The Muslim Nation which saved Jews…
April 15, 2015 by Barbara Heggen
During the Holocaust, many individuals and small groups risked their lives to save Jewish people….writes Barbara Heggen. Read more
A whole night of foreplay
April 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The first of this year’s International Pianists in Recital series held in Sydney’s City Recital Hall last night presented French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie playing no less than 57 preludes spread over three composers, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Soccer and terrorism…writes Stephen M. Flatow
April 14, 2015 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
As part of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ongoing campaign to isolate and delegitimize Israel, the Palestinian Football (Soccer) Association is trying to get Israel suspended from international soccer’s governing body. Read more
Gaza war means a particularly sobering Yom Hazikaron for Israel this year
April 14, 2015 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Since Israel was founded in 1948, its numerous wars have taken a heavy toll on its small population…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more
Interview: Arnold Zable
Arnold Zable is an author, storyteller, refugee advocate and passionate activist for asylum seekers and human rights. Melbourne-based Zable talks with The Shtick’s Henry Greener. Read more
Islamic State Morphing Into Global Gehenna…writes David Singer
April 14, 2015 by David Singer
Growing support for – and pledges of allegiance to – Islamic State by diverse Islamic terrorist groups world-wide are now creating horrific humanitarian problems for Christian communities in many countries – some far removed from the Middle East. Read more
The One Day…writes Sarah Bendetsky
April 13, 2015 by Sarah Bendetsky
How often do we find ourselves complaining about trivial matters in our lives?
Are we April fools?….asks Michael Kuttner
April 9, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
There would be hardly an Australian or New Zealander who did not know what the expression April fool means. Read more
The Longest Ride – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 9, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
One of my guilty pleasures is that I love a rollicking country and western soundtrack.
Holocaust history and the lost generation…writes Jerry Amernic
April 8, 2015 by Jerry Amernic
Years ago, I got the idea for a novel about the last living survivor of the Holocaust. Read more
Nuclear Knockout Not Nearly Nailed…writes David Singer
April 8, 2015 by David Singer
President Obama seems to have been unduly optimistic in triumphantly proclaiming the success of the P5+1 talks with Iran in Lausanne. Read more
Uniting to resist Obama’s unprecedented hostility
April 3, 2015 by Isi Leibler
It is ironic that as we prepare to celebrate Passover, the festival of freedom, we are facing vicious efforts by the vindictive leader of the United States, our greatest ally, who is abandoning us — the only democratic state in a region suffused with barbarism…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Jews Killed Nobody … writes Gil Solomon
April 3, 2015 by Gil Solomon
With antisemitism rampaging like a wildfire throughout the fertile grounds of Europe, be it Muslim initiated or otherwise, when a Holland-based Roman Catholic Church Association television station airs a video clip titled “Jews killed Jesus“, when a Sydney-based Anglican priest, in one of his sermons stated that “Jews killed Jesus” I say enough is enough. Read more
Teach your children…writes Michael Kuttner
April 3, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Every Passover eve Jews worldwide sit down with family and friends to recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt and learn its lessons. Read more
Palestine – Obama Admits Defeat On Renewed Negotiations For Two-State Solution
April 3, 2015 by David Singer
President Obama has finally admitted the death of any renewed negotiations for a two-state solution between Israel and the PLO for the next several years – telling the media on 24 March: Read more
Pesach: Another question
April 2, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Rabbi Michoel Gourarie has another question about Peach… Read more
A new age of Middle East insecurity…writes Ben Cohen
April 2, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Back in 2010, I interviewed Gerard Araud, who is now the French ambassador in Washington, DC, while he was still serving as France’s envoy to the United Nations in New York.We talked at length about Iran, and this was the first thing he told me: “The Iranian nuclear program has no civilian explanation whatsoever. You don’t start a civilian nuclear program by enriching uranium. It’s like if you buy the gas before the car.” Read more
Pesach postcards
March 31, 2015 by Donna Surdut
As we prepare to commemorate the freedom of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, Melbourne’s Jewish Care has turned its focus to freedom from another kind of enslavement – mental illness. Read more
Lynch’s Supporters Dig Him into a Deeper Hole
March 30, 2015 by Peter Wertheim
Nick Riemer’s apologia for the conduct of his colleague, Jake Lynch, during the disruption by protesters of a lecture by Colonel Richard Kemp at the University of Sydney on March 11 (Why Jake Lynch was waving money around at an anti-Israel protest, March 25) only digs Lynch into a deeper hole. Read more
UIA Victoria – Seniors’ Afternoon Tea
March 29, 2015 by Agencies
UIA Victoria’s recently hosted a community afternoon tea for seniors..were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Ask the Rabbi about Pesach
March 29, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple writes about the ten plagues, chametz and the invisible Seder guest… Read more
Melbourne YoungUIA events
March 27, 2015 by Agencies
Over the UIA Victoria campaign period, YoungUIA held a couple of successful events. Read more
A Trying Subject…writes Emily Gian
March 27, 2015 by Emily Gian
In medieval England, a separate court was established with the purpose of providing redress for people in a fair and just manner. Read more
Sour Grapes and Bitter Herbs…writes Michael Kuttner
March 27, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
In the aftermath of the Israeli elections we are witnessing an unprecedented outpouring of bilious blathering from dismayed local and foreign sources. Read more
Breaking the 18-minute rule…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
March 26, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
In just over a week we will celebrate Passover, which begins with the Pesach Seder. One of the important Mitzvot of the Seder is the eating of Shmura Matzah. Read more
Yehuda Avner: Isi Leibler remembers
March 26, 2015 by Isi Leibler
When Yehuda Avner passed away this week, aged 86, Israel lost a noble citizen whose entire life was devoted to serving the Jewish state and the Jewish people. Read more
Palestine: Words Matter – But Their Meaning Matters More
March 25, 2015 by David Singer
“Words matter” – White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters this week…writes David Singer. Read more
Special helping hands
March 25, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Josh Ferenbach and Ruthie Ben-Danan from Access Inc, recently worked in the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University-Vic office assisting with a bulk mail-out. Read more
Israel, not Netanyahu, is the ultimate target…writes Ben Cohen
March 24, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
There is no world leader more hated by bien-pensant liberals in the West than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more
What ordinary Palestinians are saying about the Israeli election
March 24, 2015 by Orit Arfa - JNS.org
Near the entrance to the city of Ariel in the heart of Samaria lies an Arab strip mall of sorts, where Jews and Palestinians alike can get fruits and vegetables, a car wash, pet supplies, hummus, and falafel. Read more
