It just gets better
September 12, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Iconic legal advocate Professor Alan Dershowitz will be joined in dialogue at next month’s Sydney public meeting by the Sydney Morning Herald’s Political Editor, Peter Hartcher. Read more
Dreyfus appointed Cabinet Secretary
September 11, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Mark Dreyfus, the Federal Labour M.P. for the Melbourne seat of Isaacs, has been a appointed Cabinet Secretary in Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s new government. Read more
Aliyah – largest number in 30 years
September 7, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Figures released this week by the Jewish Agency reveal the highest number of Australians making Aliyah to Israel in thirty years. Read more
Rabbi Goldstein reports from Christchurch
September 5, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire received the report from Christchurch Chabad Rabbi Mendel Goldstein. He has no idea about of the condition of the Shule…. Read more
Big week at Emanuel
August 27, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Fathers and grandfathers converged on Sydney’s Emanuel Scool this morning for a special Fathers’ Day breakfast…with gifts from underdeveloped countries. Read more
Foreign Minister Smith supports latest M-E peace initiative
August 24, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today that Australia warmly welcomes the decision by Israel and the Palestinians to re-launch direct peace negotiations. Read more
Simon Crean firms up commitment to Holocaust studies.
August 18, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Simon Crean, the Federal Minister for Education, has firmed up an oral commitment to mandatory Holocaust studies in Australian schools. Read more
New alias for Austen Tayshus
August 15, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Sandy Gutman aka Austen Tayshus and now also known as Moses “Turkey Slap” Washington has recorded a new song for Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Read more
Shir Madness Sunday
August 13, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
It’s not often that hip-hop and Chassidism are used in the same sentence. But for avante-garde Daniel Weltlinger Trio, merging the two has become their mantra…watch and listen..and to 39 other musical acts at Sydney’s first Jewish Music Festival on Sunday. Read more
Aboriginal Art Exhibition in Israel
August 4, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Embassy in Israel has organised a special exhibition of Aboriginal art…”Ancient Lands” – Australian Indigenous Art in Israel. Read more
1 million federal dollars for inter-faith education
August 3, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Together For Humanity, a Jewish, Christian and Muslim based initiative launch the national roll-out of a benchmark educational initiative to support teachers in fostering understanding, mutual respect and acceptance amongst students from different backgrounds and faiths. Read more
Leibler and the Claims: Goot responds
July 18, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Robert Goot, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and a director of the Claims Conference has responded to an article written by Jerusalem-based Isi Leibler…”Scandals at the Claims Conference”.
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Warsaw Ghetto Poetry now Online
July 16, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Los Angeles-based Dr Sarah Traister Moskovitz has translated the poetry written in Yiddish by Jews trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto into English…and now on line thanks to the web site developed by her son in Wellington. Read more
Hineni youth loses battle for life
July 12, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Teenager Ashley Levi spent most of the last eighteen months fighting for his life in hospital suffering from spinal injuries following a fall at a Hineni camp. He passed away today. Read more
Image on Loewenstein’s web site cause for complaint
July 12, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
An informal complaint has been made to the Australian Human Rights Commission by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry following the publication of an image on Antony Loewenstein’s web site. Read more
ABC covers the St Ives Eruv
July 12, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
As Jewish families sat down to Shabbat dinner on Friday evening, the ABC’s Stateline program featured the raging debate over the establishment of an Eruv in the Sydney suburb of St Ives. Read more
Rabbi Michoel Gourarie’s Weekly Message
July 2, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
SAFE TRAVELS Read more
JNF Annual Conference
July 2, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
All Australian states were represented at this year’s Jewish National Fund’s annual conference in Melbourne at which some important milestones and awards were made. Read more
UIA Yakir award to Finger and Roth
July 1, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Australian United Israel Appeal Life Presidents Stanley Roth and Harold Finger have been presented with the prestigious Yakir Award. Read more
Not enough, Minister
June 28, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has criticised Foreign Minister Stephen Smith for not matching some of his overseas counterparts in condemning Hams for the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit…now entering his fifth year of captivity. Read more
Friends of Hebron hold festival in Sydney
June 28, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Leichardt Town Hall was the venue over the weekend for the Friends of Hebron’s Festival of Friendship Read more
Last word for Gilad from the Foreign Minister
June 25, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has called for the immediate release of Giad Shalit, the Israeli soldier for whom today marks the fourth anniversary of his capture by Hamas and of his time in captivity in Gaza. Read more
Young adults on Israeli program
June 25, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
More than eighty young Australians have arrived in Israel to participate in the Taglit-Birthright program. Read more
Congratulations to Julia Gillard from AIJAC and the ECAJ
June 24, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish community leaders have sent congratulations to Julia Gillard, Australia’s new Prime Minister.
A Common Cause
June 23, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire applauds The Australian Jewish News for initiating a world-wide petition to be sent to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in an effort to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Friday will mark the end of his fourth year as a captive in Hamas-controlled Gaza. J-Wire urges its readers to print out this page and participate in the campaign. Read more
ECAJ director appointed to Multi-Cultural Advisory Council
June 23, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Peter Wertheim, the Executive Director of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has been appointed to the Australian Multicultural Advisory Council. Read more
Waiting for Michael
June 22, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
An invitation by The Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Robert Goot to columnist Michael Carlton to discuss face to face email exchanges between them on the topic of content recently published in the Sydney Morning Herald remains to be responded to. Read more
Hakoah and White City – The Deal is Done
June 22, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Hakoah members have woken up today to the news that the Club has secured the White City tennis centre site…and an opportunity to make it a huge jewel in Sydney’s Jewish community’s crown. Read more
Kosher butcher publishes meat recall
June 20, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
A Melbourne Kosher butcher has published an ad in Saturday’s Herald Sun alerting consumers to a possible Latex contamination in one of their products. Read more
Lunch with Professor Inbar
June 18, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Professor Efraim Inbar is a professor of political studies at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University and is considered to be the foremost strategic analyst in Israel. He spoke yesterday to members of Sydney’s media
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