ADC remembers Rabin

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has marked the 20^th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with profound sadness, remembering his  extraordinary  service and dedication to the state of Israel and to the Jewish people. Read more

Inside a Jerusalem hospital during the stabbing attacks

During the recent wave of terror attacks, a news crew joined Dr. Ofer Merin, Deputy Director General and Director of Trauma Services at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital, and the staff of its Trauma Unit for 96 hours. Read more

Remembering their experiences and understanding the lessons: Kristallnacht 2015

The remarkable true story of the enduring friendship between two men will form the centrepiece of the keynote address at a Holocaust ceremony in Sydney on Sunday evening. Read more

ZFA meets with the FM

Zionist Federation of Australia President Dr Danny Lamm, Vice President Sam Tatarka and Public Affairs Director Ted Lapkin have met with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Melbourne. Read more

A new burial ground consecrated

A Jewish section has been consecrated at the Moss Vale Cemetery in the Southern Highlands 130 kms south of Sydney offering the community the option lower plot costs. Read more

An award for Jill

Author and authoritative medical writer, Jill Margo has been honoured by the National Press Club in its Health Journalist of the Year Awards for her article about former Premier of NSW Nick Greiner. Read more

Danby welcomes FM’s Iranian consulate position

Labor Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby has welcomed Foreign Minister’s Julie Bishop’s comments about Iranian consulates in Sydney and Melbourne as a step in the right direction, but has called on her to rule out approving such consulates. Read more

Australia’s new Chief Scientist

Dr Alan Finkel has been appointed Australia’s next Chief Scientist. Read more

ECAJ meets with Julie Bishop

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s President Robert Goot, and Executive Director, Peter Wertheim, have met with Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop. Read more

Meeting Bill Shorten

Representatives of the Jewish community including its national and state leadership, have met with opposition leader Bill Shorten and his parliamentary colleagues Mark Dreyfus and Michael Danby, to discuss the ALP’s approach to Israel and other issues of concern to the community. Read more

JNF NSW Gala dinner – photo gallery

Did you attend the JNF NSW gala dinner?  A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more

NZ dismayed about lack of progress in peace talks

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully has expressed dismay about the “lack of progress on relations between Israel and Palestine” in an address to the United Nations Security Council. Read more

ABC follows up Code of Silence

Breaking the Silence, a one hour COMPASS special, follows the journey of Australian Jew Manny Waks who was, until recently, the only survivor of child sexual abuse within Melbourne’s Jewish community to speak publicly…Waks meets with an abuser and confronts one who abused him. Read more

Conversion needed for Israeli citizenship to start in the Ukraine

A new project has been launched in Kiev to assist Olim eligible by the Law of return to begin their conversion process right in their country of origin, in light of the increase in the number of Olim from the Ukraine. Read more

NZ government urged to stop “pressuring Israel”

11,685 people have joined Pastor Nigel Woodley in urging the New Zealand Government to cease from pressuring the State of Israel to give up its rightful and God-given Land. Read more

NSW intent on tightening up racial vilification legislation

NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton has told the The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies plenum “we cannot allow race hate speech to divide our community”. Read more

Maccabi 90 years on

Maccabi Australia’s  90th Anniversary continues to be marked by many outstanding sporting and social events. Read more

Danby calls the government an “unwitting facilitator” in aiding and abetting Iran

Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby has spoken to a parliamentary motion moved by Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Tanya Plibersek. Read more

Parliament told of Palestinian call to kill Jews

Liberal Member for Deakin Michael Sukkar has delivered a speech in parliament on a sermon delivered by a Palestinian cleric calling on terrorists to form “groups of three or four” to stab Jews to death.  Read more

Australia seeks membership of the UN Human Rights Council

Australia has launched its candidacy for membership for the first time of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2018-20 term. Read more

A man in Vogue

David Leser wrote an article for German Vogue in 2009 about his father Bernard, founder of Australian Vogue who passed away in Sydney this week at the age of 90.. Read more

Middle East motion to be moved by Danby and Plibersek

Labor Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby and Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Tanya Plibersek will move a motion in Parliament on Monday questioning the Australian Government’s strategy and response to the crisis in Syria and Iraq. Read more

A brother delivers a eulogy

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Speakout4Israel

In response to the recent wave of terror attacks across Israel, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has launched a proactive campaign, Speak Out For Israel, to facilitate education, participation and advocacy amongst Jewish students and the wider community. Read more

New measures to combat terrorism announced in Israel

Israel’s cabinet has approved new measures to deal with the current wave of terrorism. Read more

Peres gathers religious leaders to call for a stop to the violence

Israel’s former President Shimon Peres has held an emergency conference with representatives and leaders from the various religious communities across Israel to issue a joint call to stop the bloodshed and to prevent further and unnecessary grief. Read more

Jews for refugees

Over 35 members of Sydney’s Jewish community have participated in a rally marching with Muslims and other Middle Eastern groups in a call to help refugees. Read more

JCCV opposed to Feiglin’s views

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria finds views of former MK Moshe Feiglin are “inconsistent with the values and the policies” of the JCCV. Read more

Organise a minyan on line

WhatsApp and Facebook groups have been launched in Sydney to find those willing to make up a minyan at funerals. Read more

ADC distressed about escalating violence

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has expressed its profound distress and alarm about  the escalating wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks sweeping Israel that has resulted in the wounding of more than a dozen of Israeli civilians and soldiers. Read more

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