NIF to Host ‘Tribute to Amos Oz’ Event
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Marking the recent passing of acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz NIF Australia will curate an evening to celebrate his life and reflect on his literary and political legacy. Read more
Aiia Maasarwe murder: police announce arrest
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Victoria Police’s Homicide Squad detectives have arrested a man as part of the ongoing investigation into the death of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe. Read more
Triguboff centre to improve life for Bedouins opened
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A new centre that will dedicate its work towards improving the living standards of the Bedouin community in Israel’s southern Negev region has been named after Jewish-Australian real estate magnate, Harry Triguboff. Read more
Destination the moon
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Golani mates meet in Jerusalem
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A presidential falafel for Dugo
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dugo, along with 60,000 Jews, was on the death march from Auschwitz at the age of 14. Exhausted and starving, he marched for miles dreaming of the ‘bilkelach’ rolls he would eat in Israel. Read more
Leifer proceedings expected to last until mid-year
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A further hearing in the extradition case involving Malka Leifer facing 74 charges of child sexual abuse in Melbourne was held in a closed-door court in Israel yesterday. Read more
Israeli child sexual abuse scandal: ZFA speaks out
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The belated response by one of the most senior and influential rabbinic figures in the National-Religious community in Israel to a growing sexual abuse scandal has been condemned by the Zionist Federation of Australia as inadequate, irresponsible and unacceptable. Read more
A call for Scomo to host Paralympian swimmers
January 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Michael Danby, Federal Labor Member for Melbourne Ports, has condemned Malaysia’s decision to ban Israeli swimmers from the Paralympic Qualifiers in Malaysia and called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to host the Paralympics swimmers in Australia. Read more
WJC mourns fatally stabbed Gdansk mayor
January 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress mourns the tragic death of Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz who succumbed to a brutal stabbing inflicted at a public charity concert in the northern Polish city. Read more
President Rivlin visits “Save a Child’s Heart”
January 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has visited children from developing countries being treated for heart conditions at Wolfson Medical Centre in Holon by ‘Save a Child’s Heart’. Read more
Moshe Arens laid to rest
January 9, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin has delivered the eulogy at the funeral of former Defence Minister Moshe Arens. Read more
Terrorist who murdered three Israelis arrested
January 9, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following intelligence and operational activity, the Israel Security Agency (ISA), in cooperation with the Israel Police and the IDF, yesterday (Tue) arrested Asem Barghouti, the terrorist who perpetrated the 13 December 2018 shooting attack at Givat Asaf. Read more
Danby and Phelps on the St Kilda far-right rally
January 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following the far right engineered confrontation in St Kilda last weekend, Labor MP Michael Danby said “ It is unfortunate, but ASIO, the AFP and Victoria Police will now need to devote intel resources to Neo-Nazi groups like the Antipodean Resistance League “ Read more
WJC and Board of Deputies stand against antisemitsm in football: There must be no tolerance for use of slur ‘Yid’
January 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress and the Board of Deputies of British Jews condemn the use of the word ‘Yid’ to describe Tottenham Hotspur supporters, a club that has historically called itself the ‘Yid Army’ due to its large Jewish fan base. Read more
A special event to mark the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
January 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has welcomed the initiative of the Polish authorities and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to mark the 75th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation with a special event at the site. Read more
Israeli water experts to confer with NSW and QLD to solve drought problems
January 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three of the world’s leading experts live in Israel and will visit New South Wales and Queensland to share ideas and know-how designed to tackle the severe drought inter alia through making use of state-of-the-art technologies developed in Israel. Read more
Orthodox rabbis advised not to attend memorial service for NSWJBD president held at reform temple
January 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Chaim Ingram is questioning a story he considers negative published in the media revealing that the Rabbinical Council of NSW advised the members of this orthodox organisation not attending a memorial service for Jeremy Spinak, a former president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, as it was to be held at The Emanuel reform synagogue. Read more
Another Rivlin in the news
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
91-yr-old Joan Lardner Rivlin has been made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to seniors. Read more
Eulogy for Amos Oz
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin delivered the eulogy at the funeral for the world-acclaimed writer and thinker Amos Oz who died last week at the age of 79. Read more
Visitor no 4,000,000 passes through immigration in Israel.
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The arrival of the four millionth tourist to land in Israel in 2018 ends a year of record-breaking tourism figures. Read more
Sydney Beth Din rejects calls for resignation
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Beth Din has echoed The Rabbinical Council of Australia and New Zealand in rejecting calls for the resignation of any of its members to resign following their failure to overturn a guilty verdict on committing contempt of court. Read more
Sydney Beth Din: High Court in its sights
December 31, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The four rabbis in the centre of the Sydney Beth Din contempt of court fracas will not resign according to the Jewish judicial organisation. Read more
Walker finds 1,700-yr-old stone busts
December 31, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two impressive Roman busts were found this month near Beit She’an – thanks to the alertness of a local resident, who spotted the top of one of the busts’ heads sticking out of the ground as she was taking a walk north of the old city. Read more
Waks calls for the Sydney Beth Din rabbis to resign
December 30, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks has called the four rabbis found guilty of contempt of courts to resign immediately. Read more
Amos Oz: a classmate mourns
December 30, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin writes a letter on behalf of himself and his wife to his old classmate Amos Oz who died on Friday from cancer at the age of 79. Read more
Partisans’ Song translated from Yiddish into Noongar
December 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Partisans’ Song, Zog Nit Keynmol, written in Yiddish by Hirsh Glik in the Vilna ghetto in 1943, has been translated into Noongar, an Australian indigenous language, spoken in the south-west of Western Australia. Read more
The rabbis confer
December 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Rabbinical Council of NSW has expressed its fears that the guilty verdict upheld in an appeal last week finding the Sydney Beth Din in contempt of court may impact on religious freedom in Australia. Read more
Sydney Beth Din goes public following the 2-1 decision appeal against it
December 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last week, the Court of Appeal in Sydney rejected an appeal by the Sydney Beth Din against a verdict of being guilty of contempt of court. The Beth Din responds. Read more
Gift of Life Marrow Registry keeps moving forward
December 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In 1991, Jay Feinberg was facing a battle with leukaemia and needed a bone-marrow transplant. Read more
