The State Zionist Council of NSW pre-empts the Israeli Government
March 9, 2009 by J-Wire
Tel Aviv-Yaffo celebrates it centenary this year and has been adopted as the theme for this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations by the SZCNSW…and the Israeli Government has followed suite. Read more
Sydney students call for Israel boycott
March 8, 2009 by J-Wire
The University of Western Sydney’s Students’ Association is lobbying the university to boycott Israeli academic co-operation Read more
Julie Bishop says no to Durban 2
March 8, 2009 by J-Wire
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop MP, says Australia should not attend next month’s Durban 2 conference because of “the obvious potential for a repeat of antisemitism.” Read more
Dayenu’s Mardi Gras weekend
More than 60 members of Australia’s Jewish gay community accompanied the Dayenu float in Saturday night’s Mardi Gras Parade. Read more
Aussie-born Israeli counteracts Canadian anti-Israel poster
March 7, 2009 by J-Wire
Australian-born Israeli David Guy has published a poster countering one from Canada advertising “Israeli Apartheid Week” currently being circulated around the world’s university campuses. Read more
Entertaining bridge reports from Surfers
March 6, 2009 by J-Wire
Well-known Sydney bridge identity David Stern is keeping the Nation’s bridge players well-informed of the goings-on at the Gold Coast Congress. Read his bulletins here…if you are a bridge player, they are not to be missed
State Zionist Council of Victoria’s latest Israel analysis
March 6, 2009 by J-Wire
Emily Chrapot has published her latest analysis on behalf of the ZCV Read it here!
Zionist Council of Victoria’s latest Israel analysis
March 6, 2009 by J-Wire
Last July we saw a new type of terror attack in Jerusalem. Read more
American Jewish award for Rupert Murdoch
March 6, 2009 by J-Wire
The American Jewish Committee has presented its prestigious National Human Relations Award to Rupert Murdoch. Read more
ECAJ welcomes U.S. Durban 2 pullout
March 4, 2009 by J-Wire
The President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Robert Goot AM SC, today welcomed the decision of the United States government, announced over the weekend, to withdraw from the process relating to the World Conference Against Racism, known as Durban 2. Read more
Another honour for Cheryl Bart
March 4, 2009 by J-Wire
Cheryl Bart, who conquered Mount Everest with her daughter Nikki last year, is to be honored this Shabbat at Sydney’s Central Synagogue. Read more
TV star Don Lane’s condition worsening
March 4, 2009 by J-Wire
Craig Bennett has reported on Sydney’s 2UE show that the condition of former national TV star Don Lane is worsening. Read more
AIJAC Calls for Durban 2 Withdrawal
March 3, 2009 by J-Wire
The Australian/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has added its voice to those requesting the Australian Government to reconsider participating in the Durban 2 “anti-racism” conference next month. Read more
Melbourne seeking names of fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terror
March 2, 2009 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s annual Yom Hazikaron Communal Commemoration is the time our community collectively grieves and honours Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror and can offer some solace to bereaved families and friends of the fallen. Read more
Canberra Chabad Centre Opens
March 2, 2009 by J-Wire
Rabbi Dan Avital has become the first Jewish religious leader to settle permanently in Australia’s capital city in recent years. Read more
Gillerman Calls for 23 State Solution
March 2, 2009 by J-Wire
Israel’s former Ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, has called for a 23 State solution to the Middle East problem. Read more
ECAJ sends Stephen Smith WJC Durban 2 Resolution
March 2, 2009 by J-Wire
Following a US decision to withdraw from the Durban 2 conference next month unless the text is changed, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry has sent a copy of the Durban 2 WJC resolution to Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith in a bid to have Australia reconsider its position. Read more
Australia pledges $20 million to Gaza
March 1, 2009 by J-Wire
Australia’s latest commitment to assist in the recovery and reconstruction of Gaza will be announced at a conference to be held in Egypt on Monday, March 2. Read more
Alan Gold on Durban 2
The United States has been reported as having pulled out of the Durban 2 Conference…author Alan Gold wrote in “The Australian” asking Australia to consider doing the same.
He reflects on Durban 1 for J-Wire… Read more
Shalit movie a success
February 28, 2009 by J-Wire
On Thursday morning February 19, the Australian Friends of The Hebrew University (Vic Div) together with Hagshama, JNF, WIZO and the ZCV hosted a special screening of the 50 minute documentary “Gilad Shalit – 2 years in captivity”.
This extremely poignant film featured Gilad’s mother, Aviva Shalit in a rare public appearance since her son’s kidnapping on June 25, 2006. Beginning on the day of the kidnapping it followed a sequence of events ensuing from the kidnapping and the Shalit family’s efforts to help free Gilad, all the while showing a window into Gilad and his family; a regular Israeli family who have known more than their share of grief as a result of war.
As viewers we were drawn into the complex maze of moral and political issues that make up a possible negotiation with Hamas terrorists for Gilad’s freedom.
Panelists Jennifer Huppert MLC; AUJS Shaliach Tal Dror; Clinical psychologist Dr Hadas Sella and Habonim Shlicha Shibolet Shofet-Edelman presented fascinating insights according to their various perspectives.
Panelists (l-r): Jennifer Huppert,
Tal Dror, Hadas Sella and
Shibolet Shofet-Edelman
Jewish promoter accepts Pauline Hanson as a client
February 27, 2009 by J-Wire
Celebrity Sydney promoter Max Markson is holding media at bay from his latest client Pauline Hanson who will contest the seat of Beaudesert in next month’s Queensland State elections. Read more
Westfield down $2 billion
February 27, 2009 by J-Wire
The world’s biggest shopping centre company has posted losses of $2.2 billion with the immediate result of the postponement of any new projects currently on the table. Read more
Einfeld released on bail – passport confiscated
February 27, 2009 by J-Wire
Former Federal Court judge Marcus Einfeld has been released on bail. The sentencing hearing will resume on March 20. Read more
The Pyjama Game leads to the Fame Game
February 27, 2009 by J-Wire
The skyrocketing success of Australia’s El Supremo of the pyjama game, Peter Alexander, will be the subject of a segment of Channel 9’s 60 Minutes on Sunday. Read more
Victoria deals with Jewish teenage drunkenness
February 27, 2009 by J-Wire
With Purim only a few days away, alarm bells are sounding in the Jewish community about drunkenness and the related improper and unsafe behaviour of many young Jews. Read more
The Apologetic Bishop and Her Ladyship
February 27, 2009 by J-Wire
Richard Williamson, the Holocaust-denying bishop, has arrived in London following his expulsion from Argentina…greeted by Australian socialite, Lady Michele Renouf. Read more
Aussie Karate Champion Founds Israeli Leadership Program
February 26, 2009 by J-Wire
Twice world karate silver medalist Danny Hakim has founded a leadership program in Israel backed by the Jewish Agency and the World Maccabi Union. Read more
Marrickville Council Condemns Israel
Sydney’s Jewish community has slammed a Marrickville Council motion condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza. Read more
Where is Peter Debnam? At the 21, that’s where!
February 26, 2009 by J-Wire
Earlier this month, Sydney’s Wentworth Courier published a story headed “Where is Peter Debnam?” Read more
Einfeld fights custodial sentence
February 26, 2009 by J-Wire
Former Federal Court judge, Marcus Einfeld, appeared in the NSW Supreme Court yesterday for a sentencing hearing in a bid to avoid a custodial sentence. Read more
