Department of Defence supplier suspends employee with alleged Neo-Nazi links
April 8, 2009 by J-Wire
Thales, a major supplier of security technology to the Australian Department of Defence, has suspended a staff member for allegedly being involved as administrator of a neo-Nazi web forum. Read more
Canadian bid to buy Australian Kosher wine for Pesach instead of Israeli fails
April 7, 2009 by J-Wire
Jewish dissidents urged Toronto’s Jews to boycott Israeli wines for Pesach and buy Kosher wines from Australia instead. Read more
Geelong leader speaks at bushfire memorial
April 6, 2009 by J-Wire
Phillipa Challis told an interfaith congregation attending a memorial service yesterday at St Mary’s Basilica in Geelong that Pesach had much in common with the regeneration of the land and lives lost in the Victorian bushfires. Read more
Schindler’s List turns up at the NSW State Library – Jewish Museum disappointed
April 5, 2009 by J-Wire
Sydney’s Jewish Museum is disappointed that best-selling author Thomas Keneally sold his copy of the original Schindler list to a document dealer. Read more
Hey Hey Esther’s at the Toronto Film Festival
April 4, 2009 by J-Wire
The Australian movie with a strong Jewish theme, “Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueberger” will be shown at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival later this month. Read more
Once every 28 years – blessing of the sun
April 2, 2009 by J-Wire
Jews throughout Australia will participate in a ceremony next week which takes place every 28 years – the Blessing of the Sun.
Zentai’s bid to avoid extradition fails
March 31, 2009 by J-Wire
Perth’s Federal Court has upheld a magistrate’s ruling than an alleged Hungarian war criminal is eligible for extradition to face a charge of murdering a Jewish teenager. Read more
Tragic accident in Hakoah during blackout
March 31, 2009 by J-Wire
A woman found badly injured in Sydney’s Hakoah Club during Monday’s power blackout has died in hospital. Read more
Mizrachi mediation “in progress”
March 30, 2009 by J-Wire
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick and representatives of Sydney’s Mizrachi Synagogue met before a professional mediator on Sunday. Read more
Mt Scopus shines in Weizmann Institute physics competition
March 28, 2009 by J-Wire
Four year 12 students from Melbourne’s Mt Scopus school scored second prize in a world-wide physics competition hosted by Israel’s Weizmann Insitute. Read more
Schwartz for the Westfield board?
March 28, 2009 by J-Wire
Brian Schwartz, Investec CEO and Frank Lowy mate on the Football Federation’s board, is strongly-tipped to acquire a seat on Westfield’s board. Read more
Lowy’s salary package remains intact
March 28, 2009 by J-Wire
Frank Lowy, executive chairman of shopping centre group Westfield, has retained his annual salary of $16.2 million. Read more
Guess who’s NOT coming to shul? Cate Blanchett!
March 26, 2009 by J-Wire
Last minute commitments have caused actress Cate Blanchett to cancel her plans to attend Friday night’s Shabbat service at Sydney’s Central Synagogue. Read more
Google made slicker – thanks to Aussie-Israeli
March 25, 2009 by J-Wire
Technology devised by an Israeli-born Australian at the University of New South Wales will today revolutionise Google’s search engine. Read more
Guess who’s coming to Shul? Cate Blanchett!
March 24, 2009 by J-Wire
All eyes will be on the women’s gallery [if you are sitting on the right side] in Sydney’s Central Synagogue this Friday night as Cate Blanchett checks out a Shabbat service at the Bondi shul. Read more
Knitting 1,000,000 pairs of socks!
March 24, 2009 by J-Wire
Members of Sydney’s JewishCare’s Club 50 group are participating in a project to knit a million pairs of socks! Read more
Body found in car: Police report suspicious circumstances
March 24, 2009 by J-Wire
The body of a 45-year-old man was found in the back of a car in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Read more
Halper’s Sydney meeting draws a crowd of 70
March 24, 2009 by J-Wire
American-born Israeli professor Jeff Halper spoke to an audience of seventy at his re-sited Sydney meeting last night. Read more
Durban II revised text studied: Jewish leaders call for Australia’s withdrawal
March 23, 2009 by J-Wire
The President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Robert M Goot AM SC and the President of the Zionist Federation Philip Chester have studied the latest draft for the Durban II Conference and today urged the Australian Government to now withdraw. Read more
Australian puppet show on a Canadian tour
March 22, 2009 by J-Wire
Lana Schwarcz has developed a puppet show dealing with aged care…researched at Melbourne’s Emmy Monash Aged Care Read more
JewishCare at Sydney Harmony Day Ball
March 21, 2009 by J-Wire
JewishCare joined the City of Sydney in hosting 400 Seniors celebrating Harmony Day at Sydney’s Paddington Town Hall. Read more
$62 million available for Holocaust survivors – Australians included
March 20, 2009 by J-Wire
Australian Holocaust survivors who failed to gain compensation from the Hardship Fund can now re-apply. Read more
Marcus Einfeld: $77 = 2 years
Former Federal Judge Marcus Einfeld was sentenced to three years prison in Sydney’s Supreme Court today for lying in order to evade paying a $77 speeding fine. Read more
Chabad Leader in Canberra: “I am not a rabbi”
March 19, 2009 by J-Wire
Attending his first Canberra Jewish community meeting this week, Dan Avital told members he was not a rabbi. Read more
Three turn 100 at Sydney’s Randwick Montefiore Home
March 18, 2009 by J-Wire
It is telegrams from the Queen this month for three residents of the Montefiore Home in Sydney. Read more
200 women turn up to Intimacy and Judaism
March 18, 2009 by J-Wire
The Jewish Alliance Against Family Violence hosted a forum this week in Sydney in conjunction with JewishCare dealing with, among other topics, rape in marriage. Read more
U.S. Consul tours Sydney’s Great Synagogue
March 17, 2009 by J-Wire
US Consul-General Judith Fergin paid a visit to the Great Synagogue in Sydney this week. Read more
Art exhibition based on Maitland’s Jewish cemetery
Tel Aviv-born artist Hanna Kay is creating an art exhibition based on the lives of 44 Jews buried in Maitland’s Jewish cemetery. Read more
JCCV asks Anglican Archbishop to reconsider Khatami visit – and resigns from university board
March 16, 2009 by J-Wire
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has declined an invitation from the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne to meet with former Iranian President Khatami… Read more
Gilad Shalit – 1000 days: World Zionist Council asks Australia to join Facebook rally
March 15, 2009 by J-Wire
Next week, Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will have been held prisoner by Hamas in Gaza for 1000 days. Read more
