52 MKs requested Rivlin entrust Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a government.
April 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has entrusted Benjamin Netanyahu to form Israel’s next government and he has 28 days to do so although he can request a further 14 days. Read more
Government leadership first round concluded
April 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Rivlin has concluded his round of consultations ahead of nominating a candidate to form a government. Read more
“Generations Light the Way”: Remembering the Six Million
April 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish directive “Remember” is defined by different expressions, including a communal responsibility to actively recall the past. Read more
Our History, Our Future: NIF Australia presents Deborah Lipstadt and Sir Simon Schama
April 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In an exclusive virtual event for the New Israel Fund, eminent historians Sir Simon Schama and Deborah Lipstadt will join NIF’s global president and UCLA Jewish History Professor David Myers to discuss how our understanding of history shapes our current reality. Read more
No surprise: Likud recommends Netanyahu to be entrusted with forming a government
April 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Likud party faction came to the consultations at President’s HQ Beit HaNasi today and recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be entrusted with forming a government. Read more
WIZO honours Ron Weiser
April 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Ron Weiser was presented with the inaugural Rose Fekete Community Hero Award at last week’s WIZO NSW AGM. Read more
Yom HaShoah/Yad Vashem and March of the Living
April 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yad Vashem will observe Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes Remembrance Day for two days, starting Wednesday evening, 7 April. Read more
Dolls hanged outside Swedish synagogue during Passover investigated as hate crime
April 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Police in Norrkoping, Sweden, are investigating after someone left a hate-filled message and a group of dolls hanging outside a synagogue there on the first day of Passover. Read more
Alex Hawke says Labor abandons two-state solution
April 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs says his thoughts are with Israel’s supporters. Read more
$20 tickets for La Traviata on Sydney Harbour
April 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Opera Australia has partnered with The Bourne Foundation to offer year 11 and 12 students $20 tickets to see Verdi’s La Traviata, during its current season at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Read more
An ALP government to recognise Palestine as a state
March 31, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ALP conference has approved an amendment tabled by Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong which will see an Australian government headed by Labor recognising a state of Palestine. Read more
Sydney: New CEO for The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies
March 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer – Darren Bark, currently a Senior Executive with the NSW Government. Read more
Melbourne: A new president for JCCV
March 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has confirmed Executive member Daniel Aghion as the new JCCV President in a unanimous vote of support at last week’s Executive meeting. Read more
The next stage of the Israeli elections announced
March 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Rivlin will start consultations next Monday with all parties elected to the Knesset and will then continue to talk with candidates recommended by the parties to be entrusted with the task of forming a government. Read more
Pesach greetings from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian
March 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Premier has sent a Pesach message to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
A Pesach message from Dr Geoff Lee
March 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Geoff Lee is the NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education and Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans. Read more
Wanted: a partner for Jean Kittson
March 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Acclaimed producer Adam Liberman and Emanuel Synagogue invite expressions of interest for professional actors to audition for a dramatised reading of the play Two Sisters, to co-star with celebrated actress and comedian Jean Kittson. Read more
A Pesach message from Alex Hawke
March 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Alex Hawke is the Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. Read more
A Pesach message from Scott Morrison..and a video with Josh Frydenberg
March 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Passover is an old story –– a timeless story –– that has inspired generations of Jewish people around the world. Read more
Unforgettable Passover memories from prominent figures
March 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Passover begins tomorrow night and the National Library of Israel has launched the “Passover Memories” project to share personal memories from a number of prominent figures who celebrated the holiday under “normal” and not-so-normal circumstances. Read more
$18.7 million worldwide to help survivors vaccinated
March 25, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Holocaust Survivor Vaccine Assistance Program (HSVAP) provided by the German government to support Holocaust survivors getting survivors to vaccination locations worldwide. Read more
A Bravery Medal for Stuart Romm
March 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Stuart Romm has been awarded the Bravery Award by Governor-General David Hurley. Read more
Chabad ACT rabbi welcomes new Australians
March 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Support on the ECAJ stand on asylum-seekers
March 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Assembly of Rabbis and Cantors (ARC) and the Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) have affirmed the policy of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) concerning the issue of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia. Read more
UIA Victoria’s Super Sunday supports the people of Israel
March 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Victoria held its Super Sunday fundraising campaign recently raising much-needed funds to support aliyah. Read more
Maccabi and Bialik swim school
March 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maccabi Victoria has launched Maccabi Aquatics – a full service swim school – to commence operating in Term 4, 2021. Read more
Federal government chips in $7.5million to the Hakoah building fund
March 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Federal Government has announced a grant of $7.5 million towards the planned multi-faceted community and sports hub at Sydney’s White City being developed by the Hakoah Club. Read more
Top Israeli journalist Ehud Yaari: Election prognosis could be “prescription for a long term depression”
March 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eminent Israeli journalist and pundit Ehud Yaari gave his uniquely well-informed commentary on the forthcoming Israeli election during an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar this week. Read more
Rivlin meets with Macron
March 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the last day of his visit to Europe, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin departed for Paris where he held a diplomatic meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France. Read more
President Rivlin writes in Le Figaro on the ICC
March 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ahead of his visit to France and his meeting with President of France Emmanuel Macron yesterday, President of Israel Reuven Rivlin called on France and other European states to oppose the decision of the International Criminal Court to initiate investigations against IDF soldiers in an op-ed column published in Le Figaro. Read more
