Qatar’s blood-stained World Cup

There was another significant announcement from an Arab capital last week about relations with Israel when Qatar—the wealthy Gulf nation that provides Hamas with financial and political support—confirmed that Israeli citizens would be permitted to attend the FIFA World Cup taking place there in November and December this year. Read more

On the other hand

This week I had a conversation with an Australian tourist who was back in Israel for the first time since the Corona shutdown. Read more

Remember

Yizkor.  “Remember…Don’t forget” (Deuteronomy 25:17&19). Read more

Begin Centre panel on anti-Semitism delivers central message: Speak up, fight back

The main message that emerged from a panel on anti-Semitism on Monday evening is that Jews everywhere can make a difference, and all people—Jews and non-Jews—can and must fight back against the resurgent scourge of anti-Semitism. Read more

One year on, Israel’s ‘change’ government is on the brink

Israel’s government is marking its one-year anniversary but there is little celebration…writes Charles Bybelezer. Read more

Recipes for chaos

Definition: “mixture of people and events that will lead to disorder, confusion and trouble.” Read more

L’Chaim to Life: Banning the swastika in Queensland

Maurice Klein speaks with Jason Steinberg, President of Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD). Read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray: a theatre review by Alex First

The Picture of Dorian Gray at Melbourne’s Arts Centre is an extraordinary triumph of talent and theatricality. Read more

Strategic analyst warns of Israel’s increasingly acute security challenges

Brigadier General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Senior Project Manager at the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs and former Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of International Affairs and Strategy, addressed a recent Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar. Read more

Shabbat Naso: Alienation and Reconciliation

This week’s reading consists of seemingly disparate themes but really, they all connect in a parable of alienation and reconciliation. Read more

Tel Aviv University professor to talk to Australians on planned new cancer drug

Internationally venerated Professor Dan Peer of Tel Aviv University has led ground-breaking research in the targeted delivery of therapeutic RNAs, is pioneering the way for a nanodrug that attacks cancer twice with no harm caused to healthy cells

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Sydney Jewish Writers Festival

This year’s Sydney Jewish Writers Festival will be held at the Double Bay Library and will celebrate works of Jewish fiction and nonfiction by Australian authors. Read more

Ehud Yaari: Israel’s government“paralysed”, but Abraham Accords expansion likely soon

Israel’s leading commentator and regional analyst Ehud Yaari briefed AIJAC supporters in Melbourne last week on some of the top issues currently facing Israel and the Middle East. Read more

Study of hate incidents reveals the situation

A further comprehensive study has revealed a clearer picture of the state of reported hate incidents in Australia from 2014 to 2021. Read more

Free gala concert St Kilda Town Hall to celebrate Sputnik’s 25th +2 years on air anniversary

The gala featuring classical and popular works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Ysaÿe and others will be performed by an outstanding lineup of musicians and singers, nearly all from the former Soviet Union. Read more

Women authors outnumbering the men in Israel

The National Library of Israel has presented its annual report on the Israeli publishing industry for the year 2021, which points to a resurgence in the Israeli book market, and indicates that for the first time, female authors published more books of Hebrew prose and poetry than their male counterparts. Read more

On the other hand

What riles and upsets Israel denigrators the most? Read more

‘Tehran’ pumps up the adrenaline for a show worth watching

Being a Mossad operative in Iran isn’t a job for the faint of heart. Viewers get a sense of such intensity watching “Tehran” on Apple TV+, a show that will keep them on the edge of their seats. Read more

How can I believe in God when there is so much suffering?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

‘Abbas- dead or alive, no one cares’: Battle to inherit Mahmoud Abbas in Fatah escalating

At the end of the week, the media and journalists reported that some of the governmental powers were transferred from Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority chairman, to Hussein a-Sheikh, the PA Minister of Civil Affairs and Abbas’ recent controversial promotion to a member of the PLO Executive Committee, who became one of the leaders in the expected succession battle. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Lionel Samson – Lionel Samson & Son – WA’s oldest continuing family business

Lionel was born in 1799 in England and was the son of Michael Samson, supposedly a member of one of the old established and wealthy families of English Jewry.   Read more

Henry Greener talks with Jack Aghion on the Reconciliation

Jack Aghion, Vice President of B’nai B’rith Victoria, is leading their Reconciliation Project, an initiative to help our First Nations People achieve their aim to adopt the Uluru Statement from the Heart through a Referendum, as well as supporting their attempts for greater recognition and equality. Read more

Biden administration won’t stop appeasing the Palestinians

The Biden administration’s obsession with boosting the Palestinian cause at the expense of Israel continues apace.
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Another Jew is murdered in France

The ugly truth about France is that Jewish people are not safe from anti-Semitic attacks even in their own homes. This has been proved time and again in the last few years, most recently in the city of Lyon. Read more

Shavuot during the British Mandate

In preparation for the Shavuot celebration, the Keren Kayemet LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund has published unique photographs of the first Shavuot celebrations throughout the Land of Israel, during the British Mandate and in the early years of Israel. Read more

Shavuot

You might think there is little left original to write about the Festival of Shavuot that we are about to celebrate. Read more

Flunked – grade F for failure

If we were in the business of handing out grades for effort and results there would have been a flurry of failures this past week. Read more

Reconciliation Week

This week we are celebrating Reconciliation Week. It is a week dedicated to understanding what reconciliation is and what can be done to tackle the unfinished business of reconciling Australians with Aboriginal Australians.   Read more

Podcast: Patterson of Israel

Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Henry R. Lew, author of the fascinating book, Patterson of Israel, which describes the life of John Henry Patterson, an Irish Protestant, who commanded Jewish soldiers at Gallipoli during World War I. Read more

JewishCare J-Jobs program funded by JCA The Choice Foundation partners with Montefiore

In a true win for community collaboration, the J-Jobs Program through JewishCare NSW, that facilitates customised employment for young adults in our community with intellectual disability has candidate Michael Karseboom start his job as a kitchen hand at Montefiore in Randwick. Read more

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