Australia says no to ICC involvement in “situation in Palestine”
February 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The International Criminal Court in the Hague has claimed it has jurisdiction in Palestine. Read more
Leading foreign policy voices tell NIF Australia of a new era in US foreign policy in the Middle East
February 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 500 people joined New Israel Fund Australia’s first event of 2021 to hear a discussion about Joe Biden’s plans for US policy in the Middle East. Read more
A call for reform for the Sydney Beth Din
February 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Working Group established by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in 2019 to inquire into and make recommendations regarding the administration, finances, governance, communal oversight and other matters concerning the Sydney Beth Din (SBD) has now brought down its final report. Read more
Collingwood and this week’s Parsha
February 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This week’s Parsha is Yitro. Named after the non-Jewish father-in-law of Moses, the Parsha recounts the excitement and joy that Yitro feels when he finds out that the Jewish people have been redeemed from Egypt. Moshe is recorded kissing and happily greeting his father-in-law and rejoicing together with him at the salvation that G-d delivered to the people of Israel from Egypt. Read more
Iron Dome upgraded
February 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israeli Air Force and Navy have participated in successful flight tests of the upgraded Iron Dome defence weapon system. Read more
Coming soon to cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Canberra
February 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
From star-studded features, gripping historical dramas, and stories of iconic Jewish trailblazers and innovators, the Jewish International Film Festival (February 17 – March 24) returns for another year of spectacular Jewish cinema from around the world. Read more
Leifer gets a change of chaplain
January 31, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With the ultra-orthodox Malka Leifer imprisoned in Victoria facing 74 charges of child sexual abuse, the Department of Justice and Community Safety has dismissed the chaplain chosen to offer her counselling. Read more
The Grampians or Bavaria? Dvir responds
January 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fairfax Media has reported members of a far-right group burning a cross and chanting anti-semitic slogans close to holiday spots on Australia Day in the Grampians national park in Victoria. Read more
Scott Morrison on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A very special video message from Australia’s prime minister. Never again. Read more
The children of the tags
January 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Identity tags worn by four children deported to the Sobibor death camp in Poland have been unearthed in an archaeological excavation at the site. Read more
Government grants $750,000 to the Canberra Holocaust Museum and Education Centre
January 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Morrison Government is providing $750,000 towards the establishment of the Canberra Holocaust Museum and Education Centre. Read more
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Despite the temporary closure of the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, is actively marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust through a range of online events and activities. Read more
A time to remember Sugihara
January 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A digital reception has been held to honour the memory, bravery and the legacy of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who defied his own government’s orders by issuing travel visas to more than 6,000 Jews trapped in Lithuania, enabling them to escape the oncoming Nazi occupation. Read more
Leifer on her way to Melbourne
January 25, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Malka Leifer has boarded a plane in Israel to fly to Germany on her way back to Melbourne where she faces 74 charges of child sexual abuse. Read more
UIA launches monthly evening Israel updates
January 25, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA is introducing an evening online Israel Update on the first Monday of each month, commencing on 1 February. Read more
A Holocaust Memorial Centre at Babyn Yar
January 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Centre (BYHMC) unveiled its plans for constructing one of the world’s largest Holocaust memorial centres. Read more
Benny Begin joins New Hope
January 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former minister and senior Likud figure and son of the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Benny Begin has announced he would be joining Gideon Saar, and the New Hope Party as a candidate for the Knesset in the upcoming elections. Read more
New principal for Masada
January 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Masada College has announced that Mira Hasofer has been appointed as college principal taking over from Martin Tait at the start of Term 3, 2021. Read more
Israeli leaders welcome Biden
January 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli leaders have warm congratulatory messages to President Joe Biden on the first day of his presidency. Read more
Scott Morrison in video conference with Netanyahu
January 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has participated in a video conference of leaders including Scott Morrison hosted by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. Read more
A PhD for Ruth at 88
January 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Sydney educator who conceptualised and implemented important programs for Jewish day schools in the 1980s has been awarded a PhD in education by the University of Sydney at the age of 88. Read more
New Jerusalem, Down Under: The search for a Jewish homeland in Australia
January 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Adam Rovner will detail the cultural context and legacy of proposals to create mass settlements of Jewish refugees in Australia before, during, and after the Nazi era. Read more
NIF to host event with foreign policy luminaries on the Middle East
January 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden takes office NIF Australia is hosting seasoned American Middle East negotiator, and NIF board member, Aaron David Miller and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova to discuss America’s Middle East policy shift under the new administration. Read more
Peter Freedman donates $5 million to the Sydney Festival
January 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Founder and Chairman of RØDE microphones Peter Freedman has made a record-breaking $5 million donation to the Sydney Festival as part of a renewed commitment as the principal philanthropic partner of the event. Read more
Chametz being allowed in Israel’s hospitals
January 13, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
We reported that Israel’s High Court has ruled Israeli hospitals cannot ban Chametz being brought into their establishments. Is this fair? We asked the rabbi. Read more
A diplomatic introduction
January 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In Wellington, Ran Yaakoby has settled in as Israel’s ambassador-elect to New Zealand. Read more
800 residential units approved for Judea Samaria
January 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Within just over a week before President-Elect JoeBiden’s inauguration, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized the construction of hundreds of housing units in Judea and Samaria to be advanced. Read more
New Hope Party launches local campaign teams across Israel
January 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
New Hope Party yesterday launched its nationwide local campaign teams ahead of the upcoming elections for the 24th Knesset. Read more
PM Netanyahu and Health Minister Edelstein welcome shipment of Pfizer anti-Coronavirus vaccines at BGI Airport
January 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, yesterday welcomed a shipment of Pfizer anti-corona virus vaccines at Ben-Gurion International Airport. Read more
Netanyahu gets injection number two
January 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein have received the second dose of the anti-coronavirus vaccine. Read more
