Courage to Care on the road
July 14, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Over the next two months, Melbourne’s B’nai Brith’s Courage to Care will take its award-winning travelling Educational Program and Exhibition to both Portland and Cranbourne. Read more
A Disgrace: New York Attorney General Investigates Claims Conference
July 14, 2015 by Isi Leibler
Two years ago, at the annual Claims Conference board meeting, directors representing the World Jewish Congress, the Jewish Agency and others, failed in their efforts to introduce meaningful reforms to the organisation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
For once, I’m lost for words…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
July 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Chinese pianist, Yuja Wang, whipped a sold-out Sydney Recital Hall audience into a standing, bravoing frenzy last night with a program of Chopin and Scriabin. Read more
Click against hate
July 13, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
The Shtick’s Henry Greener interviews educator Sharon Swiatlo on “Click Against Hate”, an initiative by the Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC), to teach schoolchildren about how to combat and properly handle online bullying, identity theft, incitement, defamation, antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobia, obscenity etc….a video presentation. Read more
Save the Children Demands ‘Guarantees That Guarantee Nothing’
July 13, 2015 by Ted Lapkin
Another week, another so-called ‘report’ casting aspersions against Israel. Or so it seems….writes Ted Lapkin. Read more
ISIL: A Copycat of Israel?…asks Sheree Trotter
July 13, 2015 by Sheree Trotter
‘Israel has really set the benchmark for barbarism in the area and many other despots and dictators, such as the one in Syria, Egypt, and even ISIL are really copycats of the Israeli occupation and siege and brutality.’ [1] These are the words of Kia Ora Gaza’s Roger Fowler, in his recent appearance on New Zealand’s Māori TV’s Native Affairs programme. Read more
Ask the Rabbi about dealing with Alzheimers
July 13, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers questions about Alzheimer’s and the Mourner’s Kaddish. Read more
The Church, Boycotts and the Jews…writes Ron Jontof-Hutter
July 10, 2015 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
Towards the end of each year, thousands of churches and concert halls across Europe prepare for a traditional performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Read more
New Clinical Director for Sydney’s Jewish House
July 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Jewish House has appointed Dr Kieran Le Plastrier as its Clinical Director. Read more
Islamic State – Confusion, Delusion and Illusion…writes David Singer
July 10, 2015 by David Singer
Australia’s Minister for Communications – Malcolm Turnbull – has sought to play down the threat Islamic State poses to world peace and security with these few throwaway unsubstantiated sentences during an address to the Sydney Institute on 7 July. Read more
Ralph Nader targets ‘the Jews’ and linguistically hijacks antisemitism
July 10, 2015 by Rafael Medoff - JNS.org
Ralph Nader, the famous crusader against fraud and corruption, believes he has uncovered a horrific new injustice—and the perpetrators are “the Jews.”
You better believe it…writes Michael Kuttner
July 10, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Often, there are news items or events which sound so outlandish and bizarre that one tends to dismiss them as figments of imagination. Read more
Disconnecting
July 10, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
At the beginning of June the CEO of French mobile provider, Orange, stated in Cairo that if he could get out of his company’s mobile business in Israel he would do so as quickly as possible…writes Michael Kuttner.
JNF Gold Patrons in Melbourne
July 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s JNF Gold Patrons have attended an event featuring informative and interesting presentations from Ethy Levy, Israel Trade Commissioner and Dr David Malet, expert and senior lecturer in International Relations. Read more
Women He’s Undressed…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
July 9, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
It has been too long since Director Gillian Armstrong’s name has been on the big screen and in this entertaining documentary she brings a little-known Australian success story to life. Read more
Europe’s crisis proves Israel is no ‘anachronism’…writes Ben Cohen
July 8, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Back in 2003, as some readers will recall all too clearly, the noted historian Tony Judt penned a searing critique of Israel in the New York Review of Books. Read more
Australian military expert to address NSWJBD plenum
July 7, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Retired Australian Major-General Jim Molan, a member of a multi-national group of former military experts which defended the actions of the Israel Defence Force in its war against Hamas last year, will address the NSWJBD plenum later this month. Read more
Eddie Tamir talks with Henry Greener
July 7, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Eddie Tamir is bringing a new cinema to Melbourne. He talks with The Shtick’s Henry Greener…a video interview. Read more
Another member on the Yeshivah team
July 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre have announced a further member for its new Governance Review Panel. Read more
Call for WW2 Merchant Navy Veterans
July 7, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
A Record of Honour for Jewish war veterans of the United Kingdom is being compiled in England.
Movie giveaways – “Gett”
J-Wire has three double passes for award-winning Israeli film “GETT THE TRIAL OF VIVIANNE AMSALEM”…screening in Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart. Read more
Go to a football match on Shabbat?…ask the Rabbi
July 6, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers questions about soccer and death. Read more
Sydney twins appear in “The Snow Queen”
July 5, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
Sydney twins Josie and Jeremy Segal will appear in the Lane Cove Theatre Company production of The Snow Queen later this month. Read more
Meet Australia’s ambassador to Israel
July 5, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Melbourne community is invited to a public forum with Australia’s Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma later this month. Read more
Shir Madness: The Shtick’s Henry Greener talks to Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier
July 5, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
The Shir Madness Music Festival comes to Melbourne in September. Henry Greener talks to organisers Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier. Read more
State Of Palestine and Islamic State Highlight International Double Standards
July 3, 2015 by David Singer
UNESCO, the United Nations and just this week – the Vatican – have recognised that the “State of Palestine” exists…writes David Singer. Read more
Ship of Fools…writes Michael Kuttner
July 3, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
If ever you needed a classic example of how the English language and reality can be perverted, the latest farce associated with the misnamed “freedom flotilla” to Gaza, provided it. Read more
A howling success – kind of…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
July 3, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Chris Botti, one of the world’s finest jazz trumpeters, surrounded himself on the stage of the Sydney Opera House with the SSO and seven soloists to present a concert that I both loathed and loved. Read more
Is the ALP abandoning Israel?
July 2, 2015 by Jeremy Rapke
The constituency of Finchley and Golders Green in north London was retained by the Conservative Party in the recent UK elections despite the Labor Party running a strong Jewish candidate in the most Jewish of British electorates and predictions of a surge for Labor in the electorate…writes Jeremy Rapke Q.C. Read more
Anne Frank on Antisemitism
July 1, 2015 by Julie Nathan
The theatre production of The Diary of Anne Frank is playing in Newtown, Sydney. I saw it last month when it opened…writes Julie Nathan. Read more
