Ice Age: Collision Course – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 21, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
When my favourite plus1 was not available for a preview of the fifth outing of this animated anthropomorphic franchise, I took a friend and her grandson. I need a little tacker for feedback.
Antisemitism and the mythological Jew…writes Chuck Volpe
June 21, 2016 by Chuck Volpe
Time and again Jews have found themselves accused, ‘in the dock’, as defendants facing accusations as bizarre and irrational as those faced by Joseph K in Frans Kafka’s classic novel The Trial. Read more
Jews for Refugees
June 20, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Members of Sydney’s Jewish community joined a Sydney rally in support of refugees detained in Nauru and Manus Island. Read more
Jewish Care brunch
June 20, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
Jewish Care Victoria has hosted its 33rd Annual Friends of Montefiore Brunch. Read more
What does the U.K.’s vote on EU membership mean for Jews and Israel?
June 18, 2016 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Once controlling an empire spanning every continent, the United Kingdom has been undergoing an identity crisis in recent years…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more
Meet Rachelli Arber…a Henry Greener video chat
June 18, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rachelli Arber, Project Co-ordinator of the Arava Australia Partnership, works for the Zionist Federation of Australia in its attempt to strengthen ties between our community and the extraordinary Arava region, in the once barren south of Israel. Read more
The Power of Dance and Mr Gaga
June 17, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
“I really believe in the power of dance to heal” says Ohad Naharin, artistic director and renowned choreographer of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company in the documentary Mr Gaga in which he features…writes Roz Tarszisz.
UN Security Council Must Take Military Action Against Islamic State
June 17, 2016 by David Singer
President Obama’s continuing refusal to co-sponsor a Security Council Resolution with Russia authorising the use of military force against Islamic State ensures that the horrendous murders in Orlando and Manganville this past week will be repeated with ever-increasing frequency anywhere and at any time…writes David Singer. Read more
Ramadan Roulette…writes Michael Kuttner
June 17, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
Unlike its Russian namesake one can guarantee that every weapon is fully loaded and intended to be lethal. Read more
Conflicted Jewish voters contemplate Clinton and Trump…writes Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org
June 17, 2016 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
With former secretary of state Hillary Clinton declaring herself the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on June 8 and that party’s primary season now complete, the prospect of Clinton competing against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is all but assured. But what does this likely matchup mean for American voters, and more specifically for Jewish voters? Read more
Truly inclusive
June 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia Post Multicultural Ambassador Ryan Kuperholz, organised an AFL footy clinic for his Jew Crew male and female teams to demonstrate multicultural inclusion and gender equality… Read more
Newt’s News
June 15, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Newt’s News “All Shades of Judaism” segment goes from the extreme Haredi sect featured in “Strictly Jewish”, to the disgraced Adass School Principal Malka Leifer, to the Gay Pride Festival in Tel Aviv, ending with the Gesher Movement, trying to rally jewish support in the USA Read more
TBI’s new kitchen
June 15, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Temple Beth Israel’s “Nourish” Program utilises their new kitchen to feed the needy and homeless as part of Father Bob Maguire’s food bus concept, recently started in Melbourne’s Alma Park, East St Kilda. Read more
Why is God “He”?…ask the Rabbi
June 14, 2016 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple has an answer to this tricky question. Read more
An appeal to the sweet tooth and Mad Max…a music review
June 13, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
After testing recent audiences’ resilience with the lunges and shocks of Messiaen, and then their staying power to see off Haydn’s Creation, last night’s concert opened a chocolate box full of favourite flavours, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Max Brenner: “There’s blood in you chocolate”…writes Emily Gian
June 10, 2016 by Emily Gian
“Max Brenner, come off it, there’s blood in your hot chocolate”. Read more
Israel and Diaspora Jewry – a Looming Crisis
June 10, 2016 by Isi Leibler
The Jewish world, both in Israel and the Diaspora, is undergoing dramatic demographic and ideological changes. Read more
Tel Aviv terror attack shatters five myths…writes Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org
June 10, 2016 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
The June 8 terrorist massacre in Tel Aviv exposed all five of the major myths that cloud discussions of Israel and the Palestinians. Read more
Kosher in the ACT
June 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Coles have opened a Kosher section in their Canberra Centre store. Read more
Watch their lips…writes Michael Kuttner
June 10, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
Listening carefully to what individuals or groups are saying about you is a prerequisite to understanding what actions may subsequently follow. Read more
Palestine – France, Farce and Folly
June 10, 2016 by David Singer
France embarked on a journey to nowhere when it hosted 28 delegations in Paris for a ministerial meeting on 3 June marking the first phase of its initiative aimed at promoting peace in the Middle East…writes David Singer. Read more
We have dreams
Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Disability Services clients share their dreams in this moving video. Read more
Deleting inconvenient words, from Arafat to Iran
June 8, 2016 by Rafael Medoff - JNS.org
The U.S. State Department’s admission that it altered an embarrassing video exchange about its nuclear negotiations with Iran is disturbing—but it’s not the first time that the Obama administration, or some of its predecessors, have tampered with words that it deemed politically inconvenient. Read more
Meet Gary Samowitz
June 7, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Gary Samowitz, CEO of “Stand Up” heads a team of people dedicated to social justice, refugee and reconciliation issues needing support and advocacy from our humanitarian community…he talks to Henry Greener. Read more
Shir Madness 2016
June 7, 2016 by Geoff Sirmai
Jewish music festival SHIR MADNESS returns to Sydney for 2016 and the first list of acts has been announced. Read more
Land of Mine – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 6, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It has been a few weeks since I viewed Land of Mine but images have stayed with me.
The Literati by Justin Fleming after Moliere’s Les Femmes Savantes…a review by Deb Meyer
June 6, 2016 by Deb Meyer
On opening night of The Literati, at Sydney’s SWB Stables Theatre, love was certainly in the air. Read more
AIJAC asks policy questions
June 3, 2016 by Tzvi Fleischer
The Coalition and the ALP have answered election policy questions posed by The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. Read more
Democracy in Australia
June 3, 2016 by Colin Rubenstein
With this year’s long election campaign in full swing, many Australians are doubtless tiring of the often wearying daily grind of policy announcements, campaign public appearances, photo-opportunities, mutual mud-slinging, and over-analysed play-by-play journalism…writes Dr Colin Rubenstein. Read more
UN world health assembly “hijacked”
There is something decidedly unhealthy about the lengths that the Palestinian leadership has been going to in order to delegitimise Israel in the international arena…writes Emily Gian. Read more
