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Jews and the Lucky Country…writes Isi Leibler
August 19, 2015 by Isi Leibler
I have just returned from Down Under, Australia, the country that nurtured me prior to my aliyah. Read more
Beyond Hamas: planned Abbas visit elucidates Iran’s lesser-known ties to PA
August 19, 2015 by Agencies
While Iran’s funding of the Palestinian terror group Hamas is well-documented, the Islamic Republic’s relationship with the Palestinian Authority (PA) is less frequently discussed. Read more
Guess who’s coming to dinner
August 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A small but vibrant synagogue on Sydney’s North Shore has invited dignitaries in its neighbourhood for Shabbat dinner. Read more
A new look at the Australia-Israel relationship
August 18, 2015 by Agencies
Australia and Israel’s complex relationship has received a fresh public examination with the release of the new academic collection, Australia and Israel: A Diasporic, Political and Relationship. Read more
A bit of Bach and a lot of Liszt…a music review by Fraser Beath Mc Ewing
August 18, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Russian pianist, Kirill Gerstein climbed a pianistic Mount Everest at Sydney’s Recital Hall last night by tackling Franz Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, but not before warming up on Bartok and Bach. Read more
Triumph of hope over experience…writes Michael Danby
August 17, 2015 by Michael Danby
Forty million Americans now have healthcare. If I was an American, the President’s domestic policy, in this area alone, would impress me. Further, if I was to put myself into the shoes of the average American taxpayer, after contributing so much blood and treasure to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, I would be naturally reluctant to support action that might lead to further military involvement in the Middle East. Read more
Double Indemnity…writes Ted Lapkin
August 17, 2015 by Ted Lapkin
Just when you think Barack Obama’s indifference to Jewish sensibilities couldn’t get any more obscene, he goes and instructs his Justice Department to side with Palestinian terrorists against American victims of terror. Read more
Just one small candle…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
August 14, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Rabbi Michoel Gourarie is asked how a person can help friends in need of advice. Read more
The ‘normalising’ of Palestinian terrorism
August 14, 2015 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
A city square named after a notorious terrorist. A television program glorifying the killer. Terrorists granted shelter. It’s just another ho-hum, business-as-usual day in the Palestinian Authority (PA)…writes Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org. Read more
What if?…asks Michael Kuttner
August 14, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Crucial events are more often than not determined by the right leader being in the right place at the right time. Read more
Palestine: More Straight Talking – Less Doublespeak
August 14, 2015 by David Singer
The well-publicised “secret meeting” recently held in Jordan between Israel’s newest negotiations Minister Silvan Shalom and perennial PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat is but the latest in a 20 years old meaningless talk fest that has seen little tangible signs of ending the 100 years old Jewish-Arab conflict – despite two offers made by Israel in 2000/2001 and 2008 and rejected by the Palestinian Authority…writes David Singer. Read more
Molto Russian, meno Italian…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
August 13, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Rachmaninov and Shostakovich had their big guns blazing while Verdi pinged away with his pea-rifle in an Opera House concert last night that many in the audience rated as the best in the APT Master Series so far this year. Read more
Anti-Semitism gets a boost from the Iran deal
August 12, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
In Europe, Jewish communities are still licking the wounds from a miserable 12 months that saw deadly jihadist violence erupt against them in Paris, Brussels, and Copenhagen. Read more
The Ausraeli Approach: the Diasporic identity of Israelis in Australia
August 11, 2015 by Ran Porat
Approximately 15,000 Israelis live in Australia, mostly in Melbourne and Sydney, and almost all of them are Jews…but Ran Porat says “most Israelis remain estranged from organised Jewish Australia. Read more
UIA thanks RCV
August 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Melbourne arm of the United Israel Appeal (UIA) has hosted a luncheon for the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV). Read more
Tachlis…writes Michael Kuttner
August 11, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
According to those who know Yiddish this term, especially popular amongst Israelis, is used when someone wants to quickly (and often very bluntly) get to the point. Read more
Does Europe need a new enlightenment?….asks Ron Jontof-Hutter
August 11, 2015 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
Recently, on Jenny Brockie’s Insight program on SBS, I was intrigued by the appearances of Niklas Frank, the son of Hans Frank, Hitler’s governor in Poland, who was hanged in 1946, and West Australian MP Peter Abetz whose family came from blue chip Nazi stock. Read more
Vengeance in Israel?…ask the Rabbi
August 10, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. On the wall of a house in Israel where an Arab baby and his father were killed and members of the family badly injured, someone scrawled “N’kamah” – “Vengeance!” What is the Jewish perspective on acts of vengeance? Read more
OBK does C2S
August 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A team from Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen participated in this year’s City to Surf run. Read more
Force of Destiny – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
August 10, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Billed as “a journey of love on a transplant waiting list”, this latest offering from veteran writer/director Paul Cox is not as grim as it sounds.
New acts for Shir Madness
August 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne will host Jewish music festival Shir Madness on September 6. New acts have just been announced. Read more
New rabbi for Bondi Mizrachi
August 8, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The members of Sydney’s Bondi Mizrachi synagogue have welcomed their new young Rabbi and Rebbetzen Rabbi Shua and Michal Solomon. Read more
50 years of AUJS Academy
Naomi Dorevitch still clearly remembers when she was just four-years old, waving goodbye as her grandmother boarded a boat that was to take her Safta to Israel. She pleaded with her father who promised that when she was finished school she could visit her Safta. So it came to be that thirteen years later, in 1964, she joined the first Academy group of students from Australia to Israel. Read more
Homelessness Prevention Week
Homelessness Prevention Week is an annual event that reminds us all that there are people currently homeless or at risk of homelessness. But what do we really understand about the issue of homelessness, especially how it is experienced by the Victorian Jewish community? Read more
Up and coming Scout
August 7, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
Talented Sydney North Shore teenager Scout Clementine Silbersher is set to star in the cult teen musical “13” when it opens in late September. Read more
New UIA group for Melbourne
August 7, 2015 by Carli Diamond
YoungUIA and UIA Women’s Division are delighted to announce the launch of a new and exciting group – the YoungUIA Women’s Division – a group aimed at engaging and connecting Jewish female professionals, predominately in the 20-40 age bracket. Read more
Palestine – Chickens Coming Home to Roost for Turkey
August 7, 2015 by David Singer
Turkey’s championing of the Palestinian Arabs in their quest for an independent State has come back to bite the country with a vengeance – as Kurdish Statehood is once again firmly placed on the political agenda…writes David Singer. Read more
Functions Award with Kosher Help
August 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A Sydney hotel has been recognised as the best events venue in NSW…and says its Kosher kitchen has played a contributing role. Read more
Equality under the law…writes Michael Kuttner
August 7, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Recent events in Israel have once again highlighted the ongoing campaign to combat extremism and hate crimes, whether terrorist or criminal in origin. Read more
