Seeking Nelson Mandela

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies plans to publish a coffee table book highlighting Nelson Mandela’s Jewish associations…and wants to hear from South African Jews living in Australia and New Zealand with personal Mandela tales to tell. Read more

Top Maccabi award for Procel

Harry Procel has been awarded Life Membership of Maccabi Australia.
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Israel on Show

Last year, over 800,000 Australians visited the Eastern Mediterranean…and Israel features at the Eastern Med Travel Bazaar in Sydney. Read more

Intermarriage on the rise – assimilation a strategic threat to Israel

In a new report tabled to the Knesset, between 25% and 35% of Australian Jews are intermarrying. Read more

BJE students head to Israel

Fifteen year 10 students from Sydney are participating in the Board of Jewish Education’s Discover Israel Program. Read more

Education Initiative at the Jewish Museum of Australia

Melbourne’s The Jewish Museum of Australia (JMA) has announced its new Adult Education Program as part of a move towards elevating education to one of its core functions…and has discontinued its Melton program. Read more

Marathon Man helps raise $1m for cancer research

Jeremy Balkin has arrived back in Sydney from New York where he participated in the world famous New York Marathon…and helped raise $1 million for cancer research. Read more

Holocaust Centre oration delivered by Auschwitz director

Mebourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre held the Annual Betty and Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration, delivered by Dr Piotr Cywinski, Driector of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, at the Jewish Holocaust Centre. Read more

Australian ambassador participates in Israel’s Clean-Up Day

Leslie Erdi nominated for AUstralian of the Year Award

Toorak resident Leslie Erdi has been named as a finalist as  Victoria Senior Australian of the Year. Read more

Cost of Jewish Day School education slashed in Auckland

The New Zealand Government is to to integrate Auckland’s Kahimah School into the country’s education system, slashing the costs to families of a Jewish education for their children. Read more

Kristallnacht inter-faith in the city

Martin Place, in the heart of Sydney, set the stage for a unique inter-faith Kristallnach commemoration…the following report from Catholic Communications – Sydney Archdiocese. Read more

New face at UIA NSW

The United Israel Appeal of NSW is delighted to welcome Basil Reichman to the new position of Director of Planned Giving. Read more

Remembering the past in Be’er Sheva

19-yr-old Brandon Alter, a Melbourne-born participant in the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Israel by choice program spoke in Be’er Sheva at the Australian Light Horse military memorial. Read more

…and their voices will not fade

The Sydney community commemorated Kristallnacht last night…with one eyewitness recounting that fateful day in 1938 and with a deeply moving address by the Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Site and State Museum. Read more

Israel strongly represented at the ASPA awards

Four Israeli films have been nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be held at the Gold Coast next month. Read more

Radio journalist’s fear of Poland

A very personal journey through Poland, from a festival of Jewish culture in Warsaw to a tiny village in the south-east of the country. This is a story about fear and memory, hope and delight…featured on ABC’s Radio National Read more

Spirituality in the fight against substance abuse

The  CEO of Sydney’s The Jewish House has taken part in an international conference dealing with substance abuse. Read more

Australian Lighthorsemen Remembered

Descendants have laid wreaths at the British War Cemetery in Israel as a tribute to the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Light Horse on the 93^rd anniversary of the charge that resulted in the capture of Beersheba and the beginning of the end of Ottoman rule in the Holy Land. Read more

Jewish Eastenders Star to film in New Zealand

British Jewish actor Robert Kazinsky is on his way to Middle Earth. Read more

Rudd to lead largest ever delegation to Israel

Interfaith at home

The president of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, has hosted  local and Belgian Christian guests involved in Jewish-Christian relations at an interfaith evening.

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Funds for Westmead Children’s Hospital

The $2500 proceeds of the recently-held Abrahamic Conference have been donated to the Westmead Children’s Hospital. Read more

Lowy Family – up close with ABC-TV

As he privately celebrates his 80th birthday, a powerful series on some of Australia’s most famous and influential families opens with the hidden face of Frank Lowy, at an extraordinary turning point in his family’s history. Read more

New Counter Terrorism Control Centre

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Attorney-General Robert McClelland have officially opened the Australian Government’s Counter Terrorism Control Centre (CTCC). Read more

Pakistan’s ambassador addresses the Capital Jewish Forum

Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia, Her Excellency Fauzia Nasreen, spoke to the Capital Jewish Forum (CJF) earlier this week. Read more

Remembering Rabin – a Tale of Two Cities

November 4, 1995 is a date etched in the collective memory of Israelis and Jewish people around the world. Read more

Israeli company to reduce Victorian aluminium costs

Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings today announced a $380,000 grant for Dandenong company o.d.t. Engineering to assist its collaboration with Israeli company Netanya Plasmatec in developing a cheaper and more efficient aluminium casting process. Read more

Country tour for Board of Deputies

Jewish emissaries will take to the country early next month when the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies undertakes its annual bridge-building road-trip of Regional NSW. Read more

Israel sending 21 bowlers to MAIGS

Israel will be sending 3 men’s teams of 5 players each plus a ladies team of six players to participate in the Lawn Bowls tournament at the Maccabi Australia International Games (MAIGS) in December. Read more

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