Jewish AFL sponsored by St Kilda
March 27, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne AFL side The Jew Crew is now wearing its Magen David guernsies in the red, white and black colours of their new sponsor St Kilda Football Club. Read more
Jewish studies in non-Jewish schools
March 24, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Christian Democratic Party has hosted a meeting at NSW Parliament House to highlight the importance of retaining Special Religious Education in the public school system. Read more
Yeshiva faces eviction
March 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Entities in Sydney which hold the lease for the Sydney Yeshiva Centre in Bondi have received an eviction to vacate the premises after Pesach. Read more
Malcolm Turnbull’s 18C message
March 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Prime Minister speaks on planned changes to section 18C in the Racial Discrimination Act. A video report. Read more
18C proposed changes: Reactions
March 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Community organisations have reacted strongly to the Government’s plans to change Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more
Victorian Beth Din Dayanim
March 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria has announced the ratification of the Dayanim of Melbourne Beth Din. Read more
Out: “offend” “insult” “humiliate” In: “harassment”
March 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Government Party Room has agreed to reforms to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, which will strengthen Australia’s anti-vilification laws, enhance freedom of speech and improve the complaint-handling processes of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Read more
Prime Minister Turnbull opens Sydney Jewish Museum’s permanent Holocaust Exhibition
March 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the guests at the opening of the Sydney Jewish Museum’s permanent Holocaust Exhibition “Why this museum, this memorial is so important? Because it reminds us of what can happen when respect is gone, when hatred takes its place. It reminds us of the depths to which people can sink”. Read more
New spiritual head at the NSTE
March 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Following the results of an ambitious community research project at Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE), the Board of Directors announced its unanimous decision to appoint Rabbi Nicole Roberts as its Senior Rabbi. Read more
Gidon spurs parking change
March 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Patients who need the most support will save as much as $200 a week on public hospital parking fees under changes to be introduced by the NSW Government. Read more
Limmud awarded the Jerusalem Unity Prize
March 19, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Jerusalem Unity Prize has announced the 2017 prize in the “global” category will be awarded to Limmud, the international network of Jewish learning communities. Read more
Top honours for Friedlander’s Harmony Walk
March 17, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A volunteer organisation that established a solidarity walk confronting racism and discrimination has received top honours at the 2017 Premier’s Harmony Dinner. Read more
Shift trends in the West
March 16, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Jewry’s role as arguably the most successful diaspora Jewish community was included in discussions at the Jewish World’s most significant think tank, the Jewish People’s Policy Institute, in Jerusalem recently. Read more
Jewish Canadian to compete in Melbourne’s Formula One.
March 15, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Lance Stroll, is set to compete in the 2017 Formula One Car Race next week in Melbourne making the 18-yr-0ld Lance the first Canadian F1 driver since the 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, as well as the second-youngest driver in F1 history. Read more
Netanyahu congratulates Mobileye president
March 14, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken by telephone with Mobileye President and CEO Ziv Aviram and congratulated him on the largest deal in the history of Israel, which is a source of Israeli pride. Read more
French Film Festival: 10 double passes away to give away
March 12, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival is screening across the country and includes “A Bag of Marbles” a film with a Jewish theme.
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The Tsivia Walden photo gallery
March 10, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Did you attend the NCJWA’s Sydney event with Tsivia Walden?….a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Mount Scopus to stage Mary Poppins
March 9, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Mount Scopus College is proud to present the Victorian school premiere production of Mary Poppins. Read more
Nancy Spielberg to address UIA Women’s Division
March 9, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Nancy Spielberg is to address the UIA Women’s Division events in Perth and Sydney…..and yes she is one of those Spielbergs! Read more
Labor leader pledges to support Jewish campaign against hate speech
March 8, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The leaders of the NSW Labor Party and Unions NSW participated in a unique Shabbat service hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies on Friday night. Read more
Dr Joachim Schneeweiss AM: 1927-2017
March 7, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Jewry has lost one of its stalwart members of its community with the passing of Dr Joachim Schneeweiss in Sydney on Monday. Read more
Happy Birthday Harry
March 6, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney property tycoon Harry Triguboff has celebrated his 84th birthday by hosting an event supporting a charity close to his heart. Read more
NSW honour for Raoul Wallenberg
March 6, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
At the NSW Premier’s Harmony Dinner later this month a Human Rights Medal will be awarded the first time in honour of Raoul Wallenberg who saved tens of thousands of lives during the Holocaust in World War II. Read more
Sydney’s Mardi Gras Jewish contingent
March 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Over 60 people danced up Sydney’s Oxford St. with a rainbow flag to choreography created by Kathy Baykitch and music which ranged from the Pesach song, “Dayenu” through Frank Sinatra’s “Love and Marriage” to gay anthem, “ Free, Gay & Happy”. Read more
Marvellous Melbourne
March 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
For the sixth year in a row, Melbourne has topped The Economist’s list of the world’s most livable cities. In MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE, its Art and Soul Exhibition, twenty-seven prominent Victorian artists capture the City’s uniqueness in a delightful array of paintings, drawings, prints & photographic artworks. Read more
Shores of Light
March 3, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre runs a monthly film club of Holocaust, Genocide and human rights-related films. As the person responsible for sourcing the films and running the club, Lena Fiszman is always on the lookout for something unusual but her latest find produced an unexpected surprise Read more
18C: Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism disappointed
March 3, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism has expressed disappointment that the report released following the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Right’s inquiry in to freedom of speech lacks a firm recommendation calling for the retention of Section 18C in its current form. Read more
Tracey Sareff discusses her Sydney Melton Kabbalah course
March 3, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
“Mysticism and Kabbalah: Secret Knowledge in Judaism” provides a guided introduction to the fascinating area of Jewish mysticism. Students progress through two millennia of mystical writings covering a rich variety of centres, schools and kabbalistic figures. Read more
New Chairman for AIJAC in NSW
March 1, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has named Paul Rubenstein as its new NSW Chairman. Read more
Community welcomes recommendation to no change decision to 18C
March 1, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Community organisations have welcomed the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights decision to make no change to 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act whose critics want changes. Read more
