UIA centenary celebrations
November 7, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
United Israel Appeal will launch its 2020 Campaign at events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in November with guest speakers Sam Grundwerg – World Chairman Keren Hayesod-UIA and Amira Ahronoviz – CEO & Director General of the Jewish Agency. Read more
Israel’s visitors’ numbers continue to climb
November 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
447,100 tourist entries into Israel were recorded in October 2019 (when most of the Jewish holidays fell), 7.9% less than October 2018 and 4.9% more than October 2017. Read more
40,000 year-old teeth
November 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Who exactly were the Aurignacians who lived in the Levant ca. 40,000 years ago? Until recently, little evidence, human remains or otherwise, had been found to possibly tell their story. Read more
Alleged serious fraud at Moriah College
November 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Board of Sydney’s Moriah College is investigating recently discovered serious alleged fraudulent activity, which appears to have been committed, over a period of time, within the College by a former administrative employee. Read more
A school shares the mourning following the tragic death of one of its students
November 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Year 8 Emanuel School student, Alexi Bader, passed away tragically late on Saturday afternoon as a result of a kite surfing accident. Read more
Walt Secord visits the Succah by the Sea
November 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord has congratulated Shalom, the Sydney Jewish cultural organisation for its “marvellous” decision to sponsor the Succah by the Sea project –as part of the annual Sculpture by the Sea at Tamarama in Sydney’s east. Read more
Australian delegation visits Ben-Gurion University
November 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was impressed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev during a visit on Thursday. Read more
Project Rozana gives comfort to the family of slain Israeli
October 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Gary Samowitz is the project manager for Project Rozana which has awarded a medical fellowship to a Palestinian doctor in the name of Aiia Maasarwe who was brutally murdered in Melbourne earlier this year. Read more
Strike closes Israeli missions including embassies worldwide
October 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have posted on their Facebook that all missions worldwide have closed their doors due to a dispute with the Ministry of Finance. Read more
Eddie Jaku nominated for the NSW Senior of the Year award.
October 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After enduring years of unimaginable horror, 99-year-old Holocaust survivor, public speaker and self-proclaimed ‘happiest man on earth’, Eddie Jaku, vowed to smile every day. Read more
Cocktail reception for former Australian political leaders in Israel
October 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The highest calibre delegation of Australian political alumni ever to visit Israel was honoured on Tuesday evening at a cocktail reception hosted by the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce. Read more
Former politicians meet Israel’s president ahead of his visit to Australia
October 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin has welcomed a delegation of leading Australian political figures, past and present and headed by former prime minister John Howard, to the president’s home, Beit HaNasi. Read more
Theodor Herzl Award for Angela Merkel
October 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has honoured Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel with the 2019 WJC Theodor Herzl Award, which recognises outstanding individuals who work to promote Herzl’s ideals for a safer, more tolerant world for the Jewish people. Read more
Australian former ministers meet Netanyahu and Gantz
October 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A delegation of former ministers has met up with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more
Jeremy will restore your faith in millennials
October 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
If anyone out there despairs about the priorities of millennials, Jeremy Grunfeld will restore faith in the next generation of leaders. Read more
Police Remembrance Service at Sydney’s Central Synagogue
October 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Mendel Kastel and the Jewish Community have dedicated a remembrance service in thanks to the NSW policemen and policewomen who devote themselves daily to keeping Sydney and the wider community safe. Read more
Alone Together
October 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli filmmaker Kineret Hay-Gillor is currently living in Sydney with her doctor husband who has been posted here…but she is making good use of her time producing a film about Australia’s first Jewish same-sex marriage and screening her award-winning documentary Alone Together. Read more
The Other Four Questions – A Census Update
October 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 9th of August 2016. Why was this night different from all other nights? You knew it was coming. You may have even tried your best to avoid it. Read more
Australian film award for Anna Kaplan
October 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Natalie Miller Fellowship (NMF) is thrilled has announced on the gala eve of the 2019 Australian International Movie Convention that Australian producer, Anna Kaplan, has received this year’s Natalie Miller Fellowship. Read more
JPs get thanks for 50 years service
October 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Member for Vaucluse, Gabrielle Upton MP today congratulated seven Justice of the Peace from the Vaucluse electorate in Sydney for their 50 years of service to the community. Read more
Theodor Herzl Award for Nikki Haley
October 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder will honour former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, H.E. Nikki Haley, on November 6 with the WJC’s annual Theodor Herzl Award, which recognizes outstanding individuals who work to promote Herzl’s ideals for a safer, more tolerant world for the Jewish people. Read more
President Reuven Rivlin formally tasks Gantz
October 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin this evening last night tasked head of Kachol Lavan MK Benny Gantz, with forming a government. Read more
Dassi and Nicole turn to the PM for assistance
October 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dassi Erlich and her sister Nicole Meyer have met with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison to seek assistance in expediting the extradition of their former school principal Malka Leifer who is facing 74 charges of child sexual abuse. Read more
Victorian Department of Education should protect children in its care
October 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ECAJ has called on the Victorian Department of Education to protect children in its care following a 16-yr-old being charged with stalking offences after allegedly verbally abusing a Jewish mother whose 12-yr-old son was forced to kiss the foot of a fellow student. Read more
Netanyahu gives up – Gantz to attempt to form government
October 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he is returning the mandate to form the government to the president because he was unable to do. Read more
Walt Secord backs posthumous promotion of Sir John Monash to Field Marshal
October 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Shadow Treasurer and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair Walt Secord has thrown his support behind a plan to posthumously elevate Sir John Monash to Field Marshal. Read more
Still no Kosher food for David Cyprys
October 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dave Sharma tells federal parliament the frustration in extraditing Malka Leifer
October 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal member for Wentworth Dave Sharma has told the federal parliament the story of Malka Leifer and the long, long battle to have her extradited from Israel to Melbourne. Read more
Journalists report back
October 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 300 community members heard reports by eight senior journalists who recently toured Israel in a delegation led by the CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies Vic Alhadeff. Read more
Cyprys “distressed” during Sydney custody
October 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
David Cyprys is in custody in Sydney and has been charged relating to a warrant issued four years ago. Read more
