Marsha Thomson quits politics
March 7, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The first Jewish Australian woman to serve as a government minister was formally farewelled from politics by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. Read more
Israeli lab beef company seeks meaty future
Israeli lab beef company Aleph Farms Ltd. is aiming to develop lab-grown steaks within the next five years, according to its CEO, Didier Toubia. Read more
WJC calls on Belarussian municipality to halt work near mass Jewish grave
March 7, 2019 by JNS
The World Jewish Congress has called on the municipality in the Belarussian city of Brest to cease construction at an uncovered mass grave of more than 1,000 Jews who were shot by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Read more
The death march to Volary
March 7, 2019 by Simmy Allen
Marking Women’s History Month, Yad Vashem in Jerusalem is promoting a moving online exhibition entitled The Death March to Volary, depicting the terrible fate of over 1,000 Jewish women who were forced on a horrific death march in the winter of 1945. Read more
Uluru Statement from the Heart
March 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Thomas Mayor, Advocate for the ‘Uluru Statement from the Heart’ for the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, made a passionate speech at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue on the hopes and aspirations of his people for their future. Read more
UN Human Rights Council delays release of blacklist of firms in Jerusalem, West Bank
March 6, 2019 by JNS
The U.N. Human Rights Council has delayed the release of a blacklist of firms operating in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Read more
Labour decision to move Corbyn ally to deal with antisemitism sparks backlash
The British Labour Party is facing criticism over a decision to have Laura Murray, a close ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, to deal with antisemitism complaints within the party. Read more
New gate for old city
March 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
11 million NIS has been invested in renovating the “New Gate” of the Old City of Jerusalem, which will now become a major entrance gate for tourists and visitors to the Old City. Read more
Beresheet takes a selfie
March 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rev Lenzer’s historic piano gets a rebirth
March 6, 2019 by David Marlow
The East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation (EMHC) and the Australia Jewish Historical Society Vic (AJHS) have teamed up to celebrate the reinauguration of Reverend Jacob Lenzer’s historic piano at EMHC. Read more
Visa waiver deal between Israel and Samoa
March 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Prime Minister of Samoa Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has made his first trip to Israel securing a waiver agreement between the two countries. Read more
The Jerusalem embassy in a Eastern Suburbs conflict
March 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A supporter of the Federal Liberal candidate for the Eastern Suburbs seat of Wentworth Dave Sharma was blocked on Twitter for taking the incumbent Independent member Dr Kerryn Phelps to task for her remarks about Israelis’ feelings on Jerusalem being the country’s capital. Read more
Federal Minister for Education spends a morning at Yeshivah – Beth Rivkah
March 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Colleges hosted the Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan MP. Read more
Pope Francis announces Vatican will open Holocaust-era archives
March 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Pope Francis has announced that the Vatican archive surrounding the Holocaust when Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for doing little to save Jews and for being silent during the atrocities, led the Catholic Church. Read more
Netanyahu calls on all European countries to follow UK in labelling Hezbollah a terror group
March 4, 2019 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on all European countries to follow the United Kingdom and completely proscribe the Hezbollah terror organization. Read more
A Daley Labor Government to support Shalom Gamarada
March 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Daley Labor Government – as part of its Aboriginal Affairs policy – will fund up to six scholarships for Indigenous medical doctors through a highly successful program sponsored by Sydney’s Jewish community and Shalom College at the University of NSW. Read more
Limmud Oz Sydney 2019 – Call for presenters
March 4, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Presenter applications are now open to anyone in the community whose talk can promise to take Limmud Oz participants ‘one step further on their Jewish journey’. Read more
Milestone event draws high praise from federal treasurer
March 4, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has marked the halfway point in the construction of The Hannah & Daryl Cohen Family Building. Read more
Rabbi on the Mardi Gras float
March 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Mardi Gras 2019
March 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish LGBTI Dayenu has once again participated in Sydney’s Mardi Gras with special guests Dr Kerryn Phelps MP and her wife Jackie Stricker-Phelps. Read more
To Me There’s No Choice
March 3, 2019 by Elana Bowman
Israel’s attorney general issues charges against Netanyahu for bribery, breach of trust
March 1, 2019 by JNS
With less than six weeks before Israel’s general elections on April 9, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted in all three ongoing corruption cases against him, including bribery in the Bezeq corruption investigation. Read more
“Muslims played no part in 9/11 and Charlie Hebdo”
March 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Audiences in mosques across Australia have heard a visiting Egyptian sheik denounce the 9/11 and the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris as being comedy films
Coogee countdown
March 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
One of the must-win battleground seats in the upcoming NSW election will be in the spotlight at this month’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more
Jeremy Spinak inducted Honour Roll
March 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The late Jeremy Spinak has been inducted into the Honour Roll at the NSW Premier’s Harmony Dinner. Read more
The future of Yiddish in Melbourne
March 1, 2019 by David Marlow
The past and future of Yiddish Melbourne were discussed at the AGM of the Australian Jewish Historical Society Vic (AJHS) last night at Temple Beth Israel in St Kilda. Read more
Beresheet continues on its way to the moon
March 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Report to UNHRC on Israel’s crime against humanity denounced
March 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has vigorously denounced a report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council accusing Israeli security forces of having committed crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Happy birthday Harry
February 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over 850 guests packed the Internation Convention Centre in Sydney to celebrate the 86th birthday of community benefactor and property magnate Harry Triguboff. Read more
In his own words…new Einstein to be letters revealed
February 28, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Next week, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will unveil 110 new manuscript pages by Albert Einstein—both personal and scientific—that shed light on the life and times of the world’s best-known scientist. Read more
