Jerry Lewis awarded an AM

Jewish movie industry icon Jerry Lewis has been awarded the Order of Australia. Read more

The anguish of a missing son

A worry, likely only appreciated by those who have faced similar situations, is how the parents of  missing Melbourne man Paul Alber describe their feelings today. Read more

A successful signing

 Sydney’s Rabbi Chaim Ingram has successfully  launched his book “Fragments of the Hammer… Discoveries in the Weekly Sidra”. Read more

New principal for King David

Marc Light has been appointed as Principal of Melbourne’s The King David School. Read more

Credentials presented

J-Wire has received an image of Israel’s new ambassador to Australia Shmuel Ben-Shmuel presenting his credentials to Governor-General Quentin Bryce in Government House in Canberra last week. Read more

The search for Paul Arber

New Zealand police in Hamilton are awaiting the arrival of a helicopter from Auckland to assist them in the search for missing Melbourne man Paul Arber. Read more

Attorney-General meets community leaders on Racial Discrimination Act revision

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis has held two meetings with representatives from various ethnic communities regarding the reviews of Section C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more

Frydenberg and Danby at the despatch boxes

There was a rare moment in the Australian Parliament recently when two of Australia’s leading Jewish Parliamentarians Michael Danby Labor MP for Melbourne Ports and Josh Frydenberg Federal Liberal MP for Kooyong sat opposite each other on duty at the despatch boxes in the House of Representatives. Read more

Teachers off to school in Israel

Fourteen Victorian educators were farewelled prior to participating in The Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Read more

Beyond Spain with Dahlia Dior

Sydney songstress Dahlia Dior with the help of a superb ensemble of musicians and backing vocals, has come out with a unique end-of-year musical package called Spain and Beyond.  Read more

Board reports

Reports on the three Israel missions which the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has conducted in recent weeks will be delivered at next week’s plenum meeting. Read more

Ambassador meets Community Leaders in Sydney

Israel’s new ambassador to Australia, who has presented his credentials to Governor-General Quentin Bryce, has met community leaders in Sydney. Read more

The Inside Word on Cyber Security

Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mr David Irvine has addressed the annual Edith Cowan University Business Lunch of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) on the topic of cyber security. Read more

Danby on Discrimination

Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has told Parliament that the Racial Discrimination Act legislation which the current government intends to weaken,  should not be changed…a view held by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Read more

Nelson Mandela 1918 – 2013

J-Wire has received tributes to the late Nelson Mandela including the Prime Minister and the Emeritus Chief Rabbi. Read more

Kashruth Authority states its case

Baron Revelman, the President of the Kashruth Authority, says that the actions of a rabbi giving a herchsher to cater Amaze in Taste have put into jeopardy a united Kashruth Authority for NSW. Read more

Bennett Interview

Leading journalist and commentator Paul Sheehan will interview Israeli Minister Naftali Bennett at a public meeting at Sydney’s Central Synagogue on Sunday night. Read more

Jones at World Culture Forum

Jeremy Jones, Director of International and Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, was one of a small, select group of podium speakers at the inaugural World Culture Forum (WCF), an event eight years in the planning which host country Indonesia plans on making an equivalent to the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Rio de Janiero International Environment Forum (IEF). Read more

Technion and the University of Sydney at the cutting edge

The development of ground breaking communications systems for the next generation of computers is the goal of research collaboration between the University of Sydney and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology…with financial backing from the NSW Government.

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Shir Delight

Shir Madness treated the Sydney Jewish community to yet another incredible day and night of superlative musical performances. Read more

Meeting the Indian community

Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant, President of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) met with the with the Indian, Hindu and Sikh communities to provide guidance on achieving and executing a Strategic plan. Read more

Nominations of New Board Members for the KA

The President of the New South Wales Board of Deputies Yair Miller and the President of the JCA Peter Philippsohn, have welcomed the NSW Kashrut Authority’s (KA) acceptance of their nomination of five new lay leaders to be appointed to the Board of the KA. Read more

Changing the NSW racial vilification legislation

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies had added its voice to the NSW Government’s planned reform of its racial vilification law. Read more

Melbourne Now

Melbourne Now is a current exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria assembling over 250 outstanding commissions, acquired and loaned works and installations, Melbourne Now explores the idea that a city is significantly shaped by the artists, designers and architects who live and work in its midst. Read more

Mandy Patinkin interviewed by ABC

ABC’s Radio National recently interviewed Homeland star Mandy Patinkin. Watch Homeland’s Saul Berenson’s alter ego being interviewed by RN Drive’s Julian Morrow. Read more

South African ambassador visits Israel’s Beit Issie Shapiro

South Africa’s Ambassador to Israel, Sisa Ngmonbane, lit a Chanukah candle of hope yesterday at Beit Issie Shapiro with Yoav, a child with intellectual disabilities, and had high praise for Israeli innovation at Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel’s leading disabilities organisation on International Disabilities Day which this year coincides with Chanukah. Read more

Three icons

Once upon a time there was a Menorah, a Bridge and an Opera House…. Read more

Memories to be made

At the end of August, Sydney’s Strathfield Synagogue closed it doors for the last time…now a web site has been established to garner memories of the once thriving community centre. Read more

Jewish Younger Generation in Melbourne – U.S. Style

The Young Jewish Leadership of Melbourne (YJLM) is the brainchild of Gaby and Ilana Silver, who recently moved back to Australia after living overseas since 2003. Read more

New Board Members for Maccabi Australia

At the recent Maccabi Australia AGM, changes were made to the Board as part of a succession planning process orchestrated by Chairman Barry Smorgon. Read more

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