Feintooner cartoon
An amalgamated composite of multiple stories from last week…from Feintooner. Read more
AAJS 2017 Conference
The 29th Australian Association for Jewish Studies Conference is to be held on the 12-13 February at Sydney’s Jewish Museum. Read more
Strength to Strength – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
‘Strength to Survive’, recounts the stories of Melbourne Holocaust survivors who did whatever they could to escape the atrocities surrounding them. Read more
It’s Our Duty to Tackle Family Violence…writes Bill Appleby
Jewish Care Victoria believes that a healthy, relevant, democratic community needs everyone to engage in the strategic decision-making process of its communal organisations. Read more
NZ, Israel & UNSC Resolutions 242 and 2334
I wonder just how well thought out UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (UNSC2334) was…writes John McCormick. Read more
Moving the Australian Embassy in Israel
Last week Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott proclaimed something that he never called for as PM. He stated that Australia should move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Read more
Analysis: Are the Israeli settlements legal under international law?
Rachel Avraham explains the history behind why Israeli communities exist in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, why the world is opposed to it and why Israel is passionately standing behind their position. Read more
An open letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand Bill English
Open letter to the prime minister of New Zealand, Edward English Read more
Hawkes Bay Friends of Israel condemn McCully and UNSC settlement vote
As Chairman I John McCormick condemn Murray McCully for promoting and supporting by vote the UN SC resolution calling on Israel to stop building settlements in the West bank. Read more
The Council of Christians and Jews, NSW and Rabbi Apple’s “New Testament People. A Rabbi’s Notes”.
Rabbi Raymond Apple’s great desire is for his new book to advance the cause of mutual respect between Christians and Jews. Read more
Rehabilitation and celebration: Haifa slowly comes back to life in aftermath of fires
Meir Barzilay was one of the lucky residents of Haifa during Israel’s recent wave of fires…writes Franziska Knupper/JNS.org. Read more
The Trombone Man: Tales of a Misogynist…a book review by Jasmin Albert
Ron J. Hutter has written a provocative, entertaining and thoughtful novel that explores the problem of antisemitism in a very original way. Read more
UK Prime Minister Theresa May adopts official antisemitism definition
United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May announced that her government will officially adopt a working definition of antisemitism, while also saying it is “disgusting” that antisemitic views are found in British politics. Read more
Celebrating Israel – a photo gallery
Did you attend the Celebrating Israel function recently in Sydney? Visit the photo gallery. Read more
An Australian pianist and a New York taxi driver
In 1983 Sydney pianist Sarah Grunstein, who had moved to NY to study at Juilliard, stepped onto the curb on West 57th St. There were 7 empty taxis coming along. She got into the first, an old yellow checker cab… Read more
Wallenberg DVD: 10 giveaways
Melbourne jurist Alan Goldberg passes away
Alan Goldberg an Australian jurist who served as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia,has died in Melbourne. Read more
The first Philistine cemetery after thirty years of excavation
The Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon announces the groundbreaking discovery of the first Philistine cemetery to be found, a crowning achievement of more than thirty years of excavation at the site. Read more
Jewish Care supports NAIDOC week
Generational experiences of alienation, dislocation and persecution are dominant discourses of both the Jewish community and the Indigenous people of Australia. Read more
UIA Yom Ha’azmaut Mission
UIA’s Yom Ha’atzmaut mission to Israel was an unparalleled experience for all its participants. Read more
The Ideation Project
Sydney’s The Shalom Institute is now accepting applications for its second year of its ground-breaking innovation program, The Ideation Project. Read more
Political scorecard
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has asked the Coalition, the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Greens, the Jacqui Lambie Network and the Nick Xenophon Team to answer specific questions of concern to the Australian Jewish community ahead of the July 2 election…a republished story in the interest of those wanting full information for tomorrow’s election. Read more
We have dreams
Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Disability Services clients share their dreams in this moving video. Read more
Hidden for 2,400 years
A hoard of silver coins dating to the Hasmonean period (126 BCE) has been discovered during an archaeological excavation near Modi‘in in Israel. Read more
Google fails to remove neo-Nazi YouTube videos
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) says it is “scandalous” that the world’s largest internet company Google Inc. has failed to remove thousands of neo-Nazi hate videos from its video platform YouTube. Read more
Yom Limmud Sydney
The ever-popular biennial Yom Limmud Sydney will take place on Sunday, July 3, offering a program led by leading international and local presenters. Read more
Sydney loses a jewel
Sydney has lost one of the stalwarts of its community today with Margaret Gutman passing away at the age of 87. Read more
A rare insight into the making of “Shoah”
‘Shoah’ is a gruelling nine-and-a-half-hour-long documentary about the Holocaust, with secretly filmed footage of former Nazi officers and interviews in which survivors relive their experiences of the Holocaust. Read more
Holocaust remembered at Bergen-Belsen
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Dr Dore Gold has addressed a Holocaust Memorial Service at Bergen-Belsen. Read more
Pesach at Kesser Torah
Sydney’s Kesser Torah College has held its own Pesach event…a J-Wire photo gallery Read more
