Broken glass and shattered illusions
November 12, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
One would have imagined that the night of 9 November 1938 in Germany would have shattered forever any lingering illusions that one could appease Jew-hate by negotiations and reason. Read more
Best selling author Hugh Mackay in conversation with Rabbi Ninio
November 11, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Emanuel Synagogue presents Hugh Mackay in conversation with Rabbi Ninio, discussing The Kindness Revolution and how we can restore hope, rebuild trust and inspire optimism. Read more
Jewish and Christian representatives renew focus on family and domestic violence
November 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Uri Geller Museum: A (bent) spoonful of celebrity fun in Jaffa
Two thousand twisted pieces of cutlery adorn a 1976 Cadillac parked in the new Uri Geller Museum in Jaffa. A Guinness World Record-winning bent spoon, weighing 11 tons, dominates the museum courtyard. Read more
Miriam and Bro – new friends for Melbourne’s Jewish student
November 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Chabad Youth has appointed two new directors and shluchim to its Chabad Campus. Read more
US, Israel remain at loggerheads over consulate to Palestinians in downtown Jerusalem
November 11, 2021 by Dmitriy Shapiro
Israel and the United States remain at an impasse about American plans to reopen the U.S. consulate on Agron Road in downtown Jerusalem that was closed under former President Donald Trump. Read more
Political life after the budget
November 11, 2021 by Ron Weiser
For the first time in three years, the State of Israel has a budget. Read more
On 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, Austria dedicates new memorial to murdered Jews
November 10, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
On the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht and in a clear gesture that it is finally taking public responsibility for its past, the government of Austria unveiled the Shoah Wall of Names Memorial, its first public Holocaust memorial. Located in Ostarrichi Park in the centre of Vienna. Read more
Bennett’s diplomatic tsunami
November 10, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Naftali Bennett’s government’s diplomatic policies came into full view in recent weeks and were put to the test at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow last week. The results are unmistakable. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Eliezer Levi Montefiore — talented artist and patron of the arts
November 9, 2021 by Features Desk
Eliezer, the son of Isaac Levi and Hanna, was born in the West Indies in 1820. Read more
Why is the Shema so important?
November 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Ask the rabbi… Read more
UN and EU semantic war in Judea and Samaria backfires
November 8, 2021 by David Singer
Many travel agents, tour operators and airlines seem to have been unwittingly caught up in the Arab-Jewish conflict – as the case of Australia’s national airline – Qantas – has exposed. Read more
Feintooner
November 8, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Lost in Translation Read more
The Mireille Knoll murder trial: Will France deliver justice this time?
November 7, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Under different circumstances, it might have been the stuff of a modern fairy tale with two principal characters. Read more
Anti-Semitism envoy nominee Deborah Lipstadt poised to battle scourge on all fronts
November 7, 2021 by Dmitriy Shapiro
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as Special Envoy for Combating and Monitoring antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt said on Thursday that she was most worried about the rise in casual antisemitism and the questioning of the importance of the Holocaust among today’s society more than overt demonstrations of antisemitism. Read more
Hypocritical Israeli coalition politics get ugly
November 7, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
For some observers of the Israeli political scene, there’s only one thing that matters. Read more
On the other hand
November 7, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The days may be getting shorter and the temperatures may be dropping but Israel’s groundbreaking innovations keep coming despite the change of seasons. Read more
Morocco a friend of Israel, a friend of its people and a friend of peace
November 7, 2021 by Features Desk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council hosted, as its latest webinar guest, Ambassador Karim Medrek, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Australia, who spoke about “Morocco, Israel and the Jewish World: a new era of relations”. Read more
Eco-friendly investing through a Jewish lens
November 7, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Through this webinar, learn from experts in climate finance and ethical investing about market trends in the growing eco-economy, and new low-carbon innovation opportunities that are poised for exponential growth. Read more
Empowering women’s voices
November 5, 2021 by Community Editor
National Council of Jewish Women Australia and the New Israel Fund Australia are offering an exciting new initiative focusing on empowering women’s voices. Read more
The inconvenient truths behind the hysteria over climate change
November 5, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, got himself into an unfortunate mess during this week’s COP26 conference on climate change held in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more
Can one love God?
November 5, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
The Torah talks a lot about love, love of God, love our neighbours, and love the stranger. Read more
Israeli powerhouse headlines UIA Victoria AGM
November 5, 2021 by Community newsdesk
UIA Victoria will hold its 2021 AGM on Zoom later this month with guest speaker Olga Deutsch, Vice-President of Israel-based NGO monitor – a watchdog group exposing charities that fund terrorism. Read more
Fault lines
November 5, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
For as many years as I can remember experts have been predicting that we are overdue for “the big one.” Read more
Shabbat Toldot: A perfect marriage?
November 5, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca appears on the surface to have been a perfect one. Read more
Netflix short film, ‘Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis,’ leaves viewers cringing
It was basically the complete opposite of what they expected. Read more
The point of a case that helped start a war is to ensure unending conflict
November 4, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
On the 104th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, four Palestinian families, acting under pressure from both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, reminded us why the conflict between Jews and Arabs has never been resolved in all these years. Read more
Podcast: David Southwick talks on the Victorian Pandemic Bill
November 4, 2021 by Features Desk
The president of the Victorian Bar has slammed the state’s new pandemic legislation as “appalling”. Read more
Women’s Dinner with OzHarvest’s Ronni Kahn
November 3, 2021 by Community Editor
Next month: Sydney’s Jewish Women of the North Shore will present an inspiring evening to embrace and uplift your soul. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Jacob Levi Montefiore – a mover and shaker of the times
November 2, 2021 by Features Desk
Jacob, born in 1819 in Barbados, was the son of Isaac Levi and Esther, and the brother of Eliezer Levi Montefiore. Read more
