Danby critical of Brenner protesters’ defence lawyer
July 29, 2012 by J-Wire
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riminal defence lawyer Rob Stary’s self-congratulation on his successful defence of his clients’ rights to protest in his opinion piece in the Herald-Sun (”Peaceful Protestors Justified ) ventured into wider issues of foreign policy and history, far from his narrow sphere of expertise. Read more
Brenner expanding
July 27, 2012 by J-Wire
The boycott campaign against the Max Brenner Chocolate Shops had more wind taken out of its sails this week when the group announced it was expanding its Australian activities into the hotel market. Read more
Olympics protest – Danby adds his name
July 24, 2012 by J-Wire
The International Council of Jewish Parliament MPS has called for a minute’s at the Olympic Games which open in London this Friday evening…and Australian Federal Labor MP Michael Danby is a signatory. Read more
Bialik video producers visit Israel
July 17, 2012 by J-Wire
Two Melbourne high school students who won 2nd prize in an international competition to produce a music video marking KKL-JNF’s 110th anniversary have visited Israel. Read more
Schneider to leave JNF top job
July 12, 2012 by J-Wire
Rob Schneider has been the National CEO of JNF Australia for the last 13 years driving the JNF vision and its many achievements. After 13 years of dedicated service in this role, Rob has decided to relinquish his position as National CEO and is likely to take on a regional role within the broader KKL-JNF organisation. Read more
U.S. Elections are won by Jews!
July 12, 2012 by J-Wire
Throughout history antisemitism has reared it’s ugly head in countless societies around the world and in a number of forms…writes Raffe Gold. Read more
Teaching manual to be produced on shared values
July 12, 2012 by J-Wire
The Institute for Judaism and Civilisation has been awarded a $20,000 grant to produce a teaching manual of the shared values of Christianity, Islam and Judaism to strengthen resilience against violent extremism. Read more
Netanyahu and the Haredim
July 10, 2012 by J-Wire
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s impulsive dissolution of the Plesner Committee dealing with the haredi draft was a blunder from he and the Likud faction are now trying to extricate themselves. If this fails, it will lead to his political undoing…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Managing volunteers
July 6, 2012 by J-Wire
Volunteer management was the hot topic at Jewish community organisations this week, following a consultation about a potential Jewish Care Victoria and Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) sponsored Volunteer Resource Centre (VRC). Read more
What’s on at Emanuel
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire
Get ready for Junior Carnival
June 16, 2012 by J-Wire
The 31st Maccabi Junior Carnival to be held in Sydney in January 2013 will have an exciting new format. Read more
Rabbi Faces up to Facebook
June 13, 2012 by J-Wire
Melbourne Yeshivah Rabbi Tzvi Telsner has spoken to J-Wire about his congregation’s decision not to give an Aliyah to a man who celebrated a birthday and the birth of a grandaughter…and whose son claims to be a victim of an alleged sexual abuse offender at the Yeshivah College. Read more
Bad luck produces a new star
June 13, 2012 by J-Wire
Shula Endrey-Walder was one of many Australians who attended a performance of Bizet’s opera “Carmen” at Masada on the weekend…she reports for J-Wire. Read more
PM misses Holocaust Memorial
June 11, 2012 by J-Wire
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key lost his opportunity to visit the Berlin Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe due to a cancelled flight. Read more
The Queen’s Birthday Awards – the Honorees
June 11, 2012 by J-Wire
Members of the Jewish community who have been honored in the Queen’s Birthday awards this year include Professor Peter Singer who has received the nation’s highest honor…the AC. Read more
J-Wire Reporters
June 8, 2012 by J-Wire
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Albert Dadon = Albare
June 5, 2012 by J-Wire
Albert Dadon is well known throughout the community as the founder of the Australia Israel Cultural Exchange and the Australia Israel Leadership Forum…but the Melbourne businessman’s alter ego Albare is now on the road fronting his star-packed jazz group on their “Long Way” world tour. J-Wire has five free double tickets for Satrday’s Sydney performance. Read more
Korean Mummy reveals secrets to Spigelman
May 31, 2012 by J-Wire
Former Sydney-sider Professor Mark Spigelman is a member of a joint Israeli-South Korean scientific team which discovered a hepatitis B genotype in a mummified Korean child. Hepatitis is a major cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer in Australia. Read more
JCA Women’s Division Photo Gallery
May 25, 2012 by J-Wire
The Jewish Communal Appeal Women’s Division has held its gala function at which iconic neurosurgeon Associate Professor Charlie Teo spoke…J-Wire photo gallery…. Read more
Sokatch visit – NGO Monitor has its say
May 23, 2012 by J-Wire
NGO Monitor is a Jerusalem-based organisation whose name is self explanatory…it had a lot to say about J-Wire’s article published on the visit to Australia of the New Israel Fund’s CEO Daniel Sokitch. Read more
Top Educator for Melbourne
May 22, 2012 by J-Wire
One of Israel’s best-known and charismatic Jewish educators, Rabbi Dr Benny Lau, will participate in the Zionist Federation of Australia’s 8th Biennial Jewish Educators’ Conference, to be held at Bialik College on 12-13 August, and will address the opening plenum session. Read more
Israel advocacy on your iPhone
You can help fight back and set the record straight, when anti-Israel groups use social media to demonise and defame Israel. Read more
Cyprys to stand trial
May 21, 2012 by J-Wire
Following a commital hearing in Melbourne, David Cyprys will stand trial on 40 charges relating to molesting 12 students at the Yeshivah College in Melbourne’s St Kilda. Read more
Melbourne in Meltdown
May 20, 2012 by J-Wire
Many of Nestle and Peters ice creams have been declared Kosher this week by Melbourne authority Its kosher, but Kosher Australia says don’t lick that cone…it’s not Kosher. Read more
POSITION VACANT – Sydney: International Programs Director
May 9, 2012 by J-Wire
AUJS [The Australasian Union of Jewish Students] is seeking an International Programs Director for its Sydney office… Read more
Australian doco featuring at L.A. Jewish Film Festival
“Death in Brooklyn”, a documentary film made by ABC-TV on the 1991 Crown Heights riots during which a Melbourne man studying in New York was stabbed to death, will feature at this week’s Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival.
New Israel Fund’s global chief to visit Australia
May 2, 2012 by J-Wire
Daniel Sokatch, chief executive officer of the New Israel Fund, will visit Sydney and Melbourne in May on a speaking tour for the Australian branch of the pro-‐Israel organisation. Read more
Danby questions Tunisians on Hamas
Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group, was present in Tunisia some weeks ago. Hamas’ s activities were raised by Australian Federal Labor MP Michael Danby when he questioned the head of the new Tunisian governing party, Ennahda, Rached Ghannounchi, at a meeting in the Tunisian capitol last week. Read more
We break our rules
April 27, 2012 by J-Wire
J-Wire is committed to reporting news impacting on Australian and New Zealand Jewish communities. We break that rule today to publish the video of President Obama’s speech following an introduction from Elie Wiesel at the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington…this speech impacts on world Jewry. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut – political greetings
April 26, 2012 by J-Wire
Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello, together with Chair of the NSW Parliamentary Israeli Friendship Group Gabrielle Upton MP, are delighted to send their best wishes to the people of Israel on their 64th National Day. Read more
