Australian student to join world program at the Technion

A second Australian student has been accepted into the internationally selective, prestigious Technion SciTech Program in Israel. Read more

New fight against breast cancer

Women with breast cancer that no longer respond to treatment, have a new ally in their fight for survival. Read more

Stay at home gala dinner

“No ballrooms, no average kosher food, no long speeches” boasts the invitation to Stand Up’s first Gala Dinner. Read more

Security plan escalated in Melbourne

Melbourne’s Community Security Group has issued a joint statement with The Jewish Community Council of Victoria announcing that it has enacted its escalation plan following intelligence indicating that the community may be at rick of an attack. Read more

Marriage equality OK with UPJ

The Union for Progressive Judaism welcomes recent moves to have Marriage Equality recognised through the legislative system of Australia. Read more

Julie Bishop attends North Shore Chabad anniversary

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has addressed Sydney’s North Shore Chabad function marking its 25th anniversary. Read more

UIA Federal President visits Perth

Federal President of The United Israel Appeal Harold Finger has recently visited the Perth community. Read more

A miraculous match

A Melbourne leukaemia patient has met the  Sydney donor whose stem cells have saved his life…and both men were originally from South Africa. Read more

A place to eulogise

The Metaher House at Melbourne’s Springvale Cemetery has been restored giving mourners a place to hear eulogies immediately prior to the burial of loved ones. Read more

Anti-BDS book launched by Melbourne academics

Over 100 people packed into popular St Kilda bookstore ‘Readings’ to attend the launch of a noteworthy book, ‘Boycotting Israel is Wrong,’ authored by Monash University academics Philip Mendes and Nick Dyrenfurth. Read more

Were you at Limmud Oz last weekend?

A J-Wire photo gallery…. Read more

The Rabbinical Council of of Australia and New Zealand

A new umbrella organisation has been established covering to represent the orthodox rabbinate in Australia and New Zealand. Read more

Saying no to BDS

In his opening remarks at the Herzliya Conference former Israeli President Shimon Peres launched a special website in the war against the BDS movement against Israel which operates via social media. Read more

The Orange Affair: ADC writes to French ambassador

In a letter to the French Ambassador to Australia Mr. Christophe Lecourtier, the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced the decision by French Telecommunication Company Orange to end its licensing deal with Israeli company Partner Communications. Read more

“BDS not about settlements” – Lapid

The Chairperson of Israel political party Yesh Atid Yair Lapid, has told 700 people at the  Park Avenue Synagogue in New York that the BDS situation “is getting worse”. Read more

ADC slams UK students’ BDS move

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has condemned the UK’s  National Union of Students (NUS)  for adopting a policy of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel. Read more

NSW Parliamentary friends of Israel

Coogee Liberal MP Bruce Notley-Smith and NSW Deputy Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council and Shadow Health Minister Walt Secord have been elected chair and deputy chair, respectively, of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel. Read more

Diller Teen Fellowship coming to Australia

An American based-program specially crafted to create an international network of Jewish teenagers to serve as effective leaders is to be launched in Australia. Read more

ZFA disappointed at Greens withdrawal of support

President of the Zionist Federation of Australia Dr Danny Lamm has voiced his disappointment on Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale withdrawing his declaration of support for Israel’s right to exist. Read more

Triguboff organisation opens new office in the Ukraine

A new branch of the “Shorashim”  organisation established by the Triguboff Institute will open in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk later this month. Read more

Surprise award for Shalom College

An indigenous student residing at Sydney’s Shalom College has nominated her hosts for an award which the college won. Read more

ADC calls for UN anti-Israel report to be condemned

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to unequivocally  reject and condemn the draft report by Leila Zerrougui, the special representative of the Secretary- General for children and armed conflict, which recommends placing Israel on a list with terrorist organisations such as ISIS, Boko Haram, Taliban and al-Qaeda, and  states like Syria and Sudan— entities that systematically cause harm to children and  are considered to be among the world’s worst human-rights violators. Read more

Living in harmony in Victoria

Around 100 people have attended the Jewish Christian Muslim Association (JCMA) community forum on Social Cohesion at the Cardinal Knox Centre in East Melbourne. Read more

A culinary tour of Israel

The Zionist Council of Victoria and KOOK Kosher Community Kitchen are delighted to announce their inaugural culinary tour of Israel to take place the 8^th-16^th of October 2015. Read more

Denial of Israel’s right to exist is antisemitism says the Pope

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has praised Pope Francis for stating that “anyone who does not recognise the Jewish people and the State of Israel—and their right to exist—is guilty of antisemitism.” Read more

A letter to Dr Spence

Diane Barkas, the red-headed 74-yr-old who responded to the disruption of the lecture being delivered by British military officer Colonel Richard Kemp at the University of Sydney has written to the vice-chancellor following the investigation into the incident. Read more

ADC welcomes compromise

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has welcomed the compromise reached at the FIFA congress after the Palestinian Football Association withdrew its call to suspend Israel at FIFA’s world meeting in Zurich. Read more

Danby asks if George Brandis will “put his money where his mouth is”

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts, Michael Danby, has strongly supported an international cantorial concert to be held in August, at the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation.  Read more

Cheaper gas and electricity for NSW seniors

Vaucluse MP Gabrielle Upton and Coogee MP Bruce Notley-Smith are encouraging seniors to take advantage of potential savings that are now available on their electricity, gas and solar bills through the NSW Government’s new partnership with AGL Energy (AGL). Read more

20 years of Russian television…in Melbourne

Melbourne=based Sputnik Russian Cultural and Television Association will celebrate its 20^th anniversary on television with a gala concert featuring world-class musicians at St Kilda Town Hall at the end of June. Read more

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