A eulogy for Lotte Weiss
February 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Levi Wolff delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Auschwitz survivor and a luminary of the Sydney and Wellington Jewish communities Lotte Weiss, who passed away in Sydney on Friday. Read more
Lotte Weiss 1923-2021
February 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Lotte Weiss, a survivor of Auschwitz, endeared herself in her post-war life to both the Wellington and Sydney Jewish communities. She passed this morning in Sydney. She was 97. Read more
Jerusalem museum returns Australian artefacts
February 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A large collection of stone artefacts has been returned to Australia from The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, as part of the AIATSIS-led Return of Cultural Heritage (RoCH) program. Read more
51 years of service to the Brighton Shule congregation
February 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Chazan Chaim Lavi has marked the end of a remarkable span of service and dedication to Brighton Shule. Read more
Counting the homeless
February 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Each year, Sydney’s Jewish House staff and volunteers join with local councils and other homelessness services and community housing providers, participate in a homelessness street count. Read more
Getting to know the Australian medtech market
February 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nearly 100 Israeli MedTech companies joined the Israel Trade Commission Australia’s webinar event yesterday hosting the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to learn about regulations from expert government officials, hear from industry leaders, discover opportunities and make new connections within the Australian MedTech market. Read more
A safer internet
February 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Ministries of Strategic Affairs and Diaspora Affairs have released a government outline constituting of the first holistic national response of its kind to combat hate speech online. Read more
Israel’s Alpine troops
February 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin visited the Mount Hermon sector and met with soldiers of the IDF’s Alpinist unit. Read more
Sydney Jewish Museum CEO to step down
February 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Jewish Museum board has joined CEO Norman Seligman in announcing that after 19 years in the role, he will be stepping down in the second half of 2021. Read more
Michael Klinger heading to Sydney
February 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Melbourne Renegades’ coach Michael Klinger is moving to Sydney to take on the job of coaching the NSW Men’s cricket side. Read more
Prestigious appointment for UIA luminary
February 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Harold Finger has been appointed to serve as the Deputy Chair of the Israeli Society Committee at The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) for a two-year term, alongside the Chair Mr Itzik Simchon. Read more
More on the ICC statement
February 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Security Cabinet has completely rejected the scandalous decision of the International Criminal court that it could enable the investigation of Israel for false war crimes. Read more
Man wearing a Nazi swastika armband shocks shopper at a local Melbourne market
February 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Anti-Defamation Commission has condemned as reprehensible and unacceptable the report of a man wearing a Nazi-swastika armband at a fruit and vegetable market in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin. Read more
UIA Gala’s brand new format for 2021
February 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA has announced its plans for its 2021 Gala events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane introducing a concept which is novel, intriguing and aimed to accommodate every member of our community. Read more
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
