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”

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

Charles Zentai’s extradition to Hungary to face questioning over the death of 18-yr-old Peter Balazs in Budapest in 1944 was overturned in a Federal Court appeal last year. The Government has appealed the decision. Zentai’s son Ernie talks to J-Wire… Read more

MAIGS Competitors Enjoy Sydney

The Maccabi Australia International Games (MAIGS) provided Sydney with a festival of sport, community spirit and international flavour. Read more

Rough Crossing – Smooth Result

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

Jan-21 8:30p.m. SBS1-TV: As it Happened-Apocalypse -The Second World War

Bringing together rare and forgotten footage, this six-part series provides a ground-breaking portrait of WWII. Read more

Entente Cordiale

The French Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Michel Filhol, has addressed the Capital Jewish Forum  on ‘A brief overview of the features of French policy and the France-Australia relationship’. Read more

One law for Israel….

Wikileaks have released a 2004 cable in which the then Prime Minister Helen Clarke is reported not to have pressured the Kuwaiti government for information on one if its citizens allegedly involved in a massive passport forgery case in New Zealand…because of the multi-million dollar sheep trade with Kuwait. Read more

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, 7^th 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

Bina stands for Jewish Wisdom for Life and the organisation is running a special summer course… Read more

Tefillin Spark Bomb Alert

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

Efraim Zuroff, the Executive Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Jerusalem, will head to Budapest this week to appeal with authorities to continue to push for the extradition of 89-yr-old Charles Zentai wanted for questioning over the 1944 murder of Peter Balazs. Read more

Israeli Academics in new Partnership with Sydney University

The University of Sydney  has approved the establishment of a forum with the proposed title of  “University of Sydney – Israel Research Partnership Forum: Shared Challenges,  Future Solutions”. Read more

Australian Jewish Leaders attack Israeli Rabbis’ Housing Petition

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

Jan-05 9:35pm SBS2-TV: Movie from Israel – Ushpizin

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

Jan-05 7:30pm SBS2-TV: Passports to Kill

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

Join the community in a rally at The Great Synagogue to remember the fallen and salute the heroes of the recent fires in Israel Read more

New President for the Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum has named Professor Gus Lehrer as its new president. Read more

Dec-31 5:30pm SBS1-TV: Global Village

Akko is a small peninsula on the coast of Israel. In this tiny place religions and cultures have clashed throughout history and power has changed hands many times.

ACTU Assistant Secretary checking anti-Israel Union Activists

Anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists in Australia have begun an email campaign targeting union leaders and trade union supporters of Palestine. Read more

Mr Rudd and WikiLeaks

Re: Mr Rudd’s justification for his condemnation of the release of classified diplomatic information. Read more

Jan-08 8:35pm ABC2-TV: Fiddler on the Roof

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

Palestine – When Silence is Suicide

Should one remain silent when an eminent Australian expresses political, social and humanitarian viewpoints that are apparently based on factually incorrect or deceptive and misleading statements having  their sources in Arab propaganda that appear on the Internet day in and day out? Read more

Dec-22 9:30pm SBS2-TV: Movie – Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran

Winner of the Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2003, this is a heart-warming film about a young teenager’s coming-of-age, and his discovery of religion and humanity through his friendship with an aging Muslim shopkeeper. Read more

Dec-21 11:10pm SBS2-TV: Movie – Nowhere in Africa

Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002, this film is based on a true story. Read more

New Church Resolution

Thanks for the update on the resolution of the NCCA.

A credit to the hard work of the ECAJ.

your part in publicising the biased resolution of the ncca is to be commended.

keep up the good work.

Sam Goldman

Bellevue Hill

Sydney

Cooper recognised by ECAJ

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has officially recognised the historic protest march made in 1938 by a group of Aborigines led by William Cooper to the German Consulate in Melbourne in response to Kristellnacht…the only known protest worldwide of that notorious night. Read more

On Wikileaks

Is it not odd that the united states (and many other countries) bought stolen secret and confidential financial banking information pertaining to many people worldwide, from a thief, who had stolen the information from a liechtenstein bank. they have had no hesitation to use this information against the individuals involved in a most aggressive way.

and yet they cry “crime and traitor” and have international warrants for the arrest of the  wikileaks publishers, for exposing secret documents stolen from their security files.

whilst i do not agree with wikileaks actions,  i feel they do endanger world stability, particularly diplomatic stability; however wikileaks have learnt from the usa and others, that those who have stolen secrets have readily been paid millions for stolen illegal documents.

Sam Goldman

Bellevue Hill

NZ Minister under fire over Schechita Case

New Zealand’s Agriculture Minister is embroiled in allegations that his controversial decision to ban the kosher slaughter of animals was taken to preserve the island nation’s profitable meat trade with Muslim countries as well as his own investments. Read more

ABC personality at the Hebrew University

ABC science journalist Robin Williams has interviewed top researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more

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