UK chief rabbi issues stark warning on consequences of Labour Party victory
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came out strongly against the Labour Party on Monday ahead of next month’s election, expressing fear for the fate of British Jewry should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn be elected prime minister. Read more
Bushfires’ aftermath – a photo story
November 27, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
Fireman Eddie Vaysbakh was temporarily posted to West Kempsey from the Bondi Fire Station and describes the area and tells J-Wire “It looks like a nuclear bomb has gone off”. Read more
Vandals scrawl swastika on monument to Sholem Aleichem in Kiev
November 27, 2019 by JNS
An unidentified group of vandals painted a swastika on the monument honouring the father of Jewish literature, Sholem Aleichem, according to a report posted on Sunday night by Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Kiev, Moshe Reuven Asman, on his Facebook page. Read more
Israeli exports reach a record $114 billion in 2019
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s exports should grow to a record $114 billion in 2019 from $109 billion last year according to government data, Reuters reported. Read more
Play about Lithuanian Nazi collaborators reignites controversy over Holocaust
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Two years after “Our People; Journey With an Enemy” was taken off the shelves in Lithuania due to its allegations of collaboration between the local population and the Nazis during the Holocaust, the book has once again become a source of controversy in the Baltic state. Read more
British police arrest man harassing Jewish kids on London train
November 27, 2019 by JNS
A man was arrested by British police over the weekend after two Jewish children were verbally harassed on London’s Underground. Read more
Famed Israeli spy Eli Cohen’s widow angry at Mossad over new report
November 27, 2019 by JNS
The widow of famed Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 and then buried in a secret location, expressed anger at the Mossad spy agency on Sunday, after the publication of a report exposing a possible new lead on the whereabouts of her husband’s remains. Read more
Nazi memorabilia bought at auction for $660,000 given to Jewish group for safekeeping
November 27, 2019 by JNS
A Lebanese-born Swiss businessman who purchased Nazi-era memorabilia at an auction in Munich last week donated the items to a Jewish group to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. Read more
A friendship walk
November 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Around 70 people joined together for the JCMA’s (Jewish Christian Muslim Association) Annual Friendship Walk in Melbourne. Read more
100-plus Democrats sign letter criticizing new US stance on Israeli settlements
November 27, 2019 by JNS
More than 100 Democrats signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to stop considering Israeli settlements a violation of international law. Read more
The Giving Forum takes bushfire appeal over $420,000
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and Stand Up has joined forces for bushfire victims. Read more
The Men’s Breakfast hosts ambassadors for change
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over 50 people attended Sydney’s JewishCare’s Men’s Breakfast. Read more
Governor-General David Hurley heading to Jerusalem
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s Governor-General and his wife will visit Jerusalem in January to commemorate the day 75 years ago Soviet troops liberated 7000 inmates of Auschwitz. Read more
Raise a cup to help prevent violence
November 26, 2019 by Kirsten Young
For the second year running, Melbourne’s Jewish Care has developed a coffee cup campaign in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Read more
Federal Labor reacts to ECAJ antisemitism report
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Labor is deeply concerned by an increase in antisemitic attacks in Australia. Read more
Bereaved families to EU: ‘stop paying the murderers of our children’
November 25, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
A group of bereaved families yesterday staged a protest against the EU over its funding of Israeli NGOs that defend terrorists and their families in Israeli courts. Read more
Anthony Albanese and Josh Burns take a stroll through through the South Melbourne Market
November 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The federal Labor Member of Macnamara Josh Burns took a morning walk through the South Melbourne Market with Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Read more
The Saviour – an embryonic film of Chiune Sugihara
November 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney woman Linda Royal has partnered with writer Nico Lathouris [Mad Max), and editor Joshua Lundberg to develop a feature film – The Saviour. Read more
Israeli students win major prize…for protesting
November 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Nechama Rivlin ז”ל Prize for Sustainability was awarded to the students’ protest movement for climate change in Israel, to the Rabbis’ letter against the use of disposable plastic, to the campaign for clean air in Haifa Bay and to Emek Hazvaim in Jerusalem. Read more
Jewish Care’s 2019 AGM: celebrating our diversity and togetherness
November 25, 2019 by Kirsten Young
More than 150 people attended Jewish Care Victoria’s 2019 Annual General Meeting held at Monash University, Caulfield. Read more
Antisemitic incidents in Australia: a slight change but a major increase in serious incidents
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ECAJ annual Report on Antisemitism in Australia was released at yesterday’s at the organisation’s AGM revealing a 30% spike in serious incidents involving verbal abuse, harassment and intimidation. Read more
ECAJ elects Jillian Segal as it new president
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following normal procedure, the presidency of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry returns to Sydney after three years in Melbourne, with high-profile businesswoman and community personalty Jillian Segal being elected as the new president. Read more
Report: “Nazis” walk through Victorian supermarket.
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sunday Age has reported that a group of people dressed as Nazis walked through a Coles supermarket in Woodend in Victoria last month. Read more
Letter from Hungary states Frydenberg’s citizenship “is not established”
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A resident of Josh Frydenberg’s Melbourne electorate of Kooyong is petitioning for his disqualification as an MP under the constitution because he is entitled to Hungarian citizenship. Read more
Merkel to make first visit to Auschwitz as German leader
November 24, 2019 by JNS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp next month for the first time in her 14 years in office, the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday. Read more
Church of England report says centuries of Christian antisemitism led to Holocaust
November 24, 2019 by JNS
Christian theology played a part in the stereotyping and persecution of Jewish people that ultimately led to the Holocaust, according to a new report released by the Church of England. Read more
Helena Bonham Carter learns of grandfather who helped Jews escape the Holocaust
November 24, 2019 by JNS
Actress Helena Bonham Carter discovered that her grandfather helped thousands of French Jews escape the Holocaust in a new TV series starting next week in the United Kingdom. Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen slams social-media giants for hate speech on platforms
November 24, 2019 by JNS
British Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen, upon accepting the Anti-Defamation League’s International Fellowship Award in New York City on Thursday, criticized social-media giants for allowing hate speech to flourish on their platforms. Read more
Is ACHPER antisemitic?
November 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Scott Morrison awarded the Jerusalem Prize
November 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler has presented Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the Jerusalem Prize. Read more
