UIA 2024 Campaign Gala Events: rebuilding the dream – uniting hearts, rehabilitating Israel
January 30, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia will host Maj Gen (ret) Doron Almog and Michal Uziyahu as the guests of honour for its 2024 Campaign Gala Events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in March. Read more
NZ turns off the UNRWA money tap
January 30, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told the media that there will be no more money for UNRWA until Foreign Minister Winston Peters gives it the green light. Read more
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A message from the Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton. Read more
The two who got away – almost
January 26, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Thanks to the readers who let us know the names of yet another two members of the community who were awarded AMs in today’s Honours List. Read more
Farewell messages for Scott Morrison
January 24, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Liberal Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his retirement from politics. Read more
Joseph Brender: more tributes
January 24, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two tributes from two Israelis in Australia, Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon and the NSW JNF’s emissary, Yossi Eshed, to Joseph Brender, who passed away on Shabbat. Read more
Joseph Brender – a pillar of Sydney’s Jewish community
January 23, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Philanthropist Joseph Brender was not only a major donor to charities in Australia but was also a serious worker for causes in which he believed. Read more
The last question for Rabbi Apple – and a tribute from the Great Synagogue
January 22, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Q. Is there a Jewish view about women using make-up? Ask the rabbi. Read more
Maccabi shines in Buenos Aries
January 19, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Maccabi team has brought home 26 medals from the Pan-American Games in Buenos Aries, including six golds. Read more
Rabbi Genende joins AIJAC
January 17, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Ralph Genende has been appointed as The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s Interfaith and Community Liaison. Read more
A global cycle
January 14, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Today marks the 100th day the remaining hostages have been held by Hamas in Gaza following the horrific incursion into Israel on October 7. Read more
Beth Weizmann targeted again
January 14, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Jewish Community Centre Beth Weitzmann has been once again the target of antisemitism. Read more
The Australian Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society
January 11, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Juan Pérez Floristán, gold medallist at the 16th Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition in 2021 in Tel Aviv performed in a recital at the launch of the Australian Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society in Sydney. Read more
“We are coming for you” – message to ECAJ
January 10, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nour Mohamed is alleged to have sent an image of the moment before IS beheaded US journalist James Foley to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, followed by a message stating, “We are coming for you.” Read more
Police act on the stolen Woollahra Council’s Israeli flag
January 10, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three people have been charged as investigations continue into the theft of an Israeli flag outside Woollahra Council in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Read more
National Library of Israel’s mobile library set to lighten life for children
December 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The National Library of Israel (NLI), in cooperation with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Ministry of Education, launched its new bookmobile and offsite educational program yesterday at a festive event attended by children from displaced communities. Read more
“Pro-Palestinian” protestors disrupt Melbourne Christmas carols
December 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The annual Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight celebration at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl faced an unexpected disruption when a pro-Palestinian activist protest stormed the stage, capturing the attention of viewers during the live television broadcast. Read more
Israeli singer Eyal Golan posts Moriah College on Instagram
December 22, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah College rendition of Israel recording star Eyal Golan’s “Am Yisroel Chai” has been posted on the singer’s own Instagram and reported in newspaper Israel Hayom. Read more
Melbourne inner-city council votes for BDS
December 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The inner-city Melbourne Darebin Council voted unanimously to seek ways to get out of contracts from suppliers supporting Israel. Read more
Oct 7 missing in anti-Israel letter from Victorian teachers
December 19, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Teachers and School Staff for Palestine Victoria has delivered an open letter with close to 700 signatories to the Victorian Department of Education. Read more
Light the candle of truth, justice, courage and peace
December 19, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel supporters in Christchurch have held their tenth rally. Read more
Walt Secord slams keffiyeh protest
December 12, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Entertainers Australia-wide have put their names to a protest tomorrow, replicating the keffiyeh wearing on stage, which sparked a bitter dispute between the Sydney Theatre Company and three foundation directors. Read more
Immigrants from the former USSR in the medical professions employed by Israel’s hospitals
December 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In June, over 100 participants in the “Masa “medical track passed the Ministry of Health licensing exams and are certified to practice medicine in Israel with a pass rate of over 90%. Read more
A matter of interpretation: blood libel in Melbourne
December 10, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A well-known Melbourne comedian/TV star and a former Greens mayor of a Melbourne municipality have shocked Zionism Victoria by posting on social media that the IDF is preparing mass executions in Gaza. Read more
From the Leader of the Opposition
December 10, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An atmosphere of sadness and unease will hang over this year’s Chanukah celebrations…writes PeterDutton. Read more
A Bat Mitzvah at 99
December 8, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
There’s a new initiative at Sydney’s The Great Synagogue, ’12 Over 12’ – a program devised for 12 women over the age of 12 to finally celebrate a Bat Mitzvah. Read more
105 not out
December 8, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Shalom Coleman has celebrated his 105th birthday surrounded by fellow Perth rabbis, community members, and family. Read more
Nova Festival exhibition – a memorial to those who lost their lives
December 7, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog spoke at the opening ceremony of the “6:29” exhibition in memory of those murdered at the Nova Festival on October 7. Read more
Peter Dutton addresses the Rabbinical Council of NSW
December 4, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton visited Sydney’s Mizrachi Synagogue, whose Rabbi Shua Solomon is president of the Rabbinical Council of NSW. Read more
SAJE conversion classes up and running
December 4, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Academy of Jewish Education (SAJE) has officially launched weekly conversion classes tailored to elevate and enhance the conversion process. Read more
