11 Elders COVID-19 tests positive
August 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eleven Elders in the Hannah & Daryl Cohen Family Building in Windsor, Melbourne have returned positive tests for COVID-19. Read more
Learning about Israel
August 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel-based Unpacked for Educators has launched the first of its kind, international, inter-denominational program comprising fifty schools from seven countries across the world including Australia. Read more
An ambassador and a wonderful friend farewelled
August 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish has community farewelled Israeli Ambassador Mark Sofer and his wife Sara in an online ceremony last night. Read more
Despite tensions, Israel offers aid to Lebanon in wake of disaster
August 5, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has officially offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon in wake of the massive explosion that wreaked havoc in the centre of the city, despite the tensions between the two countries. Read more
Zooming in to a graduation
August 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The members of Melbourne’s Diller Teen Fellows leadership program officially graduated from the program through Zoom. Read more
ABC to monitor and filter social media posts
August 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ABC Chair Ita Buttrose has addressed a lunchtime zoom hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
IAF strikes Syrian targets in response to border attack
August 4, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) last night bombed several Syrian military targets in response to an attempted bombing attack by terrorists on the border between the two countries. Read more
Data to assist Jewish House with services to the homeless and victims of domestic violence
August 4, 2020 by Rachel Phillips
Sydney’s Jewish House is to take a data-led approach to its homeless and domestic violence support services. Read more
Israeli, German fighter pilots to conduct joint exercises over Dachau, Munich Olympic Village
August 4, 2020 by JNS
Israeli fighter pilots will make history in September when they are scheduled to conduct joint military exercises with their German counterparts over the Dachau concentration camp, where more than 30,000 Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, and the Olympic Village in Munich, where 11 Israeli athletes and their coaches were massacred in 1972 by Palestinian terrorists. Read more
WATCH: IDF Eliminates Terror Cell on Border with Syria
August 3, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
IDF Special Forces operating on the border with Syria identified and eliminated a four-man terror cell that was planting explosives near the border security fence. Read more
Jewish Care videos build awareness of family violence
August 3, 2020 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has launched a new video series following the success of its 2019 Love Should Be Sweet poster campaign. Read more
British Government strongly affirms support for Holocaust-era property restitution in Poland
The British Government has strongly reaffirmed its support for Holocaust-era property restitution in Poland and other countries, in reply to a question asked in the House of Lords by Baroness Ruth Deech. Read more
12 arrested in Jerusalem, others across the country, in anti-Netanyahu demonstrations
August 2, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Jerusalem’s police on Saturday night arrested 12 rioters who participated in protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in another night of unrest in the capital. Read more
Mend app to combat homelessness
August 2, 2020 by Agencies
The Mend app was launched 12 months ago by Bondi’s Jewish House CEO Rabbi Mendel Kastel and Sydney entrepreneur Alexandra Tselios to help identify people living on the street and to link them with appropriate support networks. Read more
Twitter permanently bans David Duke
August 1, 2020 by JNS
Twitter announced yesterday that it has permanently banned white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke for “repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on hateful conduct.” Read more
Knesset makes effort to confront anti-Israel, anti-Jewish posts, hate speech online
August 1, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Once heralded for bringing people together as a new form of digital communication, social-media companies have come under greater scrutiny in recent years for the spread of disinformation and extremism on their platforms. Read more
Politicians slam Nazi graffiti dubbed on Premier’s image
July 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Vandals have pasted an image of Victorian premier Daniel Andrews with a swastika on his forehead and with a Hitler moustache on a road sign in the suburb of Highett. Read more
School bullying: a Jewish community meeting with the NSW Minister of Education
July 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has met with representatives of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry to discuss combatting bullying and prejudice when it happens in all schools in NSW. Read more
Governor George
July 31, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
During Hakoah’s AGM, president Steven Lowy announced that long-term board member and currently the vice-president of the club George Farkas has been appointed a Governor of The Hakoah Club. Read more
Survivors launch online campaign to ban Holocaust denial from Facebook
A group of Holocaust survivors has launched a campaign calling on Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take immediate action to remove Holocaust denial from the social media site. Read more
Several Israelis detained on Temple Mount during Tisha B’Av
July 30, 2020 by TPS-IL
Several Israelis were detained on the Temple Mount on Thursday as Israel marked the day of mourning of Tisha B’Av, on which the destruction of the two Temples is commemorated. Read more
Black tea, berries, nuts off the menu?
July 30, 2020 by Tali Aronsky
It is a fact that has long baffled doctors: Cancer in the small intestine is quite rare, whereas colorectal cancer, a neighbouring though much smaller organ, is one of the leading causes of cancer death for men and women. What is it about the colon that seems to “attract” cancer? Read more
UN expresses ‘dismay’ at antisemitic statements by Islamic Relief leader
July 30, 2020 by JNS
The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Miguel Moratinos, expressed his “dismay” on Tuesday over antisemitic views espoused on Facebook by Heshmat Khalifa, the head of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), which is Britain’s biggest Muslim charity. Read more
Report: Israel braces for imminent Hezbollah attacks
July 30, 2020 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces are bracing for an imminent attack from Hezbollah, Channel 12 reported on Tuesday night. Read more
Lockdowns in Victoria and New South Wales
July 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in an AFACorp kitchen staff member who provides catering services to Jewish Care Victoria with the Gary Smorgon House in Melbourne being placed in lockdown. Read more
Norman Rosenbaum, fighter for justice for his brother, dies in Melbourne
Melbourne rabbinical student Yankel Rosenbaum was killed in the 1991 Crown Heights riots in New York and his barrister brother Norman who fought for justice in Yankel’s case has died in Melbourne at 63. Read more
Pokies out! Gym and swimming in
July 29, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
At this week’s AGM of the much-awaited Hakoah Club in White City, president Steven Lowy told attendees on Zoom that the fitness and Wellness centre are expected to be the main source of revenue. Read more
Israel donates third water generator to Gaza Strip
According to the U.N. Trade and Development Commission, some 95 per cent of Gaza’s groundwater supply is found to be unfit for consumption. The Gaza Strip suffers from a water shortage in general and a drinking water shortage in particular. Read more
$30 worth of hate: “Hitler should have gassed you Jewish scum”
July 29, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
A Sydney rabbi received a torrent of antisemitic messages attempting to conclude a deal on Facebook marketplace. Read more
Netanyahu: Hezbollah ‘playing with fire’ after IDF foils attack at border
July 28, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah is “playing with fire” after the terror group launched an attack in Israeli territory on Monday that was blocked by the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
