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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Jan-30 9:30p.m. SBS2-TV: Movie – Facing Windows
January 17, 2011 by J-Wire
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Jan-27 Sydney: Commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
January 12, 2011 by J-Wire
Also coinciding with the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Read more
A Cry for Help and a Chance to Answer
January 12, 2011 by J-Wire
As the Brisbane River continues to rise, Jewish families have been evacuated from their homes and the local Chabad has put out a call for emergency food supplies…a call answered by Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more
Marrickville Council Boycott
All parties that support economic boycott of Israeli goods made in Palestine, are blocking j ventures for peace and employment within the two states of Israel and Palestine. They are blocking peaceful co.operation and econmic sustenance between the 2 states.. The boycotters are therefore supporting chaos
Sandra Hepner
“Tragic echoes of the Voyage of the Dammed”
January 7, 2011 by J-Wire
In response to the B’nai B’rith ADC media release of 16 December 2010, it is truly unfortunate that a Jewish organisation would make such an odious comparison of the plight of current refugees with Holocaust Survivors. Whilst there is no doubt that survivors and their families would have some empathy and understanding of the tragic circumstances in which asylum seekers find themselves that is surely where any comparison ends. Understandable sympathy for asylum seekers coming to Australia does not justify comparing their plight to that of European Jewry under the Nazis. Read more
Zentai’s Reaction
January 6, 2011 by J-Wire
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MAIGS Competitors Enjoy Sydney
January 6, 2011 by J-Wire
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Rough Crossing – Smooth Result
January 1, 2011 by J-Wire
Sydney sailor Andrew Pryer was a member of the 24-man crew aboard the maxi-yacht Lahana which won third place overall in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race. Read more
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December 22, 2010 by J-Wire
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Entente Cordiale
December 21, 2010 by J-Wire
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One law for Israel….
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Eitan Misrachi
Lior & Michael Misrachi are thrilled to announce the birth of their beautiful son
Eitan Aviad
איתן אביעד
Born on Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 1 Tevet 5771, 7th Day Chanukah
First-time grandparents, Aviva & Ilan Kogus and Judy & Shavtay Misrachi are over the moon.
Great grandparents Shirley & Malcolm Isaacs (Kibbutz Tzora) Sabine Beecher and Malka Misrachi are delighted
Uncles, aunts, family and friends are so happy
Dec-27 to Jan-23 Sydney: Summer learning experience
December 16, 2010 by J-Wire
Bina stands for Jewish Wisdom for Life and the organisation is running a special summer course… Read more
Tefillin Spark Bomb Alert
December 12, 2010 by J-Wire
An Israeli putting on his tefillin on an interisland New Zealand ferry has sparked a massive bomb scare alert.
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Zuroff v Zentai
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Israeli Academics in new Partnership with Sydney University
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Australian Jewish Leaders attack Israeli Rabbis’ Housing Petition
December 10, 2010 by J-Wire
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the Zionist Federation of Australia have condemned unreservedly the statements made yesterday in a petition by 40 municipal Rabbis in Israel to forbid renting homes to non-Jews. Read more
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December 10, 2010 by J-Wire
Moshe, a former criminal who recently turned Orthodox Jew, and his wife, Mali, discover how genuine religious practices and true devotion can dramatically change their lives for the better. Read more
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December 10, 2010 by J-Wire
It was a murder plot captured on CCTV: the victim, and the disguised hit squad who stalked then killed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a hotel room in Dubai. Read more
Dec-12 Sydney: Solidarity Rally
December 9, 2010 by J-Wire
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New President for the Sydney Jewish Museum
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ACTU Assistant Secretary checking anti-Israel Union Activists
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Jan-08 8:35pm ABC2-TV: Fiddler on the Roof
December 6, 2010 by J-Wire
In the picturesque Ukranian village of Anatevka lives Tevye, an impoverished milkman with five unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife to support. As Tevye remonstrates with God for allowing his scrawny horse to go lame, and for not filling his pockets with gold, his wife, Golde, takes more direct steps towards improving their lot. Read more
