Using influencers to spread the vaccine message
August 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has met with dozens of internet stars as part of the national vaccination effort. Read more
$750,000 in grants NSW multicultural communities
August 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 150 multicultural community organisations will share in almost $750,000 in emergency funding for grassroots projects to support vulnerable members of the community impacted by the current COVID-19 outbreak. Read more
Changes in lung tissue indicate preparation for supporting the growth of disseminated breast cancer cells
August 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A new study from Tel Aviv University discovered changes in healthy lung tissue which indicate preparation to receive metastases. Read more
ECAJ calls for Jewish Emergency Management Plan vaccination message to be shared
August 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has asked all of its affiliate and constituent bodies to share a video urging members of our community to get vaccinated. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s: Australia pollies air their views
August 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Senator Eric Abetz, Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Israel, and Senator Kimberley Kitching, Deputy Chair have criticised Ben and Jerry’s decision not to renew their license agreement with the Israeli franchisee who sells their ice cream in the “Occupied Palestinian Territories” in the West Bank. Read more
Why Victoria’s Jewish community must act to preserve its world-class school system
August 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The future of Victoria’s mainstream Jewish schools is threatened by rising school fees, a declining Jewish birth rate and a shift of Jewish students into the government school system, according to a discussion paper published this week by the Victorian Jewish Schools Project.
Preserving the footprint of the Southern African Jewish Community online
August 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The second of three webinars with three presentations. Read more
NSW Labor Israel Action Committee endorses Albanese and Minns’ opposition to BDS
August 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Labor Israel Action Committee (LIAC) formally welcomed and endorsed statements by Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese and NSW State Labor leader Chris Minns opposing the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. Read more
JCCV adds to Burnside criticism
August 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has endorsed The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s condemnation of the recent Twitter statement made by Julian Burnside QC. Read more
President Herzog starts third round of vaccinations in Israel
August 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Isaac Herzog, have personally started the campaign to receive the third dose booster of the coronavirus vaccine. Read more
Hannah Senesh archival treasures revealed by the National Library of Israel
August 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In celebrating 100 years since the birth of iconic Jewish war hero and poet Hannah Senesh (Szenes), the National Library of Israel has digitized dozens of items from her recently acquired archive, many of them never previously available online. Read more
How KTC deals with the lockdown
August 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
According to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s announcement on Wednesday that the stay-at-home orders will extend until 26 August, Kesser Torah College is applying as many extra resources as possible to ensure our students have a rich, educational and dynamic Jewish and General Studies learning experience for the extent of this lock-down period. Read more
Auction house abides requests to halt the sale of
August 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following international requests, including a letter sent by the World Jewish Restitution Organization, the Genazym auction house in Israel agreed to cancel the sale of the sacred Ledger of the Chevra Kadisha of Tomashvar (Timisoara), until the issue of ownership can be resolved. Read more
Tributes flow in for Jessica
July 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tributes have poured into J-Wire for Jessica Fox who has entered the historical records as the first Jewish Australian to win a Gold Olympic medal. Read more
MDA annual campaign to raise money for ambulances
July 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On Tuesday, Australian Friends of Magen David Adom, NSW will be holding its annual fundraising campaign with funds targeting the purchase of twelve ambulances. Read more
UK expert Dave Rich offers advice on confronting the recent explosion of antisemitism
July 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At a time of rising antisemitism, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s latest webinar guest was Dave Rich, Director of Policy at the U.K’s Community Security Trust. Read more
ECAJ slams Burnside’s Twitter post
July 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has condemned the recent Twitter statement made by Julian Burnside QC, a Greens candidate at the last Federal election, which likened Israel’s measures to defend its citizens from Hamas’s rocket and arson attacks to “Germany’s treatment of the Jews during the Holocaust”. Read more
Jessica Fox strikes Gold
July 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Jessica Fox has done it. She has won her first Olympic gold medal, taking out the women’s canoe slalom C1 final. Read more
The 2021 census is coming
July 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
How many Jews live in the Outback? To find out, we’d need the Australian census which is arriving in two weeks. Read more
“Israel Go”, a funding initiative providing financial support for Gap Year Programs in Israel
July 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has launched a new two-year pilot program– Israel Go – which provides financial support for young adults to participate in gap year Israel programs in 2022 and 2023. Read more
Queensland community calling for new legislation to combat Jew-hatred
July 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hatred against Jews in Queensland is increasing and the community states laws must change so those who incite animosity or engage in harassment or intimidation on the basis of someone’s race, religion, sexuality or gender are punished. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Phillip Blashki – a great business and community leader
July 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Phillip was born Favel Wagczewski in Blaszki, Poland on 21 February 1837. Read more
Helping to find orthodox women with public speaking skills
July 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After successfully launching in Melbourne in May 2021, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia is establishing a national orthodox female speaker’s bureau. Read more
South African Jewry in Crisis: A Keren Hayesod-UIA Global Family Webinar
July 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In response to the queries and concerns regarding the current political, social and economic turmoil that has unfolded and heightened recently in South Africa, UIA has coordinated a webinar with key South African communal leaders and experts – ‘South African Jewry in Crisis’, to be held on Wednesday 28 July. Read more
Secord expresses alarm at antisemitic conspiracy theorists at anti-lock down rally
July 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ilan Kidron, The Choice Foundation and JCA produce the theme song for the Paralympics
July 25, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Ilan Kidron has written and performed the music Channel 7 will promote the Paralympics. Read more
Moriah takes action
July 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Expulsion, discipline and police intervention have followed the widespread revelation of trespassing online schooling and videos being published on social media showing what appears to be drug-taking. Read more
Senior NSW politician adds his voice to listing Hezbollah as 100% terrorist group in Australia
July 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism has thrown his support behind a growing campaign to list the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation in Australia. Read more
Director of opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics fired over Holocaust jokes
July 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre condemned antisemitic jokes made by Japanese comedian Kentaro Kobayashi, who was to be the show director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. Read more
A new principal for Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah
July 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Schools have appointed a new principal. Read more
