Seen at the Hendlers supporting JNF 2014
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Seen at the Triguboffs supporting JNF 2014
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More JNF functions
The Triguboff and Hendler families hosted JNF events in Sydney. Were you at one? Check the galleries…. Read more
Rabin remembered
More than 200 people attended an event honouring the life and memory of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Read more
A fair go at Moriah
Gift of Life volunteers and donors at Sydney’s Moriah College Fair have learned that a donation made at the same venue last year has proved positive and that a life-saving match had been found. Read more
Russian speaking Limmud Australia bound
An American Jewish astronaut who learned to speak Russian while training with cosmonauts walks into a lecture hall filled with Russian-American Jews. No, it’s not a priest-and-rabbi-style joke, but a real-life event that exemplifies the spirit of the Limmud FSU (former Soviet Union) educational conferences. Read more
Labor MP’s support of BDS an embarrassment…write Peter Wertheim and Alex Ryvchin
Perhaps it was the pig’s head placed in the kosher section of a Johannesburg Woolworths by anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) “activists” last week. Read more
Refugee protection – B’nai B’rith has its say
B’nai B’rith Australia / NZ is deeply disturbed by the deterioration in the level of commitment of the Australian Government to protection of refugees and asylum seekers. Read more
Israel’s homeland security industry goes global
Years of elevated terror threats have led many governments to increase their investments in homeland security measures. Read more
Rivlin and Netanyahu reaffirm Jerusalem as capital
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has received Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the President’s Residence for a private meeting and was updated following the Prime Minister’s return from the United States and reaffirmed their position regarding Jerusalem. Read more
Yom Kippur may be a listed UN holy day next year
The holiest day on the Jewish calendar isn’t among the 10 holiest days on the United Nations calendar. But Israel and many other countries hope that changes by the time next year’s Day of Atonement arrives. Read more
A Yom Kippur Message
Rabbi Shlomo Meir Kluwgant, the president of the Organisation of Rabbis of Australia sends a Yom Kippur message…. Read more
Rare find now on show
Visiting or living in Israel? A rare cache of Byzantine-era antiquities discovered in 2013, including the largest gold medallion with Judaic symbols known in existence, are on public display for the first time in a focused exhibition at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Read more
New Year message from President Rivlin
Reuven Rivlin, the president of Israel, sends his message for the Jewish New Year… Read more
Victor Dominello says Shana Tova
Victor Dominello, NSW State Minister for Citizenship and Communities, sends New Year greetings…
A New Year’s Message from John Robertson
Leader of the Opposition in the NSW Parliament John Robertson has sent a New Year’s message to the community… Read more
A video Rosh Hashanah message from Bibi Netanyahu
Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has sent a message on video to world wide Jewry… Read more
L’Shana Tova from Mike Baird
The Premier of New South Wales has a Rosh Hashanah message for the Jewish community… Read more
L’Shana Tova from Malcolm Turnbull
Federal MP for Wentworth Malcom Turnbull send greetings for the Jewish New Year.. Read more
Triathletes in World Championships
The World Masters Triathlon championships were held recently in Canada and three Australian Maccabi Master Triathletes competed in the championships. Read more
Rosh Hashanah greetings from the ECAJ
President of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry Robert Goot has sent a special Rosh Hashanah greeting to J-Wire readers… Read more
Israel’s campaign to restore tourism figures
With figures of inbound tourists dropping over 30%, Israel’s Tourism Minister has announced marketing strategies to help reverse the trend. Read more
Youth in Philanthropy
Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College students have learnt about community needs and making decisions about granting money when there are competing priorities, when they took part in the Youth in Philanthropy program of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. Read more
The anatomy of a cease-fire…writes Dmitriy Shapiro
After at least 11 failed attempts at achieving a lasting cease-fire between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel, negotiators in Cairo on Tuesday announced that they reached an indefinite cease-fire deal. Read more
Change at the top for the NCJWA in Melbourne
Shirley Glance has been elected unopposed president of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (Vic) . Read more
Sydney Jewish Choir performs at festival
The Sydney Jewish Choral Society (SJCS) has performed at the Blackheath Choir Festival in the Blue Mountains. Read more
ECAJ asks for balance
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has asked the Save the Children Fund to introduce balance to their current campaign seeking support for Gaza’s young. Read more
Israeli Film Festival Giveaways
The 2014 AICE Fil Festival will open in Sydney tonight. J-Wire has 10 double passes to give away. With pro-Palestinian protesters threatening to defy the NSW police who would not permit a protest, now is the time to show your support for Israel by attending this important event…winner or not. Read more
Pro-Israel rally on Shabbat
A rally showing solidarity with Israel was held in the New Zealand city of Hastings on Saturday…by Christian supporters of the Jewish State. Read more
The whole truth…
Dr Toby Haggith, is the Senior Curator of the Department of Research at London’s Imperial War Museums and restoration director of the German Concentration Camps Factual Survey…a documentary featuring the original work of wartime film cameramen who produced irrefutable evidence of the horrors of the Holocaust being shown in Sydney this week. Read more
