Henry Benjamin, Author at J-Wire

A Hakoah director for 24 years

Henry Benjamin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:17:21 +0000

He was 21, still studying law and not a soccer fan, but Frank Lowy wanted George Farkas to join the Hakoah board ahead of the new club’s opening on Hall St in 1975. George declined the offer, telling Lowy that he would complete his studies and set off for a year overseas. Two days after […]

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Hakoah target: Pesach 2027

Henry Benjamin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:50:07 +0000

In an update at today’s AGM, Hakoah’s president Steven Lowy told members that the target for the long-awaited opening of the new Sydney club is now Passover, 2027. After 18 months of inactivity at the White City site due to the termination of the contract with the initial building company, the new proposed building company, […]

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NSW Senior Australian of the Year

Henry Benjamin — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:29:21 +0000

The passing of his father at the age of 59 steered Professor Henry Brodaty onto a new path, directing him on the road to becoming the NSW Senior of the Year. His father, Jacob, had suffered from dementia for seven years, during which Henry Brodaty studied the disease. Henry Brodaty arrived in Sydney in 1948 […]

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Penny Wong meets released hostage

Henry Benjamin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:03:01 +0000

Released hostage Eli Sharabi met Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra yesterday. In Australia, as the headline speaker for the JNF major functions in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, Sharabi described to Richard Marles and Penny Wong the horrific invasion on October 7 and his personal terrifying experiences as a […]

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Lowys, Leeds and looking back

Henry Benjamin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:21:49 +0000

Decades ago in Sydney, a father took his three sons regularly to watch Hakoah play soccer, but this came to a halt in 1987 when the club withdrew from the National Soccer League. Almost forty years later, the father, Frank Lowy, joined his three sons, David, Peter and Steven in the directors’ box in Elland […]

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On the other hand

Henry Benjamin — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:11:30 +0000

Some semblance of normality has returned to daily life after two weeks of interrupted sleep involving running to and from the bomb shelter. Elementary schools have resumed for a short period until the summer vacation begins on June 30. Middle and High schools have already finished. Shops and businesses are reopening, and the airport is […]

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Shabbat Korach

Henry Benjamin — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:53:09 +0000

Unpredictability Throughout the Torah, the miraculous and the positive are always followed by disappointment or disaster. Nothing is ever constant. Like the universe and human nature. They both have their structures and laws, but at the same time, are always changeable and often unpredictable. A high is often followed by a low. This, in fact, […]

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Israel-Iran conflict: snippets

Henry Benjamin — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:12:13 +0000

New Israeli Naval Air Defence System Used for First Time, Downs Eight UAVs Overnight, the Israel Navy’s missile ship flotilla intercepted eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) launched from Iran, using operationally, for the first time, the Barak Magen air defense system and the long-range interceptor LRAD (long-range acoustic device). The interceptor, which is installed on […]

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Explosions in Tel Aviv, new strikes by Iran, Israel

Henry Benjamin — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:27:53 +0000

Israel’s citizens have been told to be ready to take shelter, with a barrage of missiles from Iran on the way, in response to Israeli strikes. Explosions have been heard in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv and air raid sirens have been sounding, as the latest round of conflict in the Middle East intensifies. Israel’s […]

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Updates 10:35

Henry Benjamin — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:14:28 +0000

The conflict continues: 10:35 am IDF helicopter shooting down drones Sunday 10:27am As a result of the shelling and direct hits, one person was severely injured in Rehovot, and another in Bat Yam. Additionally, about 14 people were injured at other impact sites, the Magen David Adom has reported. Sunday 10:24am Israeli air defences are […]

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