Aiding the kennel-less
July 11, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Jewish House is taking care to a new level…by offering aid to homeless dogs. Read more
Seeking Child Survivors
July 9, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
There are officially less than 500 child survivors of the Holocaust registered with in Australia…but the Claims Conference has announced that financial compensation may soon become available through the Government of Germany and needs to make widespread contact with those eligible to claim. Read more
AusAID and UNRWA
July 5, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A Jerusalem-based research organisation has written to AusAID’s office in Ramallah quoting passages in textbooks used in UNRWA funded Palestinian schools inciting strong anti-Israel sentiment. UNRWA is partially funded by AusAID who receive financial support through Australian taxes….and AusAID says the Australian Government supports “the important work UNRWA does for Palestinians”. Read more
Yom Kippur reconsidered
June 27, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd refused to be drawn in to declaring a new date for the 2013 Federal Election but he said that Yom Kippur was a date which had to be factored into the decision. Read more
Danby Deliberating
June 27, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has asked Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts Michael Danby to retain the position in his new government. Read more
New Jewish cemetery for northern NSW
June 27, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A Jewish section will be consecrated next month at a cemetery in the NSW country town of Kempsey…and a Holocaust survivor who lives close by will know that when she dies she will be buried according to Jewish law. Read more
Solomon to compete at the Maccabiah
June 24, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Australian Olympic 400m finallist Steven Solomon will compete for his country at next month’s 19th Maccabiah in Israel. Read more
Holocaust deniers “disgusting monsters”
June 20, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A report that Holocaust denier Dr Fredrick Toben had been invited by a NSW Greens MP to join a Sydney Harbour cruise to raise funds for Gaza has met with damning disapproval by Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham…and apologies from Greens Senate candidate Cate Faehrmann. Read more
One Day with the ZFA
June 13, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire recently spent a day with the Zionist Federation of Australia in Israel…checking out Australian youth working as volunteers in its Israel By Choice program. Read more
Malcolm Turnbull?: “I don’t think he’s got a hope in hell”
June 10, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Marsha Foxman has been declareda candidate for mining magnate Clive Palmer’s Palmer United Party and will challenge incumbent Malcolm Turnbull for the Sydney Liberal seat of Wentworth, home to many of the city’s Jewish community in the upcoming September federal election. Read more
Finding Jewish roots for Israel’s Russians
June 7, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire visited the Knesset recently to talk with MK Elazar Stern who is spearheading an effort to facilitate conversions for Russian immigrants who have difficulty in proving their Jewish roots. Read more
A Jewish Cultural Weekend of joy for Sydney
June 7, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Over 220 presenters, 17 of them from overseas, will form the backbone of the 2013 Limmud-Oz’s 187 sessions being held over this weekend’s Queen’s Birthday Holiday. Read more
J-Wire visits Sha’ar HaNegev
June 6, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
On a recent visit to Israel, J-Wire visited the secondary school at Sha’ar HaNegev, 4kms from Israel’s border with Gaza…and still a weekly target for Qassam rockets launched from Gaza. Read more
Rabbi Ulman, the Supreme Court and the Beth Din…
June 5, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney-based Rabbi Yehoram Ulman has sent J-Wire a statement following a Supreme Court decision that a Beth Din ruling was biased… Read more
Sapphires in Tel Aviv
May 14, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
The Australian movie “The Sapphires” had its Israeli premiere in Tel Aviv this week. Read more
Video report: Transportable Holocaust exhibition
April 28, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Sheree and Perry Trotter are evangelical Christians who have created a unique transportable Holocaust exhibition. Read more
ANZAC Day in Jerusalem
April 26, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Anzac Day has been commemorated in Israel. Read more
The Sydney Jewish Museum wants your old family films
April 16, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
The Sydney Jewish Museum has launched its Moving Image and Sound Archive…and is calling for communal contributions. Read more
The Gift of Life
April 11, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A Sydney-based lawyer whose life had been doomed through an aggressive case of leukemia will shortly meet the American whose stem cells were a perfect match…granting him the Gift of Life. Read more
Bark Haba
April 11, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Instead of the traditional Hebrew Baruch Haba welcoming greeting, Israelis who have made their home in Australia can now say Bark Haba as their pets are once gain permitted to fly from Israel to Australia. Read more
NSW Community Leaders and the Racial Vilification Law
April 8, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
The Final Movement
April 5, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Bandleader, musician and composer Tommy Tycho has passed away in Sydney at the age of 84…sending many of his fans on a journey down memory lane. Read more
Klezmer Divas to perform in Poland
April 3, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Fay Sussman will take her Klezmer Divas to the land in which many of the songs she sings have their roots…Poland, the country of her birth. Read more
Old news is good news?
March 27, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire quizzed the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the “latest developments” in the Zygier case…. Read more
Well not quite Good Night…more like Good Evening!
March 25, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
There has been an overwhelming response from our readership requesting that J-Wire stay alive and so it might.
Just because I want to take it easy does not mean that the service should come to an end.
In the hope that there is someone out there willing to take it over, let me say that J-Wire is for sale….to the right person at the right price.
In the meantime, I will keep it going, publishing limited posts during the interim period. It could continue if we could afford staff but for that we would have to substantially increase revenues…so if you know anyone with a few spare hours willing to sell advertising on the site then that just might make the difference needed. You can let me know on [email protected]. There will be remuneration.
I would also appreciate all the organisations we have supported telling their databases about J-Wire. An increase in the number of our subscribers would be a help too.
The door is just slightly ajar…
Once again Chag Sameach and have joyful Seder………
Temporary borders for Palestine and an Iranian attack
March 14, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Steve Rosen, a former top official with American Israel Public Affairs Committee has predicted a Palestinian State with temporary borders and an American strike on Iran. Read more
Tel Aviv University visits Sydney
March 11, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Top level administrators of Tel Aviv University are visiting Sydney to strengthen ties between its campus and major universities in Australia. Read more
Coles prepare for Pesach
March 8, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Coles Supermarkets are selling Pesach goods quickly…but many products bought have been given away by customers before they leave the store. Read more
Australia and New Zealand walk out of nuclear meeting
March 8, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Both the Australian and New Zealand ambassadors to the International Atomic Energy Agency walked out of a meeting in Vienna after the Iranian ambassador accused Israel of genocide. Read more
Klezmer in Canberra
March 4, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney performer Fay Sussman will perform at the National Gallery in Canberra this weekend as an added attraction to the Touluse Lautrec exhibition. Read more
