Happy 100th anniversary WIZO
July 8, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
WIZO celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and J-Wire asked Federal President Paulette Cherny about WIZO’s history in Australia. Read more
FOJAM set to present “Spun Stories”
July 8, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Melbourne’s FOJAM (Festival of Jewish Arts and Music) is to present an online storytelling event Spun Stories. Read more
No peace until Jewish presence accepted
July 7, 2020 by Sheree Trotter
In 2018 I visited Ramallah with two colleagues. In an unanticipated conversation on a street very near Arafat’s tomb, a friendly and engaging Palestinian lawyer explained to us that their leaders were like gangs, they were corrupt and ‘monopolise the money’. Read more
Why should we give a pass to those who tweet antisemitism?
July 7, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Ours is a time when antisemitism is surging, and the popularity of intersectional politics has given new credibility to radical groups that are keen to link the war on Israel to the culture wars being waged in the United States. Read more
The third wave of antisemitism is upon us
July 7, 2020 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
Imagine that a prestigious international research institute concludes that the new wave of antisemitism is fuelled and perpetuated chiefly by the physical characteristics of the Jews–their noses, for example–or by their insularity in relation to the general society. Read more
Addio, Maestro: Ennio Morricone
July 7, 2020 by Inna Rogatchi
Ennio Morricone, who composed music for over 400 movies and 200 classical works, has died at the age of 92 in Italy where he spent his entire life. Read more
Trump and Netanyahu face their rendezvous with destiny
July 6, 2020 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needn’t take heed of the “friendly advice” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proffered on Wednesday. Read more
KH-UIA global family uniting in crisis
July 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia hosted over 500 supporters at its Keren Hayesod-UIA Global Family online event last week. Read more
Why was God not mentioned in Israel’s Declaration of Independence?
July 6, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Is it “Annexation” or “Restoring Jewish sovereignty”?
July 6, 2020 by David Singer
Students at Australia’s largest Jewish Day School – Moriah College – can be excused for being completely confused as to whether Israel’s proposed application of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria constitutes “annexation” or “restoring Jewish sovereignty” in the Jewish people’s biblical heartland after 3000 years. Read more
On the other hand
July 5, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
1 July 2020, when the sky was expected to fall and doomsday predictions descended like confetti, has been and gone. Read more
Feintooner
July 5, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon….Implausible Deniability Read more
Statues and Idols
July 4, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
All of a sudden it has become fashionable in the USA to take down or demolish statues. There is a case to be made that none of them should have been put up in the first place. Read more
Challahs for the cops
July 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association has delivered a special Shabbat message as an expression of thanks to some of the police who protect our community. Read more
Why is Israel going to pot?
July 3, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A bill going through Israel’s Knesset, sponsored by two MKs, would decriminalize the personal use of cannabis. Read more
SOD
July 3, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
This word in Ivrit means “secret.” However, in the context of this opinion piece, it is an abbreviation for Same Old Deceptions. Read more
Former US Mideast negotiator: World mired in past on solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict
July 2, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Ahead of the planned move by Israeli to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, several leading Mideast experts and former senior officials debated the merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” vision and the imminent move by the Jewish state. Read more
The ‘right’ kind of gay pride
July 1, 2020 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana—a proud member of the LGBTQ community and equally proud member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party—has said that “being attracted to men doesn’t mean you have to believe in creating a Palestinian state.” Read more
Apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, now
July 1, 2020 by Efraim Inbar
The Jordan Valley is of great security value to Israel. Most military experts agree that it constitutes Israel’s only defensible eastern border. Read more
Ahead of sovereignty start date, affected Israelis and Palestinians speak out
July 1, 2020 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
Ahead of Israel’s planned application of sovereignty, which was slated to start as early as July 1 but has been moved forward for the time being, Israelis and Palestinians from neighbouring cities over the Green Line spoke out about the decision and its potential effects. Read more
The Jewish Story Explained #1: Biblical Patriarchs & Matriarchs
June 30, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Jewish Story Explained is a “you never got info like this at Hebrew religious classes” trip through the past 3,000 years of the Jewish experience. Read more
Zoom with Zeddy
June 30, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Zeddy Lawrence is the editor of the Australian Jewish News, a position that sees him balancing reporting about the community whilst also reporting to it. Read more
Explaining Israel’s security establishment
June 30, 2020 by Daniel Pipes - JNS.org
We who argue for Israeli victory watched with dismay as Qatar’s government threatened Israel with ending its financial donations to Gaza, insinuating that Hamas will resume its incendiary balloons attacks. Read more
The World’s Best Film to premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and Revelation Perth International Film Festival
June 29, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
But is this really the world’s best film? Read more
What are the main beliefs of Judaism?
June 29, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Jewish People reclaiming sovereignty in biblical heartland after 3000 years
June 29, 2020 by David Singer
The United Nations is disgracefully trying to prevent a miracle happening 100 years after the world first gave its historic imprimatur to an impossible dream becoming a possible reality: The restoration of Jewish sovereignty in 1697km² of the Jewish People’s biblical heartland in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). Read more
On the other hand
June 28, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
After a confusing and frustrating term, thanks to the coronavirus students are finally enjoying their long summer break. Read more
Impacting Science from a Small Country – Q&A w Nobel Prize laureate
June 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Over the past two decades, eight Israeli scientists have won the Nobel Prize, an extraordinary achievement for a country of its size and population. Read more
Covid-19 – are we prepared for a 2nd wave?
June 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
With the easing of the lockdown rules, concerns are being sounded about a possible second wave of Covid-19. The second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-20 was particularly devastating, as was the second wave of the Swine Flu epidemic in 2009-10. So what can be done to avoid the second wave of Covid-19? Read more
Harry Potter in Yiddish – a Zoom presentation
June 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
From Gaelic to Mongolian, the magical world of Harry Potter has been translated into over 80 languages. But there was a notable exception… Read more
