Bennett, with six seats in Knesset, calls to limit ultra-orthodox political power
October 13, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has generated a political storm in Israel calling to “limit the political sway” of the ultra-Orthodox in Israel. Read more
President Herzog hopes for positive outcome from Glasgow
October 13, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog has addressed the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. Read more
The Jewish Holocaust Centre unpacks Australia’s only Holocaust war crimes trial
October 13, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On Trial Series: The Ivan Polyukhovich Trial will see the case’s key players come together and explore the landmark trial through an online panel discussion presented by Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre. Read more
Former Hebrew University professor wins Nobel Prize
October 12, 2021 by Tali Aronsky
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has congratulated Professor Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens, along with David Carr, on being awarded the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Read more
The smile has gone but the memory remains
October 12, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Eddie Jaku passed away in Sydney this morning leaving a legacy of hope for a troubled world. Read more
Israeli envoy accuses Ben & Jerry of ‘ignorance and hypocrisy’ for boycott against Israel
October 12, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield displayed “ignorance and hypocrisy” in a recent interview on the company’s decision to boycott Judea and Samaria, Israel’s Ambassador to the US and United Nations Gilad Erdan charged, threatening further action against the company. Read more
Yuli Edelstein to challenge Netanyahu for Likud leadership, says Likud can’t win ever again under Bibi
October 12, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Former Israeli Cabinet Minister and Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein has declared his intention to challenge Binyamin Netanyahu for the leadership of Israel’s Likud Party. He made the announcement in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 News. Read more
Jerusalem names new square for a Japanese diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations
October 12, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Leon has dedicated a square in the city in the name of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who served at the Japanese Consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania during World War II and helped to issue visas to more than 2,150 Jews. Read more
World’s largest Byzantine-era winepresses discovered in Israel
October 12, 2021 by TPS-IL
A massive and impressive Byzantine-era wine factory, the largest ever discovered in the world, was recently exposed near the coastal city of Yavneh, in the centre of Israel. Read more
Third stage of Israel’s National Drone Initiative takes off to Tel Aviv area
Israel’s National Drone Initiative, which first began its flights over urban areas in January 2021, has launched its third phase, with the participation of five companies operating autonomous drone networks. Read more
Pompeo in Binyamin: ‘We stand with the Jewish Communities because we are loyal to the truth’
October 11, 2021 by TPS-IL
A tribute event, attended by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli leaders from Judea and Samaria, was held on Sunday evening for former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in appreciation of his efforts to strengthen the Jewish communities in the region. Read more
Angela Merkel visits Yad Vashem
October 11, 2021 by Simmy Allen
Iran’s bombs at centre of German Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Jerusalem
October 11, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended an Israeli government meeting on Sunday in Jerusalem, held especially for her at the King David Hotel, her seventh visit to the Jewish state as she steps down as chancellor after 16 years. Read more
NSW Labor votes against BDS and supports the IHRA definition of “antisemitism.
October 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW ALP State Conference has rejected the party’s BDS campaign and has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. Read more
Despite COVID-19, aliyah to Israel increased by 31% in 2021
Aliyah to Israel has increased by 31% in 2021 so far with 20,360 Olim (immigrants to Israel), compared to 15,598 during the corresponding period last year, according to a report released Sunday by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency for Israel. Read more
Decision to allow silent prayer on Temple Mount overturned
October 10, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Jerusalem District Court accepted on Friday the State’s appeal on the decision by the Magistrate’s Court to allow “silent prayers” for Jews on the Temple Mount. Read more
HBO acquires rights to biopic about boxer forced to fight fellow prisoners in Auschwitz
October 10, 2021 by JNS
HBO Films has bought the North American rights to a biographical movie about a boxer who survived Auschwitz after being forced to fight fellow prisoners. Read more
New digital marketplace makes Jewish education accessible on global scale
October 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A new digital marketplace aims to make pluralistic and diverse Jewish learning experiences and talented Jewish educators accessible to anyone in the world who has an Internet connection. Read more
David Cyprys’s rape charge thrown out
October 8, 2021 by AAP
A historical rape charge against a former Jewish Orthodox youth leader and convicted paedophile has been thrown out of court. Read more
Israeli study: Pfizer vaccine wears off after six months
October 8, 2021 by Agencies
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine loses considerable effectiveness six months after the second dose, according to new Israeli research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more
Honi Soit tags the Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies department closure at the University of Sydney
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney University students’ paper Honi Soit has reported “a leaked list of enrolment numbers for units in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) reveals that up to 250 undergraduate subjects and over 240 postgraduate subjects are in danger from the University’s latest Draft Change Proposal (DCP)”. Read more
Reform rabbi utilizes parliamentary immunity to violate status quo at Kotel
October 8, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Member of Knesset (MK) Gilad Kariv, a member of the Labor party and a Reform rabbi, took advantage of his parliamentary immunity to violate the status quo at Kotel forcefully introducing a Torah into the women’s section. Read more
‘A Ticket to Freedom’: Gaza’s rush for work permits in Israel
October 8, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip lined up on Wednesday night near the Central District Chamber of Commerce building in the Gaza Strip to be the first in line to receive 2,500 permits for work and trade with Israel, after 4,500 lucky Gazans have already managed to obtain permits and left for Israel. Read more
Oboler to attend important forum on the Holocaust remembrance and antisemitism
October 8, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Angela Merkel to visit Yad Vashem, her sixth visit
October 8, 2021 by Simmy Allen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre on Sunday. Read more
A surprise birthday celebration for Frank Lowy
October 7, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Concentration-camp guard to stand trial for 3,518 murders between 1942 and 1945
October 7, 2021 by JNS
A former guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp who will stand trial in Germany this month is accused of being complicit in 3,518 murders, reported The Times. Read more
Vandals paint Holocaust-denial messages at site of Auschwitz-Birkenau
October 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum condemned recent vandalism that took place at the site of the former Nazi concentration camp. Read more
Herzog at Babi Yar: Leaders must ‘condemn slightest hint of antisemitism’
October 7, 2021 by JNS
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog addressed the international gathering on Wednesday marking 80 years since the Babi Yar massacre in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 29-30, 1941. Read more
Israeli study shows chance of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccine extremely rare
October 7, 2021 by TPS-IL
The chance of contracting myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, after receiving a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is extremely rare, new Israeli research reveals. Read more
