New face at Jewish Care
June 18, 2011 by Ayal Tusia
Meigan Lefebure has been appointed as General Manager, Services for Older People at Melbourne’s Jewish Care. Read more
Robbie Franco at Jewish Care
June 16, 2011 by Ayal Tusia
Bill Appleby, CEO of Melbourne’s Jewish Care, has announced the appointment of Robbie Franco to the Jewish Care Executive team in the role of General Manager of Development. Read more
JCA Campaign – week 1
May 29, 2011 by Ian Sandler
Ian Sandler, Chief Executive Officer of the JCA reflects on our first week of Campaign and people who are out there making a difference in the world. Read more
Palestine – Obama Sinks America’s Integrity and Reputation
May 22, 2011 by David Singer
Remarks made by President Obama at the State Department in Washington on 19 May indicate he is prepared to honour some – but not all – commitments made to Israel by former American President George W Bush in his letter to Israeli Prime Minister Sharon on 14 April 2004 (the Bush Letter). Read more
Palestine – Abbas negates further negotiations with Israel
May 1, 2011 by David Singer
The Palestinian Authority (PA) announcement abdicating to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) the conduct of any future political negotiations with Israel effectively sinks any further hope of direct negotiations being resumed with Israel over the future sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza. Read more
Israel’s Record of Self-Investigation: Obvious to Anyone who Looked.
April 13, 2011 by Raffe Gold
With the NSW Greens so busy demanding a boycott of Israel for various crimes against humanity it appears that they have failed to keep up to date with the news. Richard Goldstone, lead investigator of the UN inquiry into the 2008 Gaza conflict, recanted some of the reports most incendiary findings and praised Israel for her ability to investigate herself and ensure that those few Israeli soldiers who violated the laws of war are brought to justice. Read more
Emanuele Ottolenghi’s take on the Itamar murders
March 20, 2011 by Emanuele Ottolenghi
The silliest of all Western reactions to the slaughter of the Fogel family has been to suggest that the murder of three children was aimed at torpedoing the peace process. Read more
Palestine – Jimmy Carter Caught in Court Disaster
February 6, 2011 by David Singer
Former US president Jimmy Carter faces the prospect of paying damages exceeding five million dollars if he is unsuccessful in defending legal proceedings against himself and his publisher Simon & Schuster Inc resulting from the publication of Carter’s book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid – which had an initial print run of 300,000 copies. Read more
B’nai B’rith Honour for the Gottshalls
February 2, 2011 by Community Editor
B’nai Brith will honour the memories of the late Rabbi Dr Benjamin Gottshall and Rebbetzin Jana Gottshall, in a special ceremony in Sydney this coming Sunday [6 February]. Read more
O’Connell: a wake-up call to anti-Israel “social-justice activists”
January 31, 2011 by Steve Lieblich
Last week Brendon Lee O’Connell was convicted on 6 counts of anti-Jewish harassment and vilification in the Western Australian District Court by a 12-person jury, after a 2-week trial in which the accused prominently exhibited his guilt by repeating his crime ad nauseum in the courtroom. On Monday he was sentenced to a total of 3 years imprisonment. Read more
Palestine: Tea for Two and 242
January 5, 2011 by David Singer
“I’m discontented with homes that I’ve rented
So I have invented my own.”
The above lines from the refrain of the well known song “Tea for Two” could well have been sung by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Brazil’s outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Abbas laid the cornerstone in Brasilia for his nation’s first embassy in the Western hemisphere. Read more
Record year for Maccabi Basketball
December 16, 2010 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
2010 has been a wonderful year for the NSW Maccabi Basketball Club, which enjoyed excellent results and also a big surge in membership – and therefore teams – in both the junior and senior age groups. Read more
Jemima walks the walk
December 12, 2010 by Agencies
12-yr-old Jemima Montag won the 14.3 km race walk at the Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships becoming the fastest for her age in the country. Read more
Have you checked the MAIL?
