Netanyahu exposes secret sites in Teheran and Beirut
September 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the United Nations General Assembly inviting the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect nuclear warehouses in Teheran. Read more
Netanyahu declines UNESCO invitation to participate in UN Conference on Antisemitism
September 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an invitation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to participate in a conference on antisemitism at the United Nations. Read more
‘World leaders must not remain silent in the face of antisemitism’
September 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder spoke Wednesday at a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) event held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, on the power of education in preventing racism and discrimination, with a focus on antisemitism. Read more
Making hay for drought-stricken farmers
September 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Jerry Schwartz has pledged to support Australia’s embattled farmers by donating the profits from his first night as owner of the new Four Points by Sheraton at Sydney’s Central Park. Read more
Netanyahu expresses regret over shot down Russians
September 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to media on Russia-Israel relations at Ben-Gurion International Airport before leaving for the UN General Assembly in New York. Read more
Adelaide man not guilty of encouraging others to kill Jews
September 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A 52-year-old Adelaide man who posted videos on Facebook encouraging the killing of Jewish people has been found not guilty of advocating terrorism as he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time. Read more
WJC and Lithuanian Jewish community mark 75 years since liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto: “We must continue to strengthen Jewish life in Lithuania”
September 25, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress and its affiliated community in Lithuania marked the 75th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto, alongside Pope Francis and other notable personalities. Read more
Moriah’s principal resigns
September 21, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah College president Stephen Jankelowitz has announced that John Hamey has tendered his resignation and will conclude his role as college principal at the end of 2018. Read more
Chelsea FC and WJC to convene international summit in Paris to fight racism in sports
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress and its President Ronald S. Lauder, together with senior officials of the top English soccer team Chelsea Football Club have announced that they will convene an international summit in 2019 to battle discrimination, racism and antisemitism in sports. Read more
If Israel was a village of 100 people….
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A look at how Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics would see the population… Read more
Yeshivah joins Manny Waks in welcoming settlement
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre has followed child sex abuse advocate Manny Waks in welcoming the confidential settlement between them in relation to the abuse he experienced at the Centre. Read more
U.S. updates special antisemitism envoy position to ambassadorial rank
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress welcomes the U.S. Congress’ legislation to upgrade to ambassador level the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism at the State Department and calls for a swift appointment to the position. Read more
Supporters club
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders of a number of Christian Zionist organisations have joined with representatives of the two Jewish communal roof bodies – the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) for a lunch get together.
A mazeltov from Bibi
September 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called gymnast Linoy Ashram and congratulated her on winning the silver medal at the 36th Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Read more
Go “Beyond Borders” with Melton: Understanding the Middle East Conflict
September 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Arab-Israeli conflict is complex and seems intractable. What if there were a way to get to “the bottom” of the conflict, gain a real understanding of its origins and be able to make sense of events in this turbulent region as they unfold? Read more
Manny Waks and The Yeshivah Centre
September 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After six years of litigation against Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre for the ongoing sexual abuse that happened under their watch, followed by cover-ups and victim intimidation, the matter between the Centre of child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks has been resolved. Read more
Rambam report
September 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Professor John Blaxland, Peter Kurti and Mark Ludlow briefed an AIJAC supporters in Sydney on their experienceson their return from an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Rambam program trip as part of an August eight person academic/media group to Israel and the Palestinian territories, accompanied by AIJAC’s Associate Director of Public Affairs Joel Burnie. Read more
Music of the Jewish Days of Awe
September 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ten Days of Awe are the most holy period in the Jewish calendar. Read more
Up and running
September 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dave Sharma, the Liberal candidate for the by-election for Wentworth, met the press at Sydney’s Bronte Beach within hours of gaining preselection. Read more
WJC calls Swedish court decision not to deport Palestinian firebomber a ‘moral outrage’
September 13, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer has called the Swedish court of appeals’ decision not to deport a Palestinian migrant who was convicted of hurling firebombs at the synagogue in Gothenburg “an offensive moral outrage that sets a dangerous precedent for rewarding terrorist violence, antisemitism, and criminal behaviour.” Read more
Pig entrails thrown at MP’s office door
September 12, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Some time early this morning a bag of pigs entrails was thrown at Labor MP’s Mike Kelly’s front office door in Queanbeyan near Canberra. Read more
WJC condemns antisemitic attack against Jewish restaurant in Germany
September 12, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress vehemently condemns the reprehensible antisemitic attack that took place recently on the sidelines of a neo-Nazi protest in the east German city of Chemnitz, in which masked assailants hurled rocks and bottles at a Jewish restaurant, injuring one person. Read more
J-Wire and the Liberal Party
September 9, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Almost every day for the week up to Rosh Hashanah, J-Wire received messages from Australia’s political parties, both federal and state. Read more
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin’s greetings for Rosh HaShana 5779/תשע”ט
September 9, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In his English language Rosh Hashanah greeting video, President Reuven Rivlin stressed the importance of the bonds between the Jewish people. Read more
Ray Williams – L’Shana Tova
September 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
From Ray Williams…NSW Minister for Multiculturalism…a Rosh Hashanah message. Read more
Honoring the memory of the 9/11 victims at the Living Memorial site in Jerusalem
September 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the world commemorated seventeen years since the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States, the Keren Kayemet LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF) and the US Embassy in Israel held their annual memorial ceremony to honor those who perished. Read more
Rabbi Mendel Kastel appointed to National Mental Health Commission
September 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The National Mental Health Commission advisory board will be strengthened with the appointment of four new members including the CEO of Sydney’s Jewish House Rabbi Mendel Kastel. Read more
Sydney Jewish Museum launches its 2018 Capital Appeal
September 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Jewish Museum is on a mission to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive for generations to come. Read more
A Rosh Hashanah from Labor
September 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten and the Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia Tony Burke have sent Rosh Hashanah greetings. Read more
L’Shana Tova from Michael Danby
September 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
I am once again pleased to extend my greetings and best wishes for a Shana Tova. Read more
