Functions Award with Kosher Help
August 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A Sydney hotel has been recognised as the best events venue in NSW…and says its Kosher kitchen has played a contributing role. Read more
Tradition engraved in their souls
August 5, 2015 by Sarah Bendetsky
About 60 Russian-speaking members of Melbourne’s Jewish community have gathered for a Challah, Falafel, Music and Wine Night in Moorabbin. Read more
A surprise birthday
July 30, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberals John Ajaka recently visited Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen with Chief of Staff Adam Zarth…and found himself singing happy birthday. Read more
Want to help at Melbourne’s Shir Madness Music Festival?
July 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
In an exciting first, Melbourne will host a celebration of Jewish music at the inaugural Shir Madness Festival, Sunday September 6th. Read more
Rabbis and Rebbetzin learn about mental health
July 17, 2015 by Rachel Mihalovich
Rabbis and Rebbetzins of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) have participated in a Mental Health Training Course. Read more
Courage to Care on the road
July 14, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Over the next two months, Melbourne’s B’nai Brith’s Courage to Care will take its award-winning travelling Educational Program and Exhibition to both Portland and Cranbourne. Read more
New Clinical Director for Sydney’s Jewish House
July 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Jewish House has appointed Dr Kieran Le Plastrier as its Clinical Director. Read more
JNF Gold Patrons in Melbourne
July 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s JNF Gold Patrons have attended an event featuring informative and interesting presentations from Ethy Levy, Israel Trade Commissioner and Dr David Malet, expert and senior lecturer in International Relations. Read more
Australian military expert to address NSWJBD plenum
July 7, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Retired Australian Major-General Jim Molan, a member of a multi-national group of former military experts which defended the actions of the Israel Defence Force in its war against Hamas last year, will address the NSWJBD plenum later this month. Read more
Another member on the Yeshivah team
July 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre have announced a further member for its new Governance Review Panel. Read more
Call for WW2 Merchant Navy Veterans
July 7, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
A Record of Honour for Jewish war veterans of the United Kingdom is being compiled in England.
Meet Australia’s ambassador to Israel
July 5, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Melbourne community is invited to a public forum with Australia’s Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma later this month. Read more
Doron plays Hawke and Howard
June 28, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
“Keating! The Musical” will be staged in the Bryan Brown Theatre in Sydney’s Bankstown next month with Doron Chester playing the dual roles of former Australian Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and John Howard. Read more
Mentoring to make a difference
June 26, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Hillel, a department of the Shalom Institute have launched a search for participants to apply for The Ideation Project. Read more
Adam Schwab at Chabad of Melbourne CBD
June 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
From mergers and acquisitions, lawyer to managing director of one of the fastest growing companies on the BRW list in just over ten years, Mount Scopus College alumnus Adam Schwab has quite a story to share. Read more
Friendship concert in Melbourne
June 24, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Luciano Pavarotti is dead and Andre Bocelli and Sarah Brightman are not in town. Even if they were, you probably couldn’t afford the tickets. Read more
A Bissel of Songs
June 16, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care asked residents to sing their favourite songs, in any language. What they heard was a wonderful collection of tunes in Yiddish, Russian and Hebrew. Read more
Carnival gets a $7,500 gift
June 16, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Attorney-General and MP for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton has announced NSW Government funding of $7,500 for Maccabi NSW as part of the 2014/15 Sport and Recreation Events Program. Read more
A defribrillator for JCCV
June 14, 2015 by David Marlow
An automated external defibrillator (AED) unit has been presented to the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) as part of Hatzolah’s ‘Start the Heart’ project initiated and funded by Gandel Philanthropy. Read more
Meet the Minister
June 14, 2015 by Rachel Mihalovich
The State Minister of Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott has met at Parliament House with the executive committee of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria. Read more
Forum on Anne Frank
June 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A forum will discuss intolerance in 2015 ahead of a performance of the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” at Sydney’s New Theatre. Read more
The Swiss Schindler
June 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The incredible story of Swiss diplomat, Carl Lutz, who saved tens of thousands of persecuted Hungarian Jews from death during the Holocaust, will be screened in Australia for the first time this month. Read more
An award for Sam
June 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sam Steif has become a ‘Theodor Herzl Founder’ in recognition of his long-standing service to Israel and the Jewish People through the United Israel Appeal of NSW. Read more
A special work experience
June 9, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
A graduate from Melbourne’s Bialik has spoken about the “incredible work experience” he had in Israel on a project which will impact on the future. Read more
A call to Jewish artists
June 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
As part of the 2015 Day of Jewish Culture and Heritage Sydney’s B’nai B’rith and Newtown Synagogue are planning an exhibition of the work of Jewish artists and an art market… Read more
The Songs They Sang
June 7, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
An Australian-made documentary telling the story of musical performances held inside the Jewish Ghetto in Vilna from 1941-1943 will be screened as part of the Melbourne’s Glen Eira Storytelling Festival. Read more
Meet Atina Grossmann
June 3, 2015 by Suzanne Rutland
Professor of History in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Cooper Union in New York City Atina Grossmann is the Current Mandelbaum Visiting Scholar. Read more
Living in harmony in Victoria
June 2, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Around 100 people have attended the Jewish Christian Muslim Association (JCMA) community forum on Social Cohesion at the Cardinal Knox Centre in East Melbourne. Read more
A culinary tour of Israel
June 2, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Zionist Council of Victoria and KOOK Kosher Community Kitchen are delighted to announce their inaugural culinary tour of Israel to take place the 8th-16th of October 2015. Read more
20 years of Russian television…in Melbourne
May 30, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Melbourne=based Sputnik Russian Cultural and Television Association will celebrate its 20th anniversary on television with a gala concert featuring world-class musicians at St Kilda Town Hall at the end of June. Read more
