Israel at work in the South Pacific
March 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Israel is coordinating efforts by philanthropists and NGOs to improve life for the inhabitants of many South Seas islanders. Read more
Danby becomes Parliamentary Secretary
March 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor Member of Parliament Michael Danby has been made a Parliamentary Secretary. Read more
Inter-community Seder
March 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Over one hundred future leaders from a broad cross-section of faith, ethnic and political communities came together at a unique Passover dinner in Sydney on Wednesday night. Read more
Tzedek slams John Laws
March 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Tzedek, an advocacy group for Jewish victims/survivors of child sexual abuse has told J-Wire it is appalled by the comments made by John Laws on 2SM in response to a caller who claimed to have been sexually abused since she was six years old. Read more
Official war artist Holocaust works on display
March 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
18 works by the only Australian official war artist to directly capture horrific scenes of the Holocaust in Germany went on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Read more
Major honour for Sydney businessman
March 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Jeremy Balkin’s Give While You Live initiative has won him a place in the 2013 prestigious Young Global Leaders Class of 2013…a division of the World Economic Forum. Read more
Nesenoff v Thomas
March 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Chabad of Melbourne CBD in Melbourne has hosted a function addressed by U.S.-based Dr. David Nesenoff who gained fame challenging antisemitic remarks made by White House journalist, Helen Thomas. Read more
Pesach message from the Premier of Victoria
March 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Premier of Victoria, Dr Denis Napthine, has a Passover message for the Victorian Jewish community… Read more
Rabbi Lawrence to be questioned on ABC about Genesis
March 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue’s Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence will feature on ABC Radio National’sThe Spirit of Things this Sunday in conversation with Archbishop Peter Jensen, who asks the rabbi questions about how Jews understand Genesis. Read more
Israeli rescue unit has plans to operate in Australia
March 19, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Ambassador to Israel Ms. Andrea Faulkner recently visited the Jerusalem headquarters of the ZAKA International Rescue Unit which has plans to expand to Australia. Read more
ZFA Welcomes New Israeli Government
March 19, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Philip Chester, the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, has welcomed the new Israeli government. Read more
Organ and Tissue Donations
March 19, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Minister for Multicultural Affairs Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King have announced the release of a national community education kit about organ and tissue donation for Australians of diverse faith, cultural and language groups. Read more
Changing the guard
March 19, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
VAJEX Australia Incorporated recently held its Annual General Meeting in the presence of patrons patrons Patron in Chief, Major-General Jeffrey Rosenfeld and Patron Jack Smorgon. Read more
Community briefs on Sexual Abuse Royal Commission
March 18, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Director of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Peter Wertheim and Immediate Past President, Robert Goot, have met with the Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Read more
Blow by Blow
March 15, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A bitter debate erupted in the NSW Parliament following remarks made by Labor Councillor Shaoquett Moselmane who called Gaza “an open air”prison camp and said that Israel’s plan was “to expand the borders of the Jewish colonial state”.
The debate was on the recent trip to Israel by a group of NSW politicians organised by the The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Pesach greetings from the Prime Minister
March 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has a Pesach message for Jewish Australians… Read more
Big Night Out for Young Leadership
March 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
United Israel Appeal’s NSW Young Leadership have held their 2013 function at the Paddington Town Hall in Sydney. Read more
World Jewry Welcomes New Pope
March 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder has congratulated Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio on his election to the Papacy. He will be known as Pope Francis I. Read more
Lowy joins his granddaughter on March of the Living
March 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Westfield co-founder Frank Lowy will be a keynote speaker at this year’s March of the living in Auschwitz…with his 16-yr-old granddaughter Rina joining him as a member of the Australian contingent. Read more
Tel Aviv – Yafo Municipal Councillors visit NSW Parliament
March 13, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor Parliamentarians have hosted a visit to State Parliament by a delegation of senior Tel Aviv City councillors. Read more
Australian Islamic Peace Conference
March 12, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia has raised concerns about an Australian Islamic Peace conference being held in Melbourne this week. Read more
Jew-Hating Imam not to be a speaker
March 12, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A headline in today’s “The Australian” proclaiming that a “Jew-hating” Imam was to be a speaker at Australian Islamic Peace Conference is unlikely to carry any truth as the man in question has not applied for a visa. Read more
2013 Board for NAJEX
March 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The New South Wales Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women has announced its 2013 Board. Read more
Israel contributes to Samoan relief
March 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Shemi Tzur, the Israeli Ambassador to New Zealand has donated NZ$ 12,200.00 on behalf of the State of Israel to the President of the Samoa Victim Support Group. Read more
Inter-community Passover dinner
March 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
100 young leaders from a broad cross-section of faith, ethnic and political communities will participate in a unique Passover dinner next week. Read more
Award for Kevin
March 7, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Gateways has named Kevin Bermeister the Guest of Honor at its Fifteenth Anniversary Banquet celebrating The Brownstone Experience, a collegiate and young adult leadership center that offers young men and women worldwide an opportunity to strengthen their Jewish identity and deepen their connection to Israel. Read more
Family visited Zygier more than 50 times
March 6, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Minister visits The Jewish House
March 6, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Mental Health, Ageing, Social Inclusion, Housing and Homelessness Minister Mark Butler has paid a private visit to The Jewish House in Bondi. Read more
Big night for UIA
March 5, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Over 1600 United Israel Appeal supporters packed Sydney’s Central Synagogue this week to listen to international luminaries former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, Gilad Shalit and Israeli paralympic gold-medal winning wheelchair tennis star Noam Gershony. Read more
Aleph welcomes Bialik joining SSCV
March 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Aleph Melbourne congratulates Bialik College on joining Safe Schools Coalition Victoria today. Read more
