Hanson and Roberts to address new Jewish group
November 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The owner of IDF Training in Melbourne has invited Senators Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts to address a new Jewish group in the city. Read more
Lamm elected to the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency
November 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
ZFA President Dr Danny Lamm has been elected to serve as a Member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency as a representative of the World Zionist Organisation. Read more
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
November 14, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Royal Commission will hold a series of public hearings in Sydney to inquire into the current policies and procedures of the Jewish institutions in relation to child protection and child-safe standards, including responding to allegations of child sexual abuse. Read more
Police Shabbat
November 14, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Central Synagogue hosted members of the NSW Police force at their Police Remembrance Shabbat. Read more
Mark Dreyfus speaks on Shimon Peres
November 11, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has spoken in the Federal Government parliament on the late Shimon Peres. Read more
Ever Grateful
November 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A film shot in Melbourne in which six Holocaust survivors express their gratitude to strangers whose acts of kindness saved their lives will be screened later this month at the city’s Jewish Holocaust Centre. Read more
Next Gen of Australian Entrepreneurs Take Tips from Israeli Startup Pioneers
November 9, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The annual Israel-Australia Investment summit, The BRIDGE, kicked off yesterday at Telstra’s Customer Insight Centre connecting key players from the Israeli startup ecosystem with local startups and VCs. Read more
78th anniversary of Kristallnacht
November 9, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Today’s the 78th anniversary of the Kristallnacht…the night Nazis unleashed a horrific attack on Germany’s Jews. Read more
Rutland and Lipski’s book wins the Prime Minister’s Literary Award
November 9, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Let My People Go: The untold story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959–89 has been awarded a joint winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for History. Read more
Raoul Wallenberg biographer speaks exclusively for Shalom Sydney | Jewish Writers Festival event
November 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
With the recent declaration by the Swedish government that Raoul Wallenberg is officially dead, 71 years after his disappearance, the visit by the author of his definitive biography, Ingrid Carlberg, is most timely. Read more
The NCJWA Mr Gaga photos
November 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Did you attend NCJWA NSW MR GAGA event? A photo gallery. Read more
Shabbat dinners to discuss Peres’ legacy
November 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The New Israel Fund is organising Shabbat dinners to discuss the legacy of Shimon Peres. Read more
Leibler meets Netanyahu
November 7, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
AIJAC National Chairman Mark Leibler has met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Read more
Remembering Yitzhak Rabin
November 6, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has honoured the memory of Yitzhak Rabin on the anniversary on his assassination. Read more
Hong Kong to Tel Aviv
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A delivery of cakes decorated with the Israeli flag and a Cathay Pacific logo made a welcome addition to coffee time at a Sydney travel agent’s office. Read more
On the couch…with Rachael Kohn
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Rachael Kohn will be the guest “On the Couch” interviewed ‘up close and personal’ by Jacky Orgeil, at historic Duneira House in Mt Macedon, Victoria on Sunday. Read more
Royal Commission
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Both the Yeshivah in Melbourne and the Yeshiva in Sydney have welcomed February’s inviting further submissions of the current policies and procedures in place and the institution’s response to the Commission hearings and that took place in 2015. Read more
Be’er Sheva Dialogue Participants Address AIJAC in Sydney
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Major Israeli military and public figures addressed an AIJAC luncheon in Sydney as well as a public event at Sydney’s Central Synagogue on Wednesday following their participation in the 2016 Australia/Israel Military to Military Dialogue (the Be’er Sheva Dialogue). Read more
The Venetian Ghetto
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
ABC presenter Rachael Kohn will broadcast a program on the Venetian Ghetto on Radio National. Read more
Yeshiva and Yeshivah child protection policies in front of the Royal Commission
November 3, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Yeshivah in Melbourne and the Yeshiva in Sydney will have their current policies regarding children protection reviewed during a The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse public hearing in February. Read more
Why be Jewish?
November 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Youth 2 Israel (Y2i) has just released a short video which takes a closer look at this question and lets youth give their perspective. Read more
UNESCO slammed by Christian speakers
October 31, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Christian speakers at a commemoration of the 1917 charge of the Australian Light Horse Brigade have condemned UNESCO stating it is attempting rewrite the history of Israel. Read more
Klinger named Jewish Sportsman of the Year in WA
October 31, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Over 225 guests attended WA Maccabi Hall of Fame dinner in Perth at which cricketer Michael Klinger was announced the outstanding Jewish Sportsman of 2015. Read more
The Kadimah commemorates centenary of the death of Sholem Aleichem
October 28, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Kadimah is presenting three shows in Melbourne to commemorate centenary of the death of the famous Yiddish writer, Sholem Aleichem. Read more
Ambos at the OBK
October 27, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Leadership team of the NSW Ambulance Service have visited Our Big Kitchen in Sydney’s Bondi to cook meals for those in need. Read more
Julie Bishop “dismayed and disappointed”
October 26, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told the Executive Council of Australian Jewry that the UNESCO’s draft decision denying a Jewish connection to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is “Highly politicised unbalanced and provocative”. Read more
The Shabbat Project Set To Sea in Shabbat @ Bondi
October 26, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Prior to sunset on Friday 11 November The Shabbat Project will be holding an Extraordinary Kabbalat Shabbat on the sands of Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Read more
The Fink Group announces launch of Bennelong Arts Foundation
October 26, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney-based Fink Group has announced the launch of the Bennelong Arts Foundation with its first scholarships being awarded to performers from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Read more
Sukkot in the centre of Melbourne
October 21, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Chabad of Melbourne CBD (Central Business District) has held their 18th Sukkot Luncheon in the City Square in the heart of Melbourne. Read more
Cairns celebrates its first ever communal Sukkah
October 21, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Over 50 members of community in the north Queensland city of Cairns have joined Rabbi Ari Rubin in the first-ever sukkah. Read more
