Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese send a video message on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
OPHI responsible for shutting down notorious hate site
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Online Hate Prevention Institute alerted the relevant authorities in India that the Daily Stormer, a hate site banned repeatedly all over the world, was now using a domain name registered in India, dailystormer.in. Read more
39 teachers visit Israel through the Gandel Holocaust program
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the people of the world stop to reflect and commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27th of January, the day when the Nazi Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated, Australian secondary school teachers who completed the Gandel Holocaust Program are gearing up to spread the message and teach their students about the Holocaust and its implications. Read more
South African documentary on Holocaust survivor
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ritz Cinemas, Sydney and Classic Cinemas, Melbourne, will present a Q&A screening of the deeply moving documentary I AM HERE. Read more
Antisemitism continues to rise
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The rate of antisemitic incidents in Australia appears to be slowing down, but the figures continue to rise, with 478 cases recorded by The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and its constituent and associated organisations. Read more
Zionism Victoria congratulates Tatarka and Michelson
January 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Zionism Victoria board members Sam Tatarka and David Michelsonhave been recognised in the Australia Day Honours with Medals of the Order of Australia (OAMs). Read more
University of Melbourne adopts the IHRA antisemitism definition
January 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Melbourne Administration has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including all the examples, as a part of their anti-racism commitment. Read more
Emanuel School major benefactor passes away
January 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Jewish education benefactor Aron Kleinlehrer has passed away at the age of 100. Read more
Israel’s president to attend Mount Scopus 75th anniversary celebration
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted an invitation from Mount Scopus Foundation President David Gold to visit Melbourne. Read more
Raoul Wallenberg Day
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Around 100 members of the Melbourne Jewish community and friends gathered at the St. Kilda Town Hall on Sunday to institute the inaugural Wallenberg Day, in memory of the heroic deeds of Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest during World War II. Read more
Nazi salute performed at Elwood Beach in Melbourne
January 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria Daniel Aghion and federal Labor MP Josh Burns have spoken out against a group of neo-Nazis performing a Nazi salute at popular Elwood beach. Read more
Boys on a daubing spree
January 15, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two boys aged 13 and 14 have been issued with Cannabis Cautions by police after cars and buildings were vandalised in the Sydney suburb of Waverley. Read more
Perrottet: “I am deeply sorry”
January 12, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following a meeting at the Sydney Jewish Museum with The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has written a letter of apology for wearing a Nazi uniform at his 21st party. Read more
Two Brisbane suburbs targeted with hate mail
January 12, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Homes in two affluent Brisbane suburbs have received mail drops inviting residents to “join your local Nazis”. Read more
New Australian ambassador to Israel presents his credentials
January 12, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog received the credentials today of the new ambassadors of Australia, the Philippines, El Salvador, South Korea, and Türkiye in a series of official ceremonies at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Read more
1938 “Jews Unwanted” sign fetches $550
January 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies says the sale of Nazi memorabilia “impacts the sense of safety and security of all Queenslanders.
Just under 29,000 Australasian visitors to Israel in 2022
January 5, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
26,700 Australians visited Israel in 2022, with another 2,200 travellers from New Zealand. Read more
Steven Lowy co-signs a letter of concern to Netanyahu
January 4, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In his capacity as Chair, Board of Trustees of Keren Hayesod, Sydney-based Steven Lowy has co-signed a letter of concern to Israel’sPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from The Jewish Agency. Read more
Registration open for the Jerusalem Marathon
January 3, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tens of thousands of runners from all over Israel and around the world are expected to participate in the 12th International Jerusalem “Winner” Marathon. Read more
Bibi visits the Kotel
January 2, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, have visited the Western Wall. Read more
Honest Reporting names dishonest reporting stars for 2022
December 30, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As we get ready to wave goodbye to 2022, it is a good opportunity for us to look back and reflect on what was an eventful year for Israel in the international media. Read more
Netanyahu at first Cabinet meeting: It is time to roll up our sleeves and get to work
December 30, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At the first Cabinet meeting following the swearing-in of Israel’s new government Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated the day. Read more
Melbourne’s Mount Scopus major presence is Israel
December 30, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In what is expected to be the largest gathering of Australians ever to take place in Israel, more than 1100 will gather next week at a celebration hosted by Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Foundation. Read more
La Boheme reaches its 200th performance
December 29, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Gale Edwards’ enduring and much-loved production of La Bohème will celebrate its 200th performance when it returns to the Sydney Opera House this summer. Read more
Sydney Aboriginal and Jewish communities come together in solidarity
December 28, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It was quite fitting in the lead-up to the 2022 UN Day Against Genocide and the UN Day of Human Rights that members of the Jewish community joined in appropriate events of solidarity with our First Nations Peoples to commemorate the brave action of Aboriginal leader, William Cooper. Read more
Michael Marx: a pillar of the Sydney Jewish community
December 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Michael Marx, a former president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and a pillar of the Sydney Jewish community until he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2002, has passed away at the age of 67. Read more
Tel Aviv University study reveals 100,000 new viruses
December 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A groundbreaking Tel Aviv University study has discovered about 100,000 new types of previously unknown viruses – a ninefold increase in the number of RNA viruses known to science until now. Read more
Chanukah in Sydney CBD
December 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Double passes for The Fabelmans to be won
December 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America, Caroline, or Change), who has earned Oscar® nominations for his screenplays for Spielberg’s Lincoln and Munich. Read more
Vale Nathan Jacobson
December 23, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
