Gandel Holocaust Education Conference

Over three days recently, teacher graduates from the Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators participated in the educational conference in Melbourne. Read more

Josh Frydenberg sworn in as treasurer

Josh Frydenberg has been sworn in as the Treasurer in Scott Morrison’s new LNP government. Read more

ZFA add their congratulations to Albo

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has congratulated Anthony Albanese on his election as leader of the Australian Labor Party and Richard Marles who is expected to be appointed Deputy Leader by a meeting of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Caucus tomorrow. Read more

Sodastream hosts Israel’s largest Ramadan breakfast (Iftar) event

SodaStream International LTD has hosted the third edition of its Ramadan break-fast event for close to 3,000 guests at its plant in Rahat, the largest Ramadan break-fast (Iftar) held in Israel. Read more

AIJAC and ECAJ congratulate Albanese

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry have extended its congratulations to Anthony Albanese on his appointment as leader of the Australian Labor Party. Read more

ZFA takes up the fight against Litzman

President of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), Jeremy Leibler has met with Isaac Herzog, Chairman of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem to express the serious concerns of the Australian Jewish community regarding the ongoing delays in the extradition of Malka Leifer to Australia and allegations regarding Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman’s judicial interference on behalf of at least 10 sex offenders, including Malka Leifer. Read more

Not the way New Zealand should treat its friends

Israel’s embassy has New Zealand has commenetd on how Wellington voted in support of a WHO Anti-Israel Resolution based on fake allegations. Read more

University of Sydney supporting Jewish students

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Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce apologises for Litzman meeting

In response to the outrage regarding Sunday’s meeting between a senior Australian delegation and Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, both the Israel-based  Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce and Deputy Premier of West Australia has apologised for facilitating the event. Read more

Maccabiah 2021 off the blocks

Maccabi Australia joined the global community at the Maccabi World Union Congress in Israel recently launching Maccabiah 2021. Read more

Australian politicians meet Rabbi Litzman

The Israeli Health Ministry has announced a very productive meeting with a senior Australian political delegation attended by the Israeli Deputy Minister for Health Rabbi Yaakov Litzman under investigation for interfering in the Malka Leifer extradition case. Read more

Former AFL star’s offensive Jewish slur

Melbourne’s The Footy Show has apologised for remarks made describing a former football star as being very Jewish and had never bought anyone a drink. Read more

Hand in Hand

Dr A. Abdel-Rahman and Prof. Esti Galili-Weisstub have discussed their groundbreaking projects connecting communities in Israel and Palestine at the Hand in Hand dinner in Sydney. Read more

Israel and Judaism – 10-minute videos for young Jews

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World Health Organization passes resolution faulting Israel for Palestinian crisis

The World Health Organization has passed a resolution accusing Israel of perpetuating a health crisis in the Palestinian territories…Australia votes against. Read more

Save a Child’s Heart performed 5,000th operation

Save a Child’s Heart the NGO’s doctors have performed a life-saving procedure on a child for the 5,000^th time. The one-year-old patient from Zanzibar was flown to Israel for critical surgery. Read more

World Jewish Congress welcomes burial of Jewish remains found in Belarus

The World Jewish Congress has thanked the Belarussian authorities for embracing their moral responsibility in ensuring that the bodies of some 1,000 Jewish victims discovered at an excavation site in the city of Brest received a proper and dignified burial, following dismay over construction at that site. Read more

JNF announce this year’s JNF’s Annual Campaign Dinners headline speakers

Former Head of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and CEO of EL Al, Major General (Res.) Elyezer Shkedy, together with world-renowned Israeli mentalist Lior Suchard, will appear exclusively in Australia at JNF’s Annual Dinners in early September. Read more

Pharaoh enjoyed a schooner

What kind of beer did Pharaoh drink? In ancient times, beer was an important ingredient in people’s daily diet. Read more

German archive uploads millions of documents related to Holocaust victims

Germany’s Holocaust archive has uploaded more than 13 million documents “from Nazi concentration camps, including prisoner cards and death notices, to help Holocaust researchers and others investigate the fate of victims,” reported the Associated Press on Tuesday. Read more

$2million grant for the NSW Jewish community

The NSW Liberals and Nationals Government has provided $2 million to improve the Jewish community’s network of CCTV cameras, control room and crisis centre at more than 30 places of worship, aged-care facilities and schools. Read more

Hamilton for Sydney

One of the most successful musicals of the decade, Hamilton, is coming to Sydney thanks to the NSW Government. Read more

Israel Institute says New Zealand taxpayers are funding extremism

Israel Institute of New Zealand co-director, Dr David Cumin, is calling for a moratorium on any further Kiwi taxpayer funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until serious issues of corruption, antisemitism and extremism within that agency are resolved. Read more

Walt Secord congratulates Dave Sharma

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has officially congratulated newly elected Liberal Federal MP for Wentworth, Dave Sharma on his victory in the weekend election. Read more

The first International Young Leadership Retreat of its kind.

30 young leaders from Australia, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Sweden, and Ireland have taken part in the first International Young Leadership Delegation of its kind in Israel. Read more

The seven months of Kerryn

Dr Kerryn Phelps has spoken of her seven months in parliament as the Independent MP for the Sydney seat of Wentworth and received words of praise from her Liberal successor Dave Sharma and her predecessor former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Read more

Christchurch MP promoting BDS

Christchurch Central Labour MP Dr Duncan Webb has been criticized by the NZ Jewish Council for his promotion of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement directed at Israel. Read more

Sydney Beth Din refused the right to appeal to the High Court

Four members of the Sydney Beth Din found guilty of contempt of court with an appeal against the decision was dismissed have now their application to have their case heard by the High Court rejected. Read more

Memories of Bob

Mark Leibler was the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia between 1984 and 1994…and has fond memories of Bob Hawke. Read more

Vale Bob Hawke

The Zionist Federation of Australia has expressed its deepest sympathies and condolences on behalf of the Australian Jewish community to the family of the late Bob Hawke, Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister, in news of his passing at age 89 on the 16th of May 2019. Read more

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