Alert level raised
April 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Alert Level for the Jewish Community in Australia has been raised to Level 5, ‘Heightened’. Read more
The Times They are not a-changin’
April 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more
Poway: more reactions and a hoax threat to Sydney synagogue
April 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More messages of condolences following the fatal attack on the Chabad synagogue in California…and police search Sydney’s Central Synagogue following a threat. Read more
Leaders condemn vicious attack on California synagogue: “People of all faiths must stand together against such hatred”
April 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress has condemned the vicious attack unleashed against a Chabad synagogue near San Diego, just six months after the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh which claimed 11 lives. 60-yr-old Lori Gilbert-Kaye died in this latest attack. Read more
CCTV boost in Bondi to fight racist graffiti
April 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma announced a re-elected Morrison Government will invest $143,000 in enhanced CCTV at Bondi Beach to fight back against a recent spate of racist graffiti along the famous promenade. Read more
Wellington included in world-wide doco screening
April 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Wellington will feature on a map highlighting cities around the world where the film is ‘Who will write our history’, a documentary about the secret archive of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War 2.a particular film screening has taken place. Read more
MP’s election poster daubed with swastika and Hitler moustache
April 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Election posters for Liberal MP Julian Lesser have been daubed with swastikas and Hitler moustaches. Read more
Jewish leadership stands with Sri Lanka
April 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian New Zealand communities have condemned the terrorist attack in Sri Lanka where 290 lives have been lost so far. Read more
“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the oven”
April 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A standup comedian responded to a Jewish woman’s complaint about his material using gas chambers by telling her “if you can’t stand the heat get out of the oven.” Read more
World Jewish Congress condemns antisemitic effigy burning in Poland
April 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Reacting to reports that on April 19th, an image of Judas Iscariot made to look like a stereotypical Jew had been hanged and burned in effigy in the town of Pruchnik in south-eastern Poland as a part of an Easter ritual with hundreds of people including children taking part, World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer expresses disgust and outrage at this latest blatantly antisemitic manifestation. Read more
Settlement with Rabbi Milecki
April 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A binding agreement has been signed between Rabbi Benzion Milecki, the Secured Creditors, the Liquidator, South Head & District Synagogue and Kehillat Kadimah. Read more
The price of chometz
April 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal candidate for the Sydney seat of Wentworth Dave Sharma has put a $200 deposit on a box of chometz. Read more
Dear Tony
April 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia Jeremy Leibler has written an open letter to journalist Tony Walker whose article “Melissa Parke incident raises difficult questions about Israel” was published in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Read more
WJC appeals for stand against neo-Nazi gatherings planned for Hitler’s birthday
April 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As neo-Nazis and extremists prepare to gather in Sofia and elsewhere in Europe this weekend on the date of Adolf Hitler’s 130th birthday, the World Jewish Congress is calling on governments across the continent to condemn and oppose neo-Nazi movements. Read more
JDC provides tons of matzah, Passover kit and activities, holds seders worldwide
April 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is promoting the diversity of global Jewish life this Passover through its JDC Entwine ReOrdered Passover Kit—a do-it-yourself package including stories, toasts, recipes and traditions from eight Jewish communities worldwide—and continuing its long tradition of matzah delivery and Passover activities in local Jewish communities globally. Read more
Pesach message from Dave Sharma
April 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Australian ambassador to Israel and candidate for Wentworth in the upcoming election Dave Sharma sends his message for Pesach. Read more
RememberThe Yom
April 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The RememberTheYom team of Robyn Pakula and photographer Larnce Gold has teamed up again to create another powerful image for Yom Hashoah 2019. Read more
Steven Lowy to chair Keren Hayesod-UIA World Board of Trustees
April 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Steven Lowy has agreed to become the next Chairman of Keren Hayesod-UIA’s World Board of Trustees.
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Pesach greeting from the Victorian premier
April 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Daniel Andrews sends a Pesach message to Jewish Victorians… Read more
Bondi art wall daubed again
April 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Waverley councillor wants a bipartisan move to CCTV cameras to monitor the promenade above Bondi Beach where its famous art wall has been daubed by swastikas yet again. Read more
Pesach greetings #2
April 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Pesach greetings the interim leader of NSW Labor and the Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Read more
Pesach greetings
April 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten sends his Pesach greeting. Read more
Darwin Jewish burial site consecrated
April 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Darwin now has a Jewish cemetery following a consecration ceremony recently. Read more
Jewish comedy showcase stellar line-up
April 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shalom will be hosting its seventh Jewish Comedy Showcase as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival on Monday, April 29. Read more
Alhadeff tells the story of Greece’s Jews in the Holocaust
April 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff has spoken about The Holocaust in Greece at the Greek Festival of Sydney. Read more
International Day Of Sport and Peace in Israel
April 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
400 Jewish, Arab, Bedouin, ultra-Orthodox, new immigrant, asylum seeker and special needs “Athletes for Peace,” have gathered from across Israel to celebrate the International Day of Sport and Peace at the Ramla Sports Center and Azrieli Ramla Mall. Read more
If at first you don’t succeed….
April 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
SpaceIL Chairman Morris Kahn has announced the establishment of Beresheet 2, after the first Israeli moon mission ended unsuccessfully Thursday when the spacecraft Beresheet (Genesis) crash-landed on the lunar surface. Read more
Australia opens trade and defence office in Jerusalem
April 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the opening of a new Australian Trade and Defence Office in Jerusalem. Read more
Walt Secord sends a message for Pesach
April 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
From April 19 at sunset until April 27 at sunset, the NSW Jewish community will come together to mark Pesach – commemorating the liberation from slavery of the Jewish people in ancient Egypt. Read more
President Rivlin shares Beresheet disappointment
April 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Rivlin consoled dozens of young people, passionate about science and space at an event to witness the attempted landing by the Beresheet spacecraft on the moon. Read more
