This year, we commemorate our loved ones in different ways
April 29, 2020 by Benjamin Netanyahu
My brothers and sisters in bereavement, in our 72 years of independence we have known various memorial days. We have marked them in times of wars and battles, in times of military campaigns and raids, in waves of terrorism, and in peaceful times when vigilance was the order of the day—as it always is. Read more
Israel Film Archive digitalizes extensive collection, starts to release films online
April 29, 2020 by JNS
After years of work on digitizing its collection of Israeli film clips, the Israel Film Archive (IFA), part of the Jerusalem Cinematheque, is beginning to share its collection online with the goal of eventually digitalizing its entire archive of more than 5,000 hours of film. Read more
A Yom Ha’azmaut message from Anthony Albanese
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A special message from the Leader of the Opposition. Read more
A Yom Ha’azmaut message from Israel’s president
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A special greeting to mark Israel’s 72nd Yom Haatzmaut / Independence Day from President Reuven Rivlin. Read more
Addiction Support Service during COVID-19
April 28, 2020 by Rachel Phillips
Sydney’s Jewish House has launched a support service connecting people with addictive behaviours (of alcohol, drugs and gambling) to its team which can give them the tools to assist in addiction support and preventing relapse. Read more
Memorial Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terror held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin addressed at the official ceremony Memorial Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terror. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut virtual cycle race in Israel and you can participate
April 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s only professional cycling team, Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN), is inviting fans from across the world to join an unprecedented double event of virtual racing on Israel’s Independence Day, Wednesday 29 April. Read more
How to manage the COVID-19 pandemic without destroying the economy
April 27, 2020 by Tali Aronsky
Hebrew UniversityProfessors David Gershon, Alexander Lipton and Hagai Levine have shown that based on real-life data, Israel and other countries could have controlled COVID-19 without lockdown. Read more
Leaders encourage the community to download the Coronavirus app
April 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On its 72nd Independence Day, Israel’s population numbers 9,190,000
April 27, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released its traditional statistics report on the citizens of Israel in honour of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, which is celebrated this year on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Read more
Despite travel bans, nine Jewish immigrants from Ukraine arrive in Israel
April 27, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Skies have shut down around the world and global travel bans were imposed by governments due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but Aliyah to Israel is continuing as another nine Jewish Olim (immigrants) from Ukraine arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport early on Monday morning on a flight arranged by the Jewish Agency for Israel and sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ). Read more
The Prime Minister’s message for Yom Ha’azmaut
April 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yom Ha’atzmaut is usually a time of celebration and reflection—a moment to recall the promise of freedom, the strength of hope, and the emergence of a proud and potent nation. Read more
An AIJAC online discussion with Dr Einat Wilf
April 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rather than a classical unity government between two ideologically opposed parties, Israel’s National Emergency Government “reflects a broad consensus that has emerged in Israeli society in the last decade or two,” at least when it comes to the conflict with the Palestinians. Read more
Lest We Forget
April 26, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On Friday, Senator Dean Smith, Liberal Senator for Western Australia and the President of Jewish Community Council of WA Joan Hillman laid wreaths on behalf of the Jewish Community in Western Australia at the Jewish War Memorial in Perth ahead of ANZAC Day. Read more
Danon confronts Palestinian representative during UN Security Council
April 25, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon and his Palestinian counterpart sparred during a U.N. Security Council discussion on Thursday about Israel’s aid to the Palestinian Authority during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide outbreak. Read more
Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern in a video conference with Benjamin Netanyahu
April 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in a video conference on Friday hosted by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, with prominent world leaders on the corona pandemic including Australia’s Scott Morrison and New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern. Read more
Pompeo: Annexation of territory in Judea, Samaria an ‘Israeli decision’
April 24, 2020 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it was up to Israel whether or not to annex parts of the West Bank, and that discussions on the issue are taking place through private channels with the Israeli government. Read more
An ANZAC Shabbat
April 24, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann from Melbourne ‘s The Ark Centre asks the Jewish community to think of those who gave their lives for Australia and New Zealand. Read more
COVID-19 and hate crime in Australia
April 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Hate Crime Network (AHCN) has called for greater vigilance in countering racism and other forms of bigotry that is erupting amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
‘Dangerous and defiant activity’: Israel condemns Iran’s satellite launch, warns of nuclear missile threat
April 23, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel “strongly” condemned Iran’s attempt to launch a military satellite by its Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and warned that the Islamic Republic is seeking to develop missiles that can carry nuclear warheads. Read more
Technology that transforms tap water into a powerful disinfectant against viruses, including coronavirus
April 23, 2020 by Elana Oberlander
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have developed new methodologies to produce powerful, environmentally-friendly disinfectants, based on tap water, that can eliminate bacteria and kill viruses, including microbes from the coronavirus family. Read more
Prayer written after 9/11 attacks updated for COVID-19 crisis
April 23, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A prayer composed by Israel Prize laureate Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) after the September 11 attacks in the US for world deliverance was updated by his son to address the global challenges the world is now facing with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more
UK Jewish newspaper ‘back to business’ after anonymous bidder saves it from folding
April 23, 2020 by JNS
The Jewish News in the United Kingdom announced on Wednesday that it “is back” after stating earlier this month that, along with The Jewish Chronicle, it would fold as a result of both the state of print newspapers, coupled with the coronavirus pandemic, which has negatively impacted sales and revenue. Read more
Major airlines to revive flights to Israel beginning in May
April 23, 2020 by JNS
United Airlines, Air Canada and British Airways have announced that they are restarting flights to Israel, Israeli financial paper Globes reported.
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Major antisemitic incidents rise some 18 per cent in 2019, according to new report
April 23, 2020 by JNS
The number of major antisemitic incidents worldwide rose by 18 per cent in 2019 over the previous year, according to a newly released report from Tel Aviv University, the Kantor Centre for the Study of European Jewry and the European Jewish Congress. Read more
A Yom Hashoah gift from Dymocks
April 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
National bookseller Dymocks has acted to a request from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry by removing non-academic editions of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Read more
Eight months after deadly attack, mother of terror victim gives birth to girl
April 22, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Eight months after Rina Shnerb was murdered in a bombing attack, her mother Shira gave birth to a baby daughter. Read more
Yizkor on Yom Hashoah
April 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On Yom HaShoah, as sirens blared across Israel, the men and women of Magen David Adom stood still with all of Israel as they remembered all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. Read more
Magen David Adom reconnects Holocaust survivors
April 22, 2020 by Zaki Heler
Alongside the life-saving routine, and now in the wake of the national battle with the Coronavirus, MDA also operates a tracing unit for locating relatives, responsible for a large number of family reunions of Holocaust survivors and their families, with their relatives in Israel and around the world. Read more
Israel: Number of Coronavirus patients in severe condition declines
April 22, 2020 by TPS-IL
The number of patients suffering from Coronavirus (COVID-19) in severe condition and on respirators in Israel declined on Tuesday. Read more
