How much worse can it get?
October 23, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
On the evidence so far we are already facing a new (Jewish) year which is plumbing the depths of insanity and unbelievable imbecility. Read more
A chat with Yaron Hallis
October 23, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Yaron Hallis zooms in from Sydney to do an interview with Henry Greener in Melbourne, discussing his band, Monsieur Camembert and the Camelot Lounge, the venue he owns in Marrickville. Read more
Can one criticize George Soros without being an anti-Semite?
October 22, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It happened again last weekend. Someone said the word “Soros” and triggered an avalanche of criticism from much of the Jewish world about encouraging antisemitism. But is it fair to claim that every such mention is proof of Jew-hatred? Read more
Community Blood Drive
October 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
A call for blood donors in Melbourne from Magen David Adom and Mitzvah Day. Read more
Dunera: In Conversation with the Better Together Kitchen
October 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Join Melissa Don Port from Mia Cucina in conversation with the wonderful pair behind the Better Together Kitchen, Ronnit Hoppe and Delia Baron. Read more
Dunera: 250 years of Beethoven: Beethoven and his deafness
October 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Presented by Andy Bromberger as part of the 250 years of Beethoven series, this session explores Beethoven and his deafness. Read more
Kristallnacht Commemorative Concert in Wellington
October 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand in partnership with Te Kōki, the New Zealand School of Music – Victoria University of Wellington, and supported by the Public Trust Hall and the Adam Foundation has announced its Kristallnacht Commemorative Concert. Read more
A conversation with Omar Al Busaidy
October 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Zionist Council of NSW Zooms and Facebooks a chat between Emirati global shaper Omar al Busaidy and Arsen Ostrovsky. Read more
Trump/Biden China and Middle East policies need to be debated
October 22, 2020 by David Singer
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) failure to insist on foreign policy being top and centre of the final debate between President Trump and Joe Biden is contrary to America’s national interest and should be condemned. Read more
Ladies who sing Leonard
October 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Festival of Jewish Arts and Music (FOJAM) presents a special Leonard Cohen anniversary concert online ‘Ladies Who Sing Leonard’. Read more
Despite COVID-19, and partly because of it, Jewish-Arab business partnerships progress
October 21, 2020 by Josh Hasten - JNS
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has devastated economies and businesses around the world, but a bright spot exists towards the opening of new avenues of investment for Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs. Read more
Why Israel chose to aid an ailing enemy
October 21, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It’s the kind of story that drives a lot of friends of Israel nuts. One of its chief opponents, Palestinian Liberation Organization senior leader Saeb Erekat recently fell ill with COVID-19. Read more
US envoy Carr: 1.7 million antisemitic posts on Facebook, Twitter so far in 2020
October 20, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
Elan Carr has served as U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism since February 2019. Read more
Palestinians choose guns over butter
October 20, 2020 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
Sure, it’s ironic that a Palestinian leader who accused Israel of spreading the coronavirus has checked himself into an Israeli hospital now that he is afflicted with it. But the implications of this episode are much more significant than another chuckle over Palestinian hypocrisy. Read more
Is a ‘New Right’ ascending in Israel?
October 20, 2020 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
A constant stream of political polls gives clues to the stability of Israel’s current unity government anchored by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and challenger Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party. Read more
A chat with Hylton Chilchick
October 20, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Sydney-based Musician Hylton Chilchik, originally from South Africa, has been involved in the entertainment industry for nearly 40 years. Read more
NIF Australia to launch TV short course to better understand Israeli society
October 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In addition to their successful hard-hitting political digital events, NIF Australia is to launch a five-part TV course to help Australians better connect with the dreams and fears of Israelis. Read more
Changing Israel-Arab relationships
October 20, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Tomorrow’s virtual event by the Australian Jewish Association (AJA) is with renowned Israeli scholar and expert on Arab and Islamic issues, Dr Mordechai Kedar. Read more
Greg Sheridan on Facebook for AIJAC: “The 2020 US election: What is at stake for the world?”
October 19, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Greg Sheridan is The Australian’s foreign editor and one of the nation’s most influential national security commentators, active across television and radio and also writing extensively on culture. Read more
On line lecture on Wednesday
October 19, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
From Bauhaus to Penthouse: Tel Aviv architecture. An online lecture hosted by the Israel Institute of New Zealand. Read more
Dumbing down the ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’
October 19, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Did the Jewish people really need their own Nobel Prize? To the three wealthy Russian Jewish business “oligarchs” who endowed the Genesis Prize with $50 million in contributions, the answer was “yes.” Read more
Meet the First Lady of Nails
October 19, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Melbourne’s Jewish Care invites you to a zoom with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann universally know as the First Lady of Nails. Read more
Why isn’t life fair?
October 19, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Can France’s courts learn from Facebook in the fight against antisemitism?
October 18, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Who is more effective in the fight against resurgent antisemitism: Facebook or the French judiciary? Read more
Could Lebanon’s first negotiations with Israel in decades lead to normalization?
October 18, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
For the first time in three decades, Israel and Lebanon held the first of what is expected to be a series of negotiations over the next few months regarding the two countries’ shared maritime border. Read more
Two different Jewish tribes choose different candidates
October 18, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Among the least surprising poll numbers to be published recently were the results of the Pew Research Center survey that reports a sizable 70% of American Jews say they are voting for former Vice President Joe Biden, while 27% are planning to cast their ballots to re-elect President Donald Trump. Read more
Feintooner
October 18, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…American elections and duelling loyalties. Read more
Henry Greener meets Eddie Jaku
October 18, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Celebrity Centenarian Eddie Jaku has recently written a book entitled “The Happiest Man on Earth” which describes his early life in Germany, his experience on Kristallnacht in 1938 and his time in Buchenwald and Auschwitz. Read more
On the other hand
October 18, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
We have just prayed for rain (in Israel) and already one can discern a change in the weather. Read more
Adam and Eve
October 16, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
It is Adam and Eve time again in the annual Torah reading cycle. Read more
