Tracing her Jewish roots and reaching for new heights
May 5, 2009 by J-Wire
Queensland Councillor Hajnal Ban is the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor and a woman who had her legs broken to increase her height. Read more
Jewish Community calls for employers to protect their staff
May 5, 2009 by J-Wire
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has emphasised the need for employers to treat their staff with respect, especially during the current economic downturn. Read more
Storm brewing over Kennett Nazi artwork
May 3, 2009 by J-Wire
The State Library of Victoria has currently on display a print portraying former Premier Jeff Kennett as a cow surrounded by trees in the shape of swastikas. Read more
Sydney rabbi to officiate at Pratt funeral
April 29, 2009 by J-Wire
Rabbi Levi Wolff of Sydney’s Central Synagogue will fly to Melbourne this afternoon to officiate at tomorrow’s funeral of billionaire cardboard king Richard Pratt. Read more
Criminal charges dropped against the dying Pratt
April 27, 2009 by J-Wire
Cardboard billionaire Richard Pratt will die knowing criminal charges against him have been dropped. Read more
JNF dedicates a memorial to the Yarkon Maccabiah victims
April 27, 2009 by J-Wire
The Jewish National Fund has dedicated a memorial wall at the section of the Yarkon River where four Australians lost their lives when a bridge collapsed in 1997 during the 15th Maccabiah. Read more
Pratt: Rush on to clear his name
April 25, 2009 by J-Wire
An emergency court hearing is underway as a Federal Court judge considers evidence which could clear Dick Pratt’s name as he approaches death. Read more
Headlong – new book by Susan Varga
Sydney author Susan Varga has published “Headlong”…the story of a Holocaust survivor who loses her will to live after the death of her husband. Read more
Durban Day 3: Tal encounters the Neturei Karta
April 24, 2009 by J-Wire
Tal Shmerling reports from Geneva where he is representing AUJS in the European Jewish Students; Union demonstrations Read more
Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 23, 2009 by J-Wire
The legacy of the Holocaust was passed down by survivor Frank Lowy to his son and grandson in a ceremony in Sydney this week, Read more
Geneva: Durban II, day 2, Jewish students rally for Darfur
April 23, 2009 by J-Wire
Tal Shmerling, our correspondent at the Durban II Review Conference in Geneva sends his report of Day 2. Read more
National Library showcases flaura references written on toilet paper
April 22, 2009 by J-Wire
The National Library in Canberra is displaying a reference work of Australia flora…written on 2500 sheets of toilet paper. Read more
Melbourne student protests at Geneva’s Durban II anti-racism conference
Tal Schmerling flew especially to Europe to represent the Australian Union of Jewish Students at a demonstration organised by the European Union of Jewish Students. J-Wire publishes the Melbourne-based student’s report unedited . Read more
Suicide prevention meeting
April 22, 2009 by J-Wire
The Jewish House will host a panel to discuss the prevention of suicide within the community. Read more
Jewish Australian arrested in Luxor – DFAT confirms man charged
April 21, 2009 by J-Wire
J-Wire investigating reports that a Jewish Australian has been arrested in Egypt on espionage charges, learned today that a man has been charged with riding a motor-cycle without number plates. Read more
The ECAJ stands behind the Government
April 20, 2009 by J-Wire
Robert Goot, the President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, has written to Foreign Minister Stephen Smith following the Government’s decision to withdraw for Durban II. Read more
Holocaust effect on current Jewish population staggering
April 20, 2009 by J-Wire
A world-renowned expert in Jewish demography estimates the world’s Jewish population would be at least 26 million today had there been no Holocaust…but the current figure is estimated to be no more than 13.2 million. Read more
Body of Israeli parachutist to be flown to Israel for burial
April 20, 2009 by J-Wire
The body of Ariel Sicsic, the Israeli parachutist killed in Wollongong last week, will be flown to Israel for burial. Read more
Jewish Australian reported arrested in Luxor on espionage charges
April 19, 2009 by J-Wire
The Arabic new agency Al-Bayan has reported that a Jewish Australian was arrested by Egyptian authorities in Luxor on Wednesday. Read more
Have you been trying to contact us?
April 19, 2009 by J-Wire
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Australian interest in Nazi women’s magazines
April 17, 2009 by J-Wire
65 copies of the Nazi women’s magazine Frauen Warte are up for auction…and there is significant Australian interest. Read more
Israeli skydiver killed in Wollongong
April 16, 2009 by J-Wire
A 33-year-old Israeli has been killed in a parachuting accident near Wollongong. Read more
Anzac Day in Cairns – Jews pray separately
April 16, 2009 by J-Wire
Jewish ex-servicemen in Cairns have been told by the RSL that they cannot recite Kaddish at the Anzac Day memorial function. Read more
Ambassador questions sponsored visits to Israel
A former Australian ambassador to Israel has suggested that sponsored visits to Israel made by members of pariament could have an effect on Australian foreign policy. Read more
Hospital neutralises prayer room
April 11, 2009 by J-Wire
Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital has removed all Christian insignia from its chapel. Read more
Perth neo-Nazi concert in the balance
April 11, 2009 by J-Wire
A punk rock concert featuring neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour is scheduled in Perth on Anzac Day. Read more
Call to Queensland to extend its religious education
April 11, 2009 by J-Wire
A leading Hindu and an American rabbi have called on Queensland to revise its religious education policy. Read more
Aussie Jews bless the sun
April 8, 2009 by J-Wire
Jews around Australia particioated today in a rare religious occasion….Birchat Hachama, the blessing of the sun. Read more
Greg Sher’s parents plant trees in his memory in Israel
April 8, 2009 by J-Wire
18 trees were planted in Israel yesterday by the family and friends of Private Greg Sher, the Jewish soldier from Melbourne killed in Afghanistan earlier this year. Read more
Zentai to appeal yet again – bail extended
April 8, 2009 by J-Wire
87-year-old Charles Zentai is to appeal to the full bench of the Federal Court in an attempt to avoid extradition to Hungary to face charges of beating an-18-year old Jew to death in 1944. Read more
