Feintooner
May 23, 2018 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Miscarriage of Justice. Read more
Jewish House Golf Day
May 22, 2018 by Community newsdesk
Did you go to Jewish House Day Golf Day? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Unlocking the Past: Stories from my Mother’s Diary – book review by Jeffrey Cohen
May 22, 2018 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
This book, for it is a little larger than a monograph, tells the story of Shira’s mum and her journey in Jerusalem (and getting there and back) as she pursues her PhD at the Hebrew University. Read more
NSW Courage to Care to screen documentary film After the Apology during National Reconciliation Week
May 22, 2018 by Community newsdesk
The film highlights the continuing practice of welfare agencies removing Aboriginal children from their families at much higher rates than occurred during the stolen generation. Read more
What is the background and meaning of Kaddish?…ask the rabbi
May 22, 2018 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers this question and others… Read more
Crying for the ‘enemy’
May 21, 2018 by Marc Erlbaum - JNS
You awaken in the morning with the sense that this will be your last. You dress. You look at yourself in the mirror and try not to look scared. You admit to yourself that you are frightened, but you are also resolved. You say goodbye to your family, knowing that this may be the last time. They know where you are going, and they don’t want you to go, but they know that they will not dissuade you. You make a quick departure so that it will not be any more painful than it has to be…writes Marc Erlbaum/JNS. Read more
Israel condemns PLO lies as Trump contemplates PLO demise
May 21, 2018 by David Singer
The historic opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem has provided opportunities for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to totally discredit the Palestine Liberation David (PLO) and President Trump to review the PLO as a suitable Arab interlocutor to negotiate with Israel on ending the Jewish-Arab conflict…writes David Singer. Read more
Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland): a movie review by Ron Jontof-Hutter
May 21, 2018 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
Sam Garlanski’s film, “Bye Bye Germany“ based on Michel Bergmann’s autobiographical novel is an entertaining addition to Holocaust stories, though this one is set in 1946 Frankfurt. Read more
Perry Trotter on Gaza
New Zealander Perry Trotter speaks about the verbal onslaught by the media and UN against Israel. A video report. Read more
At the Israel border, pointing fingers at the wrong abuser
May 18, 2018 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
When confronted with absolute evil or the depths of human depravity, some of us experience a very particular kind of depression. It’s as if we just can’t cope with such a repudiation of humanity…writes Melanie Phillips/JNS. Read more
On the other hand
May 18, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
With the international media in full flow presenting distorted news about developments in Israel here is an opportunity to learn about some positive developments not likely to hit the headlines in your local news media. Read more
Abbas and Hamas stage non-peaceful rage
May 18, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
As per the pre-determined script designed for media and gullible politicians alike, Jerusalem Day and shifting the US Embassy to the Capital produced the desired results…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Enjoy the embassy but don’t get giddy
May 17, 2018 by Daniel Pipes - JNS.org
The opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem marks a peak emotional moment for anyone wanting a secure and prosperous Israel; in that spirit, Donald Trump has been hailed as “the best thing that has happened to Israel in a long time.”…writes Daniel Pipes/JNS. Read more
Netta beats ‘nakba’
May 17, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The results of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest and the reactions to it were as disturbing to foreign Israel-haters as they were to some of the nation’s most fervent domestic critics…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
Book review: Unlocking The Past: Stories From My Mother’s Diary
May 17, 2018 by Sharon Berger
Shira Sebban was very close to her mother, Dr Naomi Moldofsky…writes Sharon Berger. Read more
Victory Day at Montefiore: a day of unity
May 17, 2018 by Sarah Bendetsky
Just as the Anzac Day is one of Australia’s most important commemorations, so too, the 9 May Victory Day* captures a special place in the hearts of Russian-speaking veterans and community members. Read more
Mothers’ Day at OBK
May 17, 2018 by Community newsdesk
At Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen mothers from all walks of life and different journeys came together and united to support each other in their common bond of being mums. Read more
Why does the Media keep encouraging Hamas Violence?
May 17, 2018 by Alan Dershowitz
If this were the first time that Hamas deliberately provoked Israel into self-defence actions that resulted in the unintended deaths of Gaza civilians, the media could be excused for playing into the hands of Hamas…writes Alan Dershowitz. Read more
Shavuot across the denominations
May 16, 2018 by Deborah Fineblum
I’ve often heard (and many rabbis lament) that Shavuot is the only major Jewish holiday many Diaspora Jews have never heard of or ever celebrated…writes Deborah Fineblum/JNS. Read more
All these years later, Netanyahu is finally vindicated
May 16, 2018 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
Jerusalem buzzes with joy in these hours, and so, too, does Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. An amazing spectacle of fireworks above the City of David is being prepared, the streets are decorated with flowers, and the U.S. consulate has finally become an embassy…writes Fiamma Nirenstein/JNS. Read more
Meet Anita Zelzer: a video interview
May 16, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Author Anita Selzer has just launched her latest book, “I Am Sasha”, a fascinating story about her grandmother’s survival tactic to assign her father’s gender as a girl, to avoid being captured during the Holocaust. Read more
The significance of the embassy move
May 15, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
For decades, it was a consensus issue. Israel’s supporters of all political stripes agreed that the refusal of the United States to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was an anachronistic outrage…writes Jonathan S. Tobin. Read more
Sydney young families celebrate a day in Jerusalem with UIA
May 15, 2018 by Jenna Chaitowitz
NSW UIA’s Young Families Division celebrated Yom Yerushalayim and Mother’s Day with over 1,000 people at its 2018 event, ‘A Day in Jerusalem’ at the Entertainment Quarter Market Canopy. Read more
Happy Birthday Israel…from New Zealand supporters
May 15, 2018 by Pastor Nigel Woodley
Seventy years ago Hitler’s war against the Jews was no longer raging…writes Pastor Nigel Woodley. Read more
Macron, Merkel and May should adopt Trump policy on Jerusalem
May 14, 2018 by David Singer
The opening of the American Embassy on 14 May in Israel’s capital – Jerusalem – should be replicated by fellow-democracies France, Germany and The United Kingdom (“the Democratic Trio”) without delay…writes David Singer. Read more
An evening of dangerous ideas to challenge thinking – JCA 2018 Campaign
May 14, 2018 by Community newsdesk
With just two weeks to go excitement is mounting across the community ahead of JCA’s 2018 Campaign. Read more
Feintooner
May 14, 2018 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon….Coin Talk Read more
America set to inaugurate embassy in Jerusalem
May 14, 2018 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
U.S. President Donald Trump made a campaign promise few thought he would keep. “We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem,” he announced in 2016. Now that promise is about to be fulfilled…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more
Did Trump endanger Israel?
May 13, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
While the government of Israel and most of its people cheered when U.S. President Donald Trump announced U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, others worried that the Jewish state would be the first suffer from the decision…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
‘Trump’s war’ isn’t coming
May 13, 2018 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
A few hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that the United States had exited the Iran nuclear deal, the doyenne of progressive political-action committees, MoveOn.org, sent out a fundraising email to supporters warning that “Trump’s war is coming”….writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more
