Hamas-Fatah: Israeli Embassy perspective
April 29, 2011 by J-Wire
The Israeli embassy in Canberra has released information on the agreement between Hamas and Fatah. J-Wire publishes its comments in full in order to clarify the Israeli viewpoint… Read more
Thank you, Fiona
April 20, 2011 by J-Wire
Sir,
As we celebrate the Passover festival, I along with no doubt, many fellow members of the Jewish community would like to give thanks to Fiona Byrne. Every year as we re-visit the story of the Exodus of the Jews from years of victimisation at the hands of the Egyptian pharaohs, we are instructed to feel as though we ourselves are coming out of slavery. Living in Australia, where we as a community thrive and enjoy the greatest freedom and acceptance, finding contemporary analogies has often entailed drawing a pretty long bow.
Enter Marrickville Council and their attempted myopic boycott of the Jewish State and parallels of victimisation abound. Fiona Byrne has every right to support the Palestinian’s entitlement to greater freedom but this needs to be coupled to the principle of mutual recognition, something lacking on the part of extremists on both sides as well as the Boycott movement.
David Faktor
Bondi
Marrickville Israel Boycott Dumped – Senator asks ACTU to Follow
Marrickville Council has abandoned its bid to boycott Israel.
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Apr-07 Melbourne: Klezmer with a difference
April 5, 2011 by J-Wire
Beyond the Pale…Eurofolk fusion
Elli meets the “family”
Elli Mantegari met the Wellington Jewish community this week…and thanked them for reuniting her with the family who saved her life as a baby in war-ravaged Amsterdam. Read more
Security Tightened in Auckland
Police and Diplomatic Protection Squad officers will be in force on Sunday evening at Auckland ‘s Greys Avenue Synagogue following an announcement by a pro-Palestinian group of planned demonstration marking the visit of the Speaker of the Knesset. Read more
Apr-04 Sydney: CBD Future Economics – A New Model
March 30, 2011 by J-Wire
CBD Chabad invite you to a lecture by Simon Jacobson…a speaker who has delighted audiences all over the world… Read more
Mar-31 Sydney: Memorial service for Itamar victims
March 29, 2011 by J-Wire
The Great Synagogue will host a memorial service to commemorate the lives lost in Itamar recently. Read more
Apr-16 Sydney: Pre-Pesach Getaway
March 23, 2011 by J-Wire
Preparing for Pesach is a big job…spend the Shabbos before at the North Shore Jewish Community Centre. Read more
Medicine for Marrickville
A long time ago – some sixty years – I had a spell of some medical responsibilities in the Marrickville area. It was the time of early multiculturalism and I retain pleasant memories of a happy polyglot community with a great sense of civic pride and neighbourly concern. Read more
Apr-05 Sydney: Waxing Lyrical – an exhibition by Derryn Tal
March 11, 2011 by J-Wire
Claudia Chan Shaw of the ABC’s ‘Collectos’ programs will open the exhibition… Read more
Apr-5 to Apr-10 Sydney: Derry Tal
March 10, 2011 by J-Wire
International award-winning painter Derryn Tal’s new exhibition Read more
Mar-11 Melbourne: A Star is Born
March 9, 2011 by J-Wire
The last day for acceptances for video audtions for the Zionist Council of Victoria’s “A Star is Born” project.
Kochav Nolad is a youth talent competition. The winners will feature in the Yom Ha’atzmaut gala show at St Kilda Town Hall on May-09.
For more info, call 9272 5544
Jones in Vatican Dialogue
Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, participated in the Jewish delegation to the International Liaison Committee, in which Jewish representatives meet with Vatican appointees to further Jewish-Catholic understanding and dialogue…an Australian first. Read more
Mar-27 Sydney: Positive Ageing Expo
March 8, 2011 by J-Wire
The Burger Centre launches its Pathways to Positive Ageing Program… Read more
Mar-15 Sydney: NSWJBD Plenum
March 7, 2011 by J-Wire
Leader of the House in the NSW State Parliament John Aquilina and Liberal Member for Vaucluse Peter Debnam are retiring. The Plenum will honour therm…
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Danby and Marrickville Preferences
February 23, 2011 by J-Wire
Dear Editor,
The NSW Opposition apparently plans to issue no preferences in the coming State election in the seat of Marrickville. This is a marked contrast to the Liberal policy in Victoria at the recent State election which the Liberals won. The Liberal decision not to issue preferences against the Greens is made possible by the optional preferential voting system. It will mean that the chief proponent of the Watermelon faction of the Greens, Fiona Byrne, the woman who has driven the boycott Israel policy as Mayor of Marrickville may well be elected to the NSW Parliament.
Remember Marrickville General Manager Ken Gainger revealed that 86.25 hours of staff time have been devoted to trying to implement an anti-Israel resolution plus an unspecified amount of ‘unrecorded time’. The cost is said to be ‘unquantifiable’ because Council staff do not operate according to a time costing system (informally we have heard that the cost to date is well over $30,000 – and that’s even before the formal report about implementation has been completed).
This is a scandalous waste of resources. Marrickville Council has never received a mandate from ratepayers for this expenditure of their money which could have been applied to fixing broken footpaths, clearing dumped rubbish and upgrading the library and other local services. Voters in NSW do not need a ratbag local councillors in the NSW Parliament. Unfortunately the decision of the NSW Opposition to sit on the fence means that an avowed enemy of the Australian Jewish community maybe elected to Macquarie Street. At this eleventh hour, I hope the community can pressure the Libs to do the right thing and get them to stop this Green radical being elected.
