Danby adds his voice
January 15, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The chairperson of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians has condemned the antisemitic slogans which greeted the leader if Hamas when he visited Tunisia last week.
Limmud-Oz Report Card
January 15, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
With Sydney and Melbourne gearing up for another exciting year of Limmud-Oz events, a recent study conducted by Limmud International shows that Limmud has a significant and very positive impact on the Jewish identity and involvement of participants. Read more
A Sportsman’s Guide to the Torah
January 13, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Dr Antony Rebuck is a well-known medical researcher….but when he is not writing about medicine Tony becomes Shlomo ben Yitzhak HaLevi…a sports-mad member of the orthodox community who has just published a book titled “A Sportsman’s Guide to the Torah”. Read more
Australian UK Israel Leadership Dialogue launched
January 12, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The inaugural UK Australia Israel Leadership Dialogue has been held in Jerusalem. Read more
Festival “not acceptable”
January 9, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The leader of the Queensland Jewish community has voiced his disapproval of a neo-Nazi music festival scheduled to be held in Brisbane in April. Read more
Opportunity knocks in Jerusalem
January 6, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The PresenTense 6th Global Summer Institute in Jerusalem is looking for the best and the brightest Jewish social entrepreneurs who are passionate about one thing, changing the world….and Australia is in its sights. Read more
Early opening for Chabad House Auckland
January 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A new Chabad House in Auckland has been opened ahead of schedule to meet heavy demand from Israeli backpackers and Jewish travelers. Read more
NSW politician visits Armenian Holocaust Memorial
January 4, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A NSW State Labor MP has visited the Holocaust Memorial in Armenia. Read more
Wellington loses Holocaust educator
January 3, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Wellington Jewish community has lost one of its tireless workers in the field of Holocaust education…Hanka Pressburg. Read more
Haredi attack on child – Australian Progressive movement takes action
January 3, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Union for Progressive Judaism has written to Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu expressing their concern over the recent public behaviour demonstrated by members of Israel’s Haredi community. Read more
Danby adds his voice to massacre of Christians
December 31, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MO Michael Danby has added his voice to the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians statement condemning the massacre of Christians in Nigeria on Christmas Day. Read more
Israeli schools to twin with Australia
December 28, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish Agency has launched a new scheme which will see Israeli schools twin with Jewish day schools around the world…including Australia. Read more
New deal for eligible Holocaust survivors
December 28, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Following negotiations between the Claims Conference and the German government, the Hardship Fund has experienced changes rersluting in thousand of Jewish Holocaust victims around the world becoming eligible to receive one time payments. Read more
Chanukah – Sydney and Melbourne
December 28, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
In Sydney, a giant Menorah is lit in Martin Place…and in Melbourne the Chanukah spirit was shared among other faiths… Read more
Pig’s Head in Bellevue Hill
December 26, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
A pig’s head, a traditional Eastern European sign of antisemitism, has been found in a tree outside a small exclusive block of flats in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill. Read more
Turkish Ambassador Speaks on Israel and Turkey
December 25, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The Ambassador of Turkey to Australia, His Excellency Oguz Ozge, has addressed The Capital Jewish Forum in Melbourne on “Israel and Turkey”. Read more
The first public Menorah lit in the World
December 21, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Chanukah Down Under…and Westfield Bondi Junction hosts the first Menorah lighting in the world. Read more
Award for Our Big Kitchen
December 21, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
For the second year in a row, Yeshiva’s Our Big Kitchen at Bondi was awarded the National Community Service Award by the Restaurant and Catering Association. Read more
Community leader dies at 103
December 21, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Ray Ginsburg, a former president of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia has passed away at the age of 103. Read more
Chanukah Greetings from Victor Dominello
December 20, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello, has sent a Chanukah message to the Jewish community. Read more
Australia’s 2011 U.N. Israel-Palestine Report Card
December 19, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has released a statement on Australia’s activities within the U.N. with regard to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Read more
Mums helping Mums
December 19, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
24 volunteers are currently serving 24 mothers from 15 countries in The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia MUM for MUM program. Read more
Young Kiwis to experience Israel
December 19, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
A new international initiative allowing young New Zealanders the opportunity to stay for an extended period in Israel has been established. Read more
Bias by Omission
December 13, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has complained to ABC-TV on their report on an Australian citizen found guilty in Israel of working for Hamas.
Zentai not off the hook
December 9, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor has been granted leave to appeal the decision made in Federal Court last year overturning a decision to extradite 90-yr-old Charles Zentai…wanted in Hungary to face questioning on the death of an 18-yr-old Jewish youth in Budapest in 1944. Read more
Chanukah Centres
December 9, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
A directive has gone out to rabbis Australia-wide advising that Westfield shopping centres throughout the country will co-operate in bringing Chanukah to the malls. Read more
No Peace for Max Brenner
December 9, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
A group advocating “justice and peace in Palestine” is planning yet another protest outside the Max Brenner chocolate shop in Newtown…and plan to sing pro-Palestinian parodies of popular Christmas carols. Read more
Zentai – no extradition attempt from the government today
December 9, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Newspaper reports that the High Court in Canberra would hear a plea today from the Government for the extradition of Charles Zentai, a 90-yr-old Perth resident wanted by the Hungarian authorities for questioning over the death of an 18-yr-old Peter Balazs in Budapest in 1944 are not true according to Zentai’s son. Read more
Back to School
December 8, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Moriah College has dumped its policy of having the school run by a CEO and is now on the hunt for a new principal. Read more
Hagshama’s Bucket Room
December 7, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Hagshama Sydney has spiced up Bondi Beach with over 150 young adults descending on BB’s bar at Bondi Beach for an evening of ethnic grooves and salsa moves. Read more
