Fay Zwicky: B: July 4, 1933 D: July 2, 2017

Jewish Australian poet Fay Zwicky best known for her work  “Kaddish”, has passed away in Perth two days before her 84th birthday. Read more

Indigenous Friends of Israel

The Indigenous Friends of Israel has been established to counter Bob Carr’s anti-Israel comments and to maintain Australia’s bipartisan support for Israel. Read more

The ECAJ writes to Senator Lisa Singh

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written to Labor Senator Lisa Singh referring to her speech in the Senate last month in which said of her visit to the West Bank “I certainly learnt something of what it is like to be a Palestinian.” Read more

Adass rabbi calls for discussion following principal’s appointment

A senior rabbi in Melbourne’s ultra-orthodox Adass community is calling on every member to  widen consultations on the appointment of Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant as principal of its school. Read more

Penny Wong questioned Palestinian statehood

Labor Senator Penny Wong is Australia’s Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs has been interviewed on ABC radio about NSW Labor proposed motion to recognise Palestine. Read more

Jewish foster carers needed for Jewish children

Every child has a right to a safe, happy and permanent home and usually the best place for them is with their family..but this isn’t always possible. Read more

Labor setting the stage to recognise Palestinian state

The NSW branch of the Labor Party is expected to pass a resolution recognising a Palestinian state at its conference later this month. Read more

Hebrew University names Barry Joseph a Honorary Fellow

Former federal executive director of the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University has been honoured by the institution he worked tirelessly for almost 20 years. Read more

Nominate your Australian Human Rights Champion

Australia is preparing to celebrate our human rights champions for 2017. Read more

South Head to close its doors

Members of Sydney’s South Head Synagogue have been told to collect all their personal effects including Talliths and prayers books by noon tomorrow [Friday] when the administrators will shut down the building. Read more

Claims Conference honoured

The Israeli Knesset has honoured the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for contributions made to the Jewish State to support Holocaust survivors. Read more

Rabbi Milecki ready to mediate

The Rabbinical Council of NSW is extremely concerned about the prospect of threatened closure of the South Head Synagogue in Sydney, the city’s second orthodox community.  Read more

Western Wall decision shocks Australian leader

The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia Dr Danny Lamm has expressed shock at the Israeli Cabinet’s decision to reverse an earlier decision to establish a pluralist prayer space at the Western Wall. Read more

Religious Ramban delegation

An Australian Christian clergy group who recently travelled to Israel on the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affair’s Council’s (AIJAC) Rambam program, has reported back on their trip at an AIJAC luncheon on describing the study tour as surpassing their expectations in exposing them to the complex realities of the Middle East. Read more

South Australia calls for the recognition of the Palestinian state

A dumped Labor backbencher has put a resolution to the South Australian parliament has Canberra to recognise the Palestinian state which was passed in the lower house last week. Read more

Dinner with the PM cancelled following the Western Wall decision

In light of yesterday’s decisions by the Government of Israel suspending egalitarian prayers at the Kotel, the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency for Israel hastened  its entire agenda for the remaining two days of its meetings in Jerusalem, in order to address the ramifications of these decisions. The scheduled dinner with the participation of the Prime Minister has been cancelled. Read more

Show your funny side

2017 Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival (MJCF) expression of interest are now open till June 30 2017. Read more

Off the air…but only temporarily

Melbourne’s Jewish radio J-AIR is to temporarily suspend its live broadcasting from the 5pm on Friday. Read more

NCJWA NSW AGM: Photo gallery

Did you attend the NCJWA NSW’s AGM?  Check out the photo gallery. Read more

The Israeli Film Festival in Wollongong’s special cause

From Wollongong, Chloe Saxby was diagnosed with Vanishing White Matter disease (VWM) a genetic, degenerative, terminal disease that affects mostly children, in 2012 when she was three and a half. Read more

New board for NCJWA NSW

The National Council for Jewish Women of Australia NSW branch has elected a new board at its AGM. Read more

Memories of the Six Day War

Former Coogee Synagogue and Mount Sinai College board member Harry Schnapp has reflected on his involvement in the Six-Day War at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more

Three more awards

Three more awards on the Queen’s Birthday list to members of the Australian Jewish community have been added to those published on Monday, taking the total of twenty-seven. Read more

Getting to know you

Australia’s new ambassador to  Israel Chris Cannan has spent his first day on the job meeting the Director General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. Read more

ZFA response to senator’s speech on the West Bank

Senator Lisa Singh has delivered a speech in the Senate critical of Israel describing her visit to the Palestinian Territories. Read more

Don’t close the door on kids’ singing by censoring Jewish history

Artsplash Co-ordinator Mary Prichard has reinstated three songs from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat into its programme for the September festival in Wellington, using the correct words including “Israel”. Read more

Sir Frank Lowy: the community congratulates him

The Chairman of Westfield Corporation, Mr Frank Lowy AC, said today he was deeply honoured to be appointed a Knight Bachelor by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the Birthday Honours List…and the community’s leaders have expressed have their congratulations. Read more

Moriah students selected for entrepreneurial scholarship to Israel

Six Year 11 students at Sydney’s Moriah College have been selected as the inaugural recipients of a new scholarship comprising an all-expenses-paid week-long trip to Israel to showcase leading Israeli startups and entrepreneurs. Read more

The Gonski Hit List explained

“The Australian” front page article “Gonski hit list: the elite schools set to lose” features a table heading “Private Schools Losing Out” includes four Jewish Day Schools has raised concerns within the community. Read more

Call to Six-Day War volunteers

Volunteers who served in Israel during the Six-Day War are encouraged to attend the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum next week, which will feature the 50^th anniversary of the war. Read more

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