Door to Door Theatre
October 7, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Moira Blumenthal Productions will present From Door to Door by James Sherman from 12th to the 24th November at the theatrette in the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Holocaust Heroes to be Honored
October 4, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Seventy-five years ago, the first Nazi-legislated riots against Jews took place in Germany and Austria, resulting in mass arrests, killings and deportations, and the destruction of synagogues and Jewish-owned stores. Read more
Blessed cats
October 4, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Cats mixed with guests as Rabbi Mendel Kastel blessed the feline residents of Sydney’s Newtown Cat Protection Society as the part of the activities of World Animal Day. Read more
A Relative Stranger
October 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Australian movie director Kane Senes has just finished shooting his feature film “A Relative Stranger” in Austin, Texas. Read more
Satisfying Jewish Appetites
October 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney is in for a culinary treat following the announcement of the first ever Jewish Culture Fest. Read more
Policing the service
October 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Central Synagogue will host the Police and Servicemen Remembrance Service this Friday evening. Read more
Rabbi to bless cats
September 30, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Mendel Kastel will conduct a blessing service for cats at a Sydney shelter this week to commemorate World Animal Day. Read more
Gillard gets Jerusalem Prize
September 30, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Zionist Council of Victoria (ZCV) has announced that the recipient of this year’s 2013 Jerusalem Prize is Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia 2010-2013, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to strengthening Australia’s connection with Israel. Read more
Don’t Abandon Ethiopians say Progressives
September 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The World Union for Progressive Judaism representing 1.8 million affiliated Jews in 42 countries calls upon the Jewish Agency and the State of Israel to re-consider seriously the decision to close down Operation Dove Wings. Read more
Your say
September 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
It’s your chance to have a say in the NSW Jewish community – the way it runs, who runs it, its policies, its positions. Read more
The Gift of Life – the Fight for Life
September 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Judy Baxt is a 46-hr-old schoolteacher chronic leukaemia which will not kill her – but it has placed her in a life threatening situation if her body is exposed to infection. She needs a bone marrow transplant…and she needs a Jewish match. Read more
UTS professor involved in Technion initiative
September 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A new international program in Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been launched at the Technion in Haifa Israel developed and organised by Michael Wallach, a Technion Visiting Professor from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Read more
VIP Sukkah
September 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Syria, Gassing and the Holocaust
September 23, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
British Prime Minister David Cameron recently addressed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s 25th anniversary function in London…and said that “Anti-Semitism is not just an assault on the Jewish people – it is an assault on humanity” Read more
World-Wide Sukkah Competition
September 23, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish Agency for Israel has launched a competition to find the Number One Sukkah in the World. Read more
New Briefing from the Online Hate Prevention Institute
September 22, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has released a new briefing which examines in more depth the images of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as shown in its recent video. Read more
A Musical Journey Through Life
September 22, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney Jewish singing identity Dahlia Dior will present a special performance next week featuring the Ladino, Sephardic, Mizrahi and Yiddish influences in her own family life…and her music. Read more
David Cyprys – suppression order lifted
September 17, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Former security guard at Melbourne’s Yeshivah College David Cyprys has been facing charges in Melbourne’s County Court since last month of more than 40 offences against children in the 198os and 1990s….but proceedings have been subject to a suppression order until today. Read more
Frydenberg appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the PM
September 16, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Liberal Member of Parliament for the Melbourne seat of Kooyong Josh Frydenberg has been appointed one of two Parliamentary Secretaries to elected Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Read more
AIJAC objects to conference
September 13, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) have written to the Vice-Chancellor and President of the Australian National University Professor Ian Young AO, to raise concerns regarding the one-sided nature of the “Human Rights in Palestine Conference” that ran in Canberra this week. Read more
Lowy retiring from Gallery
September 13, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Steven Lowy is to retire from his position as the President of the Art Gallery of NSW at the end of this year. Read more
Special Sermon for Yom Kippur
September 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick, the president of the Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia, has sent a special sermon on sexual misconduct to rabbis in Australia and New Zealand to be delivered on Yom Kippur. Read more
Shut down Shule opens for a special Barmitzvah
September 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Strathfield Synagogue was shut down two years ago in the midst of a legal wrangle but opened its doors recently to celebrate a Barmitzvah. Read more
On line hate monitor seeks funding
September 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI), an Australian charity whose work many of you will have seen over the past 18 months, has launched its first appeal with a new video highlighting the nature and risks of online hate. Read more
AIJAC congratulates the new Government
September 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Mark Leibler and Dr Colin Rubenstein of The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council have sent congratulations to Australia’s new Government… Read more
MPs all re-elected
September 8, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The three Jewish members of Federal Parliament have all been successful in the 2013 election…and Danby praises his Jewish supporters who stuck by him despite”their widespread distaste ” for Bob Carr’s messages. Read more
Religion and Climate Change
September 8, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue’s Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins joins spiritual leaders from other religions to deliver a climate change message from a religious perspective….watch the video. Read more
OBK on RN
September 8, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
ABC’s Radio National will feature a program on Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen at 6 p.m. this evening… Read more
Shana Tova from Victor Dominello
September 4, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Minister for Citizenship Victor Dominello sends Rosh Hashana greetings… Read more
Messages from the community
September 4, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The presidents of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria and The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies have sent the community Rosh Hashanah messages…. Read more
