Funeral service for Henri Sueke

A funeral service will be held at Sydney’s Chevra Kadisha on Sunday following the death of Dr Henri Sueke fatally injured when his bike fell under the wheels of a truck in New South Head Rose Bay yesterday. Read more

Payments for child Holocaust survivors

Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), has announced that Holocaust survivors who were children at the time have begun to receive payments under a landmark agreement reached with the German government. Read more

NSW Carer of the Year nominations

Coogee MP Bruce Notley-Smith and Vaucluse MP Gabrielle Upton have called for nominations for the NSW Carers Awards 2015 and asked the local community to nominate outstanding unpaid carers and carer-friendly organisations carers they know.  Read more

Rose Bay accident victim was Jewish and father of four

A doctor recently arrived from the UK was killed in a road accident in the Sydney suburb of Rose Bay when his bicycle fell under the wheels of a truck. Read more

Lauder appeals to FIFA to reject Palestinian demand to suspend Israel

The president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) today appealed to the 209 member associations of FIFA to reject a Palestinian demand to suspend the membership of the Israeli Football Association (IFA) in world soccer’s governing body. Read more

Mal Brough’s visit to Israel

Liberal MP for Fisher Mal Brough has addressed federal parliament on his recent visit to Israel. Read more

Roll on Maccabiah

Maccabi Australia has announced the upper management for the 20^th Maccabiah Games to be held in Israel in 2017. Read more

Yeshiva still on the hook

Reports that Waverley Council is expecting to write off a $10,000 debt owed to it by the Yeshiva Centre have been rebutted by Mayor Sally Betts. Read more

So what happened to whom?

The University of Sydney has reported on the outcome of its investigations “into the conduct of individuals during the incident at the University on March 11″….but the details are to remain in-house. Read more

Gandel Young Leaders get to work

The two winners of the Gandel Young Leader awards have completed a Stand Up course and are now putting what they learned into practice. Read more

Rabbis learning to lead

The Rabbis and Rebbetzins of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) have participated  in a four session Leadership Training course. Read more

Polish Holocaust survivors eligible for benefits

Thousands of Holocaust survivors originally from Poland will benefit from a payment program from the Polish government, thanks to efforts by the Conference of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO). Read more

Catholic university confers a doctorate on a rabbi

Rabbi John Levi has received an honorary doctorate for his outstanding contribution to Jewish-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue and to the building of a robust multicultural Australian society. Read more

Restored Allenby park opened

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A word from Jake Lynch

Associate Professor Jake Lynch has addressed “misgivings among some members of the Jewish community”. Read more

Changes at the WUPJ

The 67th International conference of the World Union for Progressive Judaism was recently held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more

UIA Young Families launched in Sydney

Israel came to Sydney as UIA’s new division, Young Families, celebrated their launch event at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park on Yom Yerushalayim. Read more

94-yr-old Melbourne woman honoured by Holocaust Centre

Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre has held a special function to honour Dutch-born Melbourne resident Constance Koster, who saved the lives of Jewish children during the Second World War. Read more

In search of Lagi survivors

A New Zealand author is seeking survivors or descendants of survivors who escaped the Holocaust through the Solf Tea Group… a cover to smuggle Jews out of Europe. Read more

BDS and Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects

Melbourne academic Philip Mendes will address the Caulfield branch of the ALP on the negative effects BDS has on the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Read more

Jerusalem Day

President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken at a ceremony commemorating Jerusalem Day marking 48 years since the unification of the city. Read more

Eva speaks to students

Holocaust survivor, Eva Grinston has spoken to students at Sydney’s Shalom College’s formal dinner.  Read more

The Vatican disappoints

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has expressed its disappointment at the Vatican’s latest move to formally recognise a Palestinian state. Read more

UIA Young Families

UIA NSW is launching an exciting new division aimed at families with young children ‘UIA YOUNG FAMILIES’. Read more

NAJEX Anzac Centenary Commemoration mentioned in parliament

The Anzac Centenary Commemoration held recently at Sydney’s The Great Synagogue was the subject of an address made in the NSW Parliament yesterday by Walt Secord, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Shadow Minister for Health and Shadow Minister for the North Coast. Read more

AUJS visits NSW parliament

A delegation of student leaders from the Australasian Union of Jewish Students has met with parliamentarians and senior political figures at NSW Parliament House. Read more

Israel in the NSW State parliament

Scott Farlow is a member of the NSW Legislative Council and attended last week’s Yom Ha’azmaut celebration in Sydney. He addressed the NSW parliament on the subject… Read more

Indigenous oral history honoured by Jewish community

Everyone has a story. For the Jewish people, oral history has always been an important vehicle for the retelling of stories, allowing us to connect us with our past and helping us to find similarities in the narratives of others. Read more

Beth Weizmann’s security to be upgraded

The Victorian government has awarded a grant of $500,000 towards a security upgrade for Beth Weizmann, Melbourne’s central community facility. Read more

A letter to FIFA

Dr Danny Lamm, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, has sent a letter to world football organisation FIFA about its intentions to debate  a motion calling for Israel’s suspension. Read more

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