Meghan Markle, George Floyd, Muhammad and free speech
March 17, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The latest scandal surrounding the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is noteworthy. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: 1851 where we learn about Convict No 232
Unrest was growing throughout Eastern Europe and Jews were heading to America and England. Read more
A weekend retreat for Diller Teen Fellows
March 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Recently, Diller Teen Fellows Melbourne held its second Shabbaton (weekend retreat) for Cohort 6, with a program aimed at developing self-management skills among the teens. Read more
Dealing with government on antisemitism
March 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
- Members of our Victorian Jewish community were left shocked, appalled and angered after widespread national coverage from J-Wire, The Australian Jewish News, the ABC and others exposed white supremacists rallying in Western Victoria during the Australia Day long weekend. Read more
Is oath-taking permitted in Judaism
March 15, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the Rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
March 15, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…International Intersectionality. Read more
Incidental music on the way to heaven: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
March 14, 2021 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Although I’ve often heard the full-strength Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in the Sydney Opera House, it was nearly always teamed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in some major, combination work. Read more
South Africa’s chief justice confronts the apartheid analogy
March 14, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
As of this writing, South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was on day seven of a 10-day deadline to publicly apologize for a speech he made last year in which he offered a full-throated defence of Israel, and still, he stood fast—no apology was forthcoming. Read more
On the other hand
March 14, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Spring is in the air which means that Pesach (Passover) is not far away. Read more
Meghan Markle and the Jewish question
March 12, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Over the next few days, Tikvah and the Jewish Leadership Conference are holding their third annual symposium on Jews and conservatism, this time on Zoom. Read more
Mr Cohen of Ballachulish Ferry
March 12, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
A week ago, I gave a Zoom talk for the Scottish Jewish Archive centre. Read more
Google must change offensive translation of Israeli Election results
March 12, 2021 by David Singer
Israel’s Central Election Committee for the 24th Knesset needs to ensure that Google Translate does a better job of translating the election results than it has done for the past three elections held in the last 12 months. Read more
Liar, liar pants on fire
March 12, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
“A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.” Read more
Can understanding constipation help diagnose Parkinson’s Disease earlier?
March 12, 2021 by Tali Aronsky
While Parkinson’s Disease is one of the most common neurological disorders, physicians still lack a validated lab-based methodology, or biomarker, for diagnosing it definitively. Read more
Emanuel Synagogue presents ‘In Conversation’ with human rights lawyer George Newhouse
March 12, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue has announced human rights lawyer and co-founder of the National Justice Project, George Newhouse, as the guest speaker at the next in its ‘In Conversation’ series on Sunday, 14 March. Read more
Is NZ Labour more tolerant of antisemitism than Jeremy Corbyn’s UK Labour party?
March 12, 2021 by David Cumin
In January The Israel Institute of New Zealand exposed NZ MPs as members of an online group that frequently posts vile antisemitism. Labour MP for Christchurch Central, Dr Duncan Webb, was found to have posted, commented, and ‘liked’ posts in the group. Read more
The plague of the Middle East in 2021 remains Iran
March 11, 2021 by Danny Danon
The United Nations, the setting for my five-year service as Israel’s 17th Permanent Representative, has traditionally been an unwelcome and problematic arena for the State of Israel. Read more
Netanyahu touts achievements from record vaccinations to boosting regional ties, security
March 11, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his case for why he believes—again, or rather, still—that he is Israel’s strongest candidate to head Israel’s next government in the fourth round of elections in two years. Read more
Last Kings of Shanghai: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
March 11, 2021 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
There are many who will read this review who would have heard of the Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who issued some 1800 visas in Kovno in 1940 which enabled the holders to transit Japan and spend the war years in Shanghai. Read more
Israel election: Round 4
March 11, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Chief Political Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post will be in conversation with the ZCNSW’s Director of Israel Affairs Arsen Ostrovsky discussing the upcoming Israeli election. Read more
A course in Israeli cybersecurity
March 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The leading cybersecurity college in Israel, HackerU, has formally lodged an official petition to the Australian Government to accredit Australia’s first-ever Offensive “Red Team” Cybersecurity Qualification – and with it, potentially comes a new framework for international trade. Read more
The National Library of Israel in conversation with the National Library of Australia
March 11, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sam Lipski is to moderate a conversation between the director generals of national libraries of Australia and Israel. Read more
Woolworths visit Print35
March 11, 2021 by J-Wire photo story
In the leadup to Pesach, a Woolworths marketing manager plus Kosher and Regional managers visited Print35. A J-Wire photo story. Read more
Will Biden’s moves bring the Saudis closer to Israel?
March 10, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
President Joe Biden’s foreign-policy team has talked a lot about re-emphasizing diplomacy and re-engaging with allies after what they claim was the trashing of old friends during the presidency of Donald Trump. But that doesn’t appear to include America’s two most important allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia. Read more
Pfizer and fake news
March 10, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was scheduled to arrive in Israel on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Read more
From Australia’s Past: 1852 Ballarat and the arrival of Abraham Abrahamsohn
This is the story of a very talented German who ventured to Australia via the US, having practised as a travelling mohel for the San Francisco Jewish community and occasional baked matzoh. Read more
Turning my back on my ugly, antisemitic teenage tweets
When I was a teenager six to nine years ago, I tweeted horrible antisemitic statements. I made generalizations about Jewish people; I promoted stereotypes about Jews, and I blamed Jewish people for bad things in my life…writes Adam Elayan. Read more
Why do we cover the mirrors in a house of mourning?
March 8, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
March 8, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Courting objectionable objectivity. Read more
History, the Holocaust and hatred in Turkey’s school textbooks
March 7, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Time and again, the Middle East has taught us that whatever political problems or challenges a given regime may be facing, it always has at its disposal an antisemitic explanation for how these came about in the first place. Read more
