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
AIJAC welcomes US stance on settlements and international law
November 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has today welcomed the statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announcing the result of a US government review concluding that “The establishment of Israeli civilian settlements [in the West Bank] is not, per se, inconsistent with international law.” Read more
Hungary recognizes Orthodox Jewish community for first time since World War II
November 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Hungarian government signed a special agreement with the Orthodox Jewish Communities Association (EMIH) to officially grant the country’s Orthodox community with “special status” for the first time since World War II. Read more
AIJAC in Indonesia
November 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has paid a six-day, seven-city and eight-lecture visit to Indonesia. Read more
U.S. rejects illegality of settlements
November 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed United States’ decision to no longer finding Israeli settlements in the disputed territories inconsistent with international law. Read more
Messi meets patients from Save a Child’s Heart
November 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In Tel Aviv, iconic football superstar Lionel Messi met a group of children from Senegal, Ethiopia and Zanzibar who had come to Israel for life-saving heart surgery. Read more
Israel’s PM Netanyahu holds security tour of a missile intercept control centre and an iron dome battery
November 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security tour of a missile intercept control centre and an Iron Dome battery. Read more
10m challah going into Guiness Book of Records
November 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JNF and Grandma Moses have broken the Guinness World Record for the longest braided loaf of bread, in honour of the Shabbat Project. Read more
Schindler’s List producer passes away
November 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World-renowned Holocaust survivor, filmmaker, and producer Branko Lustig passed away yesterday at the age of 88 in Croatia. Read more
