New York’s ‘last Nazi’ is finally deported to Germany

During my formal interview for U.S. citizenship, not so long ago, I remember the interviewing officer looking me in the eye and asking if I’d ever had any affiliations with the Nazi German regime…writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more

Leonard Bernstein’s century

Throughout the last year, American cultural institutions have been celebrating the life of Leonard Bernstein. The celebrated composer, conductor and educator who died at the age of 72 in 1990 would have turned 100 on Aug. 25, and his centennial has produced a torrent of retrospective praise and appreciation for one of the musical giants of the 20th century. Read more

The strength of the Jews is the Jew next door

To provide great support the supporter must have empathy and understanding of the person –  a lesson from the March of the Living. Read more

Mishpacha

At the deli… Read more

UK Labour divided & behind in the polls: Corbyn refuses definition on antisemitism

You wouldn’t hardly know it in Australia, but for the last month Britain has been transfixed by the renewed row over Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to address rampant anti-Jewish bigotry in UK Labour…writes Michael Danby. Read more

On the other hand

The long hot summer school vacation is slowly winding down..writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Sir John Monash

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the knighting of General Sir John Monash on the Battlefield by King George the Fifth, a special event was held at St Kilda Shule to celebrate the life and amazing achievements of our most decorated war hero and entrepreneur…Henry Greener filmed it. Read more

Left unchallenged this sickness is fatal

Any malady which is not seriously treated can soon develop into major life threatening diseases with fatal results…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Melbourne’s Spot On Café expands

For several years it has been a culinary adventure for young restaurateur Izzy Abrahams. Read more

Would Palestinian rejection of Trump peace plan give Israel more leverage?

Amid speculation that U.S. President Donald Trump could soon release his Middle East peace plan, the word in political, academic and Jewish organisational circles is that it’s almost certain to not go anywhere and surely be rejected by the Palestinian leadership…writes Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS. Read more

‘Fauda’ and the two-state scenario

In the international hit Israeli TV series “Fauda,” the head of the Palestinian Authority security service is a fictional character named Abu Maher. Read more

Oslo 25 years on

Next month it will be twenty five years since Oslo and that famous handshake on the White House lawn by Prime Minister Rabin and Chairman Arafat under the patronage of President Bill Clinton…writes Ron Weiser. Read more

Trump anoints Jordan to replace PLO in negotiations with Israel

The three-day visit to Israel this week by President Trump’s National Security Advisor – John Bolton – indicates Jordan will replace the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in concluding negotiations with Israel to resolve territorial sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank), East Jerusalem and Gaza  (”the disputed territories”) under Trump’s peace plan…writes David Singer. Read more

Cantor George Mordecai returns to Emanuel Synagogue

After serving as the cantor at congregations throughout the USA, Cantor George Mordecai is returning to Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue.  Read more

Religions for Peace

Josie Lacey Chaired another stimulating  meeting today of Religions for Peace RfP hosted by the deputy leader of the opposition Walt Secord at Parliament House in Sydney. Read more

Meet Shai Israel…a Henry Greener interview

JNF Vic Shaliach Shai Israel is the Victorian Education Officer for the Jewish National Fund, being the emissary for the first environmental organisation in the world. Read more

A belated obituary for the world’s conscience

If personal dignity and good intentions are enough to justify a long career, then Kofi Annan deserves all of the plaudits that he’s received in the wake of his death at the age of 80. Read more

Lauder loses the plot…writes Isi Leibler

Ronald Lauder is a billionaire and respected art collector who became passionately committed to Jewish life when, as U.S. ambassador to Austria, he witnessed virulent antisemitism. I have known him for over 20 years and was involved in no small measure in his election as president of the World Jewish Congress. Read more

Why bad things sometimes happen to a good people?

Rabbi Raymond Apple tackles this question…and others. Read more

Feintooner

Feintooner:  Flight of Fantasy. Read more

Meet Kabbalah artist David Friedman

Kabbalah Artist and Teacher David Friedman, a resident of Tzfat, Israel, creates his mystical works of art using symbols that relate to the deeper meaning of Judaism, which he uses to teach how letters, numbers, shapes and colours are significant in understanding Kabbalah. Read more

Immigration and common sense: The real facts about Australia

In common with the majority of people, I never heard of Senator Fraser Anning before he made his controversial speech on immigration…writes Bill Rubinstein. Read more

On the other hand

The fake cease fire with Hamas spreads an illusion that peace and quiet is breaking out…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Gaza – Déjà vu…again?…asks Martin Sherman

An overwhelming majority [of the Palestinian public] demands the immediate halt to all measures taken by Abbas against the Gaza Strip and opposes the crackdown on demonstrations demanding an ending to these measures. Read more

Corbyn unmasked: He brought flowers to terrorists

Even a reaction to an accusation of antisemitism can be antisemitic…writes Fiamma Nirenstein/JNS. Read more

Israel, this is not who we are

Orthodoxy should be respected, but we cannot allow the politics of a radical minority to alienate millions of Jews worldwide….writes Ronald S. Lauder. Read more

Hamastan – enough already

If you lived next to neighbours whose sole aim was to murder you and in furtherance of that objective burnt your property on a daily basis, how long would it take before you decided to put an end to these terror acts?…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Doctors Beyond Borders: Israel’s secret fight to save Syrian lives

On the night of February 16th, 2013, an IDF squad was carrying out a routine patrol on the Syrian border, when suddenly the patrol commander noticed something very strange – seven seriously wounded Syrians who threw themselves on the border fence. Read more

Jordan-Israel negotiations on Trump peace plan set to bypass PLO

Jordan-Israel negotiations based on President Trump’s long-awaited peace plan seem increasingly likely to happen – following retired Jordanian Ambassador and former editor of the Jordan Times– Walid Sadi – flagging Jordan’s legal and sovereignty claims in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and East Jerusalem (“disputed territories”)…writes David Singer. Read more

What Palestinian flags reveal about Israel’s nation-state law

For the second consecutive week, Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square was the site of a Saturday-night protest against Israel’s nation-state law. But the difference between the two demonstrations speaks volumes about the nature of the debate over the controversial legislation…writes Jonathan S. Tobin. Read more

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