Award for Our Big Kitchen
December 15, 2011 by J-Wire
Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen has won a $2500 award for its work with homeless people of all denominations. Read more
Dec-20 Sydney: Young Adult Chabad Chanukah Party
December 15, 2011 by J-Wire
Celebrate Chanukah is style at Watsons Bay – minimum age 18. Read more
Israeli windsurfers shine – next stop London
December 14, 2011 by J-Wire
Israeli windsurfers are shining at the International Sailing Federation World Championships in Perth. Read more
Sir Zelman Cowen
December 13, 2011 by J-Wire
Sir Zelman Cowen, the second Jew to hold the position of Governor-General of Australia who passed away last week at the age of 92, was laid to rest in Melbourne today. Read more
Dec-18 6:05p.m. ABC Radio National: The Spirit of Things
December 13, 2011 by J-Wire
Rachael Kohn present Hannukah: Stones and Soup Read more
Dec-18 Sydney: End of year party
December 11, 2011 by J-Wire
End of year party for the community’s young adults Read more
Marriage equality supported by progressives
December 8, 2011 by J-Wire
Support for same sex marriages has come from the Union of Progressive Judaism. Read more
Dec-13 Sydney: NSWJBD Plenum
December 6, 2011 by J-Wire
Hear the latest analysis on news from Israel and the region at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies monthly plenum. Read more
Dec-06 Sydney: Is my future in the stock market?
December 3, 2011 by J-Wire
Network asks – Is my future in the stock market? Hear from an insider about the Australian economy, but more importantly, a personal story of success. Graham Bradley will touch on an array of topics from his humble beginnings, his current role, the current market, his trip with the AICC to Israel, and advice on staying afloat. Read more
Rodder wins appeal
December 2, 2011 by J-Wire
Jockey Talia Rodder has won her appeal against a six week suspension imposed on her by Racing Victoria. Read more
Premier Opens Women’s Library
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has opened the Rebbetzin Jana Gottshall Memorial Library in the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia’s premises in Sydney. Read more
Dec-10 01:00a.m. SBS1-TV: Movie – A Love to Hide
November 27, 2011 by J-Wire
Set in Paris in 1942, a young Jewish girl, looking to escape the clutches of the Nazis, is sheltered by an old childhood friend, Jean, and his faithful lover Philippe. Read more
Nov-27 6:05p.m. ABC-Radio National: The Spirit of Things – The Sufi Spirit
November 27, 2011 by J-Wire
Prayer that brings a permanent awareness of the Divine Reality is the aim of Sufism first and foremost, which London based Sufi scholar, Reza Shah-Kazemi, believes is the key to its universality. Read more
Nov-30 Sydney: Breakfast with David Gonski AC
November 23, 2011 by J-Wire
JewishCare hosts this breakfast at which David Gonski will brief the community about employment opportunities for people with disabilities Read more
Dec-13 8:30p.m. SBS2-TV: As It Happened – The Children’s Odyssey
November 23, 2011 by J-Wire
The little-known story of a group of Polish Jewish children, mainly orphans, who made a wartime odyssey from Europe to Palestine. Read more
Dec-11 8:30p.m. SBS1-TV: The Promise
November 23, 2011 by J-Wire
Len is lying in hospital, being treated for his injuries after his unit has been under attack in Haifa. Read more
Melbourne Israeli Dancing Group Dropped from Festival
November 22, 2011 by J-Wire
A Melbourne Israeli Dancing group was dropped from participating in a Victorian dance festival after refusing organisers’ moves to drop all references to Israel. Read more
Israel’s Civil War
November 22, 2011 by J-Wire
In Yehuda Avner’s book ‘The Prime Ministers’ the author recounts watching Menachim Begin deliver a speech in a dilapidated cinema shortly after the State of Israel came into being…writes Raffe Gold. Read more
Award for Jewish Holocaust Centre
November 21, 2011 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) has been announced the winner of the prestigious Small Museum, Permanent Exhibition Award. Read more
Cooper remembered at the Sydney Jewish Museum
November 21, 2011 by J-Wire
Kevin Russell, the great-grandson of the late William Cooper, the founder and leader of the Australian Aborigines’ League (AAL), paid tribute to Cooper’s courage, compassion and lifelong commitment to social justice, in a moving address delivered at the Sydney Jewish Museum on Sunday. Read more
Quitting the NSWJBD
November 20, 2011 by J-Wire
The Board Of Deputies No Longer Represents Me Read more
Nov-29 Sydney: Celebrating Israel
November 19, 2011 by J-Wire
The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia [NSW] and the Zionist Council of NSW invite you to listen to this initiative – Working Towards Peace Read more
Mark Leibler chats with President Obama
November 18, 2011 by J-Wire
Mark Leibler, the national chairman of The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council, met U.S. President Barack Obama during the President’s recent visit to Australia. Read more
Dec-01 7:30p.m. SBS2-TV: Trails from the East: Israel – Them and Us
November 11, 2011 by J-Wire
Tonight’s train journey takes us to Beersheva, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, then Haifa and to the far northern Nassariyah, bordering with Lebanon. Read more
Nov-15 Sydney: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Plenum
November 11, 2011 by J-Wire
The plenum will be addressed by columnist and executive director of the Sydney Institute, Gerard Henderson. Read more
Australia to attend Water Conference in Israel
November 8, 2011 by J-Wire
Kerry Olsson, the Deputy CEO of Australian National Water Commission, will represent Australia at next week’s international conference on water in Tel Aviv. Read more
Nov-16 Melbourne: Launch of AFI
November 7, 2011 by J-Wire
The Australian Friends of Israel launches its Victorian branch at a function this evening…. Read more
Nov-16 Sydney: Getting Ready for Summer
November 4, 2011 by J-Wire
As we enter the summer months, Sydney’s Wolper Jewish Hospital presents a panel discussion on how to save your skin…. Read more
Nov-20 7:30p.m. SBS1-TV: The Bible – Moses and the Law
November 3, 2011 by J-Wire
A revealing exploration of one of the world’s most influential books. Read more
Nov-16 Sydney: B’nai B’rith Human Rights Address 2011
November 2, 2011 by J-Wire
David Gonski will deliver this year’s address on “Human Rights and the Law of the Land – Australia”. Read more






