Mental Health Literary Award

Noted author and  Australian Financial Review  health columnist Jill Margo has won a National Mental Health Media Award for a series of articles investigating the mental health difficulties child abuse victims face later in adulthood. Read more

Munich survivor addresses Chabad in Melbourne

Chabad of Melbourne CBD has hosted Dan Alon who told the story of how he survived the Munich massacre during the Olympic games of 1972. Read more

Jewish House Golf Day

More than 150 golfers teed off at Sydney’s Bonnie Doon Golf Club competing in the Jewish House Annual Golf Day competition. Read more

New Book on William Cooper

A new book has been written about William Cooper, the Aboriginal who lead a march to the German Consulate to protest Kristellnacht in 1938…one of the few recorded protests world-wide. Read more

Solomon joins Friendship Circle

Olympian Steven Solomon recently walked the walk at “The Friendship Walk” helping to raise funds for Friendship Circle program. Read more

Cooking for the Chagim

Ten lucky mothers recently attended   Our Big Kitchen for a private cooking demonstration led by Chef John Mulligan of L’amor Catering who offered them exciting and refreshing new ideas for their Rosh Ha’shana dinner. Read more

An insight into Child Sexual Abuse and the Media

A Melbourne journalist has spoken at a forum focusing on the topic “Airing our Dirty Laundry: Child Sexual Abuse in the Media”. Read more

Changes at AUJS

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has elected Andrew Goldberg its new national President and Executive. Read more

Rewriting History

“Rewriting History”, a documentary made by an Australian production company on the policy relating to the Holocaust of the current Lithuanian government will be show on SBS this evening. Read more

BDS motion sparks strong reaction

A motion in parliament condemning boycotts divestment and sanctions put forward by Liberal MP Arthur Sinodnos, created problems for the Government when they sided with Greens to oppose it. Read more

Jewish Day Schools hit by O’Farrell cuts

The O’Farrell Government’s unprecedented $1.7 billion cut to the education system will undermine Jewish day schools NSW Labor John Robertson said today. Read more

Ambassador at the plenum

More than 200 people packed Sydney’s Sephardi Synagogue last night to listen to Israeli Ambassador Yuval Rotem address the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies monthly plenum. Read more

Helping the helpers

Twelve families joined forces recently to launch JEMs Kidz Kare at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more

Bringing Australian theatre to the Big Apple

Sydneysider Matt Foster of “Shmux in Tux” Kosher Theatre Sports fame, and his wife, Kate have established a new theatre production company in New York. Read more

Someone to talk to…

Australian and New Zealand Holocaust survivors still dealing with restitution claims have a new contact point at the Claims Conference. Read more

Not a happy AFL rabbi

Melbourne’s Rabbi Glasman’s supplications for a Collingwood victory on Shabbat went unanswered… Read more

Hatikvah in London

Noam Gershony won the 2012  GIO Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open. He has captured the Gold Medal at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Read more

Greens Punished for their support of fringe issues including BDS

NSW voters “thumped and punished” the Greens in the weekend NSW local government elections for their support for their support of fringe issues like the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) which attempted to de-legitimise the State of Israel. Read more

Human Rights Award in memory of Wallenberg

Premier Barry O’Farrell has announced the establishment of an annual NSW Human Rights Award, to recognise an individual’s extraordinary efforts in the human rights arena. Read more

Sofitel chefs at Our Big Kitchen

Our Big Kitchen, JEMS and the prestigious Sofitel Hotel Group have linked up at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen  to cook for Rosh Hashana. Read more

F.R.E.E. Soup Kitchen Launched

Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe (F.R.E.E.) have launched a mobile soup kitchen in Sydney. Read more

Rambam in the House

MLA Walt Secord has told the NSW Parliament of his AIJAC/Rambam experience. Read more

Carr meets Morsi

Australia’s Foreign Minister has met with Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi and the country’s Foreign Minister Amr in Cairo. Read more

Church Minister to recite the Lord’s Prayer in regional Victorian Parliament

Martin Pakula, the State Labor member for Victorian Western Metropolitan has criticised a government decision to invite a local Anglican minister to recite the Lord’s Prayer when Parliament meets in Bendigo later this week. Read more

Insulin for the Islands

The Israeli Government has handed over supplies for diabetics living in the Cook Islands. Read more

Riding for Israel

Melbourne’s Rabbi Ian Goodhardt has presented a cheque representing funds raised in a bike ride in aid of the Keeren Malki Foundation and UIA. Read more

March of the Living plans for 2013

March of the Living Australia has announced details of the Adult delegation to March of the Living 2013. Read more

Anti-Semitic remark at Council Meeting

A throwaway line at a council meeting in Sydney has sparked a major outcry. Read more

Israeli clown doctor in Sydney

Sydney has an extra reason to smile this week, with a visit by an Israeli clown therapist. Read more

Kadimah going from strength to strength

As Wellington’s only Jewish days school prepares to shut its doors, Auckland’s Kadimah School reports an upturn in numbers. Read more

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