Dunera 80th anniversary
September 4, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Dunera Association’s President Ron Reichwald is celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the landing of the Dunera in Sydney with over 2,500 German and Austrian Jewish male refugees, destined for internment as enemy aliens at camps in Hay (NSW), Loveday (SA) and Tatura (Vic), after being selected in England, where a German invasion was imminent. VIDEO. Read more
Arnold Zable to discuss his latest book The Watermill at the online Shalom Sydney Jewish Writers Festival
September 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Acclaimed Australian author, Arnold Zable, will be interviewed by book reviewer and podcast host, Nicole Abadee, on Thursday 3 September at 8pm about his latest work, The Watermill. Read more
Diplomacy marches on its stomach: One rabbi helps cook up kosher fare for UAE delegation
September 2, 2020 by Josh Hasten - JNS
Top Israeli and American officials arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday departing from Tel Aviv aboard an El Al Boeing 737 aircraft and in an unprecedented occurrence flying over Saudi Arabian airspace for the first-ever visit towards normalization between Israel and the UAE. Read more
Hezbollah coming under increased scrutiny in wake of Beirut blast
September 2, 2020 by Ariel Ben Solomon - JNS.org
Lebanon is in a deep crisis on many levels following the two explosions, one massive and that rocked the city to its core, in Beirut on Aug. 4. Read more
Netanyahu, Trump and Obama doctrines on display with El Al flight to Emirates
September 1, 2020 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
When does a three-hour commercial flight from one nation to a neighbouring country represent a major diplomatic achievement? When the flight originates in Israel—a peace-seeking nation that has been subject to more hostility and double-standards than nearly every other nation on earth. Read more
Symbols (and symbolism) reveal a bitter Mideast truth
September 1, 2020 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
Partners for Progressive Israel, a left-of-centre group that is part of the American Zionist Movement, is in the midst of a 12-session “digital excursion to Israel and Palestine.” Session No. 3, which was held this past week, consisted of virtual meetings with officials of the Palestinian Authority. Read more
How to find the right rabbi
August 31, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
New CEO for the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia Vic
August 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NCJWA Vic has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Ms Alexandra P. Silver effective from tomorrow. Read more
Saudi Arabia impeding Trump effort to end Arab-Jewish conflict
August 31, 2020 by David Singer
Saudi Arabia’s refusal to accept President Trump’s 2020 peace plan to replace the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative (API) was the decisive factor in Secretary of State Pompeo’s unsuccessful attempts to convince Sudan, Bahrain and Oman to follow the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and sign peace treaties with Israel. Read more
Meet Gideon Rozner
August 31, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Director of Policy at the Melbourne Institute of Public Affairs, Gideon Rozner, has an important role to fulfil at the free-market think tank that is involved in Research of every political, social and economic facet of Australia. Read more
Feintooner
August 30, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…UAE: The new math. Read more
UNRWA War Curriculum
August 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Check the UNRWA War Curriculum at IsraelBehindTheNews. Read more
Henry Greener talks with Sam Gross
August 30, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Personal Trainer Sam Gross set up her Melbourne Flex Training Studio in 2015 at the age of 19. Read more
Germany’s lessons for BDS
August 30, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Three incidents in three different countries during the last week graphically illustrated the ease with which anti-Zionism can serve as a vehicle for antisemitism. Read more
Why they scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on synagogues
August 29, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It could have been a lot worse. With dozens of buildings in Kenosha, Wis., burned during the riots that followed the shooting of Jacob Blake, one of the town’s synagogues was tagged with graffiti. Read more
Words do matter
August 28, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
What is said does matter because words have consequences for good and evil. Read more
PLO sidelined as Trump brokers deal between Israel and UAE
August 28, 2020 by David Singer
The outright refusal by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to negotiate with Israel on President Trump’s Vision for Peace has seen Trump sideline the PLO by brokering a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Read more
Feintooner
August 28, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…From Russia with Love. Read more
Eli Rabinowitz elected to International Jewish Genealogy Board
August 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Perth-based Eli Rabinowitz has been elected to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) at its International Jewish Genealogy Conference. Read more
The fight against antisemitism faces a new enemy: QAnon
August 28, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
The word QAnon—and the conspiracy theories behind it—keep making headlines of late Read more
Webinar: Touching Base With Your Spirit
August 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The impact of COVID-19 on all Australians cannot be understated. Read more
How to deal with racism
August 28, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
I want to look at the current debate about racism from the point of view and the premise that prejudice or discrimination, simply on the basis of skin colour goes against every fundamental in Judaism. No significant rabbinic authority has ever suggested otherwise. Read more
The free world’s craven and hypocritical fifth column
August 28, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
When Britain’s foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visited Jerusalem this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly chewed his ear off. Read more
JNF’s Virtual Gala
August 24, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Ilana Maizels, Executive Director of JNF Vic. and Steven Salamon, President of JNF Vic. zoom in together to tell Henry Greener about their annual fundraising event, which this year will be conducted online on September 1…a video report. Read more
Is the Palestinian veto alive or dead?
August 24, 2020 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Since Israel was established the Palestinian veto doomed all efforts to forge peace between the Arab world and the Jewish state. Read more
Wandering Jew. What is the source of the expression?
August 24, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Saudi Arabia attempts to derail Trump’s deal of the century
August 24, 2020 by David Singer
It didn’t take long for the euphoria to dissipate after President Trump announced the United Arab Emirates (UAE) decision to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Read more
The Rebbe and Sociology
August 23, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
There is no shortage of books that extol the influence and charisma of the late Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Read more
‘Beacons of opportunity’: Israel-UAE to build broad partnerships, says high-tech investor
August 23, 2020 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
The recent Israel-UAE peace agreement will forever change the business and tech landscape in the region, says Jon Medved, CEO of Jerusalem-based venture capital platform OurCrowd. Read more
Lukashenko’s iron fist in Belarus
August 23, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Around the world, authoritarian regimes continue to growl in the faces of their own people as they demand freedom and reform. Read more
