Australia and Israel on groundbreaking diabetes development
August 18, 2019 by Elana Bowman
NSW and Israeli Governments are supporting Israeli medical research company Kadimastem and the Australian Foundation for Diabetes Research’s Bioengineering Diabetes Therapy Project aiming to remove the need for insulin injections and pumps for diabetes patients.
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The NSWRC calls for status quo on abortion legislation
August 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Rabbinical Council has sat on a three-person panel where President, Rabbi Nochum Schapiro delivered a statement regarding the religious Jewish view on the abortion bill to be presented to the NSW Upper House Committee in which he called for zero change to abortion legislation. Read more
Jewish partisan songs seeks support against prejudice
August 18, 2019 by Eli Rabinowitz
Fake email claiming to be from NSWJBD sent 100s community members.
August 16, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
A fake email requesting payment of $310 purporting to be from the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (NSWJBD) was circulated this week.
US ‘squad’ congresswomen denied entry to Israel
August 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Minister of the Interior Aryeh Machluf Deri has denied entry to two US Congresswomen members of ‘The Squad’ a group of four who call on boycotts on Israel. Read more
A bunch of love
August 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin and members of his family have been presented with a new variety of grapes, named ‘Rivlin’ in memory of his wife, Nechama ז”ל. Read more
Jordan condemns Israeli Minister’s call to enable Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
August 15, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned statements by Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan who called for a change of the status quo on the Temple Mount that would enable Jews to pray at the holy site. Read more
The 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day
August 15, 2019 by Simmy Allen
Heads of State from Europe, North American and Australia have been invited to attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, taking place on 23 January 2020, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Read more
HaGal Sheli – My Wave
August 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
HaGal Sheli (meaning- “My Wave” in Hebrew) is a non-profit organisation in Israel, which uses surfing as an educational tool. Read more
Israeli officials prepare for possible visit by Omar, Tlaib to Temple Mount
August 15, 2019 by JNS
Israeli security officials are holding discussions in preparation for the possible visit by Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during a planned trip to Israel and the disputed territories. Read more
In first-ever review, UN racism panel presses Palestinians on fomenting antisemitism
August 15, 2019 by JNS
The United Nations’s anti-racism committee began a mandatory two-day review on Tuesday of the policies and practices of the Palestinian Authority. Read more
Family violence awareness campaign
August 15, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has launched a new series of three posters aimed at helping to build awareness of family violence. Read more
AUJS canvasses campus candidates
August 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has launched AUJS Elects, a project to examine the views of all candidates in campus elections and provide more information about where they stand on issues important to Jewish students. Read more
27 drownings to date this summer in Israel
August 15, 2019 by Zaki Heler
Since the beginning of the swimming season, 161 people found themselves in difficulty at the beach and in swimming pools across Israel resulting in 27 drownings. Read more
Facebook’s COO Sandberg thanks Rivlin for ‘working to bring people in this beautiful country together’
August 14, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has met Facebook’s Chief Operating Officere Sheryl Sandberg, who is visiting Israel as part of her tour of the region with her family. Read more
Israeli Minister calls to enable Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
August 14, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan on Tuesday called for a change on the Temple Mount that would enable Jewish prayer at the holy site. Read more
Kol V’Oz advocacy at work in New York
August 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A year’s grace has to come into effect today allowing victims of child sexual abuse to sue their abuser irrespective of the year of the offence. Read more
UIA NSW announces winners of ‘My Israel’ Short Film Competition
August 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA NSW has announced the winners of its inaugural Israel short film competition, ‘My Israel’. Read more
Swastika defiles Anne Frank theatre billboard
August 13, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
The cast and crew of a Melbourne theatre company showing The Diary of Anne Frank are devasted by a swastika being painted on a billboard advertising the production, according to a report in The Daily Mail.
Next-Gen Israeli Satellite to seek out cosmic explosions and black holes
August 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Weighing in at just about 160 kg, a new type of a scientific satellite is planned to be built in Israel over the next four years, with a projected launch date of 2023. Read more
Jews banned from entering Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av
August 12, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli government and Jerusalem police banned Jews from visiting the Temple Mount on Sunday, during the mourning day of Tisha B’Av on which the destruction of the two Temples is commemorated. Read more
House Democrats in Israel say ‘Squad’ doesn’t speak for party
August 11, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Since Democrats were swept into power in the U.S. House of Representatives in November—with some harboring more progressive views than the mainstream—questions have rattled many in the Jewish community over whether or not the party would continue its long-held support for Israel. Read more
An Aboriginal healing ceremony at Auschwitz
August 11, 2019 by Elana Bowman
Noel Butler, an Indigenous holder of knowledge and keeper of stories, won the Outstanding Contribution to Reconciliation Award for NAIDOC week his years of working and sharing his Cultural knowledge and skills to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people including the Jewish community. Read more
IDF forces apprehend Palestinian man connected to Israeli teen stabbing death
August 11, 2019 by JNS
Israeli security forces reportedly apprehended a Palestinian man on Friday in connection with the stabbing death in the West Bank of 19-year-old Israeli yeshivah student and Israel Defense Forces’ recruit Dvir Sorek. Read more
Proposed UK Holocaust memorial likely to be rejected following complaints
A proposed Holocaust memorial next to the United Kingdom Parliament is likely to be rejected amid complaints from locals, and conservation and environmental groups. Read more
Report: Terrorists behind Jerusalem pizza bombing received more than US$910K
August 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli soldier murdered in terror attack in Gush Etzion
August 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Israeli soldier has been stabbed to death by Arab terrorists in Gush Etzion. Read more
Hamas, Islamic Jihad welcome murder of Israeli yeshiva student
August 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organization lauded the murder of Israeli yeshiva student Dvir Sorek, 19, who was found stabbed to death on Thursday morning on a road between Efrat and Migdal Oz. Read more
1.9 million new documents about Holocaust survivors are online
August 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Arolsen Archives users can now search for 1.9 million additional names in our online archive to find information on those people who either did not want to return to their home countries after 1945 or were not able to do so. Read more
$500,000 for Beth Weizmann
August 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews visited Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre together with the newly elected Federal Member for Macnamara Josh Burns MHR, and State MPs Nina Taylor and Paul Hamer to announce further crucial funding for the major security upgrade to the Centre. Read more
