Feintooner
November 6, 2017 by Feintooner
Khamenei plays chess… Read more
From Statelessness to Power: Israel and the reversal of antisemitism
November 5, 2017 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
In recent years the State of Israel has become an object of deep affection for many of the Western world’s conservatives, especially in the United States…writes Bill Rubinstein. Read more
Henry Greener in conversation with Philip Dalidakis
November 5, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Philip Dalidakis MP, Victorian State Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade, talks to Henry Greener at Melbourne’s Queen’s Hall just as the Courage to Care Exhibition is about to be dismantled. Read more
Israel’s terror tunnel discovery spotlights the ‘real proxy of Iran’ in Gaza
November 5, 2017 by Yaakov Lappin
When it comes to terrorism emanating from the Gaza Strip, most public attention usually focuses on Hamas, the group that rules the coastal enclave…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS.org. Read more
Montefiore launches new community biography series
November 4, 2017 by Danielle Oppermann
Family and friends of Mervyn Basserabie, the Sydney property developer and communal philanthropist, gathered at Montefiore Randwick for the presentation of his life story, Thinking Outside the Square. Read more
A few minutes of care
November 3, 2017 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Recently I was thinking about a concept that I learned in primary school when I was in fourth or fifth grade…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
Senator tours Chabad centres
November 3, 2017 by Community Editor
Zed Seselja, Federal Senator for the ACT and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, has toured the Chabad run Jewish community centres in Canberra. Read more
B & B – Beersheba and Balfour
November 3, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
Two momentous anniversaries coincided within a few days of each other…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Cooking for mental health
November 2, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Israel star to perform in Australia
November 2, 2017 by Geoff Sirmai
Idan Raichel is a world music phenomenon and one of the most dynamic and inspiring performers you will ever see on stage. The universally loved performer is coming to Australia in March 2018 Read more
Beersheba notebook
November 1, 2017 by Ron Weiser
It is hard to describe the feelings of being in Israel at this very special moment. Particularly, that of being an Australian in Israel and more specifically, spending yesterday in Beersheba…writes Ron Weiser. Read more
Loving Vincent – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
November 1, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
Loving Vincent is a cinematic ode to the paintings of Vincent van Gogh and cannot be compared to anything else.
Forward defends antisemitic cartoon
November 1, 2017 by Alan Dershowitz
When the official newspaper of Berkeley published a color caricature of me as a spider-like creature with one leg stomping on a Palestinian child and another holding an IDF soldier spilling the blood of an unarmed Palestinian, there was universal condemnation of what was widely seen as a throwback to the antisemitic imagery of the Nazi era…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more
Herzl’s dream…writes Emily Gian
October 31, 2017 by Emily Gian
I have just returned from over a month in Israel with my family over the Jewish Holidays. In my head, I had been planning to write a piece about some reflections I had relating to Israel, Theordore Herzl and whether the Zionist dream had been fulfilled. Read more
UN launches ‘unprecedented’ $1.3 billion legal campaign against Israel
October 31, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
The United Nations has earmarked some $1.3 billion to fund Palestinian legal campaigns against Israel and to support the creation of an independent Palestinian state, in what experts are calling an unprecedented act singling out the Jewish state at the world body…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more
UAE apologises to Israeli judo team, but is it ‘too little and too late?’
October 31, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially apologised to Israel following a handshake snub during last week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament. The Arab country did not, however, apologise for the tournament’s ban on Israeli symbols….writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more
Commemorating the ANZAC liberation of Beersheba
October 30, 2017 by Isi Leibler
Today Australia is indisputably Israel’s best friend in the world – in every respect…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Balfour Declaration falsehoods fuel Jew-hatred and Israel-bashing
October 30, 2017 by David Singer
The centenary of the Balfour Declaration issued on 2 November 1917 is being used to unleash a barrage of falsehoods designed to denigrate the Jewish people and delegitimise the Jewish State of Israel. Read more
What is more important? A synagogue or a cemetery?…ask the rabbi
October 30, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Which is more important for a new community to establish – a synagogue or a cemetery?…Rabbi Raymond Apple gives the answer. Read more
Feintooner
October 30, 2017 by Feintooner
Feintooner on the Dershowitz cartoon Read more
Year zero: the Palestinians and the Balfour Declaration
October 29, 2017 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
For the Palestinians, the year zero is not 1948, when the state of Israel came into being, but 1917, when Great Britain issued, in the November of that year, the Balfour Declaration—expressing support for the establishment of a “Jewish national home” in Palestine…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more
How Balfour explains why the peace process failed
October 29, 2017 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It was a minor news story when it broke in the summer of 2016. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced he was suing Great Britain over the Balfour Declaration, issued on Nov. 2, 1917…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org. Read more
On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner
October 29, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
One hundred years ago Anzac soldiers helped to liberate the yet unborn Jewish State from Ottoman oppression. Little did they realise what miracles would be forthcoming from the yet to be launched Israel. Read more
Two big fish and one tiddler: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
October 28, 2017 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The SSO concert in the APT Master Series presented two major works: the Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47 and Mahler’s Symphony No.1 in D major. Read more
Three Summers – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 27, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
Writer and director Ben Elton said recently that despite living in Australia for 30 years he is still regarded as a Pom. While he’s not exactly a new chum, he does bring his British sense of irony and an ability to pinpoint the ridiculous in this very Australian film.
Missing in action
October 27, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
Celebrations are an ideal opportunity for friends to gather and join in showing solidarity and friendship…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
An Anti-Semitic caricature of me generates no criticism from Berkeley hard left
October 27, 2017 by Alan Dershowitz
I was recently invited to present the liberal case for Israel at Berkeley…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more
Suburbicon: a movie review by Glen Falkenstein
October 27, 2017 by Glen Falkenstein
Suburbicon wants you to think it’s another Coen Brothers classic. Written by the redoubtable pair, Grant Heslov, George Clooney and directed by the latter, it may look and feel like their golden era but lands far off the mark. Read more
Asthma treatment could be Israel’s latest high achievement in medical cannabis
October 27, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
In a development that could spark Israel’s latest groundbreaking achievement within the medical cannabis sector, the Israeli-British cannabis biotech start-up CIITECH announced Oct. 24 that it will fund a research project in collaboration with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem exploring methods for treating asthma with medical cannabis…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more
Amy Winehouse Exhibition…a video report
October 26, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
The Amy Winehouse Exhibition has opened at the Jewish Museum of Australia, with Michael Gudinski speaking to Rebecca Forgasz in a Q&A, then at a press meeting, they made further comments, along with Senior Curator Juliette Hanson, about the talent, personality and significance of the short-lived career of Amy Winehouse. Read more
