An invitation to join a world Yom Ha’atzmaut party
April 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maccabi World Union is partnering with JCC Global, JAFI & JCC Association to bring to you, wherever you are in the world, a grand Facebook LIVE CELEBRATE ISRAEL event. Read more
A Yom Ha’azmaut message from Anthony Albanese
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A special message from the Leader of the Opposition. Read more
A Yom Ha’azmaut message from Israel’s president
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A special greeting to mark Israel’s 72nd Yom Haatzmaut / Independence Day from President Reuven Rivlin. Read more
Memorial Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terror held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin addressed at the official ceremony Memorial Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terror. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut virtual cycle race in Israel and you can participate
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s only professional cycling team, Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN), is inviting fans from across the world to join an unprecedented double event of virtual racing on Israel’s Independence Day, Wednesday 29 April. Read more
Leaders encourage the community to download the Coronavirus app
April 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Prime Minister’s message for Yom Ha’azmaut
April 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yom Ha’atzmaut is usually a time of celebration and reflection—a moment to recall the promise of freedom, the strength of hope, and the emergence of a proud and potent nation. Read more
An AIJAC online discussion with Dr Einat Wilf
April 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rather than a classical unity government between two ideologically opposed parties, Israel’s National Emergency Government “reflects a broad consensus that has emerged in Israeli society in the last decade or two,” at least when it comes to the conflict with the Palestinians. Read more
Lest We Forget
April 26, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On Friday, Senator Dean Smith, Liberal Senator for Western Australia and the President of Jewish Community Council of WA Joan Hillman laid wreaths on behalf of the Jewish Community in Western Australia at the Jewish War Memorial in Perth ahead of ANZAC Day. Read more
Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern in a video conference with Benjamin Netanyahu
April 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in a video conference on Friday hosted by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, with prominent world leaders on the corona pandemic including Australia’s Scott Morrison and New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern. Read more
COVID-19 and hate crime in Australia
April 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Hate Crime Network (AHCN) has called for greater vigilance in countering racism and other forms of bigotry that is erupting amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Data on the South African Jewish population
April 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A major new research study published this week estimates that South Africa’s Jewish population now stands at 52,300, with four in five living in either Johannesburg or Cape Town. Read more
A Yom Hashoah gift from Dymocks
April 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
National bookseller Dymocks has acted to a request from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry by removing non-academic editions of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Read more
Yizkor on Yom Hashoah
April 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On Yom HaShoah, as sirens blared across Israel, the men and women of Magen David Adom stood still with all of Israel as they remembered all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. Read more
March of the Living ceremony on the Internet tomorrow
April 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Although the 2020 March of the Living did not take place on Holocaust Memorial Day due to the Coronavirus world pandemic, around 10,000 people have participated in the organization’s virtual memorial plaque project during the last week. Read more
On Yom Hashoah “The Partisans’ Song”
April 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Perth’s Eli Rabinowitz has produced an emotional video of the song which is emblematic of those Jewish partisans who fought those who perpetrated the Holocaust on their people. Read more
Yom HaShoah
April 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Today is Yom HaShoah. Events have been cancelled but have been replaced digitally across Australia and New Zealand….this is the NSW commemoration under the auspices of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies in conjunction with The Jewish Museum and the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants. Read more
The Triguboff Centre deals with Coronavirus challenge in The Negev
April 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Established by The Triguboff Institute, Switch Centre has made necessary adjustments to their scope of work in order to assist the Bedouin minority which is disproportionally affected by the Corona crisis. Read more
A Coronavirus Zoom Q&A with The Technion
April 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Join The Technion for a presentation and Q&A with Israeli scientist and entrepreneur Prof. Avi Schroeder who is working on a preventative drug for the Corona Virus by adapting a food additive designed for shrimp. Read more
Torah music with an African touch
April 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
South African musician Jonathan Birin, one of the best known and admired names on the South African Jewish Music scene has created an innovative new album, ‘Simcha Africa’ (“Africa Joy”). Read more
Call to ban public display of Nazi flags in NSW
April 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Shadow Treasurer and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair Walt Secord has called on the NSW Berejiklian Government to undertake a formal investigation into ways to ban the public display of Nazi flags in NSW. Read more
Israel starts to ease restrictions
April 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yom HaShoah and Israel’s Independence Day will be held without attendees, but Israel is easing restrictions on exercise, praying and increasing the 15% limit of employees in workspace up to 30% and opening specific types of retail. Read more
A living archive that is growing all the time: The Arolsen Archives Online
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Why is it so important to digitize the world’s largest collection of documents on Nazi persecution and publish them on the internet? Read more
NSW Maccabi Sports Awards
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Maccabi president Lauren Ehrlich has congratulated those honorees who gained NSW Jewish Sports Awards for 2019. Read more
26 million documents 21 million names
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A remarkable “paper monument,” the only one of its kind, is available on the internet with almost all the historical collections held by the Arolsen Archives documenting victims of Nazi persecution are now online. Read more
Over to the Knesset
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has informed Speaker of the Knesset Benny Gantz that he is entrusting the Knesset with the task of forming a government. Read more
Theatre Games to allay boredom at home
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Music for Refugees organiser Philip Feinstein has suggested Theatre Games to deal with these boring times when we have to stay at home and isolate ourselves with our family. Read more
Virtual memorial plaques replace reality on March of the Living
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
March of the Living announced the launch of a unique global Holocaust remembrance project, giving individuals around the world the opportunity to place a virtual memorial plaque against the backdrop of the infamous train tracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Read more
A virtual March of the Living
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 2020 Virtual March of the Living will be aired on Wednesday, April 22 at 9:00AM on the MOTL website at motl.org/live, on Facebook at facebook.com/motlorg, as well as on Jewish Broadcasting Service at jbstv.org/watch-live. The program will include a special address by the President of Israel and interviews with survivors, educators, MOTL alumni and leaders. Read more
The facts about the Holocaust
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With the postponement of international events to mark 75 years since the liberation of the Nazi death and concentration camps and the cancellation of Holocaust commemorations, the World Jewish Congress has produced a selection of videos and films to help people across the globe observe Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, online from the safety of their homes. Read more
