Bus driver who shot Be’er Sheva terrorist identified, can’t get his weapon back
March 23, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The Egged bus driver who shot and killed the terrorist who murdered 4 people in a stabbing attack in Be’er Sheva on Tuesday has been identified as 44-year-old Artur Haimov. Read more
Four Israelis murdered, several injured, in terrorist stabbing attacks in Be’er Sheva
March 23, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Two different stabbing attacks were perpetrated by terrorists Tuesday afternoon in the southern Israeli city of Be’er Sheva – one at a gas station and the other at an outdoor mall on Yitzhak Nafha Street. 4 innocent civilians were murdered and one terrorist was killed at the scene. Read more
Israeli doctors implant world’s thinnest artificial cornea
March 23, 2022 by TPS-IL
Israeli doctors achieved a medical breakthrough in the ophthalmology department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with the first implant of the thinnest artificial cornea ever printed in the world. Read more
Wollongong Art Gallery may be lauding an ex-Nazi
March 22, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Bronius Sredersas was not a big earner but he amassed a fortune in carefully selecting prime Australian art and objets d’art which covered the walls of his very humble home on the Wollongong. But now there is hunt for the verification that the Lithuanian was a member of the SD death squads which killed tens of thousands of Jews during WWII. Read more
Two community stalwarts appointed to the Australian Multicultural Council
March 21, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nathalie Samia and John Searle are among the 17 members appointed by the Australian Government to serve on the Australian Multicultural Council (AMC) for its next three-year term. Read more
Israeli field hospital in Ukraine installed, 230 tons of aid sent to refugees
March 21, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli field hospital in Ukraine was installed over the weekend after equipment was transferred via Poland, the latest phase of Israel’s help to the war victims in Ukraine. Read more
Hundreds of thousands attend funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky
March 21, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis attended the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky on Sunday in Bnei Brak, one of the largest funerals in the country’s history. Read more
Ukrainian president pleads for military aid in speech to Knesset: ‘I want to point out that indifference kills’
March 21, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the members of Israel’s Knesset and other Israeli government officials Sunday evening, asking them why Israel is not doing more to aid his country militarily. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Abraham Tobias Boas – a rabbinical and wider community leader of his time
March 21, 2022 by Features Desk
Abraham was born on 25 November 1842 in Amsterdam. He was the son of a Rabbi, Tobias Eliesar Boas and his mother Eva Salomon-Levi. Read more
Qld columnist panned after Nazi analogy
March 21, 2022 by AAP
The Anti-Defamation Commission has called for an end to careless public Nazi comparisons after a News Corp columnist likened Queensland public servants to German wartime propagandist Joseph Goebbels. Read more
Apple picks Moshe
March 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Moshe Shenfeld, a computer science PhD candidate at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Rachel and Selim Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science has been selected as an Apple Scholar in AI/Machine Learning for 2022. Read more
Hadassah at the Polish border
March 18, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
Reporting from the Polish border with Ukraine this week, Hadassah’s Dr Shaul Beyth, one of Israel’s most experienced orthopaedic surgeons, observed the Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict. Read more
Dutch couple honoured as Righteous Among the Nations
March 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Embassy of Israel, Yad Vashem and the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies have honoured Mrs Pietertje Bakker and Mr Hendrik Bakker as Righteous Among the Nations with the presentation of a certicate and medallion by Ambassador Amir Maimon to Mrs. Catharina Wogandt, daughter of Hendrik and Pietertje Bakker. Read more
Israel transfers six mega-generators to Lviv in Ukraine
Israel’s Deputy Ambassador to Ukraine Yoav Bistritzky handed over to Lviv’s deputy mayor Andrey Moskalenko six mega-generators that will ensure a regular supply of electricity to hospitals and vital civilian infrastructure in the city. Read more
Leifer could apply for judge-only trial
March 17, 2022 by AAP
A former ultra-orthodox school principal charged with child abuse offences is considering whether to apply for her case to be heard in a judge-only trial. Read more
Emirates Airline announces daily flight service between Dubai and Tel Aviv
March 17, 2022 by JNS
Emirates Airline announced the launch of a daily flight service connecting Dubai and Tel Aviv starting on June 23, reported Globes on Tuesday. Read more
Physicians for Holocaust survivors provide medical care to Ukrainian refugees
March 17, 2022 by JNS
LeMa’anam, an association of doctors who treat Holocaust survivors voluntarily, has sent a large delegation of medical and humanitarian aid to refugees in Moldova. Read more
Big fresh ideas for sustainable Jewish Education – Report Released
March 17, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Following the findings of the NOUS Report, which surveyed parents across independent and government schools to understand current attitudes towards academic excellence and religious education, the NSW Education Review Committee has been deliberating effective solutions for the complexity of education provisions and funding. Read more
New Deltacron variant discovered in Israel
March 16, 2022 by TPS-IL
The Deltacron, a new, hybrid Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant was recently discovered in Israel, as the fifth wave of infections refuses to subside. Read more
Israel continues Russia-Ukraine diplomacy efforts
March 16, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday, the latest in a series of conversations between Israeli and Russia and Ukraine officials in an attempt to mediate between the two sides. Read more
The plight of trapped women
March 16, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Marking Yom HaAguna, the international day highlighting the plight of “trapped women” commemorated annually on the Fast of Esther, the Yad La’isha Legal Aid Centre, part of the Ohr Torah Stone network, confirmed that they had released 49 women from unwanted marriages over the past year in Israel. Read more
An important appointment for distinguished judge
March 16, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Justice David Hammerschlag has been appointed as Chief Judge in Equity in the NSW Supreme Court. Read more
Conversion bill delayed, but tensions over issues associated with Jewish law remain
March 16, 2022 by David Isaac
The Knesset, which was to vote to revamp rules regarding Jewish conversion, has delayed the bill until the start of its summer session in May due to the political sensitivity of the issue. Read more
Ukrainian refugees to receive free medical services in Israel
March 16, 2022 by Maayan Hoffman
Israel’s Terem Medical Clinics will be providing free treatment to Ukrainian refugees who do not qualify to join a health fund. Read more
Zelensky officially scheduled to address Knesset via Zoom
March 16, 2022 by JNS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slated to address the Israel Knesset from Kyiv via video link early next week, likely on Sunday, Ynet reported on Tuesday. Read more
United Hatzalah team rescues injured family of five from Ukraine in 22-hour operation
March 16, 2022 by JNS
United Hatzalah’s medical relief mission to Ukraine last week rescued five injured members of one family, including an infant, from the war-torn nation, according to a spokesperson for the organization. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s distributor in Israel seeks court-ordered injunction against Unilever
March 16, 2022 by JNS
The manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel are asking for an immediate court-ordered preliminary injunction to prevent the British conglomerate Unilever and its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, from terminating their licensing agreement with the Israeli company until its claims against the companies regarding their boycott of Israel are resolved. Read more
Abramovich jet lands in Moscow
March 15, 2022 by AAP
A jet linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has landed in Moscow, after taking off from Istanbul following a brief stop there, FLIGHTRADAR24 data shows. Read more
Russian oligarchs a problem for Israel
March 15, 2022 by AAP
Israel is grappling with how to deal with dozens of Jewish Russian oligarchs as Western nations step up sanctions on businesspeople with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more
EU agrees to freeze Abramovich assets
March 15, 2022 by AAP
Top European Union diplomats have agreed to add Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich to the EU list of Russian billionaires sanctioned after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, two diplomatic sources say. Read more
