NSW Labor set to provide $2 million for security funding
February 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Daley Labor Government says it will contribute $2 million to improve Jewish communal security around 40 NSW Jewish places of worship, schools, aged care and other facilities. Read more
New executive director for Maccabi Australia
February 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President of Maccabi Australia Jeff Sher has announced former Swans and Essendon AFL player Ryan O’Connor has been appointed Executive Director of Maccabi Australia. Read more
And the most common last name in Israel is…..
February 6, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) celebrated Family Day by publishing the numbers on the most common family names in Israel. Read more
Report shows 1,119 rockets and mortar shells hit Israel in 2018
February 6, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Palestinian terrorism throughout 2018 showed two main trends: the increase of violence from the Gaza Strip after about three and a half years of relative quiet, and the increased number of Arab terror attacks in Judea and Samaria, according to a comprehensive survey on the subject. Read more
Fifty students commence new Hebrew immersion program at Caulfield South Primary School.
February 6, 2019 by Community Editor
A brand new intensive Hebrew program has been launched at Melbourne’s Caulfield South Primary School. Read more
UK Labour MP defends Corbyn, says it’s ‘impossible to eradicate antisemitism’
February 6, 2019 by JNS
Despite the fact that 150 U.K. Labour Party members unanimously passed a motion demanding that the party to do more to confront antisemitism, the party’s general secretary, Jennie Formby, defended party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his controversial ties. Read more
Chaver Sir Frank Lowy
February 5, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
The co-founder of the Westfield shopping centre empire Sir Frank Lowy is now an Israeli citizen, making aliyah two months ago. Read more
Expert: Israel’s penalising of PA for it ‘Pay to Slay’ policy will have limited effect
February 5, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
New Israeli legislation that withholds tax transfers from Israel to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to offset salaries paid by Ramallah to terrorists or their families will take effect in the coming days. Read more
Galit and Caleb struggle in Townsville
February 5, 2019 by Elana Bowman
Caleb and Galit Vella have lost everything when their home became yet another victim of the horrendous floods swamping the North Queensland city of Townsville. Read more
Israeli envoy on anti-Israel protest: ‘The dogs bark and our melody continues’
February 5, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Anti-Israel protesters on Sunday attempted to disturb a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York. Read more
Saving a historic building
In the quiet Israeli university town of Rehovot, a name which means “wide expanses” in Hebrew, an historic building with important Australian and Jewish links, is in danger of falling into disrepair. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria awards construction contract for new active living centre
February 1, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has awarded the contract for the construction of the $7.15 million, state-of-the-art Anne & Eric Smorgon Active Living Centre to Four Square Pty Ltd. Read more
Israeli research finds cannabis can ease symptoms of autism
February 1, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A new joint study conducted by the Ben-Gurion University and Soroka University Medical Centre in Beersheva found that cannabis administered as a treatment for autism spectrum disorders appears to be well-tolerated, and can serve as a safe and effective option to relieve symptoms including seizures, tics, depression, restlessness and rage attacks for patients under the age of 18. Read more
Israeli rescue team in Brazil finds bodies after dam rupture, but no survivors
February 1, 2019 by JNS
More than 100 Israeli soldiers from the IDF Home Front Command who were sent to Brazil to help search-and-rescue teams hunt for hundreds of missing people will be returning home within the next 48 hours, having recovered at least 20 bodies, but finding no survivors. Read more
Israel gets ‘key’ to Eurovision, BBC rejects calls to boycott
February 1, 2019 by JNS
At a ceremony in Tel Aviv this week, Israel officially received the “keys” to the Eurovision Song competition for 2019. Read more
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand stands up to antisemitism
February 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
During this year’s commemoration of United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January, there were calls worldwide, including New Zealand, for Holocaust remembrance to extend to concern for today’s Jewish communities. Read more
100 year-old Holocaust survivor reflects on the duty to remember
January 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Holocaust survivor Lena Goldstein (nee Midler) has turned 100 today in Sydney. Read more
An exciting UIA Australia campaign
January 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With only a few weeks to go, UIA Australia is gearing up for another impressive campaign season. Read more
Watchdog accuses Amnesty International of antisemitic campaign against Israel’s tourism industry
January 31, 2019 by JNS
Amnesty International published “The Tourism Industry and Israeli Settlements” on Jan. 29, a report alleging that “the Israeli government has political and ideological reasons for developing a tourism industry in occupied East Jerusalem and Area C of the West Bank.” Read more
Founder of Gift of Life passes
January 30, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
After battling illness for several years, founder of The Gift of Life in Australia Shula Endrey-Walder has passed away in Sydney.
Rabbi victim of road rage
January 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Melbourne rabbi has videoed an antisemitic attack launched by the male passenger of a car stopped alongside his vehicle on the Nepean Highway.
Ambassador Jones
January 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jeremy Jones, the Director of International and of Community Affairs of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, was honoured as one of the “high achieving and proud Australians” sent “to inspire pride” to local communities across Australia over the Australia day period. Read more
Amnesty International’s campaign against Israeli settlements
January 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress is disconcerted and disheartened by Amnesty International’s newly launched campaign calling on the world’s leading digital tourism companies – Trip Advisor, Expedia, booking.com, and Airbnb – to stop listing in Israeli settlements, and to governments to bring in regulation to prevent these businesses from operating with or in these communities. Read more
Dear Mr Wolff
January 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne grandfather David Wolff, shocked by the recent story of Sydney’s Moriah College’s refusing a graduate’s child because the child’s grandmother had been converted to Judaism at the pluralistic Emanuel Synagogue, wrote a letter to the school’s president. Former Moriah president Robert Goot responds… Read more
Israeli aid delegation to Brazil locates and recovers bodies in the dam collapse disaster
January 30, 2019 by Lydia Weitzman
Within hours of arriving at the site of the dam collapse disaster in Brazil, the Israeli aid delegation began to successfully locate and recover several bodies from the thick sludge. Read more
Polish Olympian refuses to coach Malaysian swim team due to anti-Israel policy
January 30, 2019 by Agencies
Four-time Polish Olympic swimmer Bart Kizierowski has rejected an offer to coach Malaysia’s national swimming team, saying that he would not train the Malaysians after they refused to admit Israeli athletes into the country. Read more
70 years of mateship with Israel
January 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Today marks 70 years since Australia formalised diplomatic relations with Israel, a wonderful milestone in the deep and shared history between the two nations according to the Chair of the Australia-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group, Senator Eric Abetz. Read more
Danon at UN on Holocaust remembrance: ‘Apathy is the enemy of humanity’
January 29, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon warned the world body on Monday morning in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day about the rise of antisemitism the need to fight it. Read more
Knesset scraps delegation to Ireland over pro-BDS bill
January 29, 2019 by JNS
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein scrapped a Knesset trip to Ireland on Monday due to an Irish bill that would prohibit commercial activity connected to areas that were outside Israel’s pre-1967 territory. Read more
Israel sends aid to Brazil after dam collapse disaster
January 28, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF has dispatched an IDF humanitarian aid delegation to Brazil following the dam collapse at Brumadinho in Brazil, in which hundreds of people are reported missing. Read more
