Way Off Key

I predicted at the time New Zealand replaced Australia on the UN Security Council that the latter’s realistic attitude and voting records concerning Israel and peace would be abandoned once NZ took up its seat. Read more

Palestine – Sharon’s Ghost Returns To Haunt Obama

Michael Oren – one of seven members of the recently formed Kulanu party elected to Israel’s new Parliament – seems destined to play a pivotal role in torpedoing President Obama’s proposals for a two-state solution aimed at resolving the 100 years old Arab-Jewish conflict…writes David Singer. Read more

Activists corrupt noble principles in defence of Lynch

The defence of Jake Lynch and the students who stormed the lecture theatre at the University of Sydney during a talk by Colonel Richard Kemp, has been speciously framed as a struggle for the right of free speech and dissent. Read more

The “Occupation” under a Microscope … writes Gil Solomon

Attending a Symposium at the UNSW on April 24 to examine: “Law, Rights and Resistance in Occupied Palestine” was an exercise which simply confirmed that Israel has no chance of ever receiving a fair hearing by some members of the entrenched academia of this country. Read more

Capital punishment in Indonesia…writes Rabbi Raymond Apple

Indonesia should be ashamed of itself for executing two Australians as well as six others. Read more

Yom Hazikaron: Melbourne

Over 1,000 Melbournians have commemorated the lives of Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror on Yon Hazikaron. Read more

New Rabbi for Cremorne

Rabbi Chaim Koncepolski has been appointed the new spiritual leader of Sydney’s Cremorne Synagogue. Read more

Claims Conference leaders continue obfuscating the truth…writes Isi Leibler

Once again, as we commemorated the victims of the Holocaust, what was highlighted was the grinding poverty of elderly survivors unable to live out their few remaining years with a semblance of dignity. Read more

Vibrant Balaclava

The Shtick’s Henry Greener was out and about at the recent Vibrant Balaclava Festival in Melbourne. Read more

Interview: Margarita Yerusalimsky

The Shtick’s Henry Greener interviews poet and personal injury lawyer Margarita Yerusalimsky…a video interview. Read more

Harmless gossip?…asks Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

In this week’s Torah Portion we learn about the transgression of gossip (Lashon Horah) which is considered a serious transgression. Read more

It’s a matter of timing…writes Michael Kuttner

Life is full of surprises but some things are predictable and their timing can often determine whether the outcome is a success or a disaster. Read more

The Shtick’s Henry Greener talks with Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld

Major General Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld AM, OBE, KStJ is a highly acclaimed neurosurgeon, senior military surgeon and is internationally recognised for his neurotrauma research and teaching. He talks with Henry Greener ahead of ANZAC Day. Read more

Yom Hazikaron in Sydney

Over 300 attended Sydney’s Yom Hazikaron ceremony at the National Council Of Jewish Women. Read more

A Testament of Youth – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Timing is everything, in life and in art.

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The 67 who could not celebrate 67 years of Independence…writes Emily Gian

One of my roles when I worked for the Zionist Council of Victoria was to put together the booklet for the Yom Hazikaron ceremony, which takes place every year the night before Yom Ha’atzmaut. Read more

Henry Greener talks to Erez Feinberg

Erez Feinberg is passionate about all things Israeli. He talks to The Shtick’s Henry Greener about the “I Am Israeli” Seminar, Yom Hazikaron and the Transition from sorrow to joy as Yom Ha’atzmaut is celebrated to mark 67 years of Independence. Read more

Independence Day: We have reason to rejoice…writes isi Leibler

The Bible quotes Balaam describing the Jews as “a people that dwells alone and is not counted among the nations.” Read more

Out of School Hours program a success at OBK

Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen has played host to over 1,000 NSW students from Gosford to Wollongong. Read more

Ask the Rabbi: The Arab-Israeli conflict

Rabbi Raymond Apple answers questions on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Read more

Video Interview: Arnold Zable Part Two…in conversation with the Shtick’s Henry Greener

Melbourne author Arnold Zable tells us more about his shtick, being involved with Yiddish Theatre at Kadimah, post-war Jewish refugees, working with asylum seekers, his travels in Cambodia for Pen International and policy issues relating to off shore processing. Read more

The Age of Adaline – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

When can a romantic drama also be classed as science fiction?  If the whole premise hinges on scientific flim-flam, that’s when.

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Starring role for Michaella

Sydney student Michaella Edelstein will star as Rapunzel in the upcoming production of Into the Woods at the Zenith Theatre in Chatswood. Read more

No Jews is no news…writes Emily Gian

For many years, the trend in reporting on world affairs seems to increasingly be that Israel is held to different standards than those which apply to its neighbours. Read more

Good Lying…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Is lying sometimes the safer option? Read more

A surprise OAM

Yvonne Shapiro of Sydney has been awarded an honorary Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). Read more

Lessons unlearned…writes Michael Kuttner

The eerie sound of a wailing siren throughout the length and breadth of the country drives home in no uncertain manner exactly what Yom Hashoah (Holocaust and Martyrs Remembrance Day) is all about. Read more

Holocaust Survivors Ageing Faster Than Expected

As we mark the seventieth year since the end of World War II and the liberation of concentration camps, the families of some Holocaust survivors, who are in the twilight of their lives, are experiencing an interesting phenomenon…writes David Werdiger. Read more

The Iranian crisis: American Jews must stand and be counted

The announcement of the Lausanne joint statement concerning the framework of the U.S. deal with Iran highlighted the extent of President Barack Obama’s subterfuge and deception…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Sanitising Iran, demonizing Israel

As expected, the Obama administration is having a hard time selling the American public on the feeble understanding—it’s not a “deal,” since nothing was signed—that was recently reached with Iran over its nuclear program…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org Read more

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