Gantz says Lebanon crisis is “devastating”
August 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Minister of Defence Benny Gantz toured IDF Northern Command has conducted a situation assessment with the senior commanders following which he was then briefed in the northern town of Shlomi. Read more
Jewish Care CEO wins the LASA Victorian Individual of the Year Award
August 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish Care Victoria’s Chief Executive Officer, Bill Appleby has been awarded the Victorian & Tasmanian Individual of the Year Award in the prestigious LASA (Leading Aged Services Australia) Excellence in Age Services Awards. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Judah Solomon – Convict to Businessman
August 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Judah arrived in Hobart in 1820 from England, together with his brother Joseph, as convicts for “receiving stolen goods”. Read more
Do It Yourself Rosh Hashanah this year with a little help from your friends
August 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
CommunityConnect is a project devised by the Rabbinical Council of NSW to reproduced the spirit of Rosh Hashanah normally experienced in shul within COVID-bound Jewish homes. Read more
Australia’s good work in the Negev
August 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Triguboff Switch Centre in the Negev launched its first summer camp for 50 youngsters from the Bedouin villages of Rahat, Lakia, Hora, and Kuseife, whose parents are employed in the Idan Hanegev Industrial Zone. Read more
Israel appoints ambassador to the US
August 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced the appointment of Brig.-Gen. (res.) Michael (Mike) Herzog as Israeli Ambassador to the US. Read more
A piece of Olympic history
August 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
While the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are at their peak, and the Israeli delegation is achieving impressive results, a historic letter, dating back to 1952’s Olympic games in Helsinki in which the first Israeli delegation competed – has been found. Read more
Census message
August 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This week I received, like millions of Australia a letter in the mail letting me know that the Australian census will be taking place next week on the 10th August 2021. Read more
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
