Mar-21 8pm Zoom: Israel election: Round 4
March 11, 2021 by J-Wire
The Chief Political Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post will be in conversation with the ZCNSW’s Director of Israel Affairs Arsen Ostrovsky discussing the upcoming Israeli election. Read more
Mar-15 8pm Online: The National Library of Israel in conversation with the National Library of Australia
March 11, 2021 by J-Wire
Sam Lipski is to moderate a conversation between the director generals of national libraries of Australia and Israel. Read more
UIAx 2021 Gala Event
March 1, 2021 by J-Wire
Ten of the most talented, significant and influential speakers, including Dan Ariely, Tzipi Livni, Moshe ‘Bogie’ Ya’Alon and Gabi Barbash, were streamed live from Israel at UIA’s 2021 Gala Event – UIAx – an in-person and online event like no other in the past. Read more
105-year-old IAF founding member promoted to colonel
February 22, 2021 by J-Wire
Israel’s top military brass was on hand Friday for the promotion of Alex Ziloni, 105, to the rank of colonel in honour of his “many decades of dedication to the State of Israel,” the Israel Defence Forces said in a statement. Read more
Chelsea FC kicks its ‘Say No to Anti-Semitism’ campaign into full gear
February 18, 2021 by J-Wire
One of the United Kingdom’s most popular football teams is boosting its efforts to combat antisemitism among the sport’s legion of fans and well beyond. Read more
J-Wire photostory: Gabrielle Upton checks out Emanuel Synagogue’s latest plans
February 15, 2021 by J-Wire
State Liberal MP Gabrielle has visited Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue to check out conceptual designs for their art deco design Heritage Sanctuary upgrade which she supported with a $20,000 NSW Government grant. Read more
Feb-17 4:15 -7:00pm Melbourne: MDA Blood Drive
February 9, 2021 by J-Wire
MDA Blood Drive. Bookings still open.
Double passes for JIFF
Win a double pass for the Jewish International Film Festival. Read more
Melbourne’s Adass Yisroel is not supplying chaplaincy services for Malka Leifer.
January 29, 2021 by J-Wire
Malka Leifer faces court
January 28, 2021 by J-Wire
On her first day in Australia following her extradition, Malka Leifer faced court via a video link. Read more
Jan-28/29 11pm Perth 2am AEDT: Webcast The Nazi rise to power and the Weimar Constitution
January 26, 2021 by J-Wire
This year, the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IJL) will, in partnership with The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust by sponsoring an online event entitled “The Nazi Rise to Power and the Weimar Constitution.” Read more
Perth organisation takes part in overseas International Holocaust Remembrance Day event
January 26, 2021 by J-Wire
The Perth-based WE ARE HERE! Foundation will join World ORT, HAMEC – The Holocaust Awareness Museum and the Education Centre of Philadelphia in commemorating The International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Feb-04 8pm Zoom: How screen time affects kids’ brain development
January 24, 2021 by J-Wire
Too much time in front of a screen has health and well-being implications, including, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects. Read more
Jan-26 8pm Zoom: Indigenous justice is the responsibility of all of us.
January 22, 2021 by J-Wire
Feb-10 3:25pm SBS-TV: Who Do You Think You Are?
January 22, 2021 by J-Wire
Robert ‘Judge’ Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, hearing first-hand testimony of the horror of Nazi forced labour camps, as well as of the hope offered by a new life in Lake Windermere. Read more
Feb-13 10:55pm SBS-TV: Movie – The Pianist
January 22, 2021 by J-Wire
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as WWII begins. Read more
Jan-20 5:30pm Zoom: Forum – Change and Suppression Practices in the Jewish Community
January 17, 2021 by J-Wire
Jewish Care invites you to a unique community forum to discuss LGBTQA+ conversion practices (sometimes called ‘conversion therapy’) and the current Victorian Change and Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill. Read more
Feb-02 Zoom: NIF to host event with foreign policy luminaries on the Middle East
January 15, 2021 by J-Wire
Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden takes office NIF Australia is hosting seasoned American Middle East negotiator, and NIF board member, Aaron David Miller and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova to discuss America’s Middle East policy shift under the new administration. Read more
Feb-02 7:45pm SBS World Movies: Fanny’s Journey
January 13, 2021 by J-Wire
Fanny, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, and a group of eight children attempt to escape Nazi-occupied France.
Feb-05 9:45pm SBS-TV: My grandparents’ war
January 13, 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
Violence against women on the agenda
December 23, 2020 by J-Wire
The President of the Rabbinical Association of Australasia Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and The Ark Centre’s Rabbi Gabi Kaltman have met for with the new Executive Director of White Ribbon Australia Brad Chilcott in Melbourne. Read more
Jan-19 7.35p SBS World Movies: The Name of Love
December 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Bahia is a free spirit from Algeria with a provocative personality and a love of flirting. Read more
Jan-21 9:30p SBS World Movies: Son of Saul
December 22, 2020 by J-Wire
A look at Saul Auslander, a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from Auschwitz in 1944 who were forced to assist the Nazis by cremating the bodies of the dead. Read more
Kushner to lead diplomatic delegation to Israel, Morocco
December 16, 2020 by J-Wire
Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump Jared Kushner reportedly will lead an American delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for talks in the aftermath of the North African nation agreeing to normalize ties with the Jewish state. Read more
Richard Kemp on zoom with AJA
December 15, 2020 by J-Wire
Colonel Richard Kemp will be the featured guest on Australian Jewish Association’s last zoom for 2020. Read more
The family is growing
December 10, 2020 by J-Wire
The Governing Board and Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress held a zoom with 190 participants during which a new community was added to to the WJC. Read more
Dec-10 to 18: Eight miracles in eight days
December 10, 2020 by J-Wire
Magen David Adom’s Chanukah campaign to raise funds for eight defibrillators. Read more
Dec-10 to Dec-17: Chanukah around Australia
December 9, 2020 by J-Wire
Chanukah celebrations in over 25 regional centres courtesy Chabad of RARA. Read more
Chanukah’s history-poem
December 7, 2020 by J-Wire
Ma’oz Tzur is part of the tug of war between Ashkenazim and Sephardim. Read more
US Supreme Court to hear two cases related to Holocaust restitution
December 6, 2020 by J-Wire
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases on Dec. 7 related to the issue of Holocaust restitution. Read more
