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
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
