Dunera has something for everybody – now online
May 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dunera is a specially designed web portal to keep members of the Jewish community occupied during these difficult times and beyond. Read more
Lag B’Omer: 18,000 hits hoped for but 40,000 turned up
May 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Getting together
May 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After 48 sessions of the National Dialogue between the Uniting Church in Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, stretching over nearly 30 years, the 49th Dialogue had a unique flavour to it. Read more
AUJSxAZYC distancing together – mental health campaign
May 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In these uncertain times, many organisations have had to adapt and adjust their operations. Read more
A special moment for Lag B’Omer
May 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In honour of Lag B’Omer, the Israel Antiquities Authority has revealed a rare bronze coin from the period of the Bar Kokhba revolt (circa 132 CE). Read more
“Big Jew” complaint to ABC
May 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has registered a complaint to the ABC following the airing of a slur against Jews by a radio talkback caller on the May 3 broadcast of “Australia All Over”. Read more
A Zoom conversation with the author of Unorthodox
May 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A bestselling book, documentary and now Netflix series, Unorthodox has cemented itself as part of the 2020 zeitgeist. Read more
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish cancelled
May 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Opera Australia has announced a further round of cancellations due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions including the much-awaited Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. Read more
Save a Child’s Heart doctor saves a COVID-19 life.
May 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shimon Sasson was admitted to Wolfson Medical Centre in Holon, Israel over a month ago in critical condition with COVID-19. Read more
GoDaddy pulls off Miss Hitler pageant site
May 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The GoDaddy website hosting domain has deleted an account promoting a “Miss Hitler Pageant”, a vehicle for women to profess their love of Adolf Hitler and using Nazi imagery to demonstrate it. Read more
South African Film Festival online
May 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney South African Film Festival (SSAFF) is one of Australia’s first festivals to go online in 2020 and will screen nationwide from 16 to 26 May, with four feature films, four documentaries and one short. Read more
75 Years Since WWII ended, book’s new tech brings survivor testimonies to life
May 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
To commemorate today’s 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of Europe from the brutal rule of Nazi Germany, International March of the Living, have added a unique technology to the latest edition of the book Witness Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations, providing a living history of the Holocaust. Read more
Ex-Moriah employee facing a civil case for missing $7m now charged by police
May 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Gus Nosti, the former Moriah College financial controller facing a civil case for allegedly misappropriating over $7 million from the school has been charged by police. Read more
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May 7, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JCCV’s Zoom plenum
May 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria affiliates have connected online for the May Plenum meeting. Read more
AIJAC Online
May 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The fifth of The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s “Live Online” Webinar series featured Brigadier General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, a former senior intelligence and security officer in Israel, and Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs, who spoke about “The New Antisemitism and the Threat to Israel’s National Security.” Read more
Hitler and Osama Bin Laden bandanas online
May 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A company according to sources connected to mega trading Chinese company Alibaba is selling of Hitler and Bin Laden face masks and bandannas by online retail giant Aliexpress. Read more
Board to Board
May 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
THE president and CEO of the Board of Deputies of British Jews will be guest speakers at an unprecedented plenum of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies this month. Read more
Share your gratitude
May 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eight years ago Lauren Brender found a brain tumour by complete accident. Last year, that brain tumour joined the party uninvited again – and helped her to realise the profound effect it has had on her life. Read more
RCNSW says “download the app”
May 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of the Rabbinical Council of NSW Rabbi Nochum Schapiro and his executive has appealed to community members to download the COVIDSafe app. Read more
Opera Australia launches free online streaming platform with Joan Sutherland in the starring role
May 4, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Unable to perform live while the country is in COVID-19 lock-down, Opera Australia has created another way to share their performances with opera fans, today launching OA | TV: Opera Australia on Demand, a free online streaming service. Read more
Mike Kelly: a special friend, a special tribute
May 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal MP Julian Lesser sat across the benches in parliament from Labor MP Mike Kelly who announced his resignation from the government yesterday. He pays tribute to his special, close friend. Read more
JNF challenges students with recycled art competition
May 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As Covid-19 forced Australia and the world to stay at home, JNF Australia launched JNF Educate, an online platform to educate, entertain and engage students at home. Read more
Professor Walter Mead on the post-pandemic world
May 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the latest of its webinar series, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) hosted distinguished academic Professor Walter Russell Mead, who is also the Wall Street Journal’s Global View columnist, on the topic “Who will lead the post-pandemic world?”. Read more
AIJAC asks government to reconsider its position on Hezbollah
May 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has welcomed the German government’s decision to join a growing list of countries that proscribe the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist group and again urges the Australian government to seriously reconsider its stance on the organisation. Read more
Yom Ha’atzmaut road show
April 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah College hit the road yesterday attempting to visit as many homes possible which are temporary “classrooms’ for students in isolation with their family. Read more
Dr Mike Kelly: tributes to a stellar career
April 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Labor MP Dr Mike Kelly has resigned from parliament and tributes have been received from colleagues within parliament and from the community. Read more
Poor health forces Dr Mike Kelly to resign
April 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Mike Kelly has resigned from parliament citing health issues dating back to the time he served in the Australian Defence Force. Read more
Jewish House partners with Wesley Mission
April 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Jewish House has announced a partnership with fellow crisis agency, Wesley Mission, with the opening of a new temporary accommodation property. Read more
A premier Yom Ha’atzmaut
April 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Premiers of Victoria and New South Wales have sent messages to their res[ective Jewish communities for Yom Ha’atzmaut as Israel’s celebrates its 72nd birthday since independence. Read more
