New Exhibition at Yad Vashem
Traveling to Israel? Already there? Yad Vashem is launching a new exhibition to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Chabad opens in Queenstown
A new Chabad House has opened in Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand…and has had a successful debut Shabbat.
Israeli IT at work in Australia
ClickSoftware , the Tel Aviv-based world-leading provider of automated workforce management and optimisation solutions for the service industry, today announced that KinCare, one of Australia’s leading providers of in-home and nursing care services, will be implementing ClickSoftware Cloud. Read more
The Promise – ECAJ complains to SBS
Peter Wertheim, the executive director of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written a formal complaint to the SBS Ombudsman following the screening of The Promise, a drama series portraying both the contemporary Israel/Palestine conflict and the situation during the British mandate prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Wertheim’s analysis is extremely thorough… Read more
Anyone from Safed?
Israeli architect Nili Portugali is making a documentary about the Israeli city of Safed and is looking for anyone who may be able to contribute to her project. Read more
Ray Ginsburg – Eulogy
Victoria Nadel, the President of The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia NSW Division delivered a eulogy at the funeral of Ray Ginsburg who passed aaway this week at the age of 103. Read more
Chanukiah lights up Brisbane
A six metre tall menorah was lit in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall this week. Read more
Jewish College Aboriginal resident becomes a doctor
Dr Josef McDonald, a member of the Awabakal tribe, graduated from the University of NSW as a doctor the 16th December…the 3rd graduate of the Shalom Gamarada Scholarship Program. Read more
The story of the Dreidel
The Chanukah festival has three central motifs – light, miracles, bravery – which are expressed through the spinning of the dreidel. But how did this spinning top – a game so beloved by children and, let’s admit, by adults as well – become one of the main symbols of Chanukah?…writes Itzik Peleg. Read more
Jewish Radio Off the Air
Multicultural broadcaster SBS Radio has taken 17 language programs off the air during the summer break…including Ivrit and Yiddish. Read more
Monte says ‘thank you” and receives an award
Sydney’s Sir Moses Montefiore Home has hosted its volunteers on a harbour cruise to thank them for their work in 2011. Read more
From Masada, Emanuel and Kesser Torah with Pride
Sydney’s Masada College, Emanuel School and Kesser Torah College have announced the highlights of their students’ successes in the HSC. Read more
A Broken Promise
West Australian Labor senator Glenn Sterle has written to SBS questioning the multicultural channel’s decision to screen “The Promise”… a drama series focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more
NSW Greens and BDS
The NSW Greens have reviewed their involvement in the BDS declaring there is a “diversity of views”. Read more
Nursing Scholarships for Jewish Care
Two of Melbourne Jewish Care’s Registered Nurses have been awarded prestigious Aged Care Nursing Scholarships, administered by The Royal College of Nursing Australia. Read more
UIA and Hagshama share premiere
Hagshama Sydney and UIA Young Leadership recently hosted 80 young adults at the Arthouse Hotel on Monday, 21st of November for the special premiere screening of the movie “Leah” produced by Daniel Remer. Read more
B’nai B’rith Concert
The B’nai Brith Fellowship Group’s monthly concert was held at the King David’s Rebecca Magid Centre recently…writes Deidre Wainrit. Read more
European-funded Breaking the Silence Alienates Israelis
From November 13-16, Hebrew University sponsored a conference on “The Potential Role of Transitional Justice in Ongoing Conflict”…write Anne Hertzberg and Naftali Balanson. Read more
Israeli Academic on the Survival of Maori and Pasifika languages
World-renowned linguist Professor Bernard Spolsky will be keynote speaker at an upcoming symposium ‘Building a multilingual society: creating habitats for language survival’, focusing on the survival of Māori and Pasifika languages. Read more
Rabbis and Family Violence
The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence together with The Rabbinical Council of Victoria has launched a book…the ground breaking publication, “WILL MY RABBI BELIEVE ME? Will He Understand?” – Responding to Disclosures of Family Violence in a Rabbinic Context. Read more
ECAJ Responds to Rhiannon
Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon has issued a statement calling on the Israeli government “to immediately release Michael Coleman”, an Australian member of the Freedom Waves to Gaza Flotilla, who has been arrested by the Israeli Defence Force…a statement that has met with a sharp response from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Australian Friends of Israel to be launched in Melbourne
The Zionist Council of Victoria (ZCV), together with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) will proudly support the launch of the grassroots group Australian Friends of Israel (AFI) this month with an inaugural event on November 16 at the Beth Weizmann Community Centre. Read more
Packaged Care
Jewish Care Victoria was recently selected to deliver a new type of Community Aged Care package known as Consumer Directed Care packages. Read more
Jewish Film Festivals
Check here for the full program for both the Melbourne and Sydney Jewish Film Festivals… Read more
Shechita continuity assured in Australia…
Dr Danny Lamm, the president of the The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written to the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to thank him for the Government decision to maintain Shechita in Australia. Read more
New Teacher for The Emanuel School
Martin Yafe’s arrival at Emanuel School represents the latest phase of the Jewish and Hebrew Department’s vision for the School where they are working with students beyond the classroom, enhancing their Jewish experiential education. Read more
Training the Body as Well as the Mind
Sydney’s The Emanuel School is in the middle of a two week Healthathon for primary students which will run until November 4. Read more
New Exhibition at the Sydney Museum
Thea Weiss has opened a new exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum….a tribute to Lotte Weiss, a Holocaust survivor and a volunteer guide at the museum. Read more
Queensland Maccabi Community Wants You
In 2012, Maccabi Australia’s Junior Carnival will celebrate its 30th anniversary….writes Lisa Borowick. Read more
Former Ha’aretz Editor to Speak in Australia
The New Israel Fund’s Australian branch has confirmed it is bringing former Haaretz Editor-in-Chief David Landau to Australia on a speaking tour next month. Read more
