Victorian faith leaders show solidarity for the LGBTI movement
June 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Victorian multicultural faith leaders have come out in support of the LGBTI community. Read more
Israel at the U.N.
June 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Israel has been elected to the presidency of a permanent UN committee for the first time. Read more
Queen’s birthday awards – Jewish recipients
June 13, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Art, business, care, education, law, medicine, philanthropy are among the fields involving this year’s Jewish recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Awards. J-Wire congratulates all of them…
World Jewish Congress condemns attack celebrations
June 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has condemned the terrorist attack on Wednesday night in Tel Aviv, in which four people were killed and more than a dozen injured. Read more
Dr Isi Leibler
June 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Bar-Ilan University this week has awarded an honorary doctorate to Isi Leibler, world statesman and fervent advocate of the State of Israel. Read more
Kosher in the ACT
June 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Coles have opened a Kosher section in their Canberra Centre store. Read more
Embassy shows solidarity
June 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Staff at the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv headed by ambassador Dave Sharma have shown support following this week’s terror attack which killed claimed the lives of four Israelis at Sarona Market in Tel Aviv by visiting the market. Read more
Happy belated birthday
June 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
More than 300 politicians, foreign diplomats, members of the judiciary and journalists have joined leaders of Melbourne’s Jewish and Zionist communities to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Israel’s Independence Day. Read more
An evening in Tel Aviv
June 9, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Linda Dayan had been sitting in a restaurant in Sarona in Tel Aviv when two terrorists opened fire. Read more
Historic Siyum Hamishna in Sydney
June 9, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Members of the Sydney’s orthodox Jewish community completed studying the entire Mishna in just over three hours. Read more
The Technion honours the Magids
June 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Bob and Ruth Magid have been honoured by the President of Technion in Haifa for their contribution to fund “promising research into practical applications with a relatively short gestation”. Read more
Danby critical of Bishop
June 6, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby has slammed Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s latest failure to speak out against the Iranian regime, condemning her “shameful silence” over Iran’s third annual state-sponsored Holocaust cartoon competition. Read more
A Shavuot message from the Prime Minister
June 6, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sends a Shavuot message to Australia’s Jewish community. Read more
Sir Michael Friedlander
June 6, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Michael Friedlander has been made a Knight Companion in New Zealand’s Queen’s Birthday awards. Read more
NSW Labor calls for tougher anti-race hate laws
June 3, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has appealed to NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton to re-consider her position and support Labor’s bill to toughen up the State’s antiquated anti-race hate laws. Read more
Mental health help for adolescents
June 3, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
JewishCare is one of the five members of the consortium behind Headspace, a facility in Sydney’s Bondi Junction to help younger members of the community with mental health issues and opened recently by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Read more
JCA Communal Awards
June 3, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Four committed members of Sydney’s Jewish community have had their achievements, contributions and service to the community recognised this week as recipients of JCA’s 2016 Communal Awards. Read more
Historic NZ mission to Israel to grow economic ties
June 3, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Major developments in innovation and entrepreneurship with Israel are set to follow the recent visit of a high-level New Zealand business delegation to the country. Read more
ECAJ applauds $40 million Safer Communities Fund
June 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A re-elected Turnbull Coalition Government will establish a $40 million Safer Communities Fund. Read more
AIJAC says thank you
June 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has thanked Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for the country’s vote against a World Health Organisation motion accusing Israel of violating the rights of West Bank residents. Read more
UJEB in fight for religious education in schools
June 1, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The United Jewish Education Board is reigniting the fight to offer Jewish learning to Jewish children in every government school. Read more
Julie Bishop meets Victorian Jewish leaders
May 31, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has met with Melbourne’s Jewish community leaders. Read more
Stuart Silbert receives his doctorate
May 31, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Perth solicitor Stuart Silbert and nine others joined the President of the State of Israel, Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, in being awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s annual Convocation. Read more
Israeli WW1 expert talks on Australia-Israel connection and Beersheba commemorations
May 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Eran Tearosh, Chairman of the Society for the Heritage of World War I in Israel has addressed an Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council luncheon, discussing efforts to raise awareness of Australia’s pivotal and historic role in the region and the upcoming centenary of the famous Australian light horse charge in Beersheba. Read more
Max Lemberg gets a surprise visit
May 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Fifty years ago Max Lemberg started his teaching career at Sydney’s Moriah College…and last week members of the school’s Student Council visited him to wish him a happy 98th birthday. Read more
North Queensland celebrates Lag B’Omer for the first time
May 29, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Lag B’Omer was celebrated in Cairns, Townsville and Emerald for the first time ever this year. Read more
At the Writers’ Festival
May 29, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Photographer Ben Apfelbaum took his camera to the Sydney Writers’ Festival and spotted these Jewish participants… Read more
Shorten calls Nazi comparison “stupid”
May 27, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A union leader has told a rally in Melbourne that a proposed national building code’s rules were “likened to Nazi Germany”. Read more
Kosher Kepos
May 27, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s famous Kepos & Co restaurant will once again be kashered featuring Shavout-inspired menus. Read more
NZ technology mission to Israel
May 26, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
An Innovation Mission to Israel is expected to provide significant benefits for the New Zealand technology and innovation sector. Read more
