ALP response on the settlements

The Australian Labor Party has advised J-Wire of its policy on goods produced in the settlements on the West Bank… Read more

Working with Children

Tzedek, the advocacy group focusing on sexual abuse on children has called for checks to be made on communal workers and shlichim within the Jewish community. Read more

Message for Senator Carr

More than 1000 distinguished lawyers are signatories on a letter sent to Dame Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy requesting her to revoke the recent directive on Israeli settlements. J-Wire has forwarded it to Australian Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr for comment. Read more

Maccabi Australia apologises for “insensitivity”

Lipstadt in Australia

Deborah Lipstadt was sued by Holocaust-denier David Irving for libel in an English court in 1996. She won her case proving that the Holocaust happened. Read more

Top award for George Dreyfus

APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre have announced that George Dreyfus will be the recipient of the Distinguished Services to Australian Music honour at the 2013 ART Music Awards. Read more

A letter from many hearts

The families of Israelis who lost loved ones at the hands of terrorists have written to US Secretary of State John Kerry following the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners. Former Melbournians Arnold and Frimet Roth are among the signatories. Read more

Maccabi basketball coach jailed

A former Maccabi basketball coach has been jailed for a minimum of four and a half years having pleaded guilty to having sex with two underage girls and sexually abusing two others. Read more

The Jewish Community and Asylum Seekers – Have Your Say

The ECAJ has had a policy on refugees and asylum seekers since 2009.  It is looking at updating it to take into account the government’s new PNG/Nauru policy. Read more

Waks in Africa

Manny Waks is CEO of Tzedek, an advocacy organisation which champions the cause of the cictims of sexual abuse. He has been on a visit to South Africa. Tali Feinberg reports from Cape Town… Read more

RCV meets the UIA

The Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) attended a luncheon this week organised by United Israel Appeal (UIA) in appreciation of the Victorian Rabbinate’s long standing support of the UIA Kol Nidrei Appeal. Read more

Islamic Museum of Australia for Melbourne

Foreign Minister Bob Carr has announced a re-elected Rudd Labor Government would contribute $3 million to enable completion of the Islamic Museum of Australia in Thornbury in Melbourne’s north…a project with which the Jewish Museum of Australia has been involved. Read more

Yeshiva University Dean meets Melbourne Rabbis

Leaders and members of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) have benefited this week from meetings with Rabbi Kenneth Brander, the Dean of Yeshiva University’s Centre for the Jewish Future and an internationally renowned expert in the field of Jewish Renewal. Read more

Sydney Symphony 2014 Season

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, together with Chief Conductor and Artistic Director David Robertson, is proud to announce their 2014 season, full of stimulating and diverse offerings for every concert-goer – seasoned and new. Read more

Minister challenged over multi-cultural committees

Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Communities Guy Zingari has challenged his NSW Parliament counterpart Victor Dominello for details of 15 committees established to offer advice on multicultural issues. Read more

ECAJ rejects Carr’s legal statement

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has joined Shadow Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in rejecting the legal argument put forward by Foreign Minister Bob Carr backing his statement made at Lakemba mosque that all Israeli settlements on Palestinian land are illegal. Read more

Film Festival Facts

Dror Moreh, director of The academy award nominated documentary The Gatekeepers; actress and singer Sivan Levy, who stars in Inch’Allah, Six Acts, and A Bottle in the Gaza Sea; and Hollywood rom com and documentary producer, Howard Rosenman are confirmed as guests of the 2013 AICE Israeli Film Festival, as it celebrates its tenth year with possibly its strongest program to date. Read more

Gift of Life runs City to Surf

Among the 80,000 running and walking the City to Surf event in Sydney yesterday were several volunteers from Gift of Life Australia. Read more

Carr and the Settlements – enter Julie Bishop

Shadow Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has commented on remarks made by Australian Foreign Senator Bob Carr when visiting a mosque last week stating that all Israeli settlements on Palestinian land are illegal. Read more

Palestinian prisoner release: a bereaved father’s reaction

The Israeli government has announced it will release 26 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails to satisfy conditions necessary to resume diplomatic negotiations between the two governments…Arnold Roth’s daughter was murdered by terrorists. The former Melbournian has an opinion…. Read more

AFP awards $35 million contract to Israeli firm

The Australian Federal Police has awarded a $35 million contract to Elbit Systems of Australia Pty Ltd for an advanced information management system. Read more

Writers’ Day

Based on the overwhelmingly positive response to our program last year, the Sydney Jewish Writers’ Festival (SJWF) is holding a one-day program on 1 September, highlighting the recent works of authors of Jewish and general interest. Read more

Keen AIJAC chairman in NSW

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has announced that Paul Keen has become the new AIJAC NSW Chairman and Rabbi Ralph Genende has joined the Australia/Israel Review Editorial Board. Read more

Getting to know you…

Australia’s ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma, has presented his credentials to President Shimon Peres. Read more

Grandson of Aboriginal activist may attend Kristallnacht commemoration

The Government of Germany may invite the grandson of William Cooper, Alf Turner (Uncle Boydie) to attend the commemorations of the 75^th anniversary of Kristallnacht or Night of the Broken Glass later this year. Read more

Howard at the Chamber

Former Prime Minister John Howard  joined Sky News’s David Speers in conversation at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Sydney yesterday. Read more

Musical reconciliation in Poland

Fay’s Journey’ (working title) is feature documentary in the making examining  the issues of reconciliation between young Jews and Poles members of the 3rd generation following WWII. Read more

Two Australian Governors at the Technion

Dr Ruth Ratner and Peter Hersh have been elected to the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology International Board of Governors. Read more

Middle East expert to visit Sydney

One of the world’s leading experts on the turmoil in Egypt and Syria, US foreign policy and the tension between Israel and Iran will address a range of audiences in Sydney this month. Read more

“Saikal wrong on the facts – wrong in analysis” says ECAJ

Amin Saikal “Peace Still a Distant Dream” (Canberra Times, 1 August 2013) is wrong on the facts and wrong in his analysis. Read more

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