Malka Leifer’s case goes on…and on and on and on

The 54-yr-old former principal of Melbourne’s Adass Yisroel facing extradition from Israel to Australia where she is wanted on 74 charges of child sexual abuse appeared in court in Petah Tikvah where her case was delayed yet again. Read more

Big Pond

A notice to all J-Wire subscribers using any Big Pond e-mail addresses… Read more

Three Australian rabbis sign a proclamation address abuse

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A Rosh Hashanah message from Richard Di Natale

On behalf of the Australian Greens, I would like to wish a warm Shanah Tovah to everyone welcoming in the Jewish New Year this week…writes Richard Di Natale. Read more

A Rosh Hashanah message from Bill Shorten

A Rosh Hashanah message from Bill Shorten, Leader of the Opposition… Read more

Hungarian woman honoured by Israel

The Embassy of Israel in Canberra has honoured Mrs Jolán Michnay as Righteous Among the Nations. Read more

Cairns dedicates and celebrates its first torah

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Waverley Council: FREE’S claims council is rewarding terrorism are nonsense

Liberals in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs have hit back at FREE’s claims that council has rewarded terrorism, following a Land & Environment Court decision refusing the construction of a synagogue. Read more

Women of Diversity

Over 350 women from across Sydney and communities worldwide attended the second annual Women of Diversity Dinner in Bankstown on Saturday night – half of them newly arrived from the Middle East, many of them Christians fleeing persecution, sexual slavery and genocide. Read more

NSW Labor group vows to oppose Bob Carr on Israel

The NSW Labor Israel Action Committee (LIAC) has vowed to continue to oppose former NSW Premier Bob Carr’s continued activity on Israel – after successfully forcing him to recognise Israel’s right to exist within secure and recognised borders”. Read more

No OK from NSW Labor to a federal Labor government recognising a Palestinian state unilaterally

The Australia Israel Labor Dialogue (AILD) today congratulated the NSW Labor Branch Conference in not agreeing to bind a future Federal Labor Government to unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more

Peta Credlin and James Morrow talk about Israel

Sky News Political Contributor Peta Credlin and Daily Telegraph Opinion Editor James Morrow have addressed a luncheon hosted by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) in Sydney following their return from an AIJAC Rambam study mission to Israel. Read more

Magen David Adom focuses on one thing and one thing alone…saving lives.

Jewish tour-guide and educator for StandWithUs Kay Wilson and a friend were viciously attacked by terrorists, while hiking near Jerusalem. She will be the guest speaker at Magen David Adom annual campaign dinner in Sydney. Read more

Sydney mother to swim the English Channel to raise support for families struggling with perinatal anxiety

A Sydney doctor is preparing to swim the English Channel next month to raise funds for  PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia. Read more

Sydneysider ordained as Australia’s first Hebrew Priestess

The Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute has given smicha  [ordination] to its fifth cohort comprised of thirteen women including one from Australia at a ceremony at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Connecticut. Read more

Pyjama Day for children in foster care

The Pyjama Foundation, an organisation that provides support for children in foster care has held a national pyjama day at Sydney’s Jewish House. Read more

World Vision Australia responds to a claim it supports the PFLP was found without foundation in 2012

Hot on the heels of the exposure of World Vision’s head of Gaza operations as a Hamas agent (who diverted the millions of charitable funds to the terror group) comes another multi-million dollar terrorist fraud involving World Vision reports the Jerusalem-based International Legal Forum. Read more

Rabbi Milecki’s contributions to South Head

Rabbi Benzion Milecki has written to members of the South Head Synagogue denying he is one of the ongoing expenses the shule will have to meet if it is taken out of administration. Read more

AIJAC complaint upheld by SBS

SBS has upheld a complaint made by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) concerning a radio news podcast, “50th Anniversary of Middle East’s Critical Six Day War”.

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Ike’s conversion

On Saturday, July 15, ABC TV’s Compass will screen Ike’s Conversion a fascinating personal story about a young man’s journey to become an orthodox Jew. Read more

Anne Frank’s Diary seventy years on

Anne Frank’s diary continues to a teaching tool which holds perpetual lessons for mankind. Read more

Save Our Shule

An EMERGENCY MEETING is to be held at Sydney’s South Head Synagogue this evening to discuss the Shule’s finances and to explore ways to keep the Shule open. Read more

Demographer states Jewish figures for 2016 census “implausible”

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Danby’s continues push for terrorist’s extradition

Labor MP Michael Danby has placed a half page ad in The Australian today [Wednesday] calling on the Turnbull government to act on the extradition of a terrorist who murdered a 15-yr-old Australian girl in Jerusalem in 2001. Read more

The Australian World Orchestra returns

The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) has announced two major performance events for their 2017 season, with internationally renowned conductor Simone Young returning to lead musicians from the AWO and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in a spectacular one-off performance of Olivier Messiaen’s orchestral masterpiece Turangalîla-Symphonie at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall. Read more

Adviser to four US presidents to speak in Sydney

An adviser to no fewer than four US presidents will speak in Sydney next month. Read more

Eugene Berkovic

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Eugene Berkovic (ז״ל). Eugene was a consummate and talented professional, who worked as a taxation partner at Deloitte Australia. Read more

Farewells in Melbourne and Perth to the Maccabiah delegation

Talented 19-year-old track and field athlete Jemima Montag will carry the Maccabi Australia flag into Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem at the Maccabiah Games Opening ceremony, it was announced at Maccabi Victoria’s farewell on Sunday. Read more

Focus on Jewish-Aboriginal relationship

The unique relationship between the Jewish and Aboriginal communities will be the topic of an address to the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum by Shadow Minister for Human Services Linda Burney this month. Read more

Rabbi Milecki defies termination

Rabbi Benzion Milecki has reacted to an announcement that his employment at Sydney’s South Head Synagogue has been terminated. Read more

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