Boy gets award after turning in rare statuette
August 31, 2018 by Mara Vigevani - TPS
Kotel workers removing notes ahead of high holidays
August 31, 2018 by TPS-IL
Notes lodged between the stones in the Kotel have been removed…and transferred to the Mount of Olives. Read more
Supporting our future this Kol Nidre
August 31, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the 1990’s, UIA Victoria introduced the annual Kol Nidre Appeal, set up for one purpose – for Children of Israel. Children are our future, and we must continue to nurture and strengthen this important yet vulnerable part of Israeli society to ensure a stronger Israel for a stronger Jewish people. Read more
Netanyahu on the phone with Scott Morrison
August 31, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and wished him success. Read more
Eureka! science Oscar for Tony Weiss
August 30, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s highest-profile science awards, the Eureka Prizes, has recognised four University of Sydney researchers at the “Oscars of Australian science” including Professor Tony Weiss. Read more
AUJS concerned about Sydney University’s newspaper
August 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Sydney student newspaper Honi Soit has published a flattering article on North Korea written by Jay Tharappel who has made his known his views on Jews and the Holocaust. Read more
Israeli equestrian chooses Yom Kippur observance over world championships
August 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An Israeli equestrian has decided to withdraw from an International Equestrian Federation event that serves as a qualifier for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, due to its conflict with Yom Kippur on Sept. 19. Read more
Former chief rabbi of UK lambasts Corbyn’s ‘hateful’ words on British Jewry
Former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of UK and The Commonwealth, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks blasted U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as “an anti-Semite” who supports “racists, terrorists and dealers of hate,” adding that a speech the party leader gave five years ago was the “most offensive statement by a senior British politician since [Conservative parliament member] Enoch Powell’s 1968 ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech.” Read more
Haley says US will introduce additional UN resolutions condemning Hamas
August 29, 2018 by JNS
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday that on behalf of the Trump administration, she plans to introduce additional resolutions at the world body that condemn the terrorist group Hamas. Read more
IDF shoots at car aiming to ram troops at Joseph’s Tomb
August 29, 2018 by JNS
A vehicle accelerating towards a group of Israel Defense Forces soldiers outside the city of Shechem (otherwise known as Nablus) in Samaria was fired upon and stopped on Monday before it could cause injuries to troops. Read more
Supreme Court rules Israel must admit Hamas relatives for critical medical care
August 29, 2018 by JNS
Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the Israel Defence Forces on Sunday to admit five critically ill women who are close relatives of Hamas terrorists for urgent medical treatment, despite a government ban on providing health care to Hamas relatives. Read more
Rabbi marks 30 years of chaplaincy and weekly pastoral visits
August 28, 2018 by Rachel Phillips
CEO of Eastern Suburbs crisis centre Jewish House Rabbi Mendel Kastel has been acknowledged for his 30 years of pastoral support to patients at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital. Read more
Sparks fly on Q&A
August 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On ABC-TV’s Q&A last night one of the panelists, MP Bob Katter, was asked a question about the reason for his support for the call by Senator Fraser Anning for “a final solution to the immigration problem” in his maiden speech…and answered it by reading out a statement written by Melbourne’s Avi Yemini which Katter said “reflects the Jewish position in this country”. No it does not says The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Today Melbourne has lost some of its colour
August 28, 2018 by David Marlow
Mirka Mora was a cultural icon of Melbourne who brought beauty, vibrancy and colour to the city. Read more
Across the political divide
August 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Labor frontbencher and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Walt Secord has paid tribute to Malcolm Turnbull, saying his successor in Wentworth will have “impossibly large shoes to fill when it comes to supporting the Jewish community and Israel”. Read more
Greg Sheridan book launched in Melbourne
August 28, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Journalist and Author Greg Sheridan has recently written a new book, “GOD IS GOOD FOR YOU”, which he speaks about at Sukiert Hall, Caulfield Shule, co-hosted by AIJAC and UIA. Read more
UK antisemitism watchdog calls on Corbyn to resign
Amid what seems like a continual stream of disturbing developments surrounding Jeremy Corbyn this month, a prominent antisemitism watchdog group is calling on the U.K. Labour leader to step down.
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Tel Aviv launches campaign to get residents to disconnect from mobiles
August 28, 2018 by JNS
Tel Aviv high school students will take to the streets to encourage pedestrians to take time away from their cellphones, according to a new campaign launched by the city of Tel Aviv. Read more
Nazi hunter Zuroff lambasts PM for praise of Lithuania’s Holocaust remembrance
August 27, 2018 by Ilanit Chernick - TPS
Top Nazi Hunter at the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Efraim Zuroff has lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his comments praising Lithuania and its efforts to commemorate the Holocaust while visiting the country over the last few days. Read more
Chopped liver? No – chopped hair!
August 27, 2018 by Lisa Frenkel
Melbourne’s Beth Rivkah Secondary is gearing up to host “The Great Chop”. Read more
Precious Objects
August 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
When Holocaust survivors hold up an object to the camera and tell the story behind it, the object is no longer just a blanket, a jacket, a photo. It becomes sacred. The subject of this weekend’s ABC-TV’s Compass program. Read more
WJC mourns Senator John McCain
August 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress mourns the death of Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 81. Read more
Netanyahu in Vilnius
August 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have visited the Choral Synagogue and the National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius. Read more
FIFA suspends Palestinian soccer head for inciting hatred and violence
August 26, 2018 by Agencies
Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), has been given a one-year suspension by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), effective on Aug. 24, for inciting hatred and violence against Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi. Read more
US cuts over $200 million in assistance to the Palestinians
August 26, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration has cut over $200 million to the Palestinian Authority, succeeding a review of projects in Gaza and the West Bank, according to U.S. officials and congressional aides. Read more
A shabbat meal to support a Labor candidate
August 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Labor held a special Shabbat meal on the State’s South Coast to support its candidate and local nurse Annette Alldrick. Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara attend Ponary memorial ceremony in Vilnius
August 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have participated in a memorial ceremony at the Ponary memorial in remembrance of the 70,000 Vilnius Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Read more
Cure for acute leukemia within reach
August 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefitted from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40 years. Until now. Read more
Enter Scott and Josh
August 24, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia looks to a new weekend with its new political leaders with Scott Morrison winning the Liberal part room vote as Australia’s latest prime minister and Josh Frydenberg creating history being elected Australia’s first Jewish deputy Liberal leader. Read more
Report: Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal close to completion
August 24, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
The Egyptian brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is nearly completed, the London based Al-Hayat Arabic language daily reported on Thursday. Read more
