Engaging Women at Friends of Montefiore Annual Brunch

Jewish Care Victoria hosted 220 guests at the 34th Annual Friends of Montefiore Brunch at Leonda by the Yarra, Hawthorn. Read more

Hubris and the ‘new’ Hamas…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org

President Donald Trump’s optimism about Middle East peace might be justified. Perhaps Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’s pledge that he will be a “true partner” to Trump in the search for a solution to the conflict with Israel is genuine. Maybe the president’s negotiating skills, and his lack of interest in the details or loyalty to formulas like the two-state solution, will provide what is needed to achieve progress.  Read more

French election winner Macron again rules out Palestinian statehood recognition

As French citizens voted Sunday, their eventual president-elect reiterated previous statements ruling out unilateral French recognition of Palestinian statehood and committing to support for a two-state solution. Read more

Whiteley – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

“Somewhere between struggle and rage there’s IT” said Brett Whiteley in this documentary charting his life, work and death.

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Dunera Boy still working in steel…at 101

Former Dunera Boy, abstract sculptor Erwin Fabian, continues to work his magic with steel.  Seven of his large metal sculptures have been unveiled at an exhibition in Sydney.  Read more

Sydney Writers’ Festival: Jewish connections

The Sydney Writers’ Festival brings a wealth of talent from both overseas and homegrown later this month…J-Wire present a list of participants both Jewish and Jewish connected. Read more

A comedy of terrors

This week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more

The Best and the Worst…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

The Midrash relates the following story about a great Talmudic sage. Read more

Obsessive Israel Fixation Disorder Syndrome…writes Michael Kuttner

This malady has been around for a long time but recently seems to have become more virulent and endemic. Read more

Forbidden Music: Composers banned by the Third Reich

Continuing a series by Stevie Whitmont of music banned by the Nazis…this month features Bertholdt Goldschmidt (1903-1996). Read more

Denial: Melbourne barrister Amanda Meddes Da Costa explains

Over 100 people packed Cinema 4 at the Classic in Melbourne’s Elsternwick to hear Melbourne Barrister Amanda Mendes da Costa preview the critically acclaimed BBC film “Denial”. Read more

Why the debate about Iran isn’t over…writes Jonathan S. Tobin

When the Obama administration managed to avoid a congressional vote on its nuclear deal with Iran in the fall of 2015 courtesy of a Democratic Senate filibuster, the argument surrounding the controversial agreement seemed to be over. Read more

Jewish Care Launches ‘Postcards for Pesach’ Mental Health Awareness Campaign

Melbourne’s Jewish Care is proud to once again run its Postcards for Pesach mental health awareness campaign. Read more

Limmud-Oz: Where variety is the spice of learning life

A weekend of Jewish learning and creativity, Limmud-Oz is being held at Sydney’s UNSW on the long weekend of June 10-12. Read more

United Nations fabricated Arab narrative deceives academics…writes David Singer

The United Nations publication “The Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem 1917-1988” (“Study”) has deliberately misrepresented the actual wording of General Assembly Resolution 181 passed on 29 November 1947 – deceiving many academics who have disseminated the Study’s false message. Read more

Censored: FBI wants to arrest terrorist who killed Australian Jewish girl

Ahlam Tamimi is a monster. Bringing her to justice is something that should be close to Australians’ hearts…writes Michael Danby. Read more

Five of Israel’s latest ‘miracles’ leading up to its 69th birthday

With its forces vastly outnumbered by Arab armies, Israel’s victory in the 1948 War of Independence was widely considered a modern-day miracle. The Jewish state shocked the world again in 1967 by significantly expanding its borders and reunifying Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.  Read more

Israel’s Yom Hazikaron: remembering the past year’s terror victims

Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and terror victims, is a time of mourning and reflection over the sacrifices of thousands who have given their lives for the Jewish homeland leading up to and following statehood: 23,544 individuals since 1860, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

The Zookeeper’s Wife: A movie review by James Berardinelli

Not every movie about the Holocaust is expected to be on the same high level as Sophie’s Choice or Schindler’s List, but (especially when the source material is factual) more is expected than the familiar melodrama and faux tension delivered by Niki Caro’s The Zookeeper’s Wife. Read more

Celebrating Yom Haatzmaut in a world of turmoil

Israel Independence Day symbolises the empowerment of all Jews in the wake of the most successful renaissance of a nation after two thousand years of exile. It highlights the dramatic contrast between our status today and that of our powerless kinsmen facing doom on the eve of the Holocaust. It is not a celebration exclusively for Israelis but for Jews throughout the world…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Feintooner

Feintooner’s cartoon features an unlikely set of twins… Read more

20 years of Aleph

Aleph Melbourne’s documentary “Aleph Melbourne – Celebrating 20 Years” is to be screened in the prestigious 2017 St Kilda Film Festival. Read more

Understanding the Yoms…writes Ron Weiser

This week we will be celebrating the 69^th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Jewish State – Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut – preceded by Yom Hazikaron where we remember those who fell in the defence of the State of Israel. Read more

More self-control could hinder our efforts to exert self-control

Turning down that delicious piece of chocolate cake. Resisting the temptation to buy clothes that we don’t need. If we want to watch our weight and save our pennies, these enticements demand that we exercise some degree of self-control. Read more

United Nations must trash false information on Arab-Jewish conflict

The United Nations Study titled “The Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: 1917-1988” (“Study”) has coughed up yet another piece of false information following that exposed in my last article – which indicates increasingly that the United Nations has been complicit in disseminating false information on the Arab-Jewish conflict for almost the last forty years…writes David Singer. Read more

Israel: A miracle in progress…writes Michael Kuttner

Sixty-nine years ago, a mere three years after the devastation of the Holocaust, Jewish independence was reasserted. Read more

Tick the box

My grandfather once shared with me the following thought…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more

The unacceptable behaviour of the German Foreign Minister

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel displayed unprecedented chutzpa and insensitivity during his official visit to Israel to participate in ceremonies on Holocaust Memorial Day when he scheduled meetings with organisations who accuse us of engaging in war crimes…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

After 69 years, some of Israel’s original supporters are its key economic allies

Throughout the seven decades since it declared independence, Israel has waged an ongoing struggle for legitimacy, navigating the global arena to find its place among the nations…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more

Kosher pop up restaurant for theatre production

Following the huge success of the kosher pop up restaurant at the 2016 Sydney production, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, preparations are underway to bring back the restaurant for this year’s season. Read more

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