Feintooner
May 1, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Guardians of the Fallacy. Read more
The Jerusalem rally was a reminder that democracy didn’t lose; the left did
April 30, 2023 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Those of us who were among the hundreds of thousands of participants in the right-wing rally in Jerusalem on Thursday evening weren’t surprised when the “resistance” bloc pulled a two-fer: downplaying the significance of and attendance at the event, on the one hand; and treating the happening as evidence that Israeli democracy is in danger of annihilation at the hands of fanatics, on the other. Read more
‘Righteous justice’: Credit Suisse’s Nazi bank accounts
April 30, 2023 by Ben Cohen
There are times when the oldest jokes sound quite fresh. I am thinking of the one about the neophyte banker who visits a tailor to be fitted with a new suit. When he returns a week later to collect it, he discovers to his surprise that the pants are without pockets. “You told me you were a banker,” explained the tailor. “Whoever heard of a banker with his hands in his own pockets?” Read more
Selling Kabul: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
April 30, 2023 by Alex First
We are in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013, as the US troops are starting a major withdrawal from the country. Read more
On the other hand
April 30, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Despite all the doomsday commentators Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Independence Day), celebrating 75 years of re-established Jewish sovereignty, was a resounding success. Read more
New scholarships offered to Jewish women
April 30, 2023 by Community newsdesk
JOFA Australia, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, wants to expand spiritual, ritual and intellectual opportunities for women within the framework of halakha (Jewish law) by advocating meaningful participation for women in family life, synagogues, houses of learning and Jewish communal organisations to the fullest extent possible. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: Chris Cantor – Israel is an amazing and magical project
April 30, 2023 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Chris Cantor, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in Australia, about his role at the embassy, the collaborations between Israel and Colombia, and his view on Israel’s greatest achievements since the Declaration of Independence in 1948. Read more
South African Film Festival
April 30, 2023 by J-Wire
The fifth annual South African Film Festival ANZ will be a hybrid festival and will take place from 4 May to 31 May 2023 in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more
Driftwood the Musical
April 30, 2023 by Community newsdesk
Driftwood The Musical tells the inspirational story of the renowned Austrian/Australian sculptor Karl Duldig and his artist-inventor wife, Slawa Horowitz-Duldig. Read more
The antisemitism that drives identity politics
April 28, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A furore over a British Labour Party politician tells us a great deal about the tsunami of Jew-hatred rolling across Britain, America and the West. Read more
True West – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
April 28, 2023 by Alex First
Cain and Abel – biblical brothers at loggerheads. Read more
75 not out
April 28, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
As we celebrate seventy-five years of re-established Jewish independence, I can’t help thinking is Israel still loved at 75? Read more
Israel at 75
April 28, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
I have recently read two great books. “Israel’s Declaration of Independence: The History and Political Theory of the Nation’s Founding Moment” by Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Ziegler (Cambridge University Press). Just published. And the 2019 “A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion” by Tom Segev (Picador). Read more
An afternoon among the angels
April 27, 2023 by Caroline Glick - JNS
The best time to visit Mount Herzl Military Cemetery on Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars) is in the afternoon. The morning rush has ended. The ceremonies are over. There are no jostling crowds craning their necks to see, no politicians, no photographers looking for the perfect picture to encapsulate the day. Read more
Michael Shafar – Well Worth the Chemo: as reviewed by Alex First
April 27, 2023 by Alex First
He’s such a naturally funny guy, quick-witted, endlessly talented and responsive. With his boyish charm and relaxed attitude, he welcomes audience interaction. Read more
Veterans of Israel’s War of Independence say the Holocaust was not why they fought
April 27, 2023 by TPS-IL
Many see the creation of the modern-day State of Israel as part of a historical narrative in which Israeli independence was a reaction to the Holocaust. Read more
Shabbat Acharei Mot & Kedoshim: Morality
April 27, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
For many of us reading the third Book of the Torah, Leviticus( Vayikra), is not a particularly inspiring or easy exercise. Read more
May 1 showdown threatens Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine & havoc
April 27, 2023 by David Singer
A showdown between Israel’s Government and High Court of Justice on 1 May concerning the demolition and evacuation of an illegal Bedouin encampment – Khan al-Ahmar – is threatening to shred the implementation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution, cause an international uproar and create a humanitarian crisis in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) and Gaza. Read more
A Good Person: a movie review by Alex First
April 24, 2023 by Alex First
Broken, bruised and beaten. Read more
Do animals have rights?
April 24, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Resilience and love: Inge Woolf’s legacy
April 24, 2023 by Miriam Bell
Finishing her memoir was Holocaust Centre of NZ founder Inge Woolf’s last wish, and the drive to do so consumed her final weeks. Read more
May-03 8PM AEST Zoom: Hearing issues in autistic children
April 24, 2023 by A J-Wire community service announcement
A Melbourne paediatrician talks with a researcher at the Ariel University in Israel. Read more
Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine key to end conflict in Middle East
April 24, 2023 by David Singer
Visits to Saudi Arabia this past week by Jordan’s King Abdullah, PLO President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh could be the prelude to negotiations with Israel to implement the Saudi-based 2022 Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) and end 100 years of unresolved conflict between Jews and Arabs. Read more
Wesley Edward BROWNE OAM
On the eve of ANZAC Day, J-Wire publishes his obituary of late father Wesley Browne written by his Garry. Wesley Brown was a highly-respected member of Sydney’s Jewish community involved in preserving the memories of those Jewish Australians who served in their country’s military. Read more
Gallipoli, Warsaw and Jerusalem and the Arc of Jewish History
April 24, 2023 by Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton
We are currently in the midst of four important days in our modern history as Jews and as Australians. Read more
Never give up!
April 23, 2023 by Alan Slade
On April 7 this year the world lost one of its most significant quiet achievers. Ben Ferencz was the chief US prosecutor at the 1945 Nuremberg trials, resulting in the conviction of all 22 Nazi Einsztzgruppen members indicted. Read more
Beau is Afraid: a movie review by Alex First
April 23, 2023 by Alex First
Beau Wasserman (Joachim Phoenix) has issues and is having a very, very bad few days. Read more
On the other hand
April 22, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
This time of the year in Israel is usually a roller coaster of emotions. Read more
The Marvellous Elephant Man – The Musical: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
April 21, 2023 by Alex First
Nominated for eight Oscars, David Lynch’s 1980 dramatic biographical film The Elephant Man – featuring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft and John Gielgud – remains seared into my consciousness. Read more
Berlin: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
April 21, 2023 by Alex First
Joanna Murray-Smith’s remarkable insight, attention to detail and writing prowess are front and centre in a captivating production of Berlin at Melbourne’s The MC Showroom. Read more
