Rabbi Genende receives General Sir John Monash Award
November 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Ralph Genende’s positive impact across the community has been recognised at the JCCV AGM this week. Read more
Redefining the The Jewish Community Council of Victoria
November 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Closer ties with community partners and aligning more strongly with affiliates has been a strategic focus this year for the JCCV. Read more
Maccabi Australia endorses IHRA definition of antisemitism
November 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Maccabi Australia board has unanimously endorsed the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism supported by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Inquiry to ABC/SBS complaints procedure
November 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the Senate Inquiry set up to examine the way both the ABC and SBS deal with complaints from the public. Read more
Frydenberg lashes out at protestors portraying premier as a Nazi
November 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hundreds of protestors descended on Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday condemning legislation before the Victorian gogernment to give Premier Dan Andrews to declare a pandemic and his health minister to order mandated vaccines and lockdowns. Read more
ZFA Plenary Conference
November 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia will hold its Plenary Conference on Sunday 21 November, online. The conference will gather Jewish leaders including student and Zionist youth movement leaders from around the country to discuss challenges facing the Australian Jewish community and the State of Israel. Read more
Brisbane commemorates Kristallnacht
November 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 100 southeast Queensland residents have attended a moving Kristallnacht service at the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation. Read more
What does Judaism say about assisted suicide?
November 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the New South Wales Parliament begins to debate legalising assisted suicide, the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales is giving an opportunity for the community to hear the Jewish view. Read more
Jewish and Christian representatives renew focus on family and domestic violence
November 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Miriam and Bro – new friends for Melbourne’s Jewish student
November 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Chabad Youth has appointed two new directors and shluchim to its Chabad Campus. Read more
Celebration of Special Religious Education
November 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Darren Bark opened the 5th Celebration of Special Religious Education (SRE) – held online this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, with over 800 participants logging in. Read more
NSW Government delays Secord bill to ban Nazi symbols and flags until next year
November 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the NSW State Parliament today, NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism Walt Secord slammed the Perrottet Government for delaying the bill to ban Nazi flags and symbols – saying there was a “small pocket” opposed to the legislation. Read more
Herzog shows his appreciation to the Australian Jewish community
November 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has written to Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler, welcoming the announcement that Australia will adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and congratulating the Jewish community for its role in securing its adoption. Read more
NSW Multiculturalism Minister supports ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir
November 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a wide-ranging three-hour NSW Parliamentary hearing on counter-terrorism and prisons on Friday, NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism Walt Secord tabled a letter from NSW Multiculturalism Minister Natalie Ward where said she stated that she supported investigating a ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir. Read more
NCJWA adopts IHRA definition
November 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. Read more
Sydney’s Waverley Council leading the way adopting IHRA definition of antisemitism
November 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Liberal members of Sydney’sy’s Waverley Council which covers a major part of the city’s Eastern Suburbs were victorious when their motion for Council to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism was passed 9 to 1 with only Greens Cr Kanak voting against it. Read more
At Glasgow, Palestinian Authority blames Israel for environmental woes
November 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh blamed Israel’s “occupation” for his people’s environmental issues in his address to world leaders at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland on Monday. Read more
Bennett addresses UN Climate Change Conference
November 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has told the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow that “history will judge our generation’s response to this threat not by how ambitious we are, but by the actions we take”. Read more
Bennett asks Australia to recognize all of Hezbollah as terror organization
November 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met on Monday with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, and discussed issues of mutual and pertinent interest. Read more
Follow the app and discover Melbourne’s Jewish history
November 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Enjoy ‘A Jewish Walk Through Marvellous Melbourne’ via a brand-new app launched by the Australian Jewish Historical Society-Vic. Read more
JNF Australia Educators Study Tour Australia-Israel January 2022
November 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Educators Study Tour brings teachers and principals from Australia to Israel for 10 unforgettable days of experiential learning about Israel’s rich heritage and the past, present, and future of the country. Read more
Iran is making “irreversible nuclear gains”, warns US expert
October 31, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the US-based Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues, addressed the question “Iran: Is There a Plan B?” at the latest Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar. Read more
NSW Shadow Police Minister Walt Secord quizzes NSW Police on Hizb Ut-Tahrir rally
October 31, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Police Force has told a State Parliament hearing that a Hizb ut-Tahrir rally in Lakemba – where protestors chanted offensive statements including “destroy the Jews” and “give us the necks of the Jews” – had been referred to its terrorism intelligence unit for assessment and “allocated” to the Fixated Persons’ Unit for further investigation. Read more
A miracle baby for our community but many more waiting
October 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Our community was introduced to Janine and Shimon Davidowitz last year, when over 2,000 people were immersed in their fertility struggles through Part One of a world first-documentary that screened at the Australian Jewish Fertility Network (AJFN)’s Major Event. Read more
The impact of Mandelbaum House
October 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This year Mandelbaum House, the Jewish residential college at Sydney University celebrates its 25th birthday. Read more
Jews, Muslim and Christian leaders urge common action on climate change
October 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 58th meeting of the Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Muslims & Jews has concluded with a joint statement directed at Australian and global leaders titled “A Time to Act Together” “arguing we recognise that we must meet our responsibilities today if we, and future generations, are not to suffer the costs of our neglect in times to come”. Read more
$70,000 in grants to NSW Jewish care providers
October 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Government has announced grants to selected social service providers in NSW including two Jewish organisations. Read more
Penny Wong special guest as NIF celebrates 10 years in Australia
October 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
New Israel Fund Australia celebrated ten years since its establishment last week with hundreds of supporters and donors coming together to hear from leading figures in Australia and Israel, including Labor shadow foreign affairs minister Senator Penny Wong. Read more
Dave Sharma voices his support for a two state nation
October 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Chris Hayes, the Labor member for the federal NSW seat of Fowler, has told Parliament “to reaffirm our commitment to the Palestinian people and stand united in their struggle for self-determination”. Read more
Scott Farlow: “The scourge of antisemitism”
October 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Member of New South Wales Legislative Council Scott Farlow addressed the state parliament on the definition of antisemitism according to The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Read more
