NSW religious leaders meet with Deputy Leader
May 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders from the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Buddhist and Hindu communities held a productive meeting with Deputy Leader of the NSW Opposition Prue Car earlier this week. Read more
University of Melbourne Student Union rescinds pro-Palestine resolution
May 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Melbourne Student Union has rescinded the resolution titled ‘UMSU stands with Palestine – BDS and Student Policy’, passed by the council at the end of last month. Read more
Qld to join Vic with Nazi, hate symbol ban
May 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk will make her state the second to ban Nazi and other hate symbols to ensure extremists are “called out, confronted and condemned”. Read more
Mount Scopus College Foundation launches major campaign to relocate the school and create the Centre for Jewish Life
May 25, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Foundation has launched its Generation campaign at a Gala Dinner with the project focussing on the relocation of Mount Scopus College to Caulfield and the construction of the Centre for Jewish Life. Read more
Mark Regev appointed head of the Abba Eban Institute
May 24, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev has been appointed as head of the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy, housed at Reichman University’s Lauder School of Government in Herzliya. Read more
Religion in the Public Square – Uniting Church/ECAJ
May 23, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Congratulations for Anthony Albanese and Labor
May 22, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has congratulated the new Labor government but pointed out there have been differences of opinion between the Jewish peak body and the Labor Party. Read more
The Kokoda squad raising funds for the battle against cancer
May 20, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Israeli commando Jarryd Rubinstein is gearing up to lead Patrick Cosgrove and Oliver Lavers on the Kokoda Track to raise money for cancer. Read more
Storm brewing in NSW Parliament
May 19, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association has condemned a vicious attack on Israel by Labor Deputy Whip Anthony D’Adam in the NSW Parliament yesterday. Read more
Labor help for St Kilda Shule
May 19, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The St Kilda Shule is to get $300,000 from the government should Labor win Saturday’s election. Read more
Queensland Hebrew radio show a rating winner
May 19, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After only six months from its launch, Radio 4EB’s Hebrew radio show in Brisbane has become the station’s second most-streamed program. Read more
Israel Climate Forum
May 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog have hosted the first convention of the Israeli Climate Forum. Read more
ABC complaints review falls far from the mark
May 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
National broadcaster ABC has announced it is appointing an ombudsman following a review of how the corporation deals with complaints. Read more
OPHI analyses Buffalo attack
May 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Swastikas stuck on Beth Weizmann’s windows
May 13, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two men have been arrested after stickers with Nazi swastikas were stuck to the front of the Beth Weizmann Community Centre in Melbourne’s Caulfield South. Read more
Naftali Bennett’s International Spokeswoman, Keren Hajioff on the death of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh
May 13, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s International Spokeswoman, Keren Hajioff has made this video statement today regarding the death of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh. Read more
Naomi Levin joins the JCCV
May 13, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has appointed Naomi Levin as its Chief Operating Officer, the first in the organisation’s history. Read more
Sydney celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut
May 12, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 500 people attended the annual communal Yom Ha’atzmaut cocktail reception in Sydney where NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet delivered the keynote address. Read more
Where do parties and candidates stand on matters affecting the Australian Jewish community?
May 12, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry wrote to the leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Greens Party, as well as candidates for the seats of Wentworth, Goldstein, Macnamara and Kingsford-Smith, ahead of the upcoming federal election seeking their positions on policies and issues of particular interest to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Victoria adopts the IHRA antisemitism definition
May 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the Victorian government has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism. Read more
Tonight: Goldstein and Macnamara on centre stage
May 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tonight L’Chaim – to Life’s Maurice Klein and Morry Frenkel will ask the candidates from the seats of Goldstein and Macnamara questions of Jewish community interest about Israel. Read more
Hebrew University collabarating with Australia
May 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zelman Cowen Academic Initiatives has launched a call for applications for scientific projects (including medical science), with a preference for projects that involved Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel-Australian collaboration. Read more
From war in Ukraine to university in Israel
May 10, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fleeing war in their homeland, Ukraine’s top teenage math geniuses have landed in Israel, and the high school students are now starting a specially-created program at Bar-Ilan University’s International School. Read more
Katherine Deves keeps her promise to visit the Sydney Jewish Museum
May 8, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Liberal candidate for Warringah, Katherine Deves accepted an invitation from The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry to visit The Sydney Jewish Museum following her paralleling lobbying prevention transgender participation in women’s sport to opposing the Holocaust. Read more
“Memory in the Living Room” Shoah memorial event at NSW State Parliament
May 6, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The bipartisan NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel have hosted the NSW Parliament’s first-ever “Zikaron BaSalon” (“Memory in the Living Room”) Holocaust memorial event, bringing a small group of NSW MPs and senior parliamentary staff with a local Sydney-based Holocaust survivor. Read more
Ahead of Yom Ha’atzmaut: Israel’s population grew almost twelvefold since its establishment
May 6, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel has 9,506,000 citizens, almost 12 times its population of 806,000 at the time of the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), which released its traditional statistics report on the citizens of Israel in honour of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day being celebrated yesterday. Read more
Now Sydney University’s student council votes on anti-Israel issues
May 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hot on the heels of the University of Melbourne’s Student Union pro-Palestinian motion, the Students Representative Council at Sydney University has voted on similar issues. Read more
…and a message from Israel’s prime minister
May 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
VIDEO: A message on Yom Ha’atzmaut from Naftali Bennett. Read more
Australia’s leaders send messages for Yom Ha’atzmaut
May 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Leader of the Opposition Anthony Albanese have sent messages on Israel’s 74th birthday. Read more
Zac swinging to success
May 4, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Six-yr-old Zac Wolfe has won the 2022 Australian Junior Age Golf Championships (under 7s division) held at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast. Read more
