Controversial play in Sydney drama final
March 3, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The controversial play “Seven Jewish Children” which spans Israel’s history from the Holocaust to the 2008/9 Gaza War seen from the perspective of children is one of twelve finalists in this year’s Sydney’s Short+Sweet drama festival. Read more
Dayenu makes it a decade
February 28, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Dayenu had no problem selecting a theme for this year’s Mardi Gras…it was their 10th anniversary. Read more
Government White Paper on counter-terrorism gets ECAJ tick
February 23, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Robert Goot, has welcomed the Australian government’s latest white paper on counter-terrorism. Read more
Israeli-born artist and Maitland Cemetery
February 22, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Hanna Kay’s paintings of the Jewish cemetery in Maitland are currently being exhibited in Moree before being shown in Melbourne next month. Read more
Around the Kosher world
February 22, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Last week Egypt and Venezuela, this week Hungary and India…Sydney’s Great Synagogue explores the world of Jewish food. Read more
Westfield meets forecast
February 17, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Westfield chiefs, Steven and Peter and Lowy havee announced the company has achieved its forecast in results released today. Read more
Learning to grow old
February 17, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The Burger Centre held a seminar on ‘Ageing and how to delay it’ in their Randwick centre in Sydney. Read more
Alhadeff talks about Mandela
February 16, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Vic Alhadeff was the Chief Sub-Editor of the Cape Times when Nelson Mandela was freed from prison twenty years ago yesterday. Read more
Katherine Schweitzer – wheelie bin wiped clean of prints
February 15, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
A coroner’s inquest into the 2006 murder of Hungarian-born Katherine Sweitzer has heard that the wheelie bin in which her body was found had been wiped clean of fingerprints. Read more
Laurie Ferguson talks to Canberra Jewish group
February 12, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services Parliamentary Secretary Laurie Ferguson spoke to the Capital Jewish Forum in Parliament House this week. Read more
Cherny invites Lamm to join the NIF Board
February 11, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Nathan Cherny responds to Zionist Council of Victoria’s president Danny Lamm in the latest bout over the cancellation of NIF president Naomi Chazan’s visit to Australia. Read more
Prayers for Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran
February 11, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence participated in an Inter-faith prayer gathering at Parliament House in Sydney for the seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran. Read more
Zentai seeks funds
February 11, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
88-yr-0ld Charles Zentai, facing extradition to Hungary to be questioned over the 1944 murder of Jewish youth Peter Balazs, is seeking funds to cover his legal costs. Read more
The NIF: Gerald Steinberg adds his voice
February 10, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Gerald Steinberg is currently visiting Australia. The Chairman of the Political Studies Department at the Bar Ilan University in Israel writes on the New Israel Fund and its connections to the NGOs alleged to have furnished a reported 92% of the data used in the Goldstone Report. Read more
New Israel Fund: Danny Lamm responds to Nathan Cherny
February 10, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The President of the Zionist Council of Victoria, Danny Lamm, withdrew its sponsorship of a meeting in Melbourne at which NIF head Naomi Chazan was due to speak. His position was criticised by Melbourne-born Israeli Nathan Cherny. Danny Lamm responds… Read more
Naomi Chazan, the NIF and the ZCV
February 8, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Nathan Cherny is a Melbourne-born oncologist who lives in Jerusalem. He has responded to Danny Lamm, President of the Zionist Council of Victoria which withdrew from a public meeting at which Naomi Chazan, president of the NIF, was due to speak on the weekend. Read more
Sacha Baron-Cohen may marry Australian actress this month
February 8, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Friends of English actor Sacha Baron-Cohen have been told to keep February 26 clear according to an Irish news service. Read more
Aussie and Kiwi Kosher wines on show in New York
February 5, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Australian and New Zealand Kosher wines were featured at the 2010 Kosher Restaurant and Wine Experience in New York. Read more
Strong reaction to Arab League’s consideration of Australia’s pro-Israel stance
February 3, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish leaders have reacted strongly to reports in “The Australian” that the Arab League “would take Australia’s pro-Israel position into account” in exercising their 22 votes for the election of a seat on the UN Security Council. Read more
Australia, Israel and the UN – the ECAJ says ‘thank you’
February 2, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has shown its gratitude to the Federal Government for the role Australia played in securing Israel’s admission to JUSCANZ. Read more
Auschwitz liberation remembered 65 years on – Melbourne
January 28, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Liberators met the liberated at Melbourne’s Elwood Shule’s Karafka Hall. Read more
A survivor becomes ambassador for the day
January 26, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Richard Rozens, a Holocaust survivor, spent his Australia Day as a special Ambassador to the tiny town of Girgarre 190kms north of Melbourne. Read more
Peer’s Open over – Aussie Junior’s begins
January 23, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer has been bundled out of the Australia Women’s Open in Melbourne. Read more
Jordanian Ambassador addresses Canberra Jewish Group
January 22, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Jordanian Ambassador Rajab Sukayri spoke to the Capital Jewish Forum on “The Current Nuclear Dilemma in the Middle East – a Jordanian and Arab Perspective.” Read more
Adelaide-born Israeli captures the Jordan in full flood
January 21, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Paul Steiner from Adelaide took this image of the Jordan river following torrential downpours in Israel. Read more
ECAJ appeals to Australian Jewry to aid Haiti
January 19, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Robert Goot, has called on Jewish Australians to give generously to survivors of the terrible earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12. Read more
Nazi salutes at the Australian Open
January 19, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Israeli tennis star Dudi Sela plays his first round match today in the Australian Open following an opening day marred by a group of youths raising Nazi salutes. Read more
Jewish Aid Australia running Haiti appeal
January 18, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
After two days, Jewish Aid Australia’s campaign to raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake has raised over $10,000. Read more
Paquin up for Golden Globes
January 18, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand actress Anna Paquin has been nominated for a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of a woman who rescued about 2500 Jewish children in WWII. Read more
Jewish House joins homeless association
January 14, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish House has been accepted as a member of Homelessness New South Wales. Read more
