Thirty members of the NSW parliament attended Yom Ha’azmaut Sydney celebration
May 31, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last week, member after member in the NSW parliament expressed their support for Israel following a motion moved by MP Natalie Ward…but there were dissenters. Read more
The Yom Ha’azmaut celebrations party on
May 31, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and John Pesutto, the Leader of the Opposition, have joined with many of the state’s senior politicians and dignitaries in celebrating a Yom Ha’atzmaut cocktail reception this week. Read more
New president for Progressive Judaism Victoria
May 29, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maureen Barten has been elected president of Progressive Judaism Victoria. Read more
M-E schools textbooks expert briefs Australian MPs
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ECAJ and Parliamentary Friends of Israel have co-hosted Middle East textbooks expert Marcus Sheff at Parliament House in Canberra. Read more
Shavout in Israel in the 1930s and 1940s
May 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Bikkurim celebrates the presentation of the first fruits coinciding with Shavuot. Read more
On Jerusalem Day a look at Jerusalem of old
May 19, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund has released photos offering a glimpse of life into Jerusalem during the early years of the British Mandate in honour of today’s Jerusalem Day. Read more
Celebrating 75 years of an independent Jewish state with UIA
May 17, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA commemorated the miraculous milestone of Israel’s 75th anniversary by joining over 750 Keren Hayesod-UIA supporters from around the world for a Homeland celebration. Read more
New $40 million program to improve security in faith-based locations
May 17, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Albanese Government will help protect faith-based places with a new $40 million grants program to improve security and safety. Read more
Israeli civilian killed after rocket hits Rehovot
May 12, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian Jewish and pro-Israel organisations have shared condolences and voiced solidarity with Israel after a barrage of more than 800 rockets, one of which killed a civilian in the central Israeli city of Rehovot outside Tel Aviv. Read more
Save a Child’s Heart furthers paediatric cardiac care in Africa
May 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zambian National Heart Hospital (NHH) and the Rwanda King Faisal Hospital (KFH) have recently signed trendsetting agreements with Tanzania’s Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) in a ceremony held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more
New principal for Masada College
May 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Raquel Charet has been appointed principal of Sydney’s Masada College. Read more
IDF eliminates three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza
May 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Defense Forces killed three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in strikes across the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday morning, following a month of intermittent confrontations with terrorists in the Palestinian enclave. Read more
Victorian Attorney-General commits to action on antisemitism
May 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has recommitted the Victorian Government to legislating a ban on the Nazi salute during a meeting with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV). Read more
Jewels stolen by Nazis to be auctioned by Christies
May 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish, but not Israeli, victims to be recognised by Israel
May 8, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Government of Israel has approved a proposal to recognise the obligation of The State of Israel as the State of the Jewish People to commemorate and recognise those Diaspora Jews, not citizens of Israel, murdered in antisemitic attacks in the Diaspora for the sole reason of their being Jewish. Read more
Yom HaShoah in Wollongong
May 5, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An innovative Yom Hashoah ceremony was held in Wollongong last week, attracting about 40 members of the local community. Read more
ZFA welcomes Kol Ha’am – Voice of the People
April 30, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog has announced a global consultation with world Jewry ahead of a landmark initiative to establish a worldwide Jewish advisory council under the Office of the President of the State of Israel. Read more
Swastika drawn on school window
April 28, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Visitors to a Melbourne school’s open day were confronted by a large swastika etched into a hallway window. Read more
Israel marks 75th Independence Day with flyover, barbecues
April 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israelis began celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday with trips to parks and the start of the annual Air Force flyover. Read more
On Israel’s 75th anniversary, President Herzog sends a message to the Jewish world
April 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
“We have the opportunity to pause and reflect with gratitude on the miracle that is our Jewish and democratic state.” VIDEO Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu hears memories from orphans of Israel’s war dead
April 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ahead of Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have met with IDF orphans and a bereaved brother from the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization. Read more
AIJAC welcomes the deepening of Jewish-Muslim engagement in Australia
April 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, has participated in five iftars during Ramadan this year, including a keynote address to a gathering of NSW South East Asian Muslims– as part of his commitment to improving inter-community relations.
Credit Suisse fires investigators working on the bank’s ties with the Nazi regime
April 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Credit Suisse has fired Neil Barofsky, a former U.S. federal prosecutor, and Ira Forman, former U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, from investigating the bank’s ties to Nazi officials. Read more
Happy birthday, Adolf
April 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It is 2023. In Melbourne. In a restaurant named Bavaria in Knox St Westfield Shopping Centre, around 20 neo-Nazis celebrate the 134th anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday. Read more
Mark Speakman takes the reins
April 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council last week formally congratulated the new leadership team for the NSW Opposition, including its newly elected leader, Mark Speakman, SC. Read more
No to IHRA: University of Adelaide
April 21, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Adelaide has joined The Australian National University in Canberra in refusing to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. Read more
Sydney embraces a new way of commemorating the Shoah
April 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Zikaron BaSalon (Hebrew for “Remembrances in the Living Room”) is a grassroots initiative based in Israel that since 2011 has brought together more than 2 million people in more than 65 countries to talk with survivors or their descendants in intimate, home-based gatherings, in person and online. Read more
Gal Gadot, Sacha Baron Cohen, Harvey Keitel remember Holocaust victims
April 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
To commemorate Yom HaShoah, Gal Gadot held an intimate gathering at her home in LA, inviting holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz to share her testimony, with Gal’s family and friends including Sacha Baron Cohen, his wife Isla Fisher, Harvey Keitel, and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins also in attendance. Read more
JNF Sticker Book Collection set to take off on Yom Ha’atzmaut
April 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It’s Israel’s 75th birthday, and what better way for children to celebrate than with the launch of JNF Australia’s My Israel Passport sticker book? Read more
Shoah Commemoration in Sydney
April 19, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Commemoration of the Shoah this year has been marked by three highly successful and emotive events. Read more
