Greek welcome for Holocaust studies
December 12, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Hellenic Educators’ Association in New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland has welcomed the decision to make mandatory Holocaust education compulsory. Read more
Question time at the Monte
December 11, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
It is business as usual at Sydney’s Sir Moses Montefiore Home following yesterday’s AGM at which the Board faced questions from, amongst others, independent aged care operator Millie Phillips and journalist Josh Levi. Read more
Holocaust studies in NSW schools
December 9, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Major newspapers have reported that Holocaust studies will be mandatory in all NSW schools. Read more
Open letter to Sydney University
December 7, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University rejected an approach for co-operative work from an academic at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on the basis that the Centre supports BDS. Read more
Keeping sexual abuse at bay
December 7, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Protecting children and young people from the risk of abuse is a communal imperative. Yet the Jewish community is not immune to the occurrence of child abuse in organisational settings. Read more
Open letter to the Israeli Ambassador
December 7, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The following is an open letter to Israel’s ambassador to Australia, HE Yuval Rotem from ICJS… Read more
Chanukah Greetings from the Prime Minister
December 7, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sent Chanukah greetings to J-Wire readers… Read more
Sydney Uni centre says no to the Hebrew University
December 6, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University has stuck by its boycott of Israel policy by refusing to comply with a request for help from a civics teacher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem…the creator of a program for Israeli-Arab children. Read more
$25,000 grant to Israeli filmmaker
December 6, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s Suha Arraf is one of four filmmakers who received a $25,000 grant for a new project at the recent Asia Pacific Screen Awards held at the Gold Coast. Read more
Israeli ambassador rebuked – community responds
December 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council and the Zionist Federation of Australia have voiced their criticism of Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s decision to rebuke the Israeli ambassador Yuval Rotem over the settlements issue. Read more
ECAJ speaks out on the summoning of the Israeli ambassador
December 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has responded to the summoning of Israel’s ambassador Yuval Rotem to the Department of Foreign Affairs over the announcement that Israel plans to go ahead with the building of new settlements… Read more
Carr’s Comments Misplaced
December 4, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
AIJAC claims that comments made by the Australian Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr are “misplaced”. Read more
PM on the settlements
December 4, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke to journalists about the emerging settlements crisis in Israel… Read more
Woodside does $1.2 billion deal with Israel
December 4, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Australian oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum has concluded a deal which will see it participate in the development of Israel’s off shore gas fields. Read more
Tzedek: New organisation – old problem
December 3, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The process to establish an advocacy group for victims of child sexual abuse within the Jewish community has been launched. Read more
Kramer in Court
December 3, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Former Melbourne Yeshiva College teacher David Kramer has appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with ten counts of indecent assault and two of indecent acts with children under 16. Read more
One Egg – Six Awards
December 3, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The kosher recipe book “One Egg is a Fortune” based on recipes and stories from 50 Jewish celebrities from across the globe has won its sixth award. Read more
More Chats Less Flats
December 3, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has spoken out against the recently announced new settlement building plan and called for both the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit down and talk peace. Read more
Kramer back in Australia
December 2, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Moorabbin Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) detectives have arrested and charged a 52-year-old man in relation to a number of alleged sexual assaults in St Kilda East. Read more
New Palestinian Status – Reaction from Wellington
November 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Israeli Ambassador to New Zealand says Palestine’s admittance to the U.N. as a non-member State is meaningless… Read more
Bishop questions divisions
November 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Julie Bishop questions “deep divisions” between the Prime Minister and her Foreign Minister. Read more
SBS Radio – Hebrew and Yiddish to stay
November 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Fears that SBS were about to dump their Hebrew and Yiddish programming were put to rest when the multicultural broadcaster announced its new schedule for 2013. Read more
ECAJ says Jewish community not “embroiled in new child sex scandal charges”
November 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Contrary to the salacious, misleading and deceptive headline in the Barney Zwarz story in the Fairfax media “the Jewish community” is not “embroiled in new child sex scandal charges”. Read more
Slobedman gets his prize
November 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Associate Professor Barry Slobedman has been presented with the 2012 Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund prize. Read more
Capital Jewish Forum meets with German Ambassador
November 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Capital Jewish Forum recently held a meeting in Melbourne with German ambassador Christoph Muller. Read more
Qantas/Emirates Update
November 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has met with Qantas to discuss the ourcome of concerns raised about the Australian national carrier’s new partnership with Emirates and in particular its Dubai hub. Read more
6-yr-old Emanuel student graduates from HIPPY La Perouse Aboriginal Program
November 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Gideon Pozniak, a six-yr-old pupil at Sydney’s Emanuel School, graduated this week from HIPPY (Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters), a two-year educational program run by the La Perouse Aboriginal community. Read more
Waks submits to the Royal Commission
November 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Alleged victim of sexual abuse at a Melbourne Yeshiva school Manny Waks has made a submission to the Royal Commission into institutional child abuse. Read more
Board of Deputies takes to the road
November 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Orange, Lithgow and Bathurst will be exposed to a range of presentations on Jewish issues, Israel, Gaza and the Holocaust next week when the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies undertakes its annual bridge-building tour to regional New South Wales. Read more
ECAJ details its sex abuse policy
November 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has met with religious leaders to discuss sexual abuse and how to deal with it. Read more
