Prince Philip: Community tributes
April 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders of the Australian and New Zealand Jewish communities have paid tribute to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh who passed away on Friday at the age of 99. Read more
Malka Leifer in court by video
April 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Malka Leifer’s brother watched the Committal Mention at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this morning from Israel conducted via video link. Read more
Participants from more than 70 countries join March of the Living’s virtual commemorations
April 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Participants from across the world joined leaders, dignitaries and Holocaust survivors in March of the Living’s virtual events marking Holocaust Remembrance Day across the Jewish world. This year’s March of the Living paid special tribute to the medical professionals who risked their lives during the Holocaust. Read more
Masa – clear for take-off
April 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After months of border closures and uncertainty, the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Israel Programs department have seen the first group of Masa fellows depart from cities around Australia headed, finally, for Israel. Read more
Helen Mirren to portray Golda Meir in new film on Yom Kippur War
Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren will play the role of iconic Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in an upcoming biographical film Golda. Read more
Timor signs up to Save a Child’s Heart
April 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli professor loses Israel Prize over support for BDS
April 9, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Professor Oded Goldreich, of the Weizmann Institute of Science, who was set to receive the Israel Prize in mathematics and computer science next week on Israel’s Independence Day, will not receive the prize this year. Read more
A symbolic synagogue at Babyn Yar
April 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Jewish calendar, the very first Jewish prayer space has been opened at Babyn Yar where 33,771 Jewish victims were shot at the ravine in Kiev by the Nazis during just two days, 29 and 30 September 1941 Read more
AIJAC meets Alex Hawke
April 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke hosted representatives of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council at his Sydney office on Yom HaShoah. Read more
Israel chips in $20,000 for flood victims
April 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On behalf of the State of Israel, the Embassy of Israel in Australia has donated $20,000 to not-for-profit organisation GIVIT for its Severe Storms and Flooding Appeal. Read more
The Jewish people not born at Auschwitz
April 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin spoke at the official ceremony opening Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem saying he has spoken over time with world leaders on behalf of the six million who perished during the Holocaust. Read more
Hebrew University researchers find significantly higher rates of mortality due to heart disease and cancer among Holocaust survivors
April 8, 2021 by Tali Aronsky
The damaging effects of life under Nazi rule have long been known with many victims having experienced periods of protracted emotional and physical torture, malnutrition and mass exposure to disease. Read more
Save a Child’s Heart, wins prestigious award from the Abrahamic Business Circle in Dubai
April 7, 2021 by Agencies
Israel-based “Save a Child’s Heart” humanitarian organization has received the prestigious award for significant and far-reaching contributions from the Abrahamic Business Circle. Read more
Key witness resumes testimony in Netanyahu corruption trial
April 7, 2021 by Agencies
The former CEO of Israel’s Walla news website on Tuesday resumed his testimony before the Jerusalem District Court in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial. Read more
War of Independence era weapons cache exposed in heart of Tel Aviv
April 7, 2021 by TPS
Police sappers were rushed to a location in the heart of Tel Aviv on Tuesday to defuse a stockpile of hand grenades and other explosive items dating from the period of the establishment of the state in 1948. Read more
World’s Jewish population in 2019 close to that of 1925
April 7, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
At the end of 2019, the world’s Jewish population numbered 14.8 million, similar to that of 1925, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) showed in a special survey ahead of Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Heroes and Remembrance Day. Read more
52 MKs requested Rivlin entrust Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a government.
April 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has entrusted Benjamin Netanyahu to form Israel’s next government and he has 28 days to do so although he can request a further 14 days. Read more
Evidentiary phase of Netanyahu’s graft trial commences
April 6, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The evidentiary phase of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s graft trial commenced Monday with the opening statement of Prosecutor Liat Ben-Ari and the beginning of the testimony of one of the key witnesses. Read more
Government leadership first round concluded
April 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Rivlin has concluded his round of consultations ahead of nominating a candidate to form a government. Read more
“Generations Light the Way”: Remembering the Six Million
April 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish directive “Remember” is defined by different expressions, including a communal responsibility to actively recall the past. Read more
Holocaust survivor celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, almost 75 years late
April 6, 2021 by Eitan Elhadez-Barak
A few days before Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Nissim Semu closed the circle and held his bar mitzvah ceremony in front of his children, grandchildren, and dozens of members of the senior centre in the central Israeli city of Yehud. Read more
PA head Abbas flies to Germany for medical treatment
April 6, 2021 by JNS
The head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas has surprisingly travelled to Germany for medical examinations, TPS has learned. Read more
Our History, Our Future: NIF Australia presents Deborah Lipstadt and Sir Simon Schama
April 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In an exclusive virtual event for the New Israel Fund, eminent historians Sir Simon Schama and Deborah Lipstadt will join NIF’s global president and UCLA Jewish History Professor David Myers to discuss how our understanding of history shapes our current reality. Read more
Israeli cyber companies set new record with $1.5 b. in investments in 90 days
April 5, 2021 by TPS
Israeli cyber companies broke an all-time record and concluded the first quarter of 2021 during which start-ups in the industry raising a total of $1.5 billion in 17 different transactions. Read more
‘Disaster, Collapse’: Tensions in Fatah rise as it fears defeat in elections
April 5, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
There is a great deal of tension within the Fatah’s ranks and senior officials told TPS that there is an atmosphere of rebellion against the rule of Mahmoud Abbas, who is now perceived as responsible for crushing the organization and splitting it into rival factions. Read more
Zionist orgs call for unity on Right, a stable government
April 5, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A group of 11 Israeli Zionist and right-wing organizations issued a call on Sunday to the leaders of the right-wing parties to put their personal differences aside and join together to form a stable government that is not reliant on anti-Zionist parties. Read more
No surprise: Likud recommends Netanyahu to be entrusted with forming a government
April 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Likud party faction came to the consultations at President’s HQ Beit HaNasi today and recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be entrusted with forming a government. Read more
British court sentences Holocaust denier to prison time for ‘baiting Jews’
April 4, 2021 by JNS
A woman in Britain said to be a virulent anti-Semite has been found guilty of spreading offensive messages and material over the Internet and was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison by a magistrate court. Read more
Israeli FM warns of ‘destructive impact’ of ICC probe against Israel as Biden Administration lifts sanctions on ICC
April 4, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi spoke on Friday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a phone call Ashkenazi said was “important” in which they discussed the “common values shared by Israel and the US.” Read more
Noel adds his help once again
April 2, 2021 by J-Wire Staff
Noel Kessel was part of the Rural Fire Services Northern Beaches Strike Team sent to Pitt Town an hour northwest of Sydney in the Hawkesbury area to help those seriously affected by the recent floods. Read more