320 Holocaust Survivors immigrate to Israel from Ukraine since beginning of the war

About 320 Holocaust Survivors have emigrated from Ukraine to Israel in the past five months since Russia invaded the country, part of the thousands of Jews who have fled the war-torn country to find a new home in the Jewish state. Read more

Rare Roman ‘goddess coin’ discovered off Carmel coast

A rare 1,850-year-old bronze coin bearing the image of the Roman moon goddess Luna and the Cancer zodiac sign has been recovered from the seabed off the Carmel coast in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Monday. Read more

Russia accuses Israel of ‘unconstructive and biased’ stance on Ukraine war

The position Israel has demonstrated in recent months in regards to the war in Ukraine “is not helpful” and the issue of the Jewish Agency’s activities in Russia belongs only to the legal level and is not a diplomatic issue, Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Read more

“Legend in the Jewish world” addresses AIJAC

David Harris, the outgoing CEO of the American Jewish Committee, has visited Sydney as a guest of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. Read more

Melbourne-Tel Aviv-Tel Aviv El Al flights on the cards

Subject to Saudi approval to fly across its country, 15-hour direct flights between Melbourne and Tel Aviv are set to be announced by El Al. Read more

Mark Dreyfus swearing in: J-Wire photo story

Attorney General Mark Dreyfus swearing in as Member for Isaacs for the 47th Parliament. Read more

An insight into the community

Around 150 students from Siena College in Melbourne’s Camberwell were given a firsthand insight into the Jewish community on Monday when they took part in the Jakob Frenkiel Connecting Cultures Program run by Zionism Victoria. Read more

Maccabiah 55+ soccer player suffers heart attack during match

The quick intervention of a Magen David Adom team, a life-threatening heart attack suffered by an Australian 55+ soccer player at the 21st Maccabiah Games, was brought under control. Read more

Graduates of NSWJBD program hear Ronni Kahn

More than a dozen participants in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ (JBD) 2022 We Are All Sydney (WAAS) community leadership program came together at the Sydney Jewish Museum last week for their graduation ceremony. Read more

JNF NSW successful Blue Sunday

Over 180 young volunteers gave their time to participate in JNF NSW’s Blue Sunday telethon. Read more

Prestigious world-class ATP 250 tennis tournament returns to Israel after 26 years

In great news for Israel’s sports and tennis fans, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced its new tournament in the ATP 250 category:  The Tel Aviv Watergen Open 2022 will take place in Israel this fall, more than 26 years after the country hosted a major tennis competition. Read more

Lapid threatening ‘effect on relations’ if Jewish Agency operations in Russia banned

Prime Minister Yair Lapid chaired on Sunday a discussion on the activity of the Jewish Agency in Russia after Vladimir Putin’s administration commenced operations to ban the Agency’s activities in the country, threatening that “closing the Jewish Agency offices would be a serious event that would affect relations.” Read more

Report: IRGC missile engineer assassinated in Iran

Said Samardar Mutalag, a missile engineer working for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) died in recent days in the city of Shiraz in Iran, several reports say, the latest Iranian scientist tied to the country’s weapons program to die of mysterious circumstances. Read more

Hamas TV children’s show: ‘Defend Jerusalem until ‘our last drop of blood’ mmmm

A children’s show aired this month on Al-Aqsa TV in the Gaza Strip, including incitement to violence against Jews. Read more

Maccabiah and Israel: A sporting event of ‘a Jewish nature’

Bringing more than 10,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries to compete in 42 sporting events all around Israel for the Maccabiah games is an impressive feat. Read more

Shechem: two terrorists killed during IDF counterterrorism Op

At least two terrorists were killed and several others were injured early Sunday morning in Shechem (Nablus) during a gun battle with Israeli forces who were operating in the city to capture wanted terrorists. Read more

Maccabiah: a reunion for Wendy and Trevor after 52 years

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Glasshouses in Budapest and Port Macquarie

A fascinating connection exists between The Glasshouse in Port Macquarie and The Glass House in Budapest through Glasshouse through the Courage to Care exhibition currently being held in the mid-northern NSW town. Read more

Spike in racism compels national strategy

Spikes in anti-Asian sentiment and discrimination against Indigenous, Jewish and Muslim groups since the COVID-19 outbreak have triggered moves for a new national framework to combat racism. Read more

Australian teachers take firsthand look at Israeli education innovations

Over 70 Australian teachers visiting Israel recently gained an exceptional closeup on innovative Israeli education methods, thanks to a special Australian-Israeli connection. Read more

Athletes at Maccabiah Games asked to join Jewish bone-marrow bank

Athletes participating in the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel from July 12 to July 26 are being offered the opportunity to donate to the world’s largest Jewish bone-marrow donor registry during their stay in the Jewish state, reported Ynet. Read more

Closed IDF base guards world’s largest Torah collection

Hundreds of Torah scrolls, some more than 700 years old, are housed at a surprising location—a closed IDF base. Read more

Technion researchers develop concept for novel rechargeable silicon battery

A team of researchers from the Technion‒Israel Institute of Technology has developed a proof-of-concept for a novel rechargeable silicon (Si) battery, as well as its design and architecture that enables Si to be reversibly discharged and charged. Read more

Emanuel School students to appear on Shaun Micallef’s Brain Eisteddfod

Four Emanuel School students will make their debut primetime TV appearance next Wednesday as contestants on Shaun Micallef’s Brain Eisteddfod. Read more

Israeli officials angered by Russia’s move to ban Jewish Agency activities

Senior Israeli officials reacted with anger to reports that Russia was moving to shut down the Jewish Agency’s activities in the country, an apparent penal action against the Jewish state. Read more

Mental health and Jewish law

The Rabbinical Council of Victoria this week held a professional development session on Mental Health and Jewish Law. Read more

11 activists arrested, 5 of 6 new points in Judea and Samaria removed by police

Efforts by Israeli activists to establish new communities in Judea and Samaria focused on a new point in the Kiryat Araba area after the other five points were removed overnight by the police. Read more

Roger Waters talks of ‘apartheid’ Israel, bashes Golda Meir on online student forum

Former Pink Floyd member and vocal Israel critic Roger Waters bashed Israel, the “settler-colonialists, Zionist movement”, and even Golda Meir during an online program to support pro-Palestinian students at McGill University in Canada. Read more

Now it’s official: IDF uses drones in strikes

The IDF uses drones for attacks and not only for reconnaissance, the military censorship cleared for publication, essentially revealing a well-known secret. Read more

Lapid meets with “courageous” men who stopped terrorist stabbing attack

Prime Minister Yair Lapid has met with Haim Naim and photographer Meshi Ben Ami, the civilians who neutralised the terrorist in yesterday’s stabbing attack in Jerusalem. Read more

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