From Israel with goals
July 20, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Soccer A-League club Perth Glory has confirmed that commanding Israeli striker Ben Azubel has signed a two-year contract with the club. Read more
Antisemitic flyer claims COVID is Jewish
July 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A flyer declaring that COVID-19 is a Jewish conspiracy has been posted at the front of Melbourne’s Sassoon Yehuda Synagogue. Read more
Eco Zionism 2022: Australian educators tour Israel with JNF
July 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund are hosting over 260 principals and teachers from around the world to participate in the organisation’s World Education Seminar focusing on KKL – JNF’s Zionist activities and the organisation’s coping with the climate crisis. Read more
President Biden attends the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah
July 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Joe Biden has attended the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Read more
President Biden visits Yad Vashem: VIDEO
July 14, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Joe Biden has visited Yad Vashem and has laid a wreath at the spot where the ashes of victims are interred. Read more
Project Rozana launches new maternal-fetal telemedicine program to aid Palestinians
July 14, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian NGO, Project Rozana has launched a pilot project in the West Bank to provide much-needed health services to over 145,000 women who currently have limited access to health care. Read more
Austen Tayshus talks about his favourite audience – The Jews
July 13, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Austen Tayshus: Skin in the Game, a documentary about Sandy Gutman and his alter ego Austen Tayshus premieres on Sunday on Foxtel. Read more
Tina Boger takes the reins as Wolper’s new general manager
July 13, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Wolper Jewish Hospital’s CEO John Tucker is retiring to Brisbane after eight years of at the helm of Australia’s only Jewish hospital. Read more
Dear Prime Minister
July 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia has written to Israel’s prime minister requesting the quelling of the attacks by some members of the orthodox community on worshippers at the egalitarian section of the Kotel. Read more
South Australia adopts the IHRA definition of antisemitism
July 8, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the elected representative peak body for Jewish South Australia, the Jewish Community Council of South Australia is pleased that the Legislative Council of South Australia recognised the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism on 7 July 2022. Read more
JCCV training councils how to work effectively with Jewish community
July 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has been training staff at Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington councils to help them work more closely and effectively with Jewish residents. Read more
Technion receives first MRI research machine
July 6, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Technion has received its first human MRI research scanner made by Siemens. Read more
Chicago shooting: two victims reported to be Jewish
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At least two of the victims are reportedly Jewish while the Jewish community fears that the number of dead among its members will climb. The Chicago suburb has a large Jewish community. Read more
Maccabiah: Magen David Adom well-prepared
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The preparations and assessments for medical security for the events of the 21st Maccabiah, which will open on July 14 with the opening ceremony at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, have just ended. Read more
Yair Lapid meets Deborah Lipstadt
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid has met with US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt. Read more
Australian professionals attend Israel Cyber Week
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Trade and Economic Commission in Sydney and the Trans-Tasman Business Circle have taken a business delegation of 18 cyber security professionals from Australia and New Zealand to Tel Aviv. Read more
Walk together
July 4, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria First Nation’s Reconciliation Program has launched Walk Together, with the objective of increasing the Jewish community’s understanding of, and support for, Aboriginal self-determination and empowerment. Read more
Two new Jewish chaplains appointed to the ADF
July 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Rabbanit Judith Levitan and Rabbi Ari Rubin of Chabad House in Cairns have been appointed Jewish chaplains to the Australian Defence Force. Read more
Incoming prime minister meets the president
July 1, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog has met with incoming Prime Minister Yair Lapid and his wife Lihi Lapid at the president’s residence. Read more
MDA to the rescue
July 1, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
While playing soccer with his children in the Jerusalem suburb of Pisgat Ze’ev, 49 year old Yohanan Mevorah suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed. Read more
Australian ambassador teaches a life lesson to Boys Town Jerusalem students
July 1, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In his recent visit to the Boys Town Jerusalem campus, Australian Ambassador to Israel Paul Griffiths bridged the hemispheres to teach an important lesson to the Israeli students. Read more
Governor-General patron of The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand
June 29, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
New Zealand’s Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro has accepted the role of Patron of The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand. Read more
Australia’s Jewish population at an all-time high
June 28, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 2021 census results show that Australia’s Jewish population is 99,956 a 9.8% increase on the 2016 census. Read more
Austen Tayshus documentary on Foxtel
June 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Austen Tayshus – Skin In The Game is a new documentary to be streamed next month featuring the four decades career of one of Australia’s most controversial and popular stand-up comedians. Read more
$1 million grant for Sydney Maccabi Tennis Club
June 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Government will support the revitalisation of ‘White City’ with a $1 million grant to the Sydney Maccabi Tennis Club. Read more
Wiesenthal Centre in Jerusalem welcomes Wollongong Council’s decision on donor’s Nazi past
June 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Efraim Zuroff, the Coordinator of Simon Wiesenthal Centre Nazi war crimes research worldwide, has said the Centre welcomes the decision of the Wollongong City Council to remove the name of Nazi collaborator Bronius Sredersas from a room in the Wollongong Art Gallery dedicated to him. Read more
Zubin Mehta to conduct the Australian World Orchestra
June 24, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The legendary Maestro Zubin Mehta will once again lead the AWO as it comes together for two much-anticipated performances in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more
New Zealand joins the International Holocaust Remembranc Alliance
June 24, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
New Zealand’s joining of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) will help fight racism for all New Zealanders, the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand and the New Zealand Jewish Council say. Read more
Adam Kellerman to launch Michael Meyerson’s ‘Tragedy and Triumph’
June 24, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tragedy and Triumph, written by Michael Myerson, is a fascinating book about Jewish Olympians over the last 100 years, telling the stories of triumph and tragedy. Read more
Supporting more inclusive school communities
June 24, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Educators, community and religious leaders and both sides of politics came together to support the development of more culturally inclusive schools at Together For Humanity’s fundraiser at the Art Gallery of NSW. Read more
