Leaders praises Trump’s leadership
May 15, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress on Monday enthusiastically welcomed the United States’ move of its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, calling it a “critical moment in history” and a “precedent worthy of emulation” by all of Israel’s allies. Read more
Australian remembered at new museum in Jerusalem
May 15, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Plugat HaKotel Museum will be opened today by Israel’s President Rueven Rivlin and will tell the story of a group of young heroic Betar members who risked their lives to keep a Jewish spark alive at the Western Wall. Read more
Dear Prime Minister
May 15, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia Dr Danny Lamm has written to the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull asking him to think about relocating Australia’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Read more
Israeli government approves Tourism Minister’s proposal to invest NIS 200 million in tourist cable car to the Old City
May 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s cabinet ha approved Tourism Minister Yariv Levin proposal to invest NIS 200 million in the construction of the tourist cable car project to Jerusalem’s Old City. Read more
Mini Mondial for Peace – 2018
May 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation kicked off the 15th annual Mini Mondial for Peace – bringing together 800 Arab and Jewish, Israeli and Palestinian girls and boys from communities across Israel and the West Bank through soccer. This event promoted shared-living and acceptance of the “other.” Read more
Leading Melbourne rabbi passes away at 94
May 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Hakohen Gutnick has passed away at the age of 94 in Melbourne. Read more
Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks to launch book on Israel’s 50-year occupation
May 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New Israel Fund Australia is to launch Kingdom of Olives and Ash, a collection of essays exploring the 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. Read more
Netta’s Toy belongs to the world
May 13, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Netta Barzilai has conquered Eurovision with her song “Toy” is sure to be a world-wide hit. Read more
Ambassador visits Chabad in Canberra
May 13, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yvette Coppersmith snares Archibald Prize
May 11, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne five-time Archibald Prize finalist Yvette Coppersmith has won the 2018 Archibald Prize and $100,000 for her work Self-portrait after George Lambert. Read more
Triguboff Institute supports getting Bedouin kids off the street and into a greenhouse
May 11, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fifty formerly at-risk, school dropout youth from the Orchard Project vocational training course celebrated their graduation at Segev Shalom. Read more
Reactions to Donald Trump quitting the Iran Deal – Australia “disappointed”
May 9, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders in Israel, Australia and New Zealand have been quick to comment on Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Iran Deal. Read more
Giro d’Italia a bit hit in Israel
May 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Giro d’Italia ‘Big Start’ reached its climax in southern Israel as the 175 riders from 22 teams raced towards the finish line in the country’s southernmost city, Eilat. Read more
Australian awarded Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize in Israel Advocacy
May 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Arsen Ostrovsky has been awarded a prestigious prize in Israel by an organisation which recognises the work done my immigrants to Israel from English-speaking countries. Read more
PM Netanyahu to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin
May 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, 9 May 2018, in Moscow, in order to discuss regional developments. Read more
Netanyahu meets the cyclists
May 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, this morning met with members of Israeli Cycling Academy team, competing in the Giro d’Italia, ahead of the start of the race in Jerusalem on Friday. Read more
From the Normandy beaches to a Legion D’Honneur in Sydney
May 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Descendants of Indigenous WWI Light Horse soldiers honour their ancestors
May 4, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Descendants of Indigenous World War I Light Horse Soldiers and their families and friends have attended an afternoon tea at Government House, Sydney to honour their ancestors. Read more
An evening of harmony at The North Shore Synagogue.
May 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The “Nations Bless Israel” Service held the North Shore Synagogue in Lindfield was an historical and memorable event for over 400 Christians and Jews. Read more
Boys Town Jerusalem launched in Australia
May 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Steven Wine’s son was looking for a project to support for his barmitzvah found Boys Town Jerusalem on the web and was very impressed with what he saw. Read more
Israel can be ” Superpower of Goodnes”
May 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Reactions to Abbas’s speech
May 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
There was expected outrage throughout the Jewish world following Mahmoud Abbas’s speech saying the Jewish people brought the Holocaust on themselves. Read more
New section consecrated at Rookwood cemetery
May 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Yehoram Ulman lead a group around Lot 27 at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery sanctifying a new area ensuring a further eight to ten years of Jewish burials. Read more
Australian Jewish War Memorial to be unveiled in Canberra
May 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Secretary of the ACT Jewish Community Dr Merrilyn Sernack has announced that the dedication of the new Australian Jewish War Memorialwill coincide with the commemoration of the Centenary of General Sir John Monash’s knighthood on Sunday 12thAugust 2018. Read more
Untold Australia – the Bush Rabbis
May 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ultra-Orthodox Chassidic Rabbis hit the Aussie bush on a road trip like no other and SBS cameras follow them. Read more
Technion Australia has a new executive director
May 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Technion Australia (TA) represents Israel’s leading scientific university and has announced the appointment of Ori Danieli as its national Executive Director. Read more
A Barmitzvah inspires Joel’s Mars rover
April 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
What do a vegetarian cattle farmer, a Jewish Barmitzvah DJ, a smart country boy from Kilmore and a quiet Chinese migrant have in common? Read more
Robot plays Tic Tac Toe
April 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers has demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of a robotic system that plays a game, specifically Tic Tac Toe, with rehabilitation patients to improve real life task performance. Read more
Malcolm Turnbull opens Sir John Monash Centre
April 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the eve of Anzac Day, Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull officially opened the Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux France. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut celebration in Sydney
April 25, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over 750 attended a Yom Ha’azmaut celebration in Sydney which was addressed by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Israel’s ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer. Read more
