Door to Door Theatre
October 7, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Moira Blumenthal Productions will present From Door to Door by James Sherman from 12th to the 24th November at the theatrette in the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Fame in Chatswood
September 15, 2013 by Geoff Sirmai
Two talented young ‘triple threats’ (singing, dancing and acting) Dylan Hayley Rosenthal and Kelly Goldberg feature in the upcoming Chatswood Musical Society production of “Fame: the Musical” at the PLC school performing arts centre on Sydney’s North Shore. Read more
Kind words from Eddie
September 1, 2013 by Hana Spiegel
Priyanka Bansal, a Bialik College staff member, recently appeared on Channel 9’s Millionaire Hot Seat. Read more
Culture of Thinking @ Bialik
September 1, 2013 by Hana Spiegel
Bialik College has hosted almost 400 educators from Australia and around the world at the College’s 4th Cultures of Thinking Conference. Read more
Award for Ian Samuel
August 29, 2013 by Lana Lachyani
Ian Samuel has been presented with the prestigious 2013 Victoria Volunteer Award for Caulfield District by David Southwick MP, Member for Caulfield. Read more
Fashionably Faithful
August 29, 2013 by Jessica Kostera
More than 140 people attended the final Dressing Sydney Public Programs talk titled Fashionably Faithful, held at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Mt Scopus principal takes a different class
August 26, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
25 Years at the Board
August 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has honoured a member of staff who has reached the 25 years mark with the organisation. Read more
RCV meets the UIA
August 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) attended a luncheon this week organised by United Israel Appeal (UIA) in appreciation of the Victorian Rabbinate’s long standing support of the UIA Kol Nidrei Appeal. Read more
Lifeforce – The Mother of All Journeys – a new musical
August 13, 2013 by Geoff Sirmai
Can you find a way forward before you’ve unlocked the secrets of the past? Read more
Gift of Life runs City to Surf
August 12, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Among the 80,000 running and walking the City to Surf event in Sydney yesterday were several volunteers from Gift of Life Australia. Read more
Keen AIJAC chairman in NSW
August 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has announced that Paul Keen has become the new AIJAC NSW Chairman and Rabbi Ralph Genende has joined the Australia/Israel Review Editorial Board. Read more
Aug-27 Sydney: Fashionably Faithful
August 6, 2013 by J-Wire
ABC personality Rachael Kohn will moderate a panel representing various religions discussing the role of fashion among the faithful… Read more
Scouting awards
Three NSW Jewish scout Leaders have received awards from Her Excellency, Governor-General Quentin Bryce. Read more
New Executive Director for Victorian Rabbis
July 30, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) has announced the appointment of Rachel Mihalovich to the role of Executive Director. Read more
The shuk comes to Caulfield
July 13, 2013 by Michelle Coleman
It’s a highlight those who have travelled to Israel know all too well… The sights, smells, sounds and treasures of “the Shuk”. Be it Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehudah or Tel-Aviv’s Carmel markets, it’s an experience so quintessentially Israeli that any trip to the Middle East would be sadly incomplete if one were to return without at least one bargain discovered and haggled over at the shuk. Read more
Rabbi Woolstone honoured
July 7, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Jewish House has honoured Rabbi Pinchos Woolstone by officially acknowledging that he was the care organisation’s first rabbi. Read more
Into the Lions’ den
July 5, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Mendel Kastel recently visited Bondi Lions club…and walked away with a $5ooo cheque. Read more
James Valentine in fashion @ the SJM
ABC radio personality James Valentine recently moderated a panel at the Sydney Jewish Museum on “Does the Media Fashion Fashion”. Read more
Changes at Mebourne Eruv
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Melbourne Eruv, Mr Romy Leibler, has announced that the Foundation Administrator of the Melbourne Eruv, Dr Peter Kloot, has retired.
Jewish Mum of the Year
June 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Join the search to find the ultimate Jewish Mum of the Year. The Jewish community make up just 0.4% of the British population, yet some of the country’s biggest names in politics, business, banking and entertainment are all members of the Jewish community, including three who are listed in the British Rich List top ten. They have very different personalities, very diverse opinions, but all have one thing in common – a great Jewish mother.
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These are the names
June 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi John Levi has chronicled in detail the lives of more than 1500 Jewish men and women who settled in Australia between 1788 and 1850 either as convicts or free settlers in his new work “These Are the Names”. Read more
Meet Blinky Bill’s creator
The Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne will host a special event attended by iconic animator of “Blinky Bill”, Yoram Gross and filmmaker Tomasz Magierski later this month. Read more
Friends of Montefiore celebrate 30 years
June 7, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
The Friends of Montefiore Annual Brunch has celebrated its 30th year. Read more
BJE Emet Guide
June 2, 2013 by Nanette Horak
In response to those seeking information on various aspects of all things Jewish, BJE is proud to announce its new initiative, ‘Emet’ – Parents’ Guide’. Read more
Anne Frank in Sovereign Hill
Touring exhibition “Anne Frank – A History for Today” is now on show at Sovereign Hill’s Gold Museum in Victoria.
Raising funds for Maccabiah
May 24, 2013 by Geoff Sirmai
The Emanuel School is to host a huge ‘fun-raising’ night of laughter, benefiting the school’s Australian representatives at the 19th Maccabiah in July. Read more
94-yr-old publishes e-book
When in 1997, eminent scholar Dr. Israel Kipen penned Ahad Ha-am: The Zionism of the Future, widely regarded as the definitive and standard study of one of Zionism’s most towering and influential figures, he never imagined that his much lauded and classic text would be republished as an e-book in the second decade of the 21st century. Read more
Book review: Saving Your Life – One Day at a Time
May 24, 2013 by Ian Stokol
Dr Roy Sugarman PhD has published a book focusing on healthy aging…read Ian Stokol’s review. Read more
Arafat in Therapy for Sydney
May 24, 2013 by Geoff Sirmai
Lawyer by day, actor by night, Jeremie Bracka will bring his hilarious hit one-man political comedy Arafat in Therapy to Sydney for four shows in July. Read more
