Palestinian support group calls for Jerusalem Quartet boycott

The Australian Friends of Palestine Association wants Australians to boycott next month’s tour by the world-reknowned Jerusalem Quartet. Read more

Case against Engels adjourned until 2010

Adelaide’s Rabbi Yossi Engel and his wife Chana will have to wait for 2010 to answer allegations in court regarding 39 charges of dishonest dealings. Read more

Zentai’s lawyer details submissions

Dennis Barich, the legal representative of 88-yr-old Charles Zentai who is wanted by Hungarian authorities for questioning over the 1944 murder of a Jewish teenager, has outlined the submissions made to the Minister for Home Affairs. Read more

Tannenbaum: warrant issued for arrest

South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced in Parliament that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind Barry Tannenbaum. Read more

Former Sydney Rabbi passes away in Israel

Rabbi Yaakov Shemaria has passed away in Israel. Read more

TV Star Don Lane passes away

Don Lane, the lanky Yank, has died  in a Jewish care home in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs at the age of 75. Read more

Five Jewish Artists on show in Sydney

Five Jewish artists features strongly in the Melting Pot Exhibition on show at the Mary Place Gallery in Paddington. Read more

Didgeridoo Festival – amazing image

J-Wire has received a wonderful image taken at the recent didgeridoo festival in Israel. [Reported Oct-16]. Click read more to see the image. Read more

Danby says Henderson got it right

Michael Danby thinks Sydney Morning Herald Gerard Henderson’s article on recent terrorism convictions should be published internationally. Read more

No luck for the Masters

Maccabi Masters wrapped up their World Masters Games campaign in disappointing style as they lost their semi final against Russian side Cosmos 2-0 and then suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Canadian team Lads Calgary United in the play off for the bronze medal. Read more

A Day at the Masters Games

The World Master Games are currently on in Sydney. J-Wire tracks down some of the Jewish competitors… Read more

Looking for Adam Steiner….

Yetta Rubin lives in New York and is looking for a Sydney-sider named Adam Steiner. Can you help? Read more

NZ cabbie suspended for refusing to wear a black shirt

Harald Kleiven, the Norwegian-born Nelson cabbie who refused to wear a black shirt because it reminded him of the Nazis is not Jewish. Read more

Fourteen days stay for Zentai – appeal rejected

Charles Zentai’s appeal against an extradition order which could see him returned to his native Hungary to answer questions relating to the 1944 death of an 18-yr-old Jewish youth has failed. Read more

Masters Games – who is competing?

J-Wire would like names and contact numbers of anyone from the community competing in the 2009 World Masters Games in Sydney.

Zentai’s fate to be decided today

The result of Charles Zentai’s appeal against his extradition to Hungary in connection with the 1944 killing of 18-yr-old Peter Balazs in Budapest will be made known today. Read more

Tiny tots in tiny town get toys from Tiny Love

Tiny Love, an international organisation of which Australia is a member, has donated nine boxes of toys and books to the Ilana pre-school in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Read more

Samoa Tsunami: No reports of Jewish casualties

There have been no reports of any Australian or New Zealand Jewish holidaymakers or visitors injured in the Samoan Tsunami. Read more

Time to nominate the Business Woman of the Year

Nominations open today for the Veuve Cliquot Business Woman 2010…details below. Read more

Exciting artist showing in Sydney

Tonee Messiah is a 24-yr-old Israeli-born artist, deemed by her gallery as a major up and coming force in the Australian art world. Read more

New ambassador receives major award

Jeff Bleich, the incoming U.S. Ambassador to Australia, has received the Anti-Defamation League’s Distinguished Jurisprudence Award. Read more

Holocaust Centre deals with Uni Nazi Oktoberfest party

The Holocaust Centre in Wellington has offered to transport a special exhibition together with a survivor to Christchurch’s Lincoln University where students held a party trivialising the Shoah. Read more

Nazi Party in NZ on First Night Rosh Hashana

As Christchurch’s small Jewish community settled in for Rosh Hashana/Shabbat dinner on Friday night, Lincoln University students were holding a party on the campus replicating Nazi Germany. Read more

Kyle back on air on Oct-07…may still visit the Jewish Museum

2Day-FM told J-Wire today that the invitation to Kyle Sandilands for an escorted tour of the Holocaust section of Sydney’s Jewish Museum is still on the cards Read more

Michael Danby’s words of praise for Genia Janover

Genia Janover retired last year as Principal of Melbourne’s Bialik College. This week, Federal MP Michael Danby sang her praises in Parliament. Read more

SBS bans “Palestinian lands” and “disputed territories”

Ethnic broadcaster SBS has instructed its journalists not to use the terms “Palestinian lands” or “disputed territories” in matters relating to the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Read more

New Jewish magazine hits the news stands

Joshua Levi writes in J-Wire what drove him to publish Hebe.

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New CD from North Shore Temple Emanuel

Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel Choir has just released a CD commemorating the Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary of the synagogue. Read more

Looking for a Sukkah?

A world-wide registry of Sukkahs has been set up in Melbourne. Read more

“I’m the village idiot” – Alice man selling swastika t-shirts

An Alice Springs man has told ABC radio that he has burned all his stock of t-shirts bearing a swastika emblem. Read more

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