Shavuot dedicated to autism awareness
May 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
On the eve of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE) in Chatswood will devote the festival to raising awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder and learning how faith communities can best support members on the autism spectrum and their families. Read more
Kangarusski and Kartoshka Night
May 23, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski celebrated Lag B’Omer with Kartoshka (potatoes) bringing together young adults in Sydney in a social, informative and creative atmosphere at Woodburn Creatives. Read more
A change of climate
May 22, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue is to present a special event, Acting on Climate Change. featuring a conversation between the former Liberal leader DrJohn Hewson and Rabbi Jeffrey B. Kamins, Senior Rabbi of Emanuel Synagogue. Read more
Kangarusski Mother’s Day
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski celebrated its traditional Mother’s Day event on Sunday at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen with families, young children, young adults and former Kangarusski Taglit-Birthright participants. Read more
New Apartments for Seniors in Double Bay
May 2, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
The mission of B’nai B’rith Retirement Villages, (BBRV) is to provide financially accessible accommodation in Sydney for independent Jewish Seniors, age 55 and over.
Tragedy and Triumph
May 1, 2019 by David Marlow
Author, academic and Jewish Holocaust Centre volunteer Freda Hodge will speak about her book ‘Tragedy and Triumph’ at a joint Australian Jewish Historical Society Vic (AJHS) – Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) event later this month. Read more
Remembering WWII on ANZAC Day
April 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Founding Director of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand Inge Woolf spoke at an ANZAC Day Service in Wellington. Read more
Wellington included in world-wide doco screening
April 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Wellington will feature on a map highlighting cities around the world where the film is ‘Who will write our history’, a documentary about the secret archive of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War 2.a particular film screening has taken place. Read more
Free Museum entry to commemorate Yom HaShoah
April 18, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Sydney Jewish Museum is offering free admission on Thursday 2 May, the world commemorates Yom HaShoah – the day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Read more
Evelyne Weltlinger at the Camelot Lounge.
April 18, 2019 by Ben Apfelbaum
There are not many women who have emerged as soloist singers late in their life Meet Evelyne Weltlinger…writes Ben Apfelbaum. Read more
Jewish comedy showcase stellar line-up
April 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shalom will be hosting its seventh Jewish Comedy Showcase as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival on Monday, April 29. Read more
NIF says “the best way to see a new side of Israel”
March 28, 2019 by Sharon Berger
Applications have opened for the fifth cohort of the New Israel Fund Australia’s Naomi Chazan Fellowship. Read more
New Rabbi Sought for National Capital: A Community with Verve!
March 25, 2019 by Community Editor
The ACT Jewish Community (ACTJC) is seeking a new Rabbi to serve their warm and lively congregation in the nation’s capital Canberra. Read more
Discovering the lost journals of Dr Andor Kämpfner
March 20, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Shortly after his liberation from Buchenwald in April 1945, Dr Andor Kämpfner began writing an extraordinary document; his journals. Read more
Ari Fuld’s supporters run the Jerusalem marathon – a video report
March 18, 2019 by TPS-IL
Friday’s Jerusalem marathon had numerous groups running together to support a cause. One group ran to continue the legacy of Israel advocate Ari Fuld, recently murdered in a terror attack. Read more
Letters of Loss and Refuge: an exhibition at Sydney’s B’nai B’rith Centre
March 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The exhibition “Letters of Loss and Refuge” will open at the B’nai B’rith Centre in Kensington on Sunday. Read more
Bondi humanitarian of the year
March 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Our Big Kitchen’s Laya Slavin was recognized as ‘Bondi Humanitarian of the Year’ from a field of very accomplished women. Read more
BJE staff cook up Hamantaschen
March 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Some of BJE staff went to Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen (OBK) to bake Hamantaschen. Read more
An opera star continues his ascendancy
March 11, 2019 by Alan Slade
The star of Massenet’s “Werther”, currently playing at Sydney’s iconic Opera House in the recently upgraded Opera Theatre is Michael Fabiano. Read more
Freedom Talk – Dr Munjed Al Muderis
Munjed Al Muderis fled Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, endured a terrifying sea journey to Australia and then faced brutal mandatory detention in the remote north of Western Australia. Read more
Courage to Care heads for Hamilton
March 3, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Courage to Care Educational Program will take important Holocaust messages to the Victorian city of Hamilton. Read more
The Hollow Bones launched
March 1, 2019 by Elana Bowman
Shalom Sydney Jewish Writer’s Festival hosted the book launch for Leah Kaminsky’s latest novel, The Hollow Bones. Read more
Shalom |Live Stories – “UNORTHODOX”
February 28, 2019 by Community Editor
Shalom | Live Stories in Sydney is back with a line up that will entertain, educate and enthral with their raw storytelling around the theme of “Unorthodox” and all that word implies and entails. Read more
Little Purim celebrated in Sydney
February 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
This year is a leap year in the Hebrew calendar…not an extra day but an extra month of Adar allowing for two occasions to celebrate Purim. Read more
Kangarusski the past in photographs
February 25, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski has launched the photography exhibition of 17-yr-old Daniel Kuczko, 17 with the theme being A Study of the Jewish Métier in Sydney at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Community inclusion at UIA NSW 2019 General Division Gala
February 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW offers a more inclusive environment at their 2019 General Division Gala with guest speaker David Cameron – Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010-2016) on Sunday 24 February. Read more
COA Harbour cruise
February 12, 2019 by Community Editor
Members, volunteers, and friends of COA are invited to join the Seniors festival Cruise. Read more
The Manders Villas is Flying!
February 12, 2019 by Kirsten Young
The Manders Villas in Melbourne has provided a secure, independent and community-focused home for up to 20 community members living with a disability since opening in 2010. Read more
Kenny’s Kitchen
January 21, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Malaysian Kenny Kevin Widjaja came to Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen on a chef apprenticeship through Le Cordon Bleu Chefs Australia. Read more
NIF to Host ‘Tribute to Amos Oz’ Event
January 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Marking the recent passing of acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz NIF Australia will curate an evening to celebrate his life and reflect on his literary and political legacy. Read more
