Palestinian terrorist who murdered British student to receive monthly PA stipend
April 27, 2017 by Agencies
A Palestinian terrorist who murdered a British student in Jerusalem in mid-April will receive a stipend of approximately $1,000 per month from the Palestinian Authority (PA). Read more
A clampdown on cyberhate
April 27, 2017 by Agencies
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) Plenary Assembly has passed several resolutions dealing with major issues facing the Jewish world, including antisemitism, extremist political parties, the Middle East peace process, and combating hatred on the internet. Read more
Yom HaShoah in Auckland
April 27, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Zionist Federation of New Zealand’s annual Yom HaShoah Tekes was held in Auckland and was attended by over 300 people. Read more
NIS 100 Million in Exposing Caesarea’s Hidden Treasures
The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, Caesarea Development Corporation, Israel Antiquities Authority and Israel Nature and Parks Authority have announced cooperation on an unprecedented scale in exposing, conserving and making accessible the important public buildings of ancient Caesarea in Caesarea National Park, and developing and making the settlement’s beaches accessible. Read more
Maccabiah swimmers bond in the pool
April 26, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Fifty swimmers from around Australia came together for a long weekend of training, motivation and bonding in Noosa, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Read more
ANZAC Day in Jerusalem
April 26, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
Under a cloudless blue spring sky a large crowd of Australians were joined by New Zealanders and Israelis gathered at the Commonwealth War Cemetery on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus to honour the memory of those servicemen and women who gave their lives for their country. Read more
A new day for Israel
April 26, 2017 by Agencies
United States Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke before the World Jewish Congress’ Plenary Assembly in New York, telling the 600 delegates from more than 90 countries, “I can safely say that it’s a new day for Israel at the United Nations. I know it’s a new day for Israel at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.” Read more
From Auschwitz to Israel
29 Year 11 students and a 25-person adult group from Australia to Poland and Israel are attending this year’s March of the Living to Poland and Israel Read more
ADC: “We owe these brave souls our utmost respect”
April 25, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Anti-Defamation Commission says ANZAC Day is a solemn occasion for our nation to reflect and to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the fine men and women of our armed forces, from every generation, who laid down their lives to defend our freedoms and values. Read more
Yom HaShoah in Sydney
April 25, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies held three events to mark Yom HaShoah. Read more
Israel’s first Rhodes scholars
April 25, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
After decades of campaigning to include Israel in the prestigious international Rhodes scholarship programme established at Oxford University, the first two Israeli academics have been accepted since the programme was established in 1902. Read more
Yom HaShaoh: Israel in shutdown for two minutes
April 25, 2017 by Agencies
Israel stops for two minutes in response to sirens wailing across the country to remember the Shoah. A video report. Read more
Ronald S. Lauder says anti-Zionists are anti-Semites
April 25, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
Ronald S. Lauder has been reelected for a third term as World Jewish Congress president at the WJC’s Plenary Assembly in New York. Read more
Israel needs to be treated like any member state
April 24, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
More than 600 Jewish community representatives from some 90 countries around the world were in New York this week for the WJC’s Plenary Assembly, the supreme decision-making body of the World Jewish Congress, which was founded in Geneva in 1936. Read more
ZFA sends a message for Yom Ha’amaut
April 24, 2017 by J-Wire
The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia Dr Danny Lamm sends a message to Australia’s Jewish community for Yom Ha’atzmaut. Read more
Yom HaShoah at Yad Vashem
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin addressed the official ceremony marking the commencement of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, which took place place at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Read more
Israeli Holocaust survivors: a quality of life
April 24, 2017 by Agencies
Before his speech at Yad Vashem to mark the start of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of new arrangements for Israel’s Holocaust survivors. Read more
No Israelis here
April 23, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
An Israeli tourist has posted on Facebook that a retailer in Cairns has displayed a sign in its windows saying that do not serve Israelis. Read more
ADC commemorates Yom HaShoah
April 23, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Anti-Defamation Commission has marked Yom HaShoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
In Their Steps: The Australian Light Horse and the ANZAC Trail
April 21, 2017 by Sophie Deutsch
An exhibition marking the Battle of Beersheba, one of the most famous horse mounted battles of all time, has been launched at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
False news and freedom of speech
April 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand’s Holocaust Centre strongly supports the concept of free speech, but works to make young people question what they read online and be aware of the dangers of false news, the Centre said on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. Read more
Plans to farewell the Maccabiah delegation
April 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s largest ever Maccabiah delegation will get the send-off they deserve before heading to Israel, with functions planned in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in May and June. Read more
Netanyahu full of praise for the ISA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the members of the Israel Security Agency also known as Shin Bet at an event ahead of Independence Day.
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Auschwitz survivor hosted by President Rivlin and the First Lady
April 21, 2017 by Agencies
“I am deeply moved,” said 87-year-old Auschwitz survivor Miriam Eshel, to Israel’s President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin at an event at the President’s Residence, of “Zikaron BaSalon” (Remembering in the Salon), a social initiative now running for 7 years, bringing together Holocaust survivors with younger generations in people’s homes to tell of their experiences. Read more
The Spirit of Things: Jewish ANZACs
April 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
ABC Radion National program Spirit of Things is entirely devoted to Jewish ANZACs this weekend. Read more
Wolper gets top marks
April 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Wolper Jewish Hospital has recently successfully undergone full accreditation against all ten National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Read more
Acclaimed author and Lior to feature at NSW Holocaust commemoration
April 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Acclaimed Australian author Morris Gleitzman – writer of the Holocaust-themed series of novels Once, Then, Now, Soon and After – will be the keynote speaker at Sydney’s community major Yom HaShoah events.
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Jewish Care launches video for Yom HaShoah
April 20, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria has launched its video ‘Lack of Humanity’ to commemorate Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day. Lack of Humanity is the 4th video in the ‘Rising From the Ashes’ Holocaust documentary series. Read more
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to address gathering of world Jewish leaders
April 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Amid mounting concerns about the bias against Israel prevailing at the United Nations, the world body’s new secretary general, António Guterres, will speak to the more than 600 representatives of Jewish communities in over 90 countries who are gathering in New York between Sunday and Tuesday for the Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress (WJC). Read more
JNF and the Tel Aviv University hope to harvest research
April 19, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A substantial donation is funding a new project initiated with a partnership between the Jewish National Fund of Australia and the Tel Aviv University to prevent disease in cereal crops. Read more
