Podcast: A chat with Eddie Tamir
October 17, 2021 by Features Desk
Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) Artistic Director, Eddie Tamir brings us up to speed on everything JIFF, along with the new initiatives from the Tamir cinema entertainment businesses: ChaiFlicks for lovers of Jewish and Israeli movies and TV shows, and the inaugural edition of Europa Europa Film Festival. Read more
On the other hand
October 17, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Israel is a country of striking contrasts in climate and geography, in its ethnicities and faiths. Read more
Podcast: Michael Gawenda shines a light on the (John) Lyons’ den
October 15, 2021 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Michael Gawenda, former editor of The Age, about the recent booklet by John Lyons that claims a powerful, pro- Israel lobby influences reporting on Israel in Australia. Read more
The real reason for Western support of the Palestinians
October 15, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Michael Oren, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States who is now a candidate to head the Jewish Agency, has rightly said that the decline in support for Israel among American Jews has reached a crisis point. Read more
Useful Yidiots
October 15, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
One of the best definitions I have seen of the term, “useful idiots” is One who is seen to unwittingly support a malignant cause through their ‘naive’ attempts to be a force for good. Read more
Shabbat Lech Lecha: No one is Perfect
October 15, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Abraham is the first, full character study in the Torah. Read more
Durban’s Orwellian legacy of antisemitism lives on: Canadian experts Irwin Cotler and Karen Mock
October 15, 2021 by Features Desk
Canadian law professor and former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General Irwin Cotler and fellow distinguished Canadian human rights advocate Dr Karen Mock have featured in an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar. Read more
Israel can’t ignore China’s threat to the free world
October 15, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Any time Israel has reason to doubt the reliability of America’s friendship, some in the Jewish state start thinking about the need to re-evaluate its attitude towards the world. Read more
Report exposes pervasive ‘top-down’ antisemitism among Irish politicians, activists
October 14, 2021 by Sean Savage
A new report on antisemitism in Ireland provides a comprehensive and “deeply disturbing” look into how Irish politicians and activists use the guise of criticism of Israel to promote antisemitic accusations and tropes that is becoming pervasive throughout Irish society. Read more
Foundations of Australia’s two Jewish day schools partner to connect members
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah Foundation partnered with Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Foundation to hear from an eminent panel of Israeli professors from Tel Aviv University, sharing their insights into Israel’s pathway out of the pandemic. Read more
Meet Dr Gillian Pollack
October 14, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
NCJWA NSW presents the AWARD-WINNING Dr Gillian Pollack. Read more
BDS proves once again that it’s all about the antisemitism
October 13, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Irish novelist Sally Rooney thinks that she’s an advocate for human rights, and that prejudice and hate have nothing to do with her work or her various political stands. Read more
Yair Lapid’s foreign-policy follies
October 13, 2021 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
When Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid received the mandate from then-President Reuven Rivlin to form a government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was once again unable to form a parliamentary majority, he succeeded in luring right-wing stalwart Naftali Bennett away from his natural political partners. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Joseph Barrow Montefiore – a trader, land owner and one of the earliest free settlers
October 12, 2021 by Features Desk
Joseph was born in 1803 in London, the youngest son of Eliezer and Judith Levi Montefiore. Read more
Antisemitic EU & ECRI policies on Israel cannot be whitewashed
October 11, 2021 by David Singer
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) – in attempting to whitewash European Union (EU) policies directed against Israel in Judea and Samaria being labelled as “antisemitic” – is engaging in similar antisemitic conduct in denying Israel’s right to claim sovereignty there. Read more
Twenty scholarships awarded by the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia
October 11, 2021 by Nomi Kaltmann
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) has recently provided twenty scholarships to Australian women from Sydney and Melbourne who wanted to become qualified Kallah teachers, via a 20-week world-renowned course offered on ZOOM by The Eden Centre in Jerusalem. Read more
‘There is no target that cannot be cracked. Period.’
October 11, 2021 by Yoav Limor - JNS
The technological breakthroughs and intelligence superiority of the Israel Defence Force’s Unit 8200 position it, and Israel, as a world leader, at the same level as the United States, Russia, or China. Read more
Judaism: a race? a religion? a nationality?
October 11, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Can Jewish life in Europe start ‘thriving again’?
October 10, 2021 by Ben Cohen
The European Union’s executive branch, the European Commission, unveiled a nine-year strategy last week to counter antisemitism and foster Jewish life among its 27 member states. Read more
Babi Yar art installations aim to connect visitors with a forgotten past
October 10, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
“No monument stands over Babi Yar.” These are the first words of Yevgeni Yevtushenko’s famous 1961 poem which helped further catapult the story of Babi Yar into the public consciousness. Read more
On the other hand
October 10, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
It looks as though the 4th wave of the Coronavirus plague is waning in Israel and that has been achieved without lockdowns. Read more
Shabbat Noach: The Curse of Canaan
October 8, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Centre publishes 159 names of Nazi soldiers who murdered Jews one by one
October 8, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Against the background of the official commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre, with the participation of the presidents of Ukraine, Germany and Israel, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Centre (BYHMC) has released the first instalment of its ongoing research into those who carried out the murder of Ukrainian Jews on Sept. 29-30, 1941. Read more
In the face of European hypocrisy, time for Israel’s supporters to remake the cultural weather
October 8, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The European Commission released on Tuesday its first official strategy on fighting antisemitism and promoting Jewish life. Read more
President Herzog to address virtual Innovation Summit
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) will host this year’s Innovation Summit on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, providing a unique forum for Australian and Israeli thought leaders to discuss Australia’s post-pandemic readiness and revolution. Read more
Lyons’ blatant twisting of an email demonstrates the shallowness and unprofessionalism of his latest monograph
Sometimes the veracity of a piece of writing can be easily assessed from the way one source document is used or misused…writes Jamie Hyams. Read more
A response to Michael Kuttner’s Brick Wall
I must respond to Michael Kutter and his Brick Walls story and I make the point that in recent years we have seen some changes here. Read more
Somewhere over the rainbow
October 8, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
As we read in the Torah portion, Noach, the rainbow became a symbol that God would not destroy the world by flood again. Read more
Foreign Correspondents Speak Out
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sustainable Design, Smart Cities and the Future of Architecture
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Here’s an alarming figure – the construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings account for almost 30 per cent of global carbon emissions and as the world’s population grows and the need for further development, so does that figure. Read more
