Israel honours a Righteous Among the Nations
May 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Chargé d’Affaires and acting ambassador for Israel to Australia Jonathan Peled has presented the certificate and medal of being Righteous Among the Nations to the daughters of Cornelia de Reuver whose family saved Bela van Praagh during the Second World War. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: The first Jewish Educator for Sydney
May 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maurice Abraham Cohen, known as Moses was born in 1851 in Ukraine to a Sephardic Jewish family. Read more
Pratt Foundation sponsors US$40,000 Arthur Rubinstein international piano master competition
May 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 16th Arthur Rubinstein international piano competition has been held in Tel Aviv. Read more
A statement from Benjamin Netanyahu
May 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an update on the continuing conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Read more
In a hospital in Ashkelon
May 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Under heavy rocket fire, President Reuven Rivlin yesterday visited Barzilai Medical Centre in Ashkelon. Read more
Rivlin visits the South
May 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin yesterday visited Ashkelon and the area around Gaza. Read more
Netanyahu warns Israelis: Do not take the law into their hands
May 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has updated Israelis on the current situation warning severe punishments will be handed out to this who take the law into their hands. Read more
Netanyahu: “We will not tolerate this. This violence is not us”
May 13, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hs announced further power for the police and additional forces as the country faces a seemingly endless barrage of rockets. Read more
New Zealand Foreign Minister calls on Israel to cease demolitions and evictions
May 13, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel Institute of New Zealand co-director, Dr David Cumin, has reacted to remarks by Foreign Affairs Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, in which she appears to blame Israel for the current escalating violence in the Middle Eastern state. Read more
Rivlin sends a message to Israelis
May 13, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Rivlin has sent a message to Israelis under fire from Hamas rockets. Read more
A new contract for Rabbi Glasman
May 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ten years after appointing Rabbi Yaakov Glasman as its senior rabbi, St Kilda Hebrew Congregation has renewed his contract for a further five-year term. Read more
NSW State Parliament Labor MPS speak out against BDS
May 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two senior NSW ALP Shadow Ministers have spoken against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement within the NSW ALP and vowed to oppose motions at the State-level. Read more
ZFA and AIJAC call the rocket attacks war crimes
May 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia and AIJAC have c0mmented on the renewed rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and the unrest in Jerusalem and fully supports Israel’s right and duty to protect its citizens. Read more
Nasty graffiti on a movable rail freight waggon
May 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nazi graffiti emblazoned on a parked railway carriage in the Brisbane suburb of Moorooka blatantly demonstrates that there are Queenslanders who have deeply entrenched Nazi belief systems, according to the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD), the roof body of Queensland Jewry. Read more
Ambassador Yaakoby participates inNew Zealand’s AgriFood Week
May 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby and Director of Economy and Trade Lisa Martin have participated in AgriFood Week 2021, a week-long event hosted by the Central Economic Development Agency (CEDA), which brought together industry leaders from the agriculture, science, food and technology sectors. Read more
Rivlin: “We will not anyone to interrupt our daily lives”
May 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Lion spoke at the official Jerusalem Day ceremony held at Ammunition Hill. Read more
Elbit says news reports based on rumours
May 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Elbit Systems Australia Battle Management System (BMS) was reported by local media that it would be withdrawn from service in Australian forces from next week citing security problems. Read more
Remembering the innocent lives lost in Meron
May 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the shadow of a Covid outbreak in Sydney, Australia the heads of the community and members of parliament came together (with COVID-19 regulations) for a memorial service in memory of the 45 young people who tragically lost their lives, in the greatest civil tragedy in the history in the State of Israel. Read more
Exhibition a sober reminder of Nazi brutality
May 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Titled “Registered, persecuted, annihilated: The Sick and the Disabled under National Socialism,” the Queensland-first exhibition showcases the brutality of Nazi Germany’s Aktion T4, the so-called Nazi ‘euthanasia’ program. Read more
JewishCare NSW and Jewish House sign MOU to help Job Seekers
May 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JewishCare and Jewish House have signed an MOU this afternoon to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to unemployment in our community by working together to support those who are facing unemployment. A range of services will be offered including both individual and group support to help upskill clients and maximise their employability. Read more
Canada follows Australia’s stance on Durban 4
May 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Canadian has announced it will join Australia in not attending the Durban 4 Conference in September citing the anti-Israel sentiments showing previously. Read more
Scott Morrison says no to Durban 4
May 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has applauded Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that Australia will not participate in the event to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. Read more
President Rivlin on a farewell visit to Mossad HQ
May 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin has made a farewell visit to the Mossad thanking its staff for its dedicated work. Read more
ABC profiles George Newhouse: The Accidental Advcate
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney-based George Newhouse is the founder of the National Justice Project, arguably the number one human rights firm in Australia. Read more
Spetz – an Israeli app to find the help you need
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Spetz is an Israeli start-up working internationally that has been very successful in Israel, are working in the UK, and has recently soft-launched in Australia. Read more
Dr Ruth guest speaker at UIA Victoria and WA Women’s Division event
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Victoria and WA Women’s Division held their headline event joined by donors in the US, Israel, Guatemala and Colombia. Read more
School bullying victims meets the president
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Reuven Rivlin welcomed 12-year-old Agam Asayeg to his residence Beit HaNasi after she suffered physical and mental abuse at school last week. Read more
Netanyahu fails to form government
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Benjamin Netanyahu has been unable to form a new government following the 28-day term allotted to him to do so. Read more
$500,000 Victorian government grant to Melbourne’s oldest Shul
May 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s oldest Synagogue, the iconic East Melbourne Synagogue, has received a significant boost to its ambitious vision for a significant restoration and expansion after receiving a $500,000 grant from the Victorian government to help restore the Synagogue and old school hall to its former glory. Read more
Netanyahu donates blood for Meron victims
May 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited the Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem to donate blood as part of the national blood drive in wake of the Mt. Meron disaster. Read more
