Religious Discrimination Bill rework OK says ECAJ
December 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has welcomed the Federal government’s decision to issue a revised and further exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill. Read more
Antisemitism report’s results tabled in the Senate
November 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian Senator Stirling Griff moved a motion in Australian Senat this week following the publication of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry antisemitism report released last Sunday. Read more
A “rose?” by another name
November 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Shadow Treasurer and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel Deputy Chair Walt Secord has warned that the notorious antisemitic LaRouche movement-aligned Citizens Electoral Council of Australia is trying to rebrand itself – as a new political party. Read more
Germany bans Hezbollah
November 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has welcomed the decision of the Federal Government of Germany to ban the Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah terrorist militia. Read more
Melbourne-Tel Aviv planned for 2020
November 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
El Al has advised the Tel Aviv Exchange that it trialling return flights from Tel Aviv to Melbourne with a possibility of opening the route to traffic in the second quarter of next year. Read more
Basketball: Moriah College v Boys Town Jerusalem – a very happy result
November 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fourteen Year 11 boys from Sydney’s Moriah College now in Jerusalem on an Israel Study Tour (IST) program took to the basketball court for an impromptu match with students at the Boys Town Jerusalem school. Read more
A friendship walk
November 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Around 70 people joined together for the JCMA’s (Jewish Christian Muslim Association) Annual Friendship Walk in Melbourne. Read more
The Giving Forum takes bushfire appeal over $420,000
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and Stand Up has joined forces for bushfire victims. Read more
The Men’s Breakfast hosts ambassadors for change
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over 50 people attended Sydney’s JewishCare’s Men’s Breakfast. Read more
Governor-General David Hurley heading to Jerusalem
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s Governor-General and his wife will visit Jerusalem in January to commemorate the day 75 years ago Soviet troops liberated 7000 inmates of Auschwitz. Read more
Federal Labor reacts to ECAJ antisemitism report
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Labor is deeply concerned by an increase in antisemitic attacks in Australia. Read more
Anthony Albanese and Josh Burns take a stroll through through the South Melbourne Market
November 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The federal Labor Member of Macnamara Josh Burns took a morning walk through the South Melbourne Market with Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Read more
The Saviour – an embryonic film of Chiune Sugihara
November 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney woman Linda Royal has partnered with writer Nico Lathouris [Mad Max), and editor Joshua Lundberg to develop a feature film – The Saviour. Read more
Israeli students win major prize…for protesting
November 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Nechama Rivlin ז”ל Prize for Sustainability was awarded to the students’ protest movement for climate change in Israel, to the Rabbis’ letter against the use of disposable plastic, to the campaign for clean air in Haifa Bay and to Emek Hazvaim in Jerusalem. Read more
Antisemitic incidents in Australia: a slight change but a major increase in serious incidents
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ECAJ annual Report on Antisemitism in Australia was released at yesterday’s at the organisation’s AGM revealing a 30% spike in serious incidents involving verbal abuse, harassment and intimidation. Read more
ECAJ elects Jillian Segal as it new president
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following normal procedure, the presidency of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry returns to Sydney after three years in Melbourne, with high-profile businesswoman and community personalty Jillian Segal being elected as the new president. Read more
Report: “Nazis” walk through Victorian supermarket.
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sunday Age has reported that a group of people dressed as Nazis walked through a Coles supermarket in Woodend in Victoria last month. Read more
Letter from Hungary states Frydenberg’s citizenship “is not established”
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A resident of Josh Frydenberg’s Melbourne electorate of Kooyong is petitioning for his disqualification as an MP under the constitution because he is entitled to Hungarian citizenship. Read more
Is ACHPER antisemitic?
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Scott Morrison awarded the Jerusalem Prize
November 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler has presented Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the Jerusalem Prize. Read more
Colin Tatz praised in the NSW Parliament
November 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord has paid tribute to the late-Prof Colin Tatz in the NSW State Parliament telling the chamber that Colin was a pioneer in genocide and Aboriginal studies. Read more
Israel’s leadership in the hands of the Knesset
November 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reven Rivlin has told the Knesset that the decision of who will form government is in their hands. Read more
Israeli left-wing politician for ABC’s Q&A
November 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tamar Zandberg, a serving Knesset member for the Democratic Union and a former Meretz leader, is a leading voice for human rights and social justice in Israel. She will be on ABC’s Q&A panel on Monday evening. Read more
Shopping on the Internet? Beware of your smartphone
November 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With the shopping season about to start, consumers may make better shopping decisions using their desktop/laptop computer rather than smartphones or other mobile devices, according to new research from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Read more
South Australian parliamentarians recommit to fight against antisemitism
November 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Members of both Houses of the South Australian Parliament participated in a commemorative event marking the tenth anniversary of the signing of the London Declaration on Combatting Antisemitism. Read more
Corbyn tells UK TV viewers “racism in any form is a scourge in our society”
November 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a pre-election debate with Boris Johnson, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls antisemitism as a “scourge”. Watch the video. Read more
NSWJBD and Stand Up join forces for bushfire victims
November 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and Stand Up have combined forces to raise much-needed funds after an overwhelming response from the Australian Jewish community to assist bushfire victims. Read more
Montefiore puts care before returns to achieve outstanding results
November 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Montefiore CEO Robert Orie has announced that each of the organisation’s residential care campuses passed accreditation by the Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission (ACQSC) for the maximum three-year term, successfully meeting all criteria following unannounced visits by ACQSC Assessors. Read more
Colin Tatz has passed away at 85
November 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Colin Tatz AO, a Natal University and Australian National University graduate, has been Professor of Politics at the University of New England, Armidale, and at Macquarie University, Sydney. Read more
Hebrew University Week in Perth
November 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This last week has seen a plethora of activity in Perth by Israel’s preeminent university, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more
