Elena Kats-Chernin opera “Whitely” to be premiered next month
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Opera Australia’s newly commissioned work about the turbulent life of iconic Australian artist Brett Whiteley and his vivacious wife Wendy will have its world premiere at the Sydney Opera House on 15 July 2019.
Secord tells the NSW parliament about the Sephardis’ Farhud
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Deputy Chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel Walt Secord has spoken in the NSW parliament on the Sydney Sephardi Jewish community’s commemoration of the Farhud on 2 June. Read more
Entrepreneur Ori Allon donates 1.2 Million (NIS) to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem for scholarships in computer science
June 6, 2019 by Tali Aronsky
The Hebrew University is expected to grant generous scholarships over the next two years to computer science students thanks to the contribution of entrepreneur Dr. Ori Allon. Read more
ECAJ calls for an apology from Melissa Parke
June 5, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
A former Labor MP told a rally that she had quit last month’s election “because of the media storm around previous statements I’ve made about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians” prompting a heckler to shout at her “you have to f—ing wipe them out”. Read more
Former British premier: Corbyn antisemitic, though ‘he doesn’t think he is at all’
June 5, 2019 by JNS
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Labour Party head Jeremy Corbyn antisemitic, and that “some of the remarks are not explicable in any other way,” adding even though “he doesn’t think he is at all.” Read more
Samaria council opposes McDonald’s at Ben-Gurion Airport, citing boycott law
June 5, 2019 by JNS
The leader of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, expressed the opposite of “I’m loving it” in regards to opposition to McDonald’s being given a tender to operate at Ben-Gurion Airport, as the fast-food chain will not operate franchises in the West Bank. Read more
Nechama Rivlin – condolences
June 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nechama was born in 1945 in Moshav Herut in the Sharon region. Read more
Australian innovator selected for global ROI Summit in Jerusalem
June 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Memorial for concentration camp and ghetto resistance fighters unveiled in Moscow
June 5, 2019 by JNS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the unveiling ceremony for a new memorial dedicated to the heroes of the resistance movement in concentration camps and ghettos during World War II. The memorial is housed in the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. Read more
Australia joins the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
June 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia has been admitted as the thirty-third member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) following a unanimous vote of the plenary in Luxembourg. Read more
Israel’s First Lady Nechama Rivlin passes away at 73
June 4, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin, passed away on Tuesday after undergoing a complex surgery three months ago and then slipping into a coma. Read more
US envoy: Hamas and Islamic Jihad bringing ‘misery and suffering to Gaza’
June 4, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Jason Greenblatt, Assistant to President Donald Trump and the US’ Special Representative for International Negotiations, accused the terror organizations of bringing “misery and suffering to Palestinians in Gaza” in response to a new report that the groups have restocked their arsenal of rockets to levels reached just before Operation Protective Edge. Read more
Anti-Israel marchers in the centre of London espouse antisemitism
June 4, 2019 by TPS-IL
Some 1,000 people marched in the anti-Israel Al Quds Day parade in central London on Sunday, calling for Israel downfall and spreading antisemitic incitement. Read more
Israeli study may provide hope for some pancreatic cancer patients
June 4, 2019 by JNS
A groundbreaking study at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer has determined that a targeted cancer therapy drug developed in partnership with pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Merck & Co. Inc. delays the progression of a specific strain of pancreatic cancer, offering “potential hope” for patients suffering from the 12th most common cancer worldwide. Read more
Bereaved families outraged after ‘terrorist attorney’ film wins prize
June 4, 2019 by JNS
A letter signed by 100 families to Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev on Monday demanding that she cancel a prize set to be awarded at the Docaviv International Film Festival to a film positively portraying attorney Lea Tsemel. Read more
Hebrew University professor calls pro-Israel student activists ‘Nazi dogs’
Professor Amiram Goldblum, a senior lecturer at Israel’s Hebrew University, called pro-Israel student activists “Nazi dogs” and threatened to prevent them from getting accepted into advanced degree programs, Israel’s Makor Rishon newspaper reported last week. Read more
Trump tells Israelis to ‘get their act together’
June 3, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed displeasure with Israel’s reoccurring elections and told the Israelis to “get their act together.” Read more
Prestige U.S. award for Colin Rubenstein
June 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Director of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Dr Colin Rubenstein has been honoured for his advocacy on behalf of the Jewish people and Israel by the Board of Governors of the American Jewish Committee. Read more
With 2000 votes to be counted, Josh Burn claims victory
June 3, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
Josh Burns has claimed victory in the marginal three-way contest of the Melbourne seat of Macnamara, making him the fifth federal Jewish MP in the 46th Parliament of Australia, and Labor’s third Jewish MP. Read more
Natalie Ward heads NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel
June 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Upper House Liberal MP Natalie Ward is the new chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel following its formation meeting last week. Read more
The Jewish International Film Festival announces 2019 JIFF short film fund recipients
June 3, 2019 by J-Wire News Service
The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) has announced Karen Pearlman and Joel Kohn as the recipients of the 2018 JIFF Short Film Fund. Read more
Holckner Family donates $5 million to Jewish Care
June 3, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has received a $5 million donation from Charles Holckner and his family as part of the organisation’s Growing. For our Community. Capital Campaign. Read more
IAF retaliates against Syria in response to rocket fire on Hermon
June 2, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel Air Force (IAF) fighters and gunships on Saturday night carried out several strikes against military targets inside Syria in retaliation for rockets fired from Syria at the Israeli Hermon earlier in the evening. Read more
Muslims riot on Temple Mount during Jerusalem Day
June 2, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Muslims rioted on the Temple Mount on Sunday morning as Jews visited the holy compound in honour of Jerusalem Day, celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the liberation of the city during the 1967 Six Day War. Read more
Margalit Levin joins her high-level peers
June 2, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Lebanese parliament speaker makes antisemitic joke
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri made an antisemitic remark on Wednesday, four days after meeting in Beirut with U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish. Read more
Episode in new Netflix series mocks diarist Anne Frank
May 31, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
IDF reveals largest Hezbollah tunnel system discovered
May 31, 2019 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces revealed on Wednesday the largest Hezbollah tunnel system uncovered during last winter’s “Operation Northern Shield.” Read more
The ZFNZ condemns New Zealand government
May 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of New Zealand has strongly condemned New Zealand again voting in favour of yet another anti-Israel resolution, this time at the WHO on 22 May which denounced Israel over “Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan. Read more
Coming soon – Limmud Oz 2019 – the annual festival of Jewish learning
May 31, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Limmud Oz will present a lineup of local and international speakers in Sydney at The Roundhouse, UNSW in mid-June. Read more
