Israel and Hamas agree to Egyptian-brokered ceasefire
March 17, 2019 by JNS
Israel and Hamas have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on Friday, reported The Times of Israel, citing the Israeli public broadcaster Kan. Read more
Sydney Jewish community organisation donates $1800 to its Christchurch Muslim counterpart
March 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish community of NSW has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Muslim community of Christchurch with the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies launching the campaign with a donation of $1,800. Read more
Palestinian Red Crescent Society to host BDS conference
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Palestinian Media Watch can reveal that, in direct breach of its commitments, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which is a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is set to host a conference sponsored by the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement on Saturday. Read more
Hamas launches two rockets from Gaza at Tel Aviv
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Two rockets were fired from Gaza toward Tel Aviv on Thursday, according to the Israel Defense Forces, activating rocket sirens throughout central Israel. Read more
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand strongly condemns Christchurch mosque attack
March 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand has strongly condemned the acts of violence that have taken place in Christchurch over the past few hours. Australian organisations have echoed its sentiments. Read more
“No more Jews”
March 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dr Dvir Abramovich is outraged by graffiti appearing in the Melbourne suburbs of Oakleigh and Hughesdale. Read more
Hatzolah gets a new first responder vehicle
March 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hatzolah has taken delivery of its new response vehicle which was generously donated by Sydney’s Wolper Jewish Hospital. Read more
Animal activist compares commercial animal slaughter to the Holocaust
March 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has slammed a vegan activist who compared the slaughter of animals to the Holocaust. Read more
ZCNSW appoints Director of Israel Affairs
March 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Zionist Council of NSW has announced the appointment of Arsen Ostrovsky as its Director of Israel Affairs. Read more
Levi Eshkol 50 years since his death
March 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin have addressed the state memorial ceremony for former PM Levi Eshkol on the 50th anniversary of his death. Read more
Steven Lowy takes over the reins at Hakoah
March 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Steven Lowy has been elected as president of Sydney’s Hakoah Club 12 years since the former club which had been presided over by his father Sir Frank Lowy was sold to developers. Read more
Ian Lawrence z”l
March 12, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
The funeral this week in Jerusalem of Ian Lawrence, a former Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand, marked the closing chapter in a long and interesting family history. Read more
Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, gets lung transplant
March 12, 2019 by JNS
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s wife, Nechama, 73, received a new lung on Monday after being matched with a donor: 19-year-old Yair Yehezkel Halabli, who drowned on Friday while diving in Eilat. Read more
Germany will not designate Hezbollah a terrorist group
Germany has said that it will not officially designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group, a development likely to cause tension between Berlin and Washington. Read more
Mass grave of Holocaust victims in Ukraine desecrated
March 12, 2019 by JNS
A mass grave of Holocaust victims was allegedly desecrated by gravediggers looking for gold in the Ukrainian town of Rafalivka. Read more
Jewish Labor candidate for the NSW Legislative Council
March 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
South Coast community development adviser and former eastern suburbs resident Michelle Miran is running for the ALP in the NSW Legislative Council – the State’s Upper House. Read more
The ingredient for the perfect recipe
March 12, 2019 by Elana Bowman
Plans for a New Zealand Jewish Museum
March 11, 2019 by Miriam Bell
In the battle of memory against forgetting, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is a formidable warrior. The New York-based scholar is the chief curator of the core exhibition at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw and the author of many books on Jewish subjects. Read more
Two Israelis victims of Ethiopian Airlines tragic crash
March 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The official delegation from the State of Israel, with the personal approval of the Prime Minister, consisting of two teams of ZAKA volunteers from Israel and South Africa are on their way to the site of the Ethiopian Airlines crash to locate the remains of the two Israelis who perished in the tragedy and to ensure a full Jewish burial. Read more
Production of Merchant of Venice carries a warning of anti-semitic content
March 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Police recommend indicting MK David Bitan for corruption
March 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The police have announced that it has gathered enough evidence to indict former Coalition chairman Member of Knesset (MK) David Bitan for bribery. Read more
The Orah Project distributes almost $100,000
March 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
$97,789.51 has been donated to charities in the fourth round of allocations from The ORAH FUND including first donations to worthy Victorian charities. Read more
In his own words: new Einstein manuscripts revealed
March 8, 2019 by Tali Aronsky
Even 140 years after Albert Einstein’s birth, his scientific discoveries still impact our lives–lasers, nuclear power, fiber optics, driverless cars, GPS and space travel all trace back to Einstein’s theories. Read more
Julie Bishop to headline UIA Women’s Division 2019 events
March 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia is counting down until the upcoming Women’s Division events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, headlined by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop. Read more
Beresheet getting ready to orbit the moon
March 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leifer protest planned
March 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks is planning a public protest outside the Jerusalem court which will hear the next hearing in the battle to extradite Malka Leifer to Australia where she is facing 74 charges for child sexual abuse between 2003 and 2008 when Leifer fled to Israel. Read more
International Women’s Day
March 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s women: the statistics published on today’s International Women’s Day. Read more
The U.S. dilutes condemnation of antisemitism
March 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has sharply criticized the U.S.House of Representative’s decision to broaden a formal resolution condemning antisemitism to include Islamophobia and other forms of hate speech, declaring: “The unfortunate decision by the US House leadership to dilute a forthright condemnation of antisemitism is both irresponsible and dangerous.” Read more
Greens candidate Julian Burnside quotes Goering…again
March 7, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has slammed new Green Party Candidate, Julian Burnside for his quoting of Nazi official, Herman Goering, using an analogy in an attempt to smear Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Read more
IAF Pounds Hamas targets in response to rocket attacks
March 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel Air Force (IAF) fighters on Wednesday night struck several military targets in a Hamas compound in the Gaza Strip in response to balloons carrying explosive devices and a rocket launched by Gazan terrorists at Israel. Read more
