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

Video Interview: Arnold Zable Part Two…in conversation with the Shtick’s Henry Greener

Melbourne author Arnold Zable tells us more about his shtick, being involved with Yiddish Theatre at Kadimah, post-war Jewish refugees, working with asylum seekers, his travels in Cambodia for Pen International and policy issues relating to off shore processing. Read more

A Yom Hashoah message in music from Miriam Waks

To mark the beginning of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and it is with great pride that I share with you two previously unreleased pieces with which to mark the occasion. Read more

ANZAC exhibition

To mark the Centenary of ANZAC commemorations, the Sydney Jewish Museum will display a collection of photographs and diary extracts belonging to serviceman and NAJEX founding member, Harold Emanuel Collins. Read more

Yom Hashoah at Yad Vashem

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin spoke at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Yom Hashoah. Read more

Stand Up CEO selected for international leadership program

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A question for Julie

Federal Labor MP has a question he wants Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to ask when she visits Tehran next week on the country’s documented threat to eliminate Israel. Read more

Sydney filmmaker makes an ABC-TV Foreign Correspondent program on Palestinian footballers

I may as well have a Star of David tattooed onto my forehead…writes  Dan Goldberg. Read more

Deputy Walt

State Labor MP and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Mr Walt Secord has been elected Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Council (Upper House) in the NSW Parliament. Read more

Change of plans

The Australasian Union Of Jewish Students (AUJS) has announced a reengineering of its popular Aviv Israel program. Read more

Concern for asylum seekers

The Union for Progressive Judaism has expressed concern that key focus of the enquiry into Immigration Detention Facilities is on the provision of protection to the personnel running detention centres rather than addressing the key issues required in a policy relating to the asylum seekers and refugees themselves. Read more

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