Bondi skateboard ramp defiled with a swastika
March 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Waverley Council has rapidly removed a swastika crudely drawn on the surface of the widely-used skateboard ramp at Bondi Beach. Read more
Australian Progressives welcome Israeli conversion ruling
March 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Union for Progressive Judaism, Australian Reform Zionist Association and the Assembly of Rabbis and Cantors have welcomed the decision of the Israel Supreme Court which now recognises that there is more than one way to become Jewish in Israel.
UAE ambassador to Israel presents his credentials
March 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has received diplomatic credentials from the first Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Israel, Mohamed Mahmoud Fateh Ali Al Khaja. Read more
Australian music giant Michael Gudinski has passed away
March 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The founder of The Mushroom Group Michael Gudinski has died at the age of 68. Read more
UIAx 2021 Gala Event: For the People of Israel
March 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ten of the most talented, significant and influential speakers, including Dan Ariely, Tzipi Livni, Moshe ‘Bogie’ Ya’Alon and Gabi Barbash, were streamed live from Israel at UIA’s 2021 Gala Event – UIAx – an in-person and online event like no other in the past. Read more
A loss for the New Zealand community
February 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand (HCNZ has announced the passing of its Founding Director, Inge Woolf z”l. Read more
Add your hero to NAJEX ‘Heroes’ website
February 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX) has launched the ‘Heroes’ section of its website, enabling members of the community to display photographs and biographical details of their relatives who served in Australia’s armed forces or those any of our Allies, including partisans. Read more
Two Australian Jewish day school choirs make international debut
February 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Kesser Torah College and Mt Sinai College school choirs made an international singing debut in last week’s first Boys Town Jerusalem (BTJ) International Virtual Choral Festival. Read more
First Jewish Open Day for Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery
February 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Rookwood General Cemetery is inviting the Jewish community on-site for an Open Day designed as an opportunity to learn a bit about Rookwood, from their 150+ year history to their operations. Read more
J-Wire’s coverage of Australia Day Awards mentioned in NSW Parliament
February 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In State Parliament, NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord – in a debate on the Australia Day awards – paid tribute to J-Wire and its editor Henry Benjamin for their coverage of the annual Australia Day awards. Read more
Study shows encouraging long-term recovery data for coronavirus patients
February 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With continued attention on the long-term effects of the Coronavirus, research conducted at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Centre indicates that 95 per cent of recovered Corona patients showed no evidence of irreversible respiratory or cardiac damage after a period of three months and that the majority of symptoms had dissipated by six months.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: bipartisan speeches in parliament
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Liberal MP Julian Leeser and Melbourne Labor MP Josh Burns addressed Federal Parliament on a motion to acknowledge that the house acknowledges International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Politicians’ Purim visit
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the eve of Purim, NSW Shadow Health Minister Ryan Park and NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord paid a visit to Our Big Kitchen operated by Rabbi Dr Dovid Slavin in Bondi. Read more
The ambassador visits Palmerston North
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s new ambassador Ran Yaakoby has made his first official visit outside of Wellington travelling to the city of Palmerston North. Read more
One of the world’s oldest complete megillahs gifted to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
One of the world’s oldest known Esther scrolls (also known as a “megillah“) has recently been gifted to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, home to the world’s largest collection of textual Judaica. Read more
Pre-Passover conservation work begins at the Western Wall
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Every six months, before Passover and the High Holy Days, Western Wall Heritage Foundation engineers and Israel Antiquities Authority conservators conduct thorough inspections of the 2,000-year-old Western Wall stones at the prayer plaza to ensure visitors’ safety. Read more
Team Israel Start-Up Nation lines up for UAE Tour
February 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Concerns about Biden Administration’s direction from top US expert Danielle Pletka
February 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The latest webinar from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) featured Professor Danielle Pletka, a Senior Fellow in foreign and defence policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and previously a senior staff member at the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Read more
A busy year for the Nazi persecution archives
February 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In 2020, the number of inquiries received by the Arolsen Archives in Germany increased by about 10% with the world’s most comprehensive archive on victims of Nazi persecution received inquiries about more than 26,000 persons. Read more
Netanyahu speaks with Biden
February 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden. Read more
JCA launches Frank Wolf Executive Leadership Development Program
February 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JCA and the Wolf family have launched the JCA Frank Wolf Executive Leadership Development Program. Read more
PM Netanyahu and Health Minister Edelstein meet the 4,000,000th person to be vaccinated in Israel
February 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein have met the 4,000,000th person to be vaccinated in Israel. Read more
The Arava Australia Partnership farewells Chair Tamara Bruce
February 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last week, the Arava Australia Partnership farewelled its former Chair, Tamara Bruce in an intimate gathering at Spot On Ripponlea in Melbourne. Read more
Israeli prize for Australian academic
February 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Dan David Prize has announced that Australian Professor Alison Bashford of the University of NSW is among the recipients of the 2021 award, alongside American infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci and fellow distinguished medical historians and health researchers, reflecting the worldwide desire to understand and combat the COVID-19 pandemic and improve global health. Read more
Save a Child’s Heart extends life-saving support to Ethiopian Child, pushing past pandemic limitations
February 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jews as active citizens: past and present
February 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Association for Jewish Studies, founded in 1987, is holding its 33rd Annual Conference in Canberra at the ACT Community Centre on Sunday 28 February and Monday 1 March. Read more
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies v Sydney Beth Din: a work in progress
February 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has agreed with The Sydney Beth Din’s argument that “it was not given an opportunity to respond to the report, and, as a consequence, it did not have the opportunity to test and/or refute some issues and facts raised with the Working Party”. Read more
Biden Administration risks repeating past Mideast mistakes, Israeli author tells AIJAC webinar
February 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Biden Administration may be on the cusp of repeating the mistakes of previous US administrations by enabling and rewarding Palestinian rejection of Israel, even as an increasing number of Israel’s neighbours are embracing the Jewish state of Israel as an indigenous part of the region. Read more
NSW Law Service
February 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The annual NSW Law Service was held recently in The Great Synagogue in Sydney. Read more
Aslan’s fans in Holon
February 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Russian Aslan Karatsev has reached the quarter-finals of the Australian tennis open, disposing of fellow Jewish competitor Diego Schwartzman on his way through. Read more
