Rabbi addresses political leaders in Canberra
August 25, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
President of the Rabbinical Council of Australia and New Zealand Rabbi Yaakov Glasman has delivered a speech in the presence of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorton at a Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast. Read more
Swastikas close to ACT synagogue
August 24, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A member of the ACT parliament has spoken about the daubing a swastika on a path close to a synagogue in the nation’s capital. Read more
Netanyahu has met with Putin
August 24, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of his meeting mite Russian president Vladimir Putin. Read more
Book Week upset
August 24, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
It is Book Week across Australia when primary school aged children are urged to celebrate books by dressing up as a character from a book…including one of a boy in a concentration camp.
Multicultural tour of Jewish Sydney
August 23, 2017 by Community newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ inaugural Bus Tour of Jewish Sydney gave a historic, demographic and geographic overview of the community. Read more
BINA celebrates 20 years
August 23, 2017 by Community Editor
The BINA program founded by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie in Sydney has celebrated its 20th anniversary. Read more
South Africa expected to boycott Africa-Israel summit in October
August 23, 2017 by Agencies
South Africa is expected to boycott a major Africa-Israel summit in Togo in October. The gathering will include leaders from 25-30 African nations. Read more
Sydney girl scores third prize in national art competition
August 22, 2017 by Community Editor
Adena Sheps from Emanuel School in Sydney has received the 3rd place prize in the National Harry Bell Memorial Art Competition proudly sponsored by JNF, AICC, Shekinah Tours, Beersheba 100 Committee, Melbourne Racing Club, and The Jericho Cup. Read more
New Tel Aviv-Jerusalem rail undergoes first test run
August 22, 2017 by Agencies
The highly anticipated Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railway embarked on its maiden voyage Sunday, in the first successful test run of the new rail link connecting the major Israeli cities. Read more
Kangarusski leadership conference
August 22, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Kangarusski has held its inaugural Australian leadership convention for the Russian Speaking Jewish Community. Read more
Maudie – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
August 22, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
In this engrossing story of triumph over physical adversity, you have to wait for beauty to emerge. Read more
ABC explain Israel’s omission on a map
August 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
ABC television news has defended itself after screening a graphic showing a map of the Middle East showing Palestine and not Israel, causing a member of the community post it on his Facebook. Read more
World Jewish Congress condemns Barcelona attack
August 18, 2017 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has condemned the attack in Barcelona which claimed the lives of a reported 13 people on Thursday, after a van drove into pedestrians in the crowded Las Ramblas district. Read more
Charidy to implement community fundraising calendar
Charidy, the latest fundraising program to hit Australia, is working to create a transparent calendar of Charidy fundraising dates within Melbourne’s Jewish community. Read more
Top Israeli strategic analyst Dr Eran Lerman visits Australia
August 18, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Far from being isolated on the world stage, Israel has enjoyed an unprecedented string of major diplomatic successes in 2017, according to top Israeli strategic analyst Dr Eran Lerman. Read more
Kiwi video on Israel goes viral
August 17, 2017 by Agencies
The Auckland-based star of a video entitled “I am a Zionist”, which has been viewed by more than seven hundred thousand people on social media, has admitted she is surprised by the reach. Read more
El Al and Qantas codeshare routes
El Al and Qantas have announced their codeshare agreement at the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce tourism lunch. Read more
Swiss government denounces antisemitism after outrage over hotel sign
August 16, 2017 by Agencies
The government of Switzerland denounced antisemitism in a message to Israel following outrage over sign at a Swiss hotel stating that Jewish guests must shower before entering its pool. Read more
Australian neo-Nazis plaster posters at Melbourne schools
August 16, 2017 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has strongly condemned the vile racist and antisemitic posters plastered across two of Melbourne’s leading schools. Read more
Rabbi Kluwgant resigns from Adass
August 16, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The on-off appointment of Rabbi Meir Kluwgant as principal of Melbourne’s Adass Israel school is over. Read more
New Zealand’s Holocaust Centre marks 10th anniversary
August 15, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A milestone in New Zealand Holocaust education was celebrated recently with a dinner hosted by the country’s Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy at the capital’s Government House. Read more
Comforting words for Jewish students at the University of Virginia
August 15, 2017 by Agencies
Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky has spoken out following the weekend’s neo-Nazi events in Charlottesville, Virginia. Read more
ECAJ appalled by criticism of Michael Kirby
August 14, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has strongly defended former High Court judge Michael Kirby against criticisms made by the head of another Jewish organisation, the Anti-Defamation Commission, alleging that Michael Kirby had made “inappropriate analogies” between the situation of LGBTIQ people in contemporary Australia and Jews in Nazi Germany. Read more
WJC condemns Neo-Nazi demonstrations
August 13, 2017 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has harshly condemned the violent Neo-Nazi demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia which left dozens wounded and one dead. Read more
On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner
From outer space to back on earth Israel’s achievements keep coming… Read more
Hungarian woman honoured by Israel
August 11, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
The Embassy of Israel in Canberra has honoured Mrs Jolán Michnay as Righteous Among the Nations. Read more
Farewell Canberra, hello Sydney
August 11, 2017 by J-Wire
Rabbi Alon Meltzer is to move from Canberra to Sydney to become the Programming Director of Shalom, an affiliate of the JCA and Rabbi of the Or Chadash Community in Bondi. Read more
The LGBT community is integral part of Israeli society
Israel’s President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin have visited the LGBT Center in Tel Aviv, marking eight years since the attack at the ‘Youth Bar’, in which the Nir Katz and Liz Troubishi were murdered. Read more
South Australia votes for a Palestine state…but only after a two state solution has been reached
August 10, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A second amending motion was moved by Liberal SA MP Andrew McLachlan proposing that Australia support the establishment of a Palestinian state that arises out of a binding peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel. Read more
New plans for “terrorism threatened” synagogue
August 10, 2017 by Henry Benjamin
Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe have announced they will be submitting plans for a new development application for a new synagogue in Bondi to Waverley Council and suggested jointly that a proposed protest on the weekend would “be unproductive”. Read more