Michael Danby MP
Federal Member for Melbourne Ports
Anti-Semitic Graffiti becomes Election Issue
February 20, 2011 by J-Wire
The NSW Labor Government has promised more power to judges to deal with racist graffiti if re-elected and mentioned that up to 20 serious antisemitic incidents are reported annually. Read more
Mar-10 6:00p.m. SBS2-TV: Global Village
February 17, 2011 by J-Wire
The White City of Tel Aviv – The unique Bauhaus style of Tel Aviv’s urban planning is cleverly adapted to the challenging climatic elements of the city (In German, English subtitles)
Mar-09 8:30p.m. SBS2-TV: A Walk in the Park
February 17, 2011 by J-Wire
The fight is on for the holiest city in the holy land. Read more
Mar-06 2:30p.m. SBS1-TV: Two of Us
February 17, 2011 by J-Wire
Australia’s most brilliant young pianist, Simon Tedeschi, was first placed in front of a keyboard at eighteen months by his grandmother Lucy Gershwin, a Holocaust survivor. Read more
Two slants on women and their money
February 15, 2011 by J-Wire
| To run stories of money for women
and the rebezin side by side oye vey Ben Gershon East Perth |
The SSO @ The Opera House
February 14, 2011 by J-Wire
Dates for your diary from the Sydney Symphony… Read more
Mar-02: Mark Ginsburg at 505
February 12, 2011 by J-Wire
Hot jazz continues at 505 in Cleveland Street when saxophonist Mark Ginsburg is featured with his outstanding quartet featuring Greg Coffin on piano, Karl Dunnicliff on bass and Tim Firth on drums. Read more
Anthony Loewenstein’s ‘ethnic slur’ against NZ’s Prime Minister
February 6, 2011 by J-Wire
Anthony Loewenstein in his blog has referred to New Zealand’s Prime Minister as “Jewish” in a clear ethnic slur in commenting about Key’s support of Hosni Mubarak and a ‘conservative’ policy by the Kiwis on Egypt. Given that that Keys, whose mother was Jewish, is an agnostic and an occasional church goer, Loewenstein is way out of line. Read more
Museum Diary
February 5, 2011 by J-Wire
The current diary for Melbourne’s Jewish Museum… Read more
May 24 London: Bonhams Israeli Art Sale
BONHAMS LAUNCH MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ISRAELI ART SALE IN
LONDON IN MAY
Bonhams will hold their inaugural sale of modern and contemporary Israeli Art and Judaica in their New Bond Street saleroom on May 24, the only auction of its kind in the UK.
Giles Peppiatt, Head of Israeli Art at Bonhams, comments: “The market for modern and contemporary Israeli & Judaica Art has shown exceptional growth and strength in recent years. The sale will provide an impressive showcase of works of the highest quality. Interest from both private collectors and museums internationally ensures that this event will be an exciting new venture for Bonhams. The company has sold Israeli and Judaica art in the past as part of its Travel and Topographical sales but this will be a stand alone sale of this art for the first time.”
Bonhams have teamed up with an Israeli partner in this venture, the Montefiore Auction House in Tel Aviv (www.montefiore.co.il), which will help to source items for sale. Montefiore is situated in the centre of Tel Aviv, on 34 Nachmani Street, near the famous Rothschild Avenue. The Auction House holds several auctions each year at the prestigious Dan Hotel, which include both Israeli and international artworks: paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphic and paper art of past and present well-known artists.
Some early items in this first Bonhams sale in London include:
* Marcel Janco (1895 – 1984), Marina, 1930, Oil on canvas, estimate
£ 100,000-150,000.
* Israel Hershberg B. 1948, Jerusalem, City Centre, 1989-90, Oil on canvas, Provenance: Marlborogh Gallery, London, £ 100,000-150,000
*Ludwig Blum, (Israeli, 1891-1975), Jerusalem, signed and dated ‘L. Blum 1948’ (lower left); signed in Hebrew (lower right) oil on canvas £8,000-12,000
*Alexandre Markelbach, Lighting the Sabbah lamp, oil on panel, signed, £1,500-2,000
Bonhams has a distinguished track record in this market having sold some important works over the years that include:
*An Isidore Kaufman (Austrian 1853-1921), `Portrait of Rabbi Nadvorno’, oil on panel, sold for £90,000.
*Reuven Rubin (Israeli, 1893-1974) `Ruth’, 1963, oil on canvas, sold for £38,000.
*Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975), `Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives’, oil on canvas, sold for £34,000.
*Theo Tobiasse (Israeli, born 1927) ‘Le poete est la coleur du temps qui passe’ sold for £20,000
*A pair of George III silver and parcel-gilt Rimmonim Torah scroll decorations) and matching Yad (reading pointer) sold for £62,000.
Berman Bows Out
January 28, 2011 by J-Wire
Sean Berman, seeded 15 in the Australian Open Boys’ Tennis Championship has been defeated in the third round. Read more
Premier Pledges $10,000 for Our Big Kitchen
January 23, 2011 by J-Wire
The NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally visited Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen to see first hand the efforts being made to lighten the load of Queensland flood victims…and made a surprise donation of $10,000 to help fund the initiative. Read more
Look at the Oz
January 18, 2011 by J-Wire
Hello my dear Sydney Morning Herald and Age reading friends, 
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