A 25-years old tradition
October 7, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
Two Australian financial legends have carried out the tradition of opening the ark at Neilah, the closing service for Yom Kippur at Sydney’s Central Synagogue, for around 25 years. Read more
US$2.35m for Project Rozana
October 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli nurses will be trained together as part of a new project administered and deployed through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and funded by the MEPPA Partnership for Peace Fund . Read more
Ballad of Mauthausen: Choral performance of love across cultures
October 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A magnificent song cycle about love between two cultures against the background of a Nazi concentration camp will be performed in Sydney. Read more
A pogrom against Maori politician
October 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New Zealand Jewish Council is dismayed by the president of the Māori Party John Tamihere’s reported comments that “This is a pogrom” in relation to an NZ Herald investigation into the use of funds by charities associated with him. Read more
Ban for second fascist-salute soccer fan
A second Sydney United 58 fan caught performing “a fascist salute or similar gesture” during the Australia Cup final has been hit with a lifetime ban by Football Australia. Read more
Fight for the common good
October 7, 2022 by J-Wire
Prime Minister Yair Lapid yesterday addressed the memorial ceremony for IDF soldiers who fell in the Yom Kippur War. Read more
Escalation? PM Lapid rejects Lebanon’s amendments to maritime border agreement
October 7, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Yair Lapid has rejected Lebanon’s amendments and new demands of the maritime border agreement with Lebanon, possibly setting the stage for Hezbollah’s attack on Israel. Read more
New gas field discovered off Israel’s coast
October 7, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A new natural gas reservoir has recently been discovered off Israel’s coast, giving another significant boost to Israel’s rapidly developing energy industry. Read more
Israelis rally in support of Iranian protestors
October 7, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israelis gathered in downtown Jerusalem’s Independence Park Thursday evening for a rally in support of the Iranian people who have taken to the streets in recent weeks demanding greater freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Read more
Antisemitic rant gets a rap on the knuckles by cops
October 6, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Having spent Rosh Hashanah with family in Melbourne, Adelaide-based Norman Schueler got a taste of the antisemitism being experienced in Victoria. Read more
Israeli organisation rescues Holocaust survivor from embattled Donetsk Province
October 6, 2022 by TPS-IL
A few days before Yom Kippur, Naftali Rabinovitch, who serves as the Israeli United Hatzalah Chief of Operations in Ukraine, received an urgent phone call. Read more
Life ban for fascist-salute soccer fan
October 6, 2022 by AAP
A Sydney United 58 fan caught performing a Nazi salute during the Australia Cup final has been slapped with a lifetime ban from the governing body. Read more
Netanyahu hospitalized after feeling ill on Yom Kippur
October 6, 2022 by TPS-IL
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu took ill during the final Neilah prayer Yom Kippur and on Wednesday evening in a synagogue in Jerusalem and was taken to Shaare Zedek Hospital. Read more
Investing $600,000 to ensure the safety of the Jewish community
October 6, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Every Victorian should feel safe and free to express their religious beliefs. Antisemitism is on the rise, and we must ensure that we have the resources to protect our community. Read more
A Yom Kippur message from Australia’s prime minister
October 5, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
G’mar chatima tova—I send warm greetings to all who celebrated Yom Kippur. Read more
Lithuania marks 81 years since Nazis liquidated Vilnius Ghetto
October 4, 2022 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
A crowd of students, teachers and principals stood in Vilnius’s historic Ghetto Victims (Rūdninkai) Square last week as they listened to the speeches and watched the performances of their classmates. Read more
Novak Djokovic wins Tel Aviv tournament for 89th title
October 4, 2022 by J-Wire
Novak Djokovic won his third trophy of 2022 and the 89th of his career at the Aviv Watergen Open on Sunday, defeating Marin Cilic in straight sets. Read more
Treasure of 44 Byzantine gold coins discovered in Northern Israel
A treasure of 44 pure gold coins was recently chanced upon and discovered in archaeological excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at the site of Paneas (later known as Banias), within the Hermon River Nature Reserve in the northern tip of the country, prior to connecting the adjacent Druze holy site Maqam Nabi Khadr to the national electricity grid. Read more
Khamenei blames hijab riots on ‘Zionist regime’ and US
October 4, 2022 by TPS-IL
The recent riots in Iran in response to the killing of Mahsa Amini are “plots by the US and Zionist regime [Israel],” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed. Read more
Former US ambassador to Israel baffled by Israel-Lebanon deal on gas fields
October 3, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
David Friedman, the US former ambassador to Israel, expressed bewilderment over the pending proposal for an agreement on a maritime line between Israel and Lebanon, saying that it appears to entail significant Israeli concessions. Read more
Netanyahu: Lapid ‘surrendered’ to Hezbollah with Lebanon border deal
October 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed Israel’s emerging maritime border agreement with Lebanon, accusing Prime Minister Yair Lapid of caving in to Hezbollah, according to local media reports. Read more
Report: Arab diplomats urge new British PM to not move embassy to Jerusalem
October 3, 2022 by JNS
Arab ambassadors in London have sent a letter to newly minted UK Prime Minister Liz Truss urging her to scrap what they described as “an illegal and ill-judged” plan to move the British Embassy to Jerusalem, The Guardian reported on Friday. Read more
Inter-match AFL at the MCG
October 3, 2022 by Jack Chrapot
Israel allocates NIS 90 M. to facilitate Russians fleeing war in Ukraine
October 3, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has approved a NIS 90 million (A$39m) budget to help facilitate the tens of thousands of Olim (immigrants) coming to the Jewish state in the coming months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more
Jewish leaders, FA slam fan behaviour
October 2, 2022 by AAP
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has condemned the “reprehensible” behaviour of a section of Sydney United 58 fans who chanted songs with fascist links and appeared to display Nazi salutes during the Australia Cup final. Read more
Ultra-Orthodox hold Israel army draft demo
September 30, 2022 by AAP
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men have blocked a major Jerusalem intersection to protest attempts to force them to register for Israel’s military draft. Read more
‘Support for Terrorism’: EU upset by IDF’s counterterrorism operations
September 30, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The European Union’s Delegation to the Palestinian Authority had harsh words for the IDF following its recent counterterrorism operations in Samaria, which ended in the death of several terrorists. Read more
Israeli lawmaker welcomes Italy’s New Prime Minister Meloni
September 30, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Member of Knesset Gila Gamliel, a former Israeli minister, congratulated her “dear friend” Giorgia Meloni on becoming the new prime minister of Italy, possibly the only Israeli politician to do so. Read more
Antisemitic daubing on Melbourne synagogue’s billboard
September 29, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Vandals have daubed an antisemitic message on a billboard advertising Shul services in front of a Chabad synagogue and religious centre in Melbourne Read more
Israel will not recognise results of Russian ‘referendums’ in Ukrainian provinces
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Israel will not recognise the results of Russian “referendums” being held in Ukrainian provinces occupied by Russian forces. Read more
