From Australia’s Jewish past: Maurice Ashkanasy QC – Melbourne barrister and Jewish community leader
October 31, 2023 by J-Wire
Maurice was born was born Moshe Ashckinasy on 3 October 1901 at Mile End Old Town, London. Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu tells foreign press ‘calls for a cease fire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas’
October 31, 2023 by J-Wire
On Monday night, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference in English for the foreign media in which he said that Israel’s war in Gaza is a fight for civilization and against barbarism. Read more
Netanyahu calls Hamas hostage video ‘cruel propaganda’
October 31, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned as “cruel psychological propaganda” a video released by Hamas that shows three of the hostages seized by the Islamist movement on October 7. Read more
Six former prime ministers urge end to religious hatred
Six former Australian prime ministers are calling for an end to religious hatred as tensions rise amid Israel’s sustained campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Read more
True colours
It is at times like these when one can discover who is genuine and who is “missing in action”. Read more
Responses to Gutteres
October 26, 2023 by J-Wire
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan responded to remarks made by UN Secretary General António Guterres during this week’s the UN Security Council session. Read more
Macron suggests anti-IS coalition fight Hamas
October 25, 2023 by J-Wire
French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed that an international coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria widens its scope to include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Read more
Murdered and missing in Hamas attack include citizens from 41 nations
October 23, 2023 by J-Wire
Citizens from at least 41 countries were murdered or taken hostage by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, according to the latest statistics released by the Israeli government. Read more
‘Too many red lines were crossed: Israeli hospital bans BBC News crew from premises
Citing BBC News’s “biased coverage” of the Gaza war, staff at the Galilee Medical Centre in Nahariya banned a film crew from entering the hospital on Saturday, according to a spokesperson. Read more
Biden and Netanyahu: Video
October 19, 2023 by J-Wire
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the media follwing their meeting in Israel yesterday. Read more
‘A disgrace’: minister bristles over protest grilling
October 17, 2023 by J-Wire
NSW’s embattled police minister has labelled a predecessor a disgrace and promised to outlast the state’s opposition leader amid intense scrutiny over anti-Israel protesters. Read more
Melbourne: RALLY TONIGHT
October 13, 2023 by J-Wire
5PM – before Shabbat. Read more
A fallen hero: Israel bids farewell to Amichai Witzen
October 12, 2023 by J-Wire
Thousands of Israelis gathered at Jerusalem’s Mt. Herzl cemetery to pay their last respects to Amichai Israel Witzen. Read more
False claims about Israel-Hamas war mushroom online
October 11, 2023 by J-Wire
The rapid spread of misleading claims and doctored images in the aftermath of a deadly rampage by Hamas gunmen in Israel has put the focus on Elon Musk’s X platform, which has drawn the ire of the European Union. Read more
Anti-Semitic threats made against Melbourne man
October 11, 2023 by J-Wire
An investigation is underway after a man was subjected to anti-Semitic threats from passengers in a car that pulled up next to him on a Melbourne street. Read more
Hamas attacks against Israel ‘abhorrent’: Albanese
October 8, 2023 by J-Wire
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned attacks by Hamas against Israel, describing the conflict as a “very dark 24 hours”. Read more
Iran: “Death to Israel”
October 8, 2023 by J-Wire
World leaders condems the Hamas attack on Israel, with one notable exception. Read more
Oct-03 5:55pm SBS-World Movies: Fill the Void
September 29, 2023 by J-Wire
Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of an Orthodox Hassidic family from Tel Aviv and is about to be married off to a promising young man. Read more
Oct-19 10:30am SBS-World Movies: The Physician
September 26, 2023 by J-Wire
In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon’s apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians. Read more
Oct-14 5:35pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – The Hidden Traces
September 20, 2023 by J-Wire
Auschwitz, in German-occupied Poland, was the largest Nazi concentration camp and extermination complex of the war. Read more
Rambam participants report on their experiences
September 6, 2023 by J-Wire
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) supporters have met up with four returnees from three separate Rambam study visit groups to Israel and the West Bank over the last year. Read more
Dry Bones: The mug shot
August 30, 2023 by J-Wire
The Trump mug shot is a perfect campaign photo … Read more
Dry Bones: Haredi roadblock
August 22, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s government has weathered the opposition’s anti-reform protests, consisting of blocking major highways, streets and intersections. Read more
King Abdullah & Abbas reject Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas have broken their 15 months long silence by finally rejecting the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – first published in Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2022 – that shredded the failed two-state solution pursued by Saudi Arabia and the Arab League since 2002 (Arab Peace Initiative). Read more
Aug-25 3:20pm SBS-World Movies: Into The Arms Of Strangers
August 18, 2023 by J-Wire
For nine months prior to World War II, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission, opening its doors to over 10,000 Jewish and other children from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. Read more
Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks
August 16, 2023 by J-Wire
Tel Aviv University researchers have announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer. Read more
From New Zealand’s Jewish past: Abraham Hort – one of the founders of the New Zealand Jewish Community
August 15, 2023 by J-Wire
Abraham was born in 1790 and was known as Abraham Hort Senior a prominent member of the London Jewish Community. Read more
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society to give evidence on the review of proposed hate legislation
August 14, 2023 by J-Wire
Aug-22 6pm Sydney: The launch of Alex Ryvchin’s latest book
August 14, 2023 by J-Wire
The Australian launch of Alex Ryvchin’s landmark new book, “The Seven Deadly Myths – Antisemitism from the Time of Christ to Kanye West” investigating the conspiracy theories behind antisemitism Read more
Aug-22 6pm Sydney: The launch of Alex Ryvchin’s latest book
August 14, 2023 by J-Wire
The Australian launch of Alex Ryvchin’s landmark new book, “The Seven Deadly Myths – Antisemitism from the Time of Christ to Kanye West” investigating the conspiracy theories behind antisemitism Read more
