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

Online hate

Violent antisemitic attacks are on the rise, particularly in Europe. Read more

Limmud-Oz: Presenting the presenters

Professor Ghil’ad Zuckerman is currently working at the University of Adelaide in the department of Linguistics and Endangered Languages. Read more

Lag B’Omer Tzemach Tzedek

Were you at the Tzemach Tzedek bonfire night in Sydney?…a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more

Yom Ha’azmaut celebrated in Sydney

More than 600 people have joined in a belated celebration of Israel’s 67th birthday in Sydney at which NSW Premier Mike Baird was guest of honour. Read more

The death penalty: Masorti has its say

Three Masorti rabbis have issued a joint statement on how the recent executions in Indonesia impact on Judaism stating that no society has the right “to terminate a life before its time”. Read more

Last Auschwitz survivor in Norway passes away

The last Jewish Norwegian who survived Auschwitz has passed away and twill be given a State funeral. Read more

JCA Campaign Launch: Were you there?

Sydney’s JCA recently launched its 2015 campaign…a J-Wire photo gallery Read more

ECAJ and B’nai B’rith team up to present panel discussions

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the B’nai Brith Alfred Dreyfus Anti-Defamation Unit are partnering for a series of interviews and panel discussions to be hosted by the ECAJ’s Sydney-based Public Affairs Director, Alex Ryvchin. Read more

U.N. takes stock of its books

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has welcomed the decision by the UN to conduct a review of any antisemitic and anti-Israel books offered at its official store in Geneva. Some of the texts to be reviewed include How I Stopped Being a Jew, Israel’s War Against the Palestinians, and The Punishment of Gaza.  Read more

Slezak turned down by Limmud-Oz

Associate Professor Dr Peter Slezak’s application to present at next month’s Limmd-Oz’s Festival of Jewish Ideas in Sydney has been rejected by the organisation’s board. Read more

New Zealand finally has an ambassador to Israel

A diplomatic dispute came to its end in Jerusalem yesterday when Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin accepted the credentials of New Zealand’s ambassador Jonathan Curr. Read more

Lowys support the Sydney Symphony

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that long-term SSO concert-goers, Frank and Shirley Lowy are the inaugural private supporters of the position of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director. Read more

Unity Day and Unity Prize

On the first anniversary of the tragic abduction and murder of three Israeli teens last summer, Jewish individuals and communities around the world will participate in Unity Day next month in Jerusalem Read more

New Rabbi for Cremorne

Rabbi Chaim Koncepolski has been appointed the new spiritual leader of Sydney’s Cremorne Synagogue. Read more

Israel’s consul to NZ to lay a wreath on ANZAC Day

An ANZAC Civil Service will be held at the Auckland Domain on ANZAC Day. The service includes the laying of wreaths by diplomatic representatives. Read more

NZ ready to “reinvigorate the Middle East peace process”

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has addressed a Peace Summit in Istanbul declaring that New Zealand, a member of the UN Security Council “stands ready” to “reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process. Read more

The Shtick’s Henry Greener talks with Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld

Major General Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld AM, OBE, KStJ is a highly acclaimed neurosurgeon, senior military surgeon and is internationally recognised for his neurotrauma research and teaching. He talks with Henry Greener ahead of ANZAC Day. Read more

Henry Greener talks to Erez Feinberg

Erez Feinberg is passionate about all things Israeli. He talks to The Shtick’s Henry Greener about the “I Am Israeli” Seminar, Yom Hazikaron and the Transition from sorrow to joy as Yom Ha’atzmaut is celebrated to mark 67 years of Independence. Read more

Centenary of the ANZAC

NSW will participate in the  Centenary of The Anzac Jewish Program with a special commemorative service to be held at Sydney’s The Great Synagogue on Sunday 3 May. Read more

The occupation under a microscope

Students and academics at the University of New South Wales in Sydney will hold a symposium to examine “Law, Rights and Resistance in Occupied Palestine”. Read more

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