Ambassador visits Chabad in Canberra
May 13, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yvette Coppersmith snares Archibald Prize
May 11, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne five-time Archibald Prize finalist Yvette Coppersmith has won the 2018 Archibald Prize and $100,000 for her work Self-portrait after George Lambert. Read more
War monitor: Israeli airstrikes in Syria killed 23 military personnel
Israeli airstrikes on Thursday in Syria killed at least 23 military personnel, including Syrians and non-Syrians, according to a group monitoring the Syrian civil war. Read more
Trump signs Holocaust property bill into law, angering Polish officials
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that will help Holocaust survivors to reclaim lost assets or property. Read more
Triguboff Institute supports getting Bedouin kids off the street and into a greenhouse
May 11, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fifty formerly at-risk, school dropout youth from the Orchard Project vocational training course celebrated their graduation at Segev Shalom. Read more
Israeli movie premier in Melbourne
May 11, 2018 by Community Editor
NIF Australia will host Melbourne’s first screening of the Israeli film Foxtrot, winner of eight ‘Ophirs’ at Israel’s Film Awards, including Best Film, Director and Actor. Foxtrot also won the Silver Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Read more
Netanyahu meets with Putin in Moscow amid in escalating tensions in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in Syria. Read more
Israeli Netta Barzilai to sing in finals of Eurovision contest
May 10, 2018 by JNS
Israeli singer Netta Barzilai was voted on Tuesday to be one of the 10 singers in the final of the Eurovision song contest. Read more
Canada will formally apologise for turning away Jewish refugees in 1939
May 10, 2018 by JNS
Canada will formally apologise for turning away a boat full of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939. Read more
Reactions to Donald Trump quitting the Iran Deal – Australia “disappointed”
May 9, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders in Israel, Australia and New Zealand have been quick to comment on Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Iran Deal. Read more
Bucking world opinion, Trump withdraws from Iran nuclear deal, imposes ‘highest level of economic sanctions’
May 9, 2018 by JNS
President Donald Trump announced his withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal on Tuesday, while announcing stiff new economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Read more
As Jerusalem’s mayor affixes US embassy signs, PA official demands global boycott
As Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat affixed the first street signs directing drivers to the “U.S. Embassy” in the capital, Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat called on foreign dignitaries to boycott the celebratory opening on May 14. Read more
Terrorists who murder Israelis receive millions in rewards from the Palestinian Authority
May 8, 2018 by JNS
According to calculations presented by Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the Palestinian Authority is scheduled to payout NIS 12,604,000 ($3,478,015) to the terrorist over his lifetime, who broke into a private home in the Jewish community of Halamish and slaughtered three members of the Solomon family who were celebrating the birth of a child. Read more
South African Jewish history on show
B’nai B’rith NSW has opened the ‘Goldene Medina’ exhibition at the B’nai B’rith centre celebrating 175 years of Jewish life in South Africa. Read more
Carmel hosts artists with autism exhibition
May 8, 2018 by Claire de Franck
Perth’s Carmel School has hosted an art exhibition showcasing the work of the Really Useful Recyclers, a unique enterprise of two young men with Autism. Read more
Almost 20m hits on YouTube – Israel’s entry for Eurovision
May 8, 2018 by Arts Editor
Watch and listen to Netta’s song “Toy” – almost 20,000,000 hits and 50,000 comments on YouTube! Read more
Amid Corbyn antisemitism allegations, Labour Party loses big in local elections in heavily Jewish district
May 7, 2018 by JNS
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party sustained significant loses in a local council election in one of the United Kingdom’s most heavily populated Jewish districts amid ongoing allegations of antisemitism against its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and within the party. Read more
Abbas attempts to walk back antisemitic remarks after international outrage
May 7, 2018 by JNS
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas attempted to walk back antisemitic remarks made earlier in the week, when he argued that Jewish persecution in Europe had been caused by Jewish social behavior, not by religion. Read more
Giro d’Italia a bit hit in Israel
May 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Giro d’Italia ‘Big Start’ reached its climax in southern Israel as the 175 riders from 22 teams raced towards the finish line in the country’s southernmost city, Eilat. Read more
Australian awarded Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize in Israel Advocacy
May 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Arsen Ostrovsky has been awarded a prestigious prize in Israel by an organisation which recognises the work done my immigrants to Israel from English-speaking countries. Read more
PM Netanyahu to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin
May 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, 9 May 2018, in Moscow, in order to discuss regional developments. Read more
Australia explores new fields in Israel
May 6, 2018 by Michal Marmary
A high-ranking delegation from Australia will be among the attendees at “Agritech 2018,” a triennial gathering held in Israel comprising an exhibition and concurrent professional conference. Read more
Netanyahu meets the cyclists
May 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, this morning met with members of Israeli Cycling Academy team, competing in the Giro d’Italia, ahead of the start of the race in Jerusalem on Friday. Read more
UIA to host Peter Lerner – former IDF spokesperson for the foreign media
May 6, 2018 by Jenna Chaitowitz
The United Israel Appeal is will host Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Peter Lerner, former Israel Defence Forces spokesperson to the foreign media at a series of events in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney later this month. Read more
Blind justice and optimism
May 6, 2018 by Wendy Kay
Amazing tales will be shared when one of the world’s most inspirational speakers joins the ‘most optimistic man in Israel’ at Sydney’s Chabad North Shore’s Annual Gala Dinner. Read more
From the Normandy beaches to a Legion D’Honneur in Sydney
May 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s first Jewish same sex marriage
May 4, 2018 by Henry Benjamin
Ilan Buchman and Oscar Shub were married in Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue this week five months after the Australian Government passed legislation to permit same sex marriages. Read more
Beth Weizmann says thanks
May 4, 2018 by Ariella Birnbaum
Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre has warmly welcomed the decision by Daniel Andrews’ State Government to supplement its funding of security upgrades at the centre by a further commitment of $500,000 in this year’s State Budget. Read more
Foreign minister: Iran will not renegotiate nuclear deal
May 4, 2018 by JNS
Iran will not renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the Islamic Republic’s foreign ministry said ahead of a May 12 deadline by U.S. President Donald Trump on whether or not America will still in the accord or re-impose sanctions. Read more
Descendants of Indigenous WWI Light Horse soldiers honour their ancestors
May 4, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Descendants of Indigenous World War I Light Horse Soldiers and their families and friends have attended an afternoon tea at Government House, Sydney to honour their ancestors. Read more
