My Old Lady – Five Double Passes
November 24, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire has five double passes to give away for “My Old Lady” starring Maggie Smith and Kevin Kline. Read more
Four-year-old attacked in Auckland
November 23, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A four-year-old boy wearing a yarmulke and tzitzit was hit on the head while walking home from school with his mother in Mt Eden, Auckland. Read more
Miller appointed CEO of UIA [NSW]
November 21, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Former NSW Board of Deputies president Yair Miller has been appointed CEO of the NSW branch of the United Israel Appeal. Read more
Celebrating Israel and remembering the vote
November 20, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia NSW, Hamoadon HaIsraeli, The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Zionist Council of NSW and Betar will host the10th Anniversary of NCJWA Celebrating Israel. Read more
NZ Candidate posts antisemitic image
November 20, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Corie Haddock, the Labour Party candidate who stood against New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in the recent NZ election, has posted an antisemitic image on his Facebook page. Read more
Israel recognises Pole who saved Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto
November 20, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Israeli Embassy in Canberra has hosted a ceremony to honour the late Roman Talikowski, a Polish Catholic merchant who risked his life saving Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. Read more
“No war with Islam”…President Reuven Rivlin
November 20, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin has told Israeli TV that “we have no war with Islam”. Read more
Jerusalem Synagogue attack: Eyewitness report
November 19, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Magen David Adom’s Akiva Pollack was the first paramedic on the scene following the killings at the Har Nof synagogue in West Jerusalem. J-Wire publishes his filmed account. Read more
Journos report card
November 19, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Top-level journalists who recently returned from a week in Israel, spoke of their experiences at a meeting held at Sydney’s Central Synagogue. Read more
The President’s presence
November 19, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president Jeremy Spinak has represented the NSW Jewish community at the reception for Indian Prime Minister Modi on Monday night at Homebush attended by 16,000 people…and was also present the inauguration of a new church leader. Read more
Michael meets Angela
November 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Opposition, Michael Danby, represented the Opposition at the Lowy Lecture at the Lowy Institute given by G20 visitor, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Read more
Australia in the Negev
November 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
JNF Australia is involved in the development of two new projects in Israel… Read more
Seminar on Israeli communities abroad
November 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A seminar on Israeli communities abroad has been held in the Knesset in Jerusalem. Read more
Australian ambassador attends Remembrance Day ceremony
November 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma attended a Remembrance Day ceremony at Ramleh. Read more
Multiculturalism good for Australia
November 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
About 85 per cent of the population agree that ‘multiculturalism has been good for Australia’. Read more
Maccabi to aid elite athletes
November 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Maccabi Australia has launched the Rudi Roth Maccabi Australia Scholarship Fund. Read more
JNF Gala dinner Sydney
November 14, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Did you attend the 2014 JNF Gala Dinner at Sydney’s Australian Turf Club? Check here to see some of those who did…. Read more
Shabbat under the stars
November 14, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Our Big Kitchen will once again hosting this year’s biggest Shabbat dinner under the stars on Sydney’s Tamarama Beach. Read more
Mullum Mixes it up with Indie Jewish Folk Songs
November 14, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish folk songs are to take on a new and exciting form as singer-songwriter cousins Husky Gawenda and Gideon Presiss prepare a unique one-off performance with their young sister and cousin, Evie Gawenda for the Mullum Music Festival. Read more
Bob Carr: Danby has his say
November 12, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has responded to Bob Carr’s proclaimed support for the Palestinian cause… Read more
Victorian schools thank government
November 12, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia Council of Jewish Schools representing students in Jewish schools in Victoria has welcomed the State Liberal and ALP commitments made today to assist our schools develop implement and maintain emergency management procedures. Read more
A Greek Jewish Odyssey
November 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A lifelong passion for Greece led Carol Gordon to explore the history of the country’s once vibrant Jewish communities. Read more
JEMs says thank you
November 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
JEMs (Jewish Education Matters) has held its fourth banquet and graduation ceremony and donated $1,800 to Kesser Torah College. Read more
Moriah on tour
November 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Sixty members of Sydney’s Moriah College Band/Orchestra are about to leave on a tour of the USA and Israel. Read more
Confronting campus vilification
November 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has expressed concern about antisemitic bigotry experienced at Australian universities. Read more
Double genocide – contemporary revisionism
November 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The founders of The Seventy Years Declaration on the Anniversary of the Final Solution Wannsee Conference are urging Australian individuals and organisations to support their movement against Holocaust revisionism. Read more
The Monte Fete
November 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
More than 1500 community members visited the Montefiore’s 91st Annual Fete held at the Hunters Hill campus. Read more
Beersheba remembered
November 6, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
At the annual ceremony commemorating the 1917 Battle of Beersheba, the city’s mayor referred to a proposed project with the Australian government to establish a permanent museum in the city. Read more
New kid on the block
November 5, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The InterContinental Hotel in the prestigious Sydney suburb of Double Bay will open its doors tomorrow… Read more
Two ambulances from NSW
November 4, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Thanks to the generosity of the New South Wales community, Magen David Adom now has two new ambulances in its fleet. Read more
