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

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

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