Dr Tony Abbott
May 21, 2017 by J-Wire
Former Liberal Prime Minister Tony Abbott has received an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University. Read more
John Samuel Asher: “He will not be forgotten”
May 21, 2017 by Henry Benjamin
Shortly after midnight on May 29. 1942 a Japanese midget submarine fired a torpedo towards the USS Chicago, a heavy cruiser moored on Sydney Harbour. Read more
ADC welcomes Christensen apology
May 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Chairman of the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission Dvir Abramovich has welcomed the apology by coalition MP George Christensen for his appearance on the racist internet radio show The Dingoes’ podcast, part of the neo-Nazi, white-supremacist Internet media hub The Right Stuff. Read more
Chris Cannan meets the community head
May 19, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Incoming Australian Ambassador to Israel, Chris Cannan, has met with some Jewish community leaders in Sydney and Melbourne. He met with The Executive Council of Australian Jewry President Anton Block in Melbourne. Read more
Jewish Care awards $85million for new building
May 19, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria has approved its $85 million St Kilda Road Senior Living Precinct with the awarding of the construction contract to Watpac Limited (Watpac). Read more
Jewish ANZACS book launch
May 19, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AC DSC CSM [Retired] has launched the book “JEWISH ANZACS – Jews in the Australia Military”. Read more
Peres commemorated on a stamp
May 19, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The tiny Pacific country of Tuvalu has issued a postage stamp featuring the late Israeli President Shimon Peres. Read more
A new look for fundraising
May 18, 2017 by Community newsdesk
JCA is yet again stepping out of the box to bring unique and innovative fundraising events to the Sydney Jewish Community. Read more
Israel State Archives makes available material from the Six Day War
May 18, 2017 by Agencies
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War, the Israel State Archives, a unit within the Prime Minister’s Office, has made available material from the Six Day War. Read more
Fiddler on the Moriah roof
May 18, 2017 by Community newsdesk
It’s one of the greatest and most loved musicals of all time, capturing the hearts and imagination of audiences around the world – and it’s coming back to Sydney’s Moriah College in 2018, for the first time in close to three decades. Read more
President Rivlin receives diplomatic credentials of new US Ambassador to Israel
May 18, 2017 by Agencies
Following receiving the new U.S. ambassador’s credentials, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin said: “It is time for the whole world to recognise Jerusalem as the official capital of the State of Israel.” Read more
Win a free pass for “Norman”
May 18, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire has double passes to give away for Richard Gere’s new movie “Norman” reviewed on J-Wire by Roz Tarszisz. Read more
Ten pin bowling dropped from the Maccabiah but Josh Small will go
May 17, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Josh Small father Greg died in the 1997 Maccabiah bridge collapse and he has followed his father’s footsteps in competing in the same sport ten pin bowling since 2009…but the sport has been dropped from the world Jewish Games. Read more
Dr Julia Gillard
May 17, 2017 by Ehud Zion Waldoks
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has conferred an Honorary Doctorate to former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard. Read more
Two former Aussie Prime Ministers to be conferred with doctorates
May 15, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are to be conferred with honorary doctorates in separate universities in Israel this week. Read more
Russian Mum’s Day
May 15, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Russian-speaking Jewish community has celebrated both Mother’s Day and Lag Ba Omer in what have become traditional events for the community. Read more
What sort of relationship does New Zealand want with Israel?…asks Shalom.Kiwi
May 15, 2017 by Agencies
Both New Zealand’s Prime Minister Bill English and new Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee have said they want to repair the relationship with Israel in the wake of New Zealand co-sponsoring anti-Israel UNSC Resolution 2334. However, they seem to disagree on what that relationship might look like and how to go about it. Read more
Broken Hill Synagogue overlooked in restoration funding
May 14, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has expressed his disappointment the state government had failed to fund repairs to the historic Broken Hill Synagogue which recently suffered $140,000 in hailstorm damage. Read more
NZ Sunday Star Times publishes vile Sharon Murdoch cartoon
May 14, 2017 by Agencies
Fairfax’s Sunday Star Times has printed a vile cartoon suggesting new New Zealand Foreign Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is being controlled by a bloodthirsty Israel. Read more
Cannabis reverses aging processes in brains of mice
May 13, 2017 by Dov Smith
Like any other organ, our brain ages. As a result, our cognitive abilities decrease with increasing age. Thus it becomes more difficult to learn new things or devote attention to several things at the same time. This process is normal, but can also promote dementia. Researchers have long been looking for ways to slow down or even reverse this process. Read more
Sexual abuse survivors funds welcomed by ECAJ
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has welcomed the announcement in the Federal budget that $33.4 million will be allocated to establish a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse that occurred in Commonwealth institutions. Read more
Lancet tells the world of Israel’s health care
May 12, 2017 by Agencies
President Reuven Rivlin has been presented with a copy of the medical journal, The Lancet, dedicated to Israel’s healthcare system and medical innovations in Israel. Read more
Mini Mondial in Israel
May 11, 2017 by Agencies
In memory of the late Ninth President Shimon Peres, the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation has held the annual soccer Mini Mondial for Peace in Herzliya. Read more
Budget continues to fund school security
May 11, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
$18 million has been continued to fund the Secure Schools Programme across Australia. Read more
Record number of tourists visited Israel in April
May 11, 2017 by Agencies
April 2017 was Israel’s busiest month for incoming tourism ever, with nearly 350,000 tourists – an increase of almost 40% on April 2015. Read more
East Perth Jewish Memorial Cemetery Rededication
May 11, 2017 by J-Wire
The Jewish Historical and Genealogical Society of Western Australia seeks the descendants and relatives of the deceased listed below, to attend a rededication ceremony to be performed by Rabbi Dovid Freilich of the Perth Hebrew Congregation (PHC). Read more
‘Start-up nation’ meets Shavuot: the story of Israel’s efficient, high-tech dairy industry
May 11, 2017 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
Amid all the buzz around Israel’s “start-up nation,” including Intel’s recent $15 billion acquisition of Mobileye, a lesser-known phenomenon is the high-tech and hyper-efficient Israeli dairy industry…writes Alina D. Sharon/JNS.org. Read more
Abbas says he is ready to meet with Netanyahu ‘to make peace’
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he is ready to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of President Donald Trump’s renewed peace efforts. Read more
Game Changers
May 11, 2017 by J-Wire
B’nai B’rith Alfred Dreyfus Unit and JNF Australia are calling for nominations for the fifth annual Game Changers – Youth & Young Adult Achievement Awards which recognise the efforts of young people helping to make the world a better place. Read more
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes FIFA Council’s move to defer decision on Israel’s football association
May 10, 2017 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has commended the executive council of the international football association, FIFA, for deferring its decision on the standing of the Israeli Football Association. Read more
