima and their nine children. Read more
Nov-13 8:20pm ABC-TV: Ridley Road – a new ABC series
Based on a true story, this four-part thriller series is set in 1962 and sees Vivien (Agnes O’Casey) a young Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, join an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far-right. Read more
Podcast: Maurice Klein chats with Shai Zaravitch
October 28, 2021 by J-Wire
As the commercial and investment arm of the Embassy of Israel in Australia, the raison d’etre of the Israel Trade and Economic Commission is to promote, enhance and facilitate trade, investment, and industrial R&D cooperation between Australia and Israel. Read more
Nov-12 9:30 pm SBS -World Movies: The Pianist
October 20, 2021 by J-Wire
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as WWII begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. Read more
Nov-04 6pm Zoom: Lior Raz in conversation with Deanne Weir
October 20, 2021 by J-Wire
Lior Raz became a global name with the hit Israeli Netflix series Fauda, winning accolades and fans from around the world. Read more
Oct-31 11:25pm SBS-World Movies: Son of Saul Academy Award winner
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
Saul Auslander is a member of the Sonderkommando, a group of Jewish prisoners who were forced to assist the Nazis by cremating the bodies of the dead in 1944. Read more
Nov-06 11:20pm SBS-TV: Movie – The Pianist
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as WWII begins. Read more
Nov-06 5:25pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS – Extermination
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
During WWII, Hitler put the SS in charge of exterminating the designated enemies of the regime. Read more
Nov-02 4:10pm SBS-TV: My Grandparents War
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
Both sets of Helena Bonham Carter’s grandparents, one in France, one in England, weren’t conventional war heroes. Read more
Oct-31 5:30pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS – Intoxication
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire
Hitler created the SS in 1925 as a private army that would be loyal to him to the death. Read more
Oct-20 2:30pm AEST Zoom: President Herzog to address virtual Innovation Summit
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire
The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) will host this year’s Innovation Summit on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, providing a unique forum for Australian and Israeli thought leaders to discuss Australia’s post-pandemic readiness and revolution. Read more
Oct-12 7:30pm Zoom: Foreign Correspondents Speak Out
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Oct-12 7pm AEST Zoom: Sustainable Design, Smart Cities and the Future of Architecture
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Here’s an alarming figure – the construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings account for almost 30 per cent of global carbon emissions and as the world’s population grows and the need for further development, so does that figure. Read more
Oct-05 7pm AEST Zoom: A glaucoma worldwide expert in webinar
September 27, 2021 by J-Wire
Sep-23 Virtual: NCJWA’s Trivia Night
September 17, 2021 by J-Wire
Succot Trivia Night in NJWA’s virtual Succah on Thursday 23rd September 2021! Read more
Sep-25 1:30pm Viceland-TV: Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning
September 8, 2021 by J-Wire
The murder of Ethiopian Israeli teen Solomon Teka by an off-duty police officer sparks outrage. Ethiopian Jews confront issues of identity and racism in the fight for justice.
Sep-25 5:35pm SBSTV: Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust
Three Canadian Holocaust survivors journey to hometowns, killing sites, archives and hiding places in search of clues to unanswered questions from their pasts.
Sep-24 9:35pm SBS-TV: The Queen’s mother-in-law
September 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Few people have heard of the Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess Alice, but her life story almost defies belief. Read more
Sep-28 8:30pm ABC-TV: The School That Tried to End Racism
September 8, 2021 by J-Wire
In the second week of a bold new programme aimed at stopping racism in its tracks, aclass of 9–11-year-old students explore the impact of racism, and the complexities of identity and representation in history and in pop culture. Read more
Sep-26 5:35pm SBS-TV: Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust
September 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Rose, Maxwell and Helen were 10, 9 and 7 years old when the Second World War began. Read more
Oct-01 8:30pm SBS-TV: World’s Most Extraordinary Homes
September 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin are in Israel where exciting modern houses are inspired by rich cultural and historical traditions. Read more
WATCH: President Herzog wishes Shana Tova to Jewish World, his ‘extended family’
September 2, 2021 by J-Wire
In honour of Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year to be celebrated on Tuesday and Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog has released a special greeting for Diaspora Jewry, wishing everyone “a year of health and of coming together.” Read more
Aug-29 4pm Zoom: Sanctum Reading of the Names
August 25, 2021 by J-Wire
Join online this annual commemoration to honour Holocaust survivors and victims, whose families have placed a plaque in their memory in the Sydney Jewish Museum’s Sanctum of Remembrance. Read more
PM Bennett flies to Washington to meet President Biden
August 25, 2021 by J-Wire
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett left on his first diplomatic visit to Washington yesterday. Read more
Aug-29 8pm zoom: Dr Norman Swan talks to the head of the Israel team searching for a COVID treatment
August 20, 2021 by J-Wire
Professor Nadir Arber will talk with Dr Norman Swan about the drug he has developed to treat COVID. Read more
