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March 3, 2014 by J-Wire
Melton: Adult Learning for the Wondering Jew
2014 is an exciting year for Melton with classes in Sydney starting at the end of February and the beginning of March. Read more
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February 24, 2014 by J-Wire
Israel’s president Shimon Peres meets soccer legend Johann Cruyff
Double demonstrations at Batsheva concert
A group of pro-Palestinian protestors called for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel in Wellington last night…and group of pro-Israel supporters was in place to support Israel and to hand out leaflets explaining Israel’s position… Read more
Cyprys appealing conviction…not sentence
February 23, 2014 by J-Wire
Convicted child sex offender David Cyprys will appeal his conviction of five charges of rape and not his sentence as reported in Jewish media last week. Read more
Back in the wardrobe
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire
The Dressing Sydney exhibition at Sydney’s Jewish Museum has closed following a highly successful 15 month run. Read more
Woodside Leviathan deal makes progress
February 7, 2014 by J-Wire
Woodside and the Leviathan Joint Venture participants, Noble Energy Mediterranean Ltd, Delek Drilling LP, Avner Oil Exploration LP and Ratio Oil Exploration (1992) LP, have agreed to convert a previous in- principle agreement for the potential acquisition of an interest in the Leviathan field into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Read more
Keeping Kosher Made Easy
February 7, 2014 by J-Wire
The Kashrut Authority has announced that a new kosher labelling initiative will be rolled out across all Coles supermarkets in New South Wales. Read more
You do the Jewish community proud
February 5, 2014 by J-Wire
State parliamentarian Ron Hoenig has written to Sydney’s Emanuel School as it embarks on a new year on the results it achieved in the 2013 HSC. Read more
New Zealand group requests ban on Israeli dance troupe
January 30, 2014 by J-Wire
New Zealand activists have called on the NZ Government not to issue visas to members of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company which is booked as a featured act in next month’s New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Read more
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January 28, 2014 by J-Wire
Europe courts Iran – shuns Israel
Johan Cruyff adds names to Yad Vashem’s database
Jewish leaders warn of rising extremism
Australia’s Tzedek joins in call to ban convicted teacher
Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has recently convicted and sentenced prominent Rabbi Motty Elon on two counts of forceful sexual assault upon a minor but he remains a teacher at Yeshivat Ohr Etzion. Read more
Ariel Sharon and MASA
January 13, 2014 by J-Wire
The late Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon had a dream when he created Masa Israel Journey together with The Jewish Agency for Israel in 2004: “That every young Jew should spend one year of his or her life living in Israel. Read more
KA says no to forensic audit
The KA and AIT
J-Wire is not open for further comments on the dispute between the Kashrut Authority and Sydney caterer Amaze in Taste. Read more
First in Course
December 17, 2013 by J-Wire
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli has presented the First in Course Awards to top level HSC students in Sydney. Read more
Remembering Madiba
December 16, 2013 by J-Wire
Over 200 people have celebrated the life of Nelson Mandela, who has been buried where he grew up in Qunu on the Eastern Cape of South Africa at a memorial ceremony on the Library Lawns at Sydney’s University of NSW. Read more
Sydney Farewell for Madiba
South Africans in Sydney will hold a ceremony this weekend to honour and remember Nelson Mandela. Read more
Walt Secord moves up the line
December 13, 2013 by J-Wire
NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Walt Secord has been appointed Shadow Minister for Roads and Shadow Minister for the North Coast in the NSW parliamentary opposition…effectively a significant promotion. Read more
End of year activities
December 13, 2013 by J-Wire
To celebrate the end of the year, the Bialik Mazkirut (Year 12 leadership team) organised ‘Yom Chagiga’; a celebration day for students in Years 2-5 on Tuesday 10 December. Read more
Obama’s Munich Reverberates but Israel is no Czechoslovakia…writes Isi Leibler
Now that we have absorbed the shock of Obama’s capitulation to the Iranians, it is time to face hard realities and plan for the future. Read more
Fears for missing tennis star
December 9, 2013 by J-Wire
Top Melbourne tennis coach Paul Arber has gone missing in Hamilton, New Zealand where he had been visiting with eight junior players who had been participating in a junior tennis tournament. Read more
Yeshiva College stands down teacher
December 9, 2013 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s Yeshiva College has stood down former principal and current staff member Rabbi Avrom Glick following police questioning him in relation to sexual abuse incidents at the school in the 1970s…but his lawyers have refuted online news reports that he had been arrested. Read more
Hebron Leader Compliments Honest Reporting
December 8, 2013 by J-Wire
I must complement Honest reporting for the extraordinary work they do. I was honored to a part of their mission, here in Hebron. Read more
Bondi accused pleads not guilty
One of the four accused of attacking a group of Jews walking home from Shabbat dinner in Bondi has appeared in Waverley Local Court and has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Read more
B’nai B’rith on Mitzvah Day
November 29, 2013 by J-Wire
Beth Weizmann, the Lamm Library, the Zionist Council of Victoria and B’nai B’rith Victoria co-hosted a concert for senior citizens from Jewish Care produced by B’nai B’rith’s Esther Gross at Beth Weizmann on Mitzvah Day, Sunday 17 November 2013.
Music students from Sholem Aleichem College’s choir wowed the audience with songs from Broadway in Yiddish. Young violinist brothers, Nathan and Max Needleman from Bialik College played Chopin and Brahms to an astonished audience.
Fifteen-year-old Noa Opat, representing the King David School, sang from musical comedy.
Eight students from Leibler Yavneh College with Director of Music, Jonathan Skovron on guitar, sang in Hebrew; their ‘Yerushalayim shel zahav’ brought the house down!
Afternoon tea was kindly donated by ‘Cakes of Art’, ‘Eshel’, ‘Goldies Biscuits’, ‘Kosher Classique’, ‘Menorah Catering’, ‘Naomi’s Kitchen’, ‘Peter Unger Catering’, ‘ To Catch a Thief’, and ‘The Shook’.
The Concert was part of 61 Mitzvah Day activities Australia-wide, organised by inspirational co-ordinator, Judy Feiglin.
Judy Feiglin
Iran: ZFA makes a statement
November 27, 2013 by J-Wire
Philip Chester, the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, has expressed his concern about the latest deal impacting on Iran’s nuclear program. Read more
Chanukah: All ready in the city
November 27, 2013 by J-Wire
Sydney’s traditional giant menorah is in place and ready for Chanukah. Read more
Racial Discrimination Act changes…Look Before you Leap says Professor Gillian Triggs
Professor Gillian Triggs is the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission writes on intended changes by the Federal Government to the Racial Discrimination Act… Read more
Hayman allowed to go home
November 20, 2013 by J-Wire
Daniel Hayman is free to return to his family in Los Angeles after posting $1 million bail at Waverley Local Court today. Read more
