From Australia’s Jewish Past: Judah and Adela Solomon – Adelaide City and Community Stalwarts
February 14, 2023 by Features Desk
Judah, the son of Moss Solomon and his wife Elizabeth, was born in London on 21 December 1818. Read more
Three Jewish funerals and an Israeli hate-fest
February 13, 2023 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Imagine the scene on Saturday night at 8-year-old Asher Menachem Paley’s funeral. Read more
The ghost of Broome – does Judaism believe in ghosts?
February 13, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Prima Facie: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 13, 2023 by Alex First
Tessa Ensler (Sheridan Harbridge) is a successful barrister. Read more
New two-state solution: Israel & Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
February 13, 2023 by David Singer
Indications that a new two-state solution – Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine – continues to progress towards its successful implementation – were in evidence again this past week. Read more
We need a better definition of antisemitism
February 12, 2023 by Ben Cohen
In the world of Jewish advocacy, the “working definition” of antisemitism endorsed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has almost acquired the status of a sacred text. Read more
It’s not about democracy
February 12, 2023 by Caroline Glick - JNS
What’s happening in Israel is not what it seems. The left, in all its component parts, is not fighting against an effort by the government and the Knesset to destroy Israel’s democracy. Read more
On the other hand
February 12, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
In the wake of the devastating Turkish earthquake, Israel’s emergency international aid organizations have swung into action. Read more
Can an earthquake bring Middle Eastern enemies together?
February 10, 2023 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
There is nothing that makes the human condition more visibly fragile than the kind of massive natural disaster that Turkey and Syria are now facing in the wake of a massive earthquake. Read more
How Britain has failed to prevent Islamist extremism and to protect Jews
February 10, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
While events in Israel continue to attract disproportionate and distorted global attention, Islamic extremism remains a threat inside Western society. Read more
Israeli Theocracy
February 10, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
In the febrile political polemic of our times, language is a victim as people use words loosely, inaccurately, and without thinking of their significance or meaning. Read more
Inconvenient Reminders
February 10, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Sweeping embarrassing and painful occurrences under the proverbial carpet is a popular pastime for many. Read more
Wittenoom: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 9, 2023 by Alex First
Wittenoom, the former town and declared contaminated site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, was, in short, a death trap. Read more
Shabbat Yitro: Pacificism
February 9, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
“And if you make for Me an altar of stones, do not build it out of hewn stones, because if you use your sword in making it, you will profane it” (Exodus 20:22). Read more
Spoiler Alert: a movie review by Alex First
February 9, 2023 by Alex First
As the title suggests, the outcome is writ large at the start of the film, which is based on a best-selling memoir by Michael Ausiello. Read more
L’Chaim – To Life: Sinai Gohar Barak – DeserTech and the Great Green Wall
February 9, 2023 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Sinai Gohar Barak, the ecosystem development manager of the DeserTech community in Be’er Sheva, Israel. Read more
One blockbuster and two oddments: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
February 9, 2023 by Fraser Beath McEwing
There is no doubt that the SSO wanted to please Mahler fans with last night’s opening Emirates concert of the season. Read more
There are no two sides here
No, there are no “two sides”. And no, it’s not the “occupation”. And no, it’s not that “they don’t have a political outlook”…writes Ben-Dror Yemini. Read more
Shouldn’t personal choice play a part in my religious observance?
February 7, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Tina Haim-Wentcher – Internationally-acclaimed Sculptor
February 7, 2023 by Features Desk
Tina was born on 17 December 1887 in Constantinople (Istanbul), the daughter of Jewish parents David Haim, a Serbian-born merchant, and his wife Rebecca, who was born in Italy. Read more
Feintooner
February 6, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Sore Losers for undemocratic democracy Read more
Abdullah & Bibi keep moving on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
February 6, 2023 by J-Wire
Jordan’s King Abdullah and Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu continue their march forward to implementing the Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine Solution (Saudi Solution). Read more
Meet Mai Gutman
February 5, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Mai chats with Henry Greener. Read more
On the other hand
February 5, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Last week I reported that Israel has had the driest start to the winter season in 60 years and prayers for rain were to be recited. Read more
Getting away with it: Germany’s Documenta art festival
February 5, 2023 by Ben Cohen
Of the many stories involving antisemitism that dominated the headlines last year, probably the most disturbing involved the serial controversies over antisemitic displays at Germany’s prestigious Documenta festival of contemporary art. Read more
Mary Poppins: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 5, 2023 by Alex First
In a word, Mary Poppins is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Read more
The Whale: a movie review by Alex First
February 3, 2023 by Alex First
The Whale is the film that excites me more than any other since lockdown. Read more
The entrenchment of Western Jew-hatred
February 3, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
In Britain’s House of Commons this week, MP Kim Johnson launched an attack on the “fascist Israeli government” and its “apartheid” policies. Read more
New Year for trees
February 3, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
This week we celebrate Tu BiShvat, the New Year for trees. TuBishvat as we celebrate it today, is a post-biblical creation of the great sixteenth-century mystic Isaac Luria of Safed and is concerned with life and nature. Read more
Netanyahu’s new government, its agenda and challenges
February 3, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tel Aviv-based think tank fellow, columnist and editor Shmuel Rosner presented the latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar, speaking on “Netanyahu’s New Government, its Agenda and Challenges”. Read more
