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JNF’s My Israel Passport returns to classrooms across Australia

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 06 May 2026 04:01:15 +0000

Jewish National Fund Australia has relaunched its “My Israel Passport” educational initiative, inviting primary school students across the country to reconnect with Israel through a sticker-collecting program marking the country’s 78th Independence Day. The program, which returns after a two-year break, was launched on Yom Ha’atzmaut 2026 and is aimed at fostering “understanding, resilience, and […]

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JNF Australia launches emergency response campaign

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:49:14 +0000

JNF Australia has launched an emergency response campaign to support frontline emergency services and communities in Israel affected by ongoing security threats. The campaign will fund mobile firefighting command and control units, critical firefighting equipment and portable bomb shelters for communities exposed to missile attacks, fires, and other crises. It will also support rescue teams […]

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Jewish Australians urged to share experiences with Royal Commission on antisemitism

Rob Klein — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:26:43 +0000

Jewish organisations are encouraging members of the community to make submissions to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, saying personal accounts will play a key role in the inquiry’s work. The Royal Commission, announced on January 9, 2026, following the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, is examining the prevalence, […]

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Jack’s journey from dairy farm to Judaism

Rob Klein — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:40:29 +0000

Jack O’Shea grew up on a dairy farm in northern Victoria where he had never met a Jew. Today he is preparing for an Orthodox conversion, keeping Shabbat and documenting his journey to Judaism on Instagram, where his account has attracted close to 20,000 followers. Raised in the small town of Cohuna, about 40 minutes […]

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Parental burnout drives children’s wartime distress, study finds

TPS-IL — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:16:14 +0000

As Israel mobilised 100,000 reservists amid war with Iran and Lebanon, new research suggests the most vulnerable front may be inside the home. A Hebrew University of Jerusalem study released on Monday found that children’s behavioural difficulties during wartime are closely linked to parental burnout experienced by the remaining caregiver. “We discovered that what matters […]

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Improving our appearance makes us better contributors to society

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:09:27 +0000

Does the global beauty trend have positive social aspects as well? A new study from Tel Aviv University shows that people who make an effort to improve their appearance—whether this effort is real or imagined, in the physical world or on social media—act more kindly towards others and are twice as likely to donate to […]

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Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards

AAP — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:17:57 +0000

Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time. A week after being jointly awarded Sport Australia’s The Don award with her sister Noemie, Fox has received further acclaim in her home state. The 30-year-old triple Olympic canoeing gold medallist collected NSW’s athlete of […]

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‘Plug and Play’: COVID-19 nasal spray’s nanotech could target cancer and other diseases

Pesach Benson — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:10 +0000

Israeli and Portuguese scientists unveiled a novel COVID-19 vaccine that is not only effective against all major variants but can be administered as a nasal spray and — unlike conventional vaccines — stored at room temperature. Moreover, the nano-technology behind it could be adapted for other infectious diseases and other personalized treatments. The innovative vaccine […]

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Israel’s oldest citizen turns 110

JNS — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:17:08 +0000

Israel’s most senior citizen marked her 110th birthday this week with a heartfelt celebration organized by the staff at Netanya’s Laniado Hospital. Born in 1914 in Kraśnik, Poland, Tzila Cohen immigrated to pre-state Israel alone in 1936. A well-known figure in Netanya, she is celebrated as part of the city’s founding generation. In 1958, she […]

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AIJAC analyses Australia’s abstention

J-Wire News Service — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:03:55 +0000

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says the Australian Government should have voted “no” if it is genuinely committed to Australia’s long-standing bipartisan policy of supporting a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace. Commenting on the UN General Assembly resolution demanding Israel completely pull out of the West Bank and Gaza within one year, AIJAC Executive Director […]

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