New Zealand community not laughing at local comic

A New Zealand comedian joined in the criticism of the poor handling of Auckland public transport for the World Rugby tournament by suggesting that the job be given to Addidas – “a nice German company. They should know how to loads thousands on to trains”. Read more

Jew or Not a Jew Apple App withdrawn from sale

An app for the popular iPhone which establishes whether celebrities are Jewish or nor has been withdrawn from sale in France…but is still available in Australia. Read more

BDS hammered in NSW Legislative Council

Only one voice  in the NSW Legislative Council was heard following the debate on a motion condemning BDS…the same voice that declared to the Council  during debate “as an Australian Jew…” Read more

Danby on Durban III

Federal Labor M.P. Michael Danby addressed Parliament yesterday on the Durban III Review conference to be held in New York later this month. Australia will not participate in this conference which instead of combating racism has historically promoted it. Read more

Harry Oscar Triguboff Institute Launched in Jerusalem

Meriton chief Harry Triguboff has inaugurated the Harry Oscar Triguboff Institute in Jerusalem…a project to aid the authentication of immigrants’ religious status. Read more

Look Who’s Writing a movie on Judah Maccabee

With a history of antisemitic outbursts in his wake, Australian movie star Mel Gibson has embarked on a new project…co-writing a movie on the life of Jewish historical hero Judah Maccabee. Read more

Palestine: New Zealand waits for the fine print

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully has met with the Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Minister two weeks out from the U.N. statehood vote. Read more

A Parliamentary Tribute to Sabina Van Der Linden-Wolanski

Luke Foley, Leader of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Council has paid a tribute to Sydney Jewish icon Sabina Van Der Linden-Wolanski who passed away in June. Read more

Fred Nile on BDS

The Christian Democratic Party’s Reverend Fred Nile has addressed the NSW Parliament on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign. Read more

NGO-Monitor v NIF: Here we go again

The Jerusalem-based NGO-Monitor has published a press release detailing a WikiLeaks cable divulging a controversial statement made by the New Israel Fund’s associate director in Israel to U.S. embassy officials. Read more

Cooking in Harmony

Schoolchildren from Jewish dayschool Mount Sinai College donned aprons along with children from Muslim dayschool Arkana College to cook up a feast of traditional  Jewish and Muslim dishes to eat together with overproduction distributed to the needy. Read more

Danby in New York ahead of Palestinian U.N. Vote

Federal Labor member Michael Danby will participate in talks with other Jewish lawmakers from around the world to discuss the repercussions this month’s vote for Palestinian statehood could have on Israel…and the world-wide Jewish community. Read more

Yeshivah Sexual Abuse – man arrested

A man has been arrested in connection with the child abuse investigation relating to the Melbourne Yeshivah. Read more

Scholar’s Visit to Australia Thwarted by Australian Consular Staff

Vote for the Dead Sea

In a new world-wide venture, votes are being called for to elect the New 7 Wonders of Nature…and a call is out to cast a vote for one of the nominees, the Dead Sea. Read more

Documentary in the Making…and it Needs Your Help

Two highly-respected members of the Australian film industry have joined forces to produce a documentary on how Lithuania is rewriting the history of the Holocaust.
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T-A Murder update – victim may not be Australian

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra has confirmed that a 45-yr-old man from Melbourne is being held in custody following the murder of a woman in a room at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv. Read more

Australian Woman Stabbed to Death in Tel Aviv

An Australian woman has been found fatally stabbed in a room in Tel Aviv’s Dan Panorama hotel. Read more

Chocolate for Two

Michael Danby MP, Federal Member for Melbourne Ports and Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan drank hot chocolate together at the BDS targeted Max Brenner Chocolate Shop in Brisbane’s South Bank yesterday. Read more

Riding out the Storm

Sydneysider Michael Benjamin has lived in New York for 10 years. He reports on making acquaintance with Hurricane Irene… Read more

Brisbane BDS demo a fizzler

It was Brisbane’s turn yesterday to face the fury of the pro-BDS campaign against the Max Brenner Chocolate shops – but the 40 protesters found themselves herded by 30 police into a prepared enclosure well away from the popular store.
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Supporting Victims of Male Sex Abuse

One in six males will experience sexual abuse before they are 18. The Brisbane Jewish community will hear how it can offer support to victims. Read more

Rabbi Yosef Feldman Back as President

The Australian Jewish News has apologised for any “unnecessary distress caused”  to those of the opinion that remarks made by the President of the Rabbinical Council of NSW Rabbi Yosef Feldman on the subject of child abuse published on July 29 were sensationalised. Rabbi Feldman, who stood aside after the paper called for his resignation, has resumed his position as president. The AJN stands by the content of its story. Read more

Ambassador to attend Kaddish Concert

Australia’s ambassador to Israel, Andrea Faulkner, will attend a special performance of Lawrence Siegel’s “Kaddish – I am Here” at Yad Vashem next month. Invitations to to the public are confined to Holocaust survivors. Read more

North Shore Eruv heading for Land and Environment Court

A packed meeting of Sydney’s Ku-Ring-Gai Council last night witnessed two motions needed to establish an Eruv in St. Ives defeated. Read more

Mixed Motions in the Senate

Senator Ron Boswell has issued a statement announcing that Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown “in an attempt to defend, the indefensible the boycott and persecution of Max Brenner Chocolate stores, moved a motion in the Senate that:-the Senate- upholds the democratic principle that consumers should be free to buy or not buy goods based on personal ethics.” Read more

Australia pulls out of Durban 3

Australia has joined in deciding today not to attend the Durban 3 Conference to be held in New York next month. Read more

Australian Multicultural Council Launched

Peter Wertheim, the executive director of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, was in Canberra today for the launch of the Australian Multicultural Council of which he is a member. The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard was the keynote speaker. Read more

Brenner Protest in Newtown

The latest Max Brenner chocolate store to be targeted by pro-BDS protesters was hit yesterday in the Sydney inner suburb of Newtown…with new customers effectively barred from entry. Read more

Bulldogs President at Chabad

David Smorgon, the president of  AFL side  Western Bulldogs David Smorgon was the guest speaker at a  Chabad of Melbourne CBD’s Guest Speakers Lunch and Learn Session. Read more

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