December 10, 2010 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
Eight Maccabi teenagers will head to Israel in January, with the potential to change the way Maccabi thinks forever. Read more
Palestine – Doublecrossing Obama Signals Problems for Abbas
December 8, 2010 by David Singer
President Obama has been doublecrossed by the extraordinary behaviour of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in seeking Brazil’s recognition of a Palestinian State “within the 1967 borders”. Read more
Facebook: A Double-Edged Sword for the IDF
December 6, 2010 by Raffe Gold
Recently the IDF gained an extra thousand recruits. For a civilian army in which a majority of citizens are proud to support their country by completing military service, this number is quite small considering the amount of people who go through boot camp every year. However this extra thousand is composed of young men and women who tried to evade the draft by claiming a religious exemption. They pretended to be part of the ultra-religious movement which opposes Zionism and does not participate in modern-day Israel. Read more
The Empty Menorah – A Chanukah Message from Rabbi Gourarie
November 27, 2010 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
The festival of Chanukah begins this coming Wednesday evening. The highlight of these eight days is the mitzvah of kindling the Chanukah candles every evening. Traditionally this mitzvah is fulfilled by placing the candles in a Menorah of eight holders. But in the first few days the Menorah always seems very empty and incomplete. Wouldn’t it be more logical to kindle these flames in single candlesticks, adding one each night? Read more
A Harmonious Choir of Liberal Conformism – Emanuele Ottolenghi
November 27, 2010 by Emanuele Ottolenghi
As the saying goes, you should practice what you preach – not what emerged from the recent panel discussion between Peter Beinart, former editor of the US liberal weekly the New Republic and recent heir to the late Tony Judt’s critique of Zionism, Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, and Mick Davis, chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council. Read more
Sea Change – across the Tasman
Moriah College in Wellington is looking for a new principal… Read more
Palestine: Obama Should Quit While he is Ahead
November 17, 2010 by David Singer
President Obama has now shown his hand on what he believes is possible in order for a new Palestinian Arab state to be created between Israel, Jordan and Egypt. Read more
Sydney’s Young Adult Chanukah Party
November 17, 2010 by J-Wire
The biggest party of the year for young Jewish Sydney adults. It is collaboration with JNFuture, Hagshama, j-junction and Studio Central. Last year over 500 attended and this year promises to be even bigger. Read more
Up and coming tennis star
November 4, 2010 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
Who is Anna Baltzer? Peter Slezak answers…
November 1, 2010 by Peter Slezak
Alan Gold asked on J-Wire last week asked “Anna Who?” referring to American Anna Baltzer currently speaking in Australia on Israel-Palestinian affairs. Peter Slezak responds…. Read more
Why Maccabi Friends Matter?
October 28, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
I thought that this being my last edition, I would touch on something which has really struck me throughout my involvement with Maccabi. Read more
Newish Jewish Book Reviewers
October 27, 2010 by Community Editor
Academy Board of Jewish Education students at Sydney’s Chatswood Public school recently participated in the Book Week activities where they experienced a vast array of Jewish literature. Read more
Funds for Westmead Children’s Hospital
October 25, 2010 by Agencies
The $2500 proceeds of the recently-held Abrahamic Conference have been donated to the Westmead Children’s Hospital. Read more
We Can Do It Too
October 22, 2010 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
A week ago the world watched in awe as thirty three Chilean miners were rescued from underground after being trapped for so long. What makes this story even more amazing is the combination of incredible inner strength demonstrated by the miners and the fantastic effort by the rescuers outside. Read more
Cute as a button meet Jake Greenberg
October 14, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
There is something definitely very cute about boys all in white. 8-yr-old Jake Greenberg could be mistaken for an angel. He is as sweet as honey. Maccabi News was lucky enough to catch up with him. Read more
Rocking Rabbi
October 10, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Double Bay’s Rabbi Yanky Berger provided the entertainment for his wife’s Japanese sushi succos lunch. Read more
Maccabi Sport’s Leaders of Tomorrow
October 7, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
Maccabi News caught up with Dr Ilan Kogus, currently spearheading the Youth Leadership Program under the Maccabi Australia banner. Read more
