Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce apologises for Litzman meeting
May 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Health Organization passes resolution faulting Israel for Palestinian crisis
May 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Save a Child’s Heart the NGO’s doctors have performed a life-saving procedure on a child for the 5,000th 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
May 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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.
May 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 20, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
May 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
OBK at the hustings
May 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
While the candidates are doing their thing OBK was getting refreshment to all the candidates contesting Sydney’s Wentworth electorate for tomorrow’s election. Read more
Aleph Melbourne launches 2019 federal election voters guide for LGBTIQ equality
May 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Aleph Melbourne has released its 2019 Voters Guide for LGBTIQ Equality. Read more
MDA team surprises an elderly 81-year-old woman for her birthday
May 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Diana Prechtman Berger Hadera is taken three times a week from her home in Hadera to hospital for dialysis treatment. Read more
Malka Leifer: Hearing #52
May 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jerusalem District Court has heard discussion regarding witnesses and evidence in the extradition trial of Malka Leifer who is wanted by the Victorian authorities to face 74 charges of child sexual abuse. Read more
Funding boost for The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies
May 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Minister Paul Fletcher and Liberal candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma have announced funds of over $210,000 to The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Israeli team comes home with medals from Asian Physics Olympiad
May 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Members of the Israeli Physics Team won several accolades at the Asian Physics Olympiad which took place last week in Australia and were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals as well as an honourable citation. Read more
Malka Leifer: Hearing #51
May 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Malka Leifer is facing extradition from Israel to Melbourne where she is facing 74 charges of child sexual abuse. Today was hearing #51 in a case in which the defence claims the former principal is incapable of facing proceedings on psychiatric grounds. Read more
WJC “disturbed” about South African, Kuwait and Indonesian move in U.N.
May 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress is disturbed by the United Nations Security Council’s agreement to hold a special meeting condemning Israeli settlements on Thursday – at the request of South Africa, Indonesia and Kuwait – just days after a barrage of some 700 deadly rockets were fired by terrorists from the Gaza Strip against southern Israel without condemnation or rebuke by the same body. Read more
