Let the Palestinian Authority collapse

It is all or nothing. We will not take any money if they do not give all of it—even if it means the collapse of the Palestinian Authority and an unequivocal declaration that the Oslo Accords are dead.” — Ashraf al-Ajami, former Palestinian Authority minister for Prisoners Affairs, on Israel’s decision to deduct the sums paid to convicted terrorists and/or their families from the tax revenue that Israel collects for the P.A., Galei Israel, April 19, 2019.  Read more

Palestinian Islamic Jihad started a fire in Gaza

The Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror organization – the second largest armed faction in Gaza – is responsible for the latest escalation in Gaza and Israel. Read more

The last Nazi hunter – Part 2

Shadows of Shoah’s Sheree Trotter hears Efraim Zuroff’s story…a video report. Read more

Top 10 Plagues of Passover 2019: A father’s journey into and out of Egypt

Passover. The Jewish holiday of freedom. You know the story of how the Israelites, led by that beau hunk Moses, threw off the shackles of bondage, faced off with Pharaoh, unleashed 10 plagues on Egypt and were finally allowed to return to Las Vegas…I mean the Promised Land. Read more

Ben Hecht & Yom Hashoah

The Holocaust Day, Yom HaShoah, that the Jewish world commemorates is on the 27^thof Nisan which fell this year on Thursday, May 2nd. Read more

March of the Living transcends distinctions to provide a deeply meaningful Jewish experience

There are no words for the experience of commemorating the horrific death, together with Holocaust survivors, on the sacred grounds of the Birkenau extermination camp, where more than 1 million Jews were sent to the gas chambers and crematoriums just 75 years ago. Read more

If I could choose only one book to read about Israel …

If I could choose only one book to read about Israel that is most important in today’s climate of antisemitism, I would choose The Jewish People’s Rights to the Land of Israel, by the late and most beloved Salomon Benzimra. Read more

Feintooner: The Medieval Times

The New York Times cartoon is ostensibly a blind Netanyahu taking a selfie of himself while holding up tablets of the Law most likely descending Mount Sinai. Read more

New Apartments for Seniors in Double Bay

The mission of B’nai B’rith Retirement Villages, (BBRV) is to provide financially accessible accommodation in Sydney for independent Jewish Seniors, age 55 and over.

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Will the Holocaust on Instagram teach remembrance?

To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture has not been entirely beneficial is the understatement of the 21st century. Read more

NZ MP promoting BDS

A New Zealand Labour MP is actively promoting the discriminatory BDS campaign against Israel. Dr Duncan Webb has recently tweeted that “[BDS]… is a concrete way to express a political view…”. Read more

Trump consigning Russia-PLO collusion to dustbin of history

President Trump’s inexorable march towards releasing his  “deal of the century”  has seen his decisions on Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and the PLO undermining 55 years of Russia-PLO collusion aimed at eliminating the State of Israel and establishing Russian supremacy in the Middle East. Read more

Tragedy and Triumph

Author, academic and Jewish Holocaust Centre volunteer Freda Hodge will speak about her book ‘Tragedy and Triumph’ at a joint Australian Jewish Historical Society Vic (AJHS) – Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) event later this month. Read more

Long Shot – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

“Unlikely but not impossible” states the poster advertising the unlikely pairing of Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen. That’s the point of course, but this is billed as a romantic comedy and it does deliver on both counts.

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What if there’s no way to stop another synagogue shooting?

Who caused a madman to enter a synagogue in Poway, Calif., and begin shooting? And what can we do to stop another such extremist from committing the next atrocity? Read more

From Pittsburgh to Poway

When a natural or human-made disaster strikes my community, it’s my natural instinct to write about it. Read more

Poverty isn’t the cause of terrorism, so let’s stop blaming it

It turns out that the Islamist terrorists who slaughtered more than 350 people in Sri Lanka came from one of that country’s wealthiest families. Read more

Remembering WWII on ANZAC Day

The Founding Director of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand Inge Woolf spoke at an ANZAC Day Service in Wellington. Read more

What about measles and vaccination? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple was for many years Australia’s highest-profile rabbi and the leading spokesman on Jewish religious issues. After serving congregations in London, Rabbi Apple was chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, for 32 years…he answers the question and other. Read more

The Times They are not a-changin’

This week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more

On the other hand

Hopefully, we have safely navigated Pesach, enjoyed the culinary delights offered and marvelled at the miracles which enabled our ancestors to arrive as a newly forged nation to the Promised Land. Read more

Fact or Fiction?

Who would have thought that a mere seventy-four years after the Holocaust, large numbers of people in many countries would either be ignorant of or disbelieve that this ever occurred? Read more

Why to ask is good

The Haggadah that we read on Pesach was a response to the tragic loss of the Temple and Jewish political autonomy some two thousand years ago. Its composers wanted to pay tribute to the past, the Temple and all it stood for. And to find new ways of going forward that focused on study, prayer and education. Read more

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in concert: a music/film review by Hila Tsor

I have to admit that I’m a bit of a Harry Potter nerd. At the beginning of the year I reread all the books and got sucked into a world of wonder, friendship and adventure again. Read more

Gloria Bell – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Having reviewed the original version of this film, Gloria, over five years ago, I wondered why director Sebastian Lelio shot it again. He says because Julianne Moore wanted to do it and that for him, it is a film about feelings – Gloria’s and our own.

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Henry Greener chats with Michael Danby

Michael Danby discusses the important election issues relevant to the forthcoming federal elections….video interview. Read more

In the cafes of Paris, French Jews open up on antisemitism and their future in Europe

My trip to Paris to canvas the mood of French Jews began in the idyll of an Israeli-owned restaurant, Balagan, near the famed Louvre art museum. Read more

Wellington included in world-wide doco screening

Wellington will feature on a map highlighting cities around the world where the film is ‘Who will write our history’, a documentary about the secret archive of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War 2.a particular film screening has taken place. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…Revenge is a comic dish best served cold Read more

Comparing the outrage: Beyond Christchurch and Sri Lanka

A number of high-profile commentators – from Ben Shapiro to Maajid Nawaz – have looked at the Twitter accounts of world leaders like Theresa May, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. The commentators have made some uncomfortable comparisons about the language used to condemn the terror attacks in Sri Lanka and those in Christchurch. Read more

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