New Clinical Director for Sydney’s Jewish House
July 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Jewish House has appointed Dr Kieran Le Plastrier as its Clinical Director. Read more
JNF Gold Patrons in Melbourne
July 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s JNF Gold Patrons have attended an event featuring informative and interesting presentations from Ethy Levy, Israel Trade Commissioner and Dr David Malet, expert and senior lecturer in International Relations. Read more
ADC applauds Clinton’s BDS position
July 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has commended Hillary Clinton’s strong anti-BDS statements and her commitment to fight the insidious attempts to isolate and delegitimise Israel. Read more
Another member on the Yeshivah team
July 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre have announced a further member for its new Governance Review Panel. Read more
Great work by new rabbi
July 6, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue has appointed a new Senior Rabbi to head up the Ministerial team and lead the congregation into the future. Read more
Meet Australia’s ambassador to Israel
July 5, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Melbourne community is invited to a public forum with Australia’s Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma later this month. Read more
Melbourne hospital receives its largest-ever donation
July 3, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Eva and Les Erdi Humanitarian Charitable Foundation has given The Alfred Hospital the single largest donation it has ever received. Read more
Sir Nicholas Winton dead at 106
July 2, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children during the Holocaust and was dubbed the “British Schindler” (after German Holocaust rescuer Oskar Schindler), has died at the age of 106. Read more
Outrage at antisemitic attacks on Frydenberg
June 29, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
There has been strong reaction both within the Jewish community and without to a tirade of antisemitic tweets against federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Read more
Friendship concert in Melbourne
June 24, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Luciano Pavarotti is dead and Andre Bocelli and Sarah Brightman are not in town. Even if they were, you probably couldn’t afford the tickets. Read more
Anti-semitism hits the mailboxes – again
June 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Homes in the Sydney suburbs of Bondi and Dover Heights have been targeted by an antisemitic group distributing leaflets stating that “to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise”. Read more
Danby on animal welfare
June 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby has made a speech in Federal Parliament on supervisory regulations of the live export trade, raising the recent allegations of mistreatment of animals in Israel. Read more
Yeshivah plans for the future with “stronger governance”
June 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre Board of Trustees has sent an open letter stating that they have implemented “stronger governance and renewed capability – to enable our schools and community to continue to thrive.”. Read more
The one who got away
June 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Kathleen Whelan was awarded an OAM in the Queen’s Birthday honour. She lives in Agnes, South Gippsland and is a true blue Aussie country girl…but her father was Dunera boy Bertolt Myer better known in Melbourne as commercial artist BIM and we missed her on J-Wire’s list of honorees. Read more
Carnival gets a $7,500 gift
June 16, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Attorney-General and MP for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton has announced NSW Government funding of $7,500 for Maccabi NSW as part of the 2014/15 Sport and Recreation Events Program. Read more
Register for AUJS Aviv
June 14, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Registrations for AUJS Aviv are now open and, as a special bonus, if you register before 19th June, AUJS will pay for your mobile phone use while you’re on the program! Read more
Forum on Anne Frank
June 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A forum will discuss intolerance in 2015 ahead of a performance of the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” at Sydney’s New Theatre. Read more
The Swiss Schindler
June 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The incredible story of Swiss diplomat, Carl Lutz, who saved tens of thousands of persecuted Hungarian Jews from death during the Holocaust, will be screened in Australia for the first time this month. Read more
An award for Sam
June 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sam Steif has become a ‘Theodor Herzl Founder’ in recognition of his long-standing service to Israel and the Jewish People through the United Israel Appeal of NSW. Read more
The Jewish approach to Organ Donation
June 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies June plenum will discuss the Beth Din’s position on organ donation. Read more
A call to Jewish artists
June 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
As part of the 2015 Day of Jewish Culture and Heritage Sydney’s B’nai B’rith and Newtown Synagogue are planning an exhibition of the work of Jewish artists and an art market… Read more
Queen’s Birthday Awards – Jewish recipients
June 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A professor working in the field of clinical optometry has been awarded an AC and heads the list of Jewish recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Awards. J-Wire congratulates all of them…
Queen’s Birthday Awards
June 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire will publish a list of the Jewish recipients honoured by Australia on the occasion of the Queen’s Birthday at 12:05 am tonight.
Home chefs meet Damien Pignolet…a J-Wire photo gallery
June 2, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Were you one of those who watched renowned chef Damien Pignolet work his magic at Sydney’s Montefiore Randwick campus recently? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
On the fringe
May 31, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
ADC welcomes President Obama’s stand against antisemitism
May 28, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has welcomed President Obama’s stirring speech at Congregation Adas Israel in Washington in which he warned of the alarming rise in global antisemitism and noted that, “When we allow antisemitism to take root, our souls are destroyed. It will spread.” Read more
Learning together
May 22, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Around 750 parents, grandparents, and children have participated together in a learning session at Sydney’s Kesser Torah College ahead of Shavuot. Read more
Yom Yerushalayim trivia night
May 19, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Over 120 trivia buffs and Jerusalem lovers participated in the Zionist Council of Victoria’s Yom Yerushalayim Trivia Night. Read more
Hakoah gets its big guns
May 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A celebration of music at TBI
May 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel (TBI) will host the ‘Zimriya Concert’, a celebration of Jewish and Klezmer music at the end of May. Read more
