Anti-Semitic arson attacks hit Manchester kosher restaurants
June 9, 2017 by Agencies
Following two arson attacks on kosher restaurants in Manchester, U.K., police have labeled the incidents as “antisemitic hate crimes.” Read more
Six Day War: Day 5
June 9, 2017 by Agencies
Why did Israel ascend the Golan Heights, and why did the Egyptian public forgave Nasser for their defeat. Read more
Hebrew Uni to dedicate brain science centre
June 9, 2017 by Dov Smith
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is to dedicate the new home of The Edmond and Lily Safra Centre for Brain Sciences (ELSC) in Jerusalem next week. Read more
Old friends meet in good times
June 9, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
As a soldier in the Canadian armed forces, Sydneysider Harry Wigglesworth helped to liberate Olga Horak from the Bergen-Belsen Nazi extermination camp. Read more
Record May for tourism to Israel
June 9, 2017 by Agencies
May 2017 has been a record-breaking month for tourists visiting Israel, with the highest figures ever recorded for the month of May…347,000 tourist entries were recorded, 16.7% increase on May 2016. Read more
WJC delivers petition calling for Hamas to return the bodies of fallen soldiers to Israel
June 9, 2017 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer has delivered a petition holding more than 11,000 signatures to ICRC President Dr. Peter Maurer at a meeting in Geneva, asking the International Committee of the Red Cross to pressure the Hamas terror organisation into returning the bodies of fallen Israeli soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin to their families. Read more
ASEAN thinkers and influencers visit Israel
June 8, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A visit to Save a Child’s Heart at the Wolfson Hospital, learning about the Roots Palestinian/Israeli project and praying at the Al Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount were some of the highlights experienced by a delegation of top Southeast Asian journalists and analysts who recently visited Israel. Read more
Nikki Haley meets the PM and the President
The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley has met Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem. Read more
The 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken at a joint Knesset-U.S. Congress event marking the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Read more
President Reuven Rivlin hosts The Jerusalem Unity Prize Award ceremony for Global Jewish Unity Day
June 8, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin hosted the winners of the third annual Jerusalem Unity Prize at the President’s Residence today as part of the annual Unity Day commemorations held around the world. Read more
Special treat for Jewish House clients
June 8, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Choreographer and producer Bonnie Lythgoe has donated 50 tickets to her upcoming pantomime in Sydney to the care centre and refuge Jewish House. Read more
Prestigious mathematics award to Gus Lehrer
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
The President of the Sydney Jewish Museum Professor Gus Lehrer has been awarded the prestigious George Szekeres Medal for 2016 in recognition of the influential contribution he has made to the studies of algebra and geometry. Read more
“We Are All Sydney” inaugural graduating class
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
18 women from almost as many communities graduated in June from the first-ever “We Are All Sydney” community leadership program, initiated and run by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Farewells in Melbourne and Perth to the Maccabiah delegation
June 7, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
Talented 19-year-old track and field athlete Jemima Montag will carry the Maccabi Australia flag into Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem at the Maccabiah Games Opening ceremony, it was announced at Maccabi Victoria’s farewell on Sunday. Read more
No immediate plans to restore an Israeli ambassador to Wellington
June 7, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand’s foreign minister has not confirmed Israel media reports that the ambassador is returning to his post in Wellington. Read more
Record response to Gen17 survey
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
More than 8,600 people participated in the Gen17 Australian Jewish community survey, a record number for any survey of this type in the Diaspora.
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New Zealand Queens Birthday Honours: Avon Cook
June 7, 2017 by Keren Cook
Auckland businessman Avon Cook has been named in the New Zealand Queen’s Birthday Honours. Read more
Nikki Haley blasts UN body’s ‘chronic anti-Israel bias’ ahead of Israel visit
June 7, 2017 by Agencies
A day before embarking on her first trip to Israel as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley demanded that the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) address its bias against the Jewish state. Read more
ADC calls on the Australian Government to intervene in Belgium ban on kosher slaughter
June 7, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Anti-Defamation Commission has condemned the decision by Belgium’s Wallon region, the country’s biggest territory, to ban Kosher slaughter. Read more
U.S. Senate unanimously passes legislation in support of Jerusalem embassy move
June 7, 2017 by Agencies
The U.S. Senate urged President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise of relocating the American embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, unanimously passing legislation in support of the move on Monday. Read more
eBay in Israel
June 6, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has met with eBay President and CEO Devin Wenig. Read more
NSW Premier’s Anzac Program
June 6, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Six young people from across NSW will have the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to historic battlefields in Greece and Israel as part of the 2017 Premier’s Anzac Ambassadors Program. Read more
Diller Teen Fellows Cohort 3 Registration Open
June 6, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia has announced that registration for the third Melbourne cohort of the Diller Teen Fellowship is now open. Read more
National Australia Bank and OurCrowd – An Australian First Collaboration
June 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced an innovative collaboration with Israeli company OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform that will provide NAB clients with direct access to exclusive OurCrowd startup investments together with domestic and global networks and events. Read more
Swastika upsets Queenslander
June 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A swastika has been painted on an office building in the centre South Queensland city of Nambour. Read more
WJC praises EU lawmakers for backing measures to combat antisemitism
June 2, 2017 by Agencies
The president of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder has welcomed a resolution adopted by the European Parliament which urges all European Union member states to take action against hatred of Jews. Read more
Three young Aussies head to ROI Summit in Jerusalem
June 2, 2017 by Agencies
Three Australians, Joshua Biggs of Sydney, and Matti Borowski, and Rebecca Kamm of Melbourne, have been selected to join more than 150 of the Jewish world’s leading young change makers from 31 countries in Jerusalem, for the 2017 ROI Summit, to seek knowledge, partnerships and inspiration that will empower them to help reshape the Jewish future. Read more
Farewell to a genuine friend
June 2, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
After four action packed years, Australia’s Ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma, is preparing to return home. Amidst his busy schedule of duties he spoke with J-Wire’s Israel correspondent, Michael Kuttner, about his thoughts and experiences in a country never far from the world’s headlines.
Former official: Palestinian Authority paid terrorists more than $1 billion in 4 years
The former director general of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee Monday the Palestinian Authority (PA) has paid $1.12 billion to Palestinian terrorists and their families during the past four years. Read more
Shavuot: A message from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
May 30, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull send a special greeting to the Jewish community for Shavuot. Read more
