A mezuzah for Paul Hamer
March 4, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Paul Hamer, State Labor MP for the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill invited to his office two close friends Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann from the Ark Centre and Rabbi Dovid Gutnick from East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in order to hang a mezuzah. Read more
President Rivlin with UIA in Melbourne
March 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Did you attend the Gala Event featuring Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Celebrating 100 Years at UIA QLD Gala Dinner
March 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA QLD is counting down until its 2020 Gala Dinner with guest speakers Yola Reitman – Former Mossad Agent and The Hon Stuart Robert MP – Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services on Sunday 15 March in Brisbane. The event will mark the incredible milestone of Keren Hayesod-UIA’s 100 years of supporting the People of Israel. Read more
Casting call for doggy divas for Opera Australia on the harbour
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dogs who dream of stardom can have the op-paw-tunity of a lifetime this April with applications now open to appear in La Traviata at the world-famous Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Read more
Extraordinary women with inspiring stories at UIA Women’s Division 2020 Campaign events
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia Women’s Division will host an inspirational line up of speakers for its 2020 Campaign Events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in March when we celebrate the incredible milestone of Keren Hayesod-UIA’s 100 years of supporting the People of Israel. Read more
20 years of Mardi Gras for Dayenu
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Celebrating 20 years since the first Dayenu float and the 80 participating made a huge impact on the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Read more
Howard Freeman stands down after 38 years as president of AJHS Vic
March 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Historical Society Vic will thank and farewell its long-serving president Howard Freeman after 38 years as its president and immediate past president Trevor Cohen at its AGM later this month. Read more
Rivlin’s team gets down to business
March 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce hosted a lunch in Sydney at which Israel’s President Reuben Rivlin addressed over 300 captains of industry. Read more
A loss for Queensland and Jewish communities across Australia.
March 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Queensland and Australian Jewry has lost a great leader with the passing of Laurie Rosenblum, OAM aged 95 this week in Sydney and was laid to rest at the Mt Gravatt Cemetery in Brisbane on Thursday 27. Read more
WJC applauds Vatican’s opening of World War II archives
March 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the Vatican prepares to unseal millions of pages representing the WWII archives of Pope Pius XII tomorrow, the World Jewish Congress celebrates a step forward in the transparency of that era’s history. Read more
Centenary celebrations for the People of Israel at UIA Victoria 2020 Gala
February 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Victoria hosted 1,800 Melbourne supporters at its 2020 Gala Event this week with Guest of Honour, President Reuven Rivlin and renowned Israeli musical artist, Idan Raichel. Read more
Israel gets ready to deal with Coronavirus
February 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has visited MDA’s National Operations Center in Kiryat Ono, where a joint call centre for Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health was established on Saturday night specifically to deal with the Coronavirus. Read more
Walt Secord reveals deeply personal visit to Israel: spouses reunites with Refusenik family members
February 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord has given a deeply personal speech to the NSW Parliament about his recent visit to Israel – where his spouse was reunited with her former Soviet Refusenik family members. Read more
The Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast held in Australia for the first time
February 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over 200 people gathered over two days in Canberra’s Old Parliament House (with some sessions in the current Parliament House) to both pray for Jerusalem, Israel and the Jewish People – and to discuss issues affecting Israel including aliyah; 100 years since the San Remo Conference and its implications; anti-Zionism/antisemitism; innovation and trade and more. Read more
Malka Leifer: hearings 64 and 65
February 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The long legal battle to secure the extradition of Malka Leifer from Israel to Melbourne to face 74 charges of child sexual abuse has moved forward with the defence lawyers cross-examine three psychiatrists who have furnished a report stating that the former principal is fit to attend court. Read more
Polish diplomats tried save 8-10,000 Jews from deportation
February 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Polish diplomats based in Bern, Switzerland during World War II attempted to save between 8,000 and 10,000 Jews from Nazi deportation by providing them with fake Latin American documents, new research undertaken by the Warsaw-based Pilecki Institute has revealed. Read more
See a totally different side of Israel
February 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A nine-day trip to Israel in July to meet with local social justice and human rights activists anchors the New Israel Fund Australia’s Naomi ChazanFellowship. Read more
President Rivlin discusses coronovirus and Australia-Israel travel
February 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin spoke from Canberra to Israel’s Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz and with the deputy minister of health Yaakov Litzman after his meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Read more
Rivlin promises to take up the Leifer case
February 26, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reven Rivlin has visited Canberra meeting Governor-General David Hurley, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, leader of the opposition Anthony Albanese and many MPs. Read more
Is this funny?
February 26, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has been shocked and horrified by a doctored image published by Honi Soit, the student-run newspaper at the University of Sydney. Read more
President meets the Navy
February 26, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
During his visit to Sydney, Israel’s President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin visited the Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, from where many rescue operations were launched during the recent bushfires. Read more
President Rivlin opened the day’s trading at the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney
February 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin opened the day’s trading at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney today and spoke with the business delegation headed by Chairman of the Israel Export Institute that is accompanying his visit. Read more
Israel may quarantine travellers from Australia and Italy over coronavirus fears
February 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli Health Minister Ya’akov Litzman announced on Monday that Israel may quarantine travellers returning from Italy and Australia due to fear of coronavirus infection. Read more
MDA teams to test Israelis who may have Coronavirus symptoms
February 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Magen David Adom teams have begun visiting homes to take a mucosal sample of those staying in solitary confinement having reported symptoms such as a cough, high fever and more, and were instructed by the doctor from the Ministry of Health. Read more
After several hours of quiet, terrorists resume rocket fire on South
February 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After several hours of quiet that followed a violent night, Islamic Jihad terrorists launched several barrages of rockets at Israel’s south on Monday afternoon. Read more
The President and the Governor
February 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin has met with Governor Linda Dessau of Victoria who hosted a business and economic summit at Government House in Melbourne, her official residence. Read more
President Rivlin met thousands of students from Jewish schools in Melbourne
February 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin continued his official visit to Australia today travelling to Melbourne where he began his day with a powerful and moving meeting with thousands of students from all the Jewish schools in the city. Read more
For the people of Israel at UIA NSW 2020 Gala & Centenary Celebration
February 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA NSW hosted over 2000 Sydney supporters at its 2020 General Division Gala Event and Centenary Celebration on Sunday 23 February with Guest of Honour, President Reuven Rivlin and Israeli musical artist, Idan Raichel. Read more
Executive Director for AJA
February 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association has appointed Ted Lapkin as its executive director. Read more
Thanks to Gaza’s Israeli neighbours who donated to Australian bushfire victims
February 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The people of Sderot and the Shaar Hanegev region have been under a nearly constant barrage of rockets from Gaza over the past 20 years yet they didn’t hesitate to donate tens of thousands of shekel to strangers and wildlife in need on the other side of the world. Read more
