Melbourne Yeshivah and Jewish Care cease arrangement
February 12, 2016 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s participation in a scheme with the Yeshivah Centre supporting victims of child sexual abuse will cease to exist from next Tuesday. Read more
Who holds the power?
February 9, 2016 by J-Wire
Child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks has blogged that the proposed change in authority at the Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne, “has been vetoed by the organisation that apparently has always had ultimate power, authority and responsibility: Chabad Headquarters based in Brooklyn, New York.” Read more
Bishop responds to Danby attack
Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby has slammed the decision by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to table a suspension of Australian sanctions against Iran…but the Minister has said that Australia looks to Iran to meet its commitments. Read more
B’nai B’rith say French move may inhibit peace talks
France’s announcement that it will recognise a “Palestinian State” if there is no progress soon in peace talks for a two-state solution prejudges the issue and will more than likely inhibit the pace of talks, rather than facilitate peace negotiations say Australia’s Anti-Defamation Commission and B’nai B’rith International. Read more
ARZA joins call to counter extreme right-wing groups in Israel
January 6, 2016 by J-Wire
Recent events in Israel have led to ARZA, the organisation representing Progressive Zionists in Australia, to join a campaign led by its world body ARZENU to call on the Government of Israel to take immediate and strong action against extreme right-wing groups, and for Zionist groups around the world to condemn their acts of terrorism and hate-mongering. Read more
Record Ulpan group
December 2, 2015 by J-Wire
2015 has seen an incredible 97% participant rate by Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 10 students in the optional Ulpan program. Read more
Ukranian Jews discussed in Melbourne
December 2, 2015 by J-Wire
The inaugural Australia-Ukraine Bilateral Relations Forum has been held in Melbourne and included a discussion on the role of the Jewish community in modern Ukraine Read more
Winner of UIA Roots Project
December 1, 2015 by J-Wire
Joel Ehrlich is the winner of the UIA NSW’s 2014 Roots Project. Read more
Putting your best foot forward
November 19, 2015 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s YoungUIA Women’s Division will run a workshop next month titled “Upskill Yourself: How to put your best foot forward.” Read more
Mitzvah Day: One week to go
November 6, 2015 by J-Wire
As part of the world wide Mitzvah Day initiative, Melbourne’s Emmy Monash together with partner organisations, Central Shule Chabad, Mount Scopus College (SFPS) and other volunteer members within the Jewish Community are planning a special community event honouring the Mitzvah Day motto “doing good deeds to meet community needs”. Read more
Golden Circle no longer guaranteed kosher claim not ratified
Kosher Australia says Australia’s most popular range of fruit juices and canned fruits will disappear from Kosher food shelves…ut the company says no decision has been made to stop Kosher certification. Read more
Israeli NGOs to disclose foreign funding
November 3, 2015 by J-Wire
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked is sponsoring a new bill that would force nongovernmental organisations to disclose foreign funding sources if they make up more than half their budgets. Read more
Rivlin visits Theriesenstadt
October 23, 2015 by J-Wire
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has visited the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, accompanied by President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman. Read more
B’nai B’rith slams Roger Waters
October 14, 2015 by J-Wire
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced a letter penned by former Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters to Bon Jovi slamming the band for refusing to join his cultural boycott of Israel and going ahead with their concert in Tel Aviv. Read more
Threat to Jewish day schools
October 14, 2015 by J-Wire
Pink hope
October 13, 2015 by J-Wire
A counsellor specialising in breast cancer consulted by movie icon Angelina Jolie will be the guest speaker at this year’s Pink Monday Tea in Sydney. Read more
Melbourne’s Lord Mayor visits city Sukkah
October 2, 2015 by J-Wire
For the tenth successive year, Chabad of Melbourne CBD, led by Shaliach Rabbi Chaim Herzog, celebrated the festival of Sukkot by erecting a Sukkah in the centre of the City of Melbourne. Read more
The Shabbat Project in Sydney
October 2, 2015 by J-Wire
Last year, more than 15,000 members of Sydney’s Jewish community participated in The Shabbat Project…plans for 2015 have now been finalised. Read more
Chag Sameach
September 27, 2015 by J-Wire
J-Wire wishes its readers Chag Sumach for Sukkot. Normal service will resume on Tuesday evening.
Art: Naked men and women playing tag in a gas chamber
September 20, 2015 by J-Wire
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has joined the Simon Wiesenthal Center in protesting to Krakow Mayor, Jacek Majcrowski an exhibit named “The Game of Tag” at Krakow’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Read more
Independent ARZA
The Australian Reform Zionist Association, ARZA, has become a totally independent association dedicated to representing the views of Progressive Jewish Zionists in Israel and in Australia. Read more
40 years of Hebrew broadcasting
September 11, 2015 by J-Wire
SBS is celebrating the 40th anniversary of SBS Radio, and 40 years as the voice of multicultural Australia. Read more
Aleph takes issue with Rabbi Telsner
September 3, 2015 by J-Wire
Aleph Melbourne says that the apology published by former Melbourne Yeshivah Rabbi Zvi Telsner “falls short”. Read more
Modern day diplomacy…an address by Australia’s ambassador to Israel
September 1, 2015 by J-Wire
Respecting the Other’s Religious and Cultural Narrative
The 2015 Abraham Conference has been held in Sydney and run on the theme was ‘Respecting the Other’s Religious and Cultural Narrative.’ Read more
WWII-era Jewish café reopens in Shanghai
August 30, 2015 by J-Wire
Australian bridge identity Ron Klinger’s family’s café, a popular spot for Jewish refugees in Shanghai during World War II, has been rebuilt and reopened in the city’s Hongkou district. Read more
Another Opening Another Games
An Australian Maccabi team is currently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where the participated in the opening ceremony of the JCC Maccabi Games and Artfest. Read more
A message to the Arab community
August 2, 2015 by J-Wire
Following the arson attack on a Palestinian home which claimed the life of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsha in the West Bank village of Duma, President Reuven Rivlin has sent a message to Israel’s Arab community…and the Palestinian people. Read more
Labor’s one-eyed misanthropes
July 28, 2015 by J-Wire
Sam Tatarka, the president of the Zionist Council of Victoria has added to the analyses of the Federal Labor Party’s resolution on the Middle East at its recent conference. Read more
Coming to See Aunt Sophie? Five double passes
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire
This amazing play depicting the wartime endeavours of non-Jewish Polish hero Jan Karski will be performed in Sydney next month and J-Wire has five double passes to give away. Read more
