Sep-01 1:00p.m. SBSTV-1: Would I Lie To You?2

Comedy about the schmatta business in Paris. Read more

Aussie Ski Championships

Maccabi Victoria has held its first SnowSport Carnival. Read more

Israeli-born artist premieres in Adelaide

Avital Sheffer’s award-winning ceramics are being exhibited in Adelaide….her first exhibition in the South Australian capital. Read more

Aug-27 00:55a.m. SBS1-TV: Frozen Days

A thriller movie from Israel Read more

Coles backs Shir Madness

Coles Bondi Junction has donated $500 to this month’s Shir Madness music festival. Read more

Jewish House’s Wish List

Sydney’s Jewish House is currently being refurbished and in the style of wedding lists, itc CEO Rabbi Mendel Kastel has issued a “wish list” for the Care centre’s premises… Read more

Aug-22 10:15p.m. ABC1-TV: Compass – Sex, Faith and Marriage

Compass explores the sexual rules of three different faiths to find out what goes on in Jewish, Muslim and Hindu bedrooms. Read more

Aug-07 Sydney: Concert at Chabad Double Bay

Come and listen to Rabbi Yanky Berger perform with his band…and feel the spirit of Jerusalem’s old city Read more

Aug-17 11:15p.m. SBS2-TV: The Wedding Song

Follows two young women, one Muslim and one a Sephardic Jew, in German-occupied Tunis. Read more

Aug-15 9:30 p.m. SBS1-TV: Fateless

Tonight’s European Cinema is the hypnotic story of a young Jewish boy sent to a concentration camp. Read more

Aug-16 00:15 a.m. SBS1-TV : Campfire – Movie from Israel

A story of one woman’s personal battle for acceptance, but also a portrait of a political movement that has forever affected millions of lives in the Middle East. Read more

Newhouse behind Indigenous Initiative

A chance meeting between George Newhouse and Warren Mundine in 2008 saw the two men initiate a drive to assist Australia’s Indigenous people establish themselves in the workplace…and in busineeses of their own. Read more

Australian tourists visiting Israel up 45%

Israeli Ministry of Tourism figures released today reveal that 15,811 Australians visited Israel in the first six months of 2010. Read more

Aug-!5 Melbourne: Three top Israeli advocacy experts

“Can We Trust What We Hear and Read?” – “Words and Images Shape World Opinion – is Israel Alone?’ – “Using Appropriate Tools when Discussing Israel”. Read more

Aug-16 Sydney: Pipes and Ottolenghi in discussion

AIJAC present Daniel Pipes and Dr Emanuele Ottolenghi discussing “Europe and the USA: Middle East Visions and Delusions” Read more

….and here is how one British Jew responded to a boycott call in the UK

Gerald Oberman lives in Brighton. He sent the following e-mail to the Methodist Church in the UK…. Read more

Australian Jew remembered at new WW1 cemetery

Prince Charles has dedicated a new military cemetery at Fromelles in France believed to be the final resting place of Edward Samuel. Read more

Newest Oldest Member

Joseph Hayat is approaching his 100th birthday and has become the newest member of the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women. Read more

From Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

DIFFERENT BUT ONE This coming Tuesday is Tisha B’av, the day we mourn the destruction of the Temple that stood in Jerusalem in times of old. Read more

Aug-08 Sydney: Sivan Rotem in concert

Emanuel Synagogue presents one of Israel’s most outstanding performers in concert. Read more

Christian-Jewish Relationship lecture

A public lecture by Father (Dr) John Pawlikowski was held at Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) North Sydney Campus last week, on The Christian-Jewish Relationship: Current Theological and Political Challenges. Read more

Music-lovers’ maestro passes away

Members of Sydney’s Jewish community with a long-time passion of classical music will be saddened today at the passing of Sir Charles Mackerras. Read more

Aug-04 Surfers Paradise: Bird Migration in Israel

JNF presents an expert on bird migration in Israel and the impact on aviation… Read more

Melbourne Family’s Survival Song Sweeps the World

A video made by Melbourne artist Jane Korman featuring her family dancing at Holocaust sites lurked quietly on YouTube for six months has now exploded on to computer screens worldwide. Read more

Austen Tayshus to run against Tony Abbott

Sandy Gutman is a name which means nothing to the good people of Warringah or its federal member Tony Abbott. Read more

Gillard denies being soft on Israel

Prime Minister told ABC radio yesterday that she refures claims that she is soft on Israel. Read more

Work at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry

Executive Council of

Australian Jewry

The Representative Organisation of Australian Jewry

Applications are invited by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, for the position of Research Assistant.  Responsibilities include: providing research assistance to the Executive Director and Office Bearers; assisting in the preparation and drafting of submissions to government and other documents; upgrading and maintaining an electronic library; helping to establish and maintaining an organisational presence through social media; and assisting with the production of an e-news letter.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to, the Australian Jewish community and a basic understanding of the major issues of concern to it; personal integrity; initiative; research ability; internet skills; good computer skills including Word and Excel; familiarity with social media; excellent organisational skills; ability to communicate; and an eye for detail.

Flexible hours. Salary to be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications marked “Confidential” should be addressed to [email protected] or posted to the Executive Director, ECAJ, PO Box 1114 Edgecliff NSW 2027.

Theriesenstadt musicians remembered

To complement its current exhibition Theresienstadt: Drawn from the Inside, which features works produced in the Czech concentration camp by two amateur artists later murdered in Auschwitz, the Jewish Museum of Australia is presenting a music tribute honouring the lives of the musicians of Terezín. Read more

Jan-18 ~ Jan-25 Melbourne: Maccabi Junior Carnival

1,250 athletes from Australia and New Zealand will be participating in this annual sporting highlight Read more

Aug-15 Sydney: Shir Madness Music Festival

The first ever large-scale Sydney Jewish music festival SHIR MADNESS  has announced its program.  And what a stellar line-up it is! Read more

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