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
The Great alive with the sound of music
April 19, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s highest-profile piano quartet will perform together for the very first time, uniting SSO’s Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, ACO Principal Violist Stefanie Farrands, QSO Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici and international concert pianist Konstantin Shamray when Sydney’s The Great Synagogue presents its second concert of the year. Read more
JNF’s archives shows Holocaust memorials in Israel from 1948
April 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) selected some special visual moments from its archives to share with the public. Read more
May the memories of the victims of the terrible Holocaust, be preserved and bound in our nation’s heart, from generation to generation, forevermore
April 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog spoke last night at the State Opening Ceremony for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2023 at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Read more
Julian Leeser congratulates senators’ promotion to the frontbench
April 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following his decision to leave the opposition front bench, former Shadow Attorney General Julian Leeser has congratulated the new members announced by leader Peter Dutton this morning. Read more
Errol joins Jewish House
April 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney-based community service organisation Jewish House has welcomed Errol Jacobson to its team as a clinical consultant and active member of the Clinical Governance Committee. Read more
Netanyahu visits the Dee family during shiva
April 17, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paid a condolence visit to the Dee family in Efrat. Read more
NSW government funds for multicultural events
April 14, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Multicultural NSW has launched a new $550,000 program to allow community organisations to host grassroots festivals and events. Read more
A new post for Walt
April 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following his retirement from politics, Walt Secord has changed his position as a NSW Upper House State Labor to become the Director of Public Affairs at The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. Read more
“You can’t be a Zionist and a pessimist”
April 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JNF NSW guest speaker Prof Gil Troy, award-winning American presidential historian and leading Zionist activist, has inspired audiences in VIC and NSW. Read more
Jerusalem Post columnist Gil Troy speaks to media in Sydney
April 7, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Historian and Jerusalem Post columnist Gil Troy addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) media luncheon on March 31 about the protests in Israel resulting from the current Government’s attempts to pass extremely controversial judicial reforms and now the apparent firing of Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for expressing his concerns. Read more
Pesach greeting from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
April 4, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It is with great pleasure that I offer you the greeting that has resounded through the ages: Chag Pesach Sameach. Read more
Konrad Kwiet tells Wollongong meeting how he discovered a Nazi collaborator in their community
April 4, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Jewish Museum’s Resident Historian Emeritus Professor Konrad Kwiet has delivered a lecture about how he used documentation to dig into the background of Wollongong Art Gallery benefactor Bob Sredersas, an uneasy quiet settled over the room. Read more
