Rutland and Lipski’s book wins the Prime Minister’s Literary Award
November 9, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Let My People Go: The untold story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959–89 has been awarded a joint winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for History. Read more
Bird watching in the centre of Tel Aviv
November 9, 2016 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The dream of the Bird-watching Center in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park’s Rosh Tzippor Forest is becoming a reality thanks to JNF Australia and one of its major donors. Read more
18C and Australia multiculturalism
November 8, 2016 by Agencies
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has commenter on the announcement by Attorney-General George Brandis QC of a parliamentary inquiry into freedom of speech, including sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and how the Australian Human Right Commission (the Commission) handles complaints. Read more
Raoul Wallenberg biographer speaks exclusively for Shalom Sydney | Jewish Writers Festival event
November 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
With the recent declaration by the Swedish government that Raoul Wallenberg is officially dead, 71 years after his disappearance, the visit by the author of his definitive biography, Ingrid Carlberg, is most timely. Read more
Shabbat dinners to discuss Peres’ legacy
November 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The New Israel Fund is organising Shabbat dinners to discuss the legacy of Shimon Peres. Read more
Jewish Care and Access Inc Launch First Disability Survey in Victorian Jewish Community
November 8, 2016 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria and Access Inc have partnered to develop a survey to identify the needs of people living with disability in the Victorian Jewish community. Read more
Toben refused his day in court
Dr Fredrick Toben has been prevented using the courts as an outlet for his views on Jews and the Holocaust. Read more
NAJEX Remembrance Day Commemoration and Wreath-Laying Ceremony
November 7, 2016 by Sophie Deutsch
The NSW Association of Jewish Ex Servicemen and Women (NAJEX) Remembrance Day commemoration and wreath-laying ceremony remembers and honours Jewish servicemen and women past and present who have served in the Australian defence forces since 1863. Read more
Leibler meets Netanyahu
November 7, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
AIJAC National Chairman Mark Leibler has met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Read more
Remembering Yitzhak Rabin
November 6, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has honoured the memory of Yitzhak Rabin on the anniversary on his assassination. Read more
De Niro and Schwarzenegger support the IDF
November 6, 2016 by Agencies
Film icons Robert De Niro and Arnold Schwarzenegger joined The Friends of the Israel Defence Forces (FIDF) at its annual Western Region Gala at the landmark Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Read more
Hong Kong to Tel Aviv
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A delivery of cakes decorated with the Israeli flag and a Cathay Pacific logo made a welcome addition to coffee time at a Sydney travel agent’s office. Read more
Royal Commission
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Both the Yeshivah in Melbourne and the Yeshiva in Sydney have welcomed February’s inviting further submissions of the current policies and procedures in place and the institution’s response to the Commission hearings and that took place in 2015. Read more
Raoul Wallenberg, Holocaust hero and Australia’s first honorary citizen, formally pronounced dead.
November 4, 2016 by Sophie Deutsch
Sweden’s Tax Agency, which registers births and deaths, has officially pronounced the death of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. Read more
The Royal Commission and the Jewish community
November 4, 2016 by Dr Michelle Meyer
Tzedek welcomes today’s announcement that The Royal Commission will hold a public hearing in February 2017 into the current policies and procedures of five institutions previously examined by the commission. Read more
Be’er Sheva Dialogue Participants Address AIJAC in Sydney
November 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Major Israeli military and public figures addressed an AIJAC luncheon in Sydney as well as a public event at Sydney’s Central Synagogue on Wednesday following their participation in the 2016 Australia/Israel Military to Military Dialogue (the Be’er Sheva Dialogue). Read more
Melbourne pays tribute to Shimon Peres
November 4, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Shimon Peres is remembered and recognised as the greatest Israeli to have lived at a memorial service organised by the main Jewish organisations in Melbourne. Read more
Yeshiva and Yeshivah child protection policies in front of the Royal Commission
November 3, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Yeshivah in Melbourne and the Yeshiva in Sydney will have their current policies regarding children protection reviewed during a The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse public hearing in February. Read more
Lauder says Russia’s changes “stunning”
November 3, 2016 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has thanked Russia for its efforts to crack down on antisemitism and make Jews feel welcome in the country, after a long history of hostility and hardship. Read more
Eyeless in Gaza
November 2, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Sydney businessman and owner of Polaris Films, Robert Magid has spent the past year working on a feature film – Eyeless in Gaza. Read more
Tasmania holds ANZAC Centenary remembrance service
November 2, 2016 by J-Wire
Dozens of dignitaries joined thirty international and interstate visitors at the Anzac Centenary Remembrance Service of the Tasmanian Jewish Community. Read more
Gumtree criticised for Nazi memorabilia listings
November 2, 2016 by Sophie Deutsch
The Australian classifieds site, Gumtree, has been criticised for allowing the sale of offensive World War II-era Nazi memorabilia. Read more
Why be Jewish?
November 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Youth 2 Israel (Y2i) has just released a short video which takes a closer look at this question and lets youth give their perspective. Read more
Lebanon elects pro-Hezbollah president, vows to retake ‘Israeli-occupied’ land
November 1, 2016 by Agencies
(JNS.org) The Lebanese parliament elected Michael Aoun as its president Monday, ending a two-and-half-year vacuum that threatened to destabilise the highly sectarian country. Read more
UNESCO slammed by Christian speakers
October 31, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Christian speakers at a commemoration of the 1917 charge of the Australian Light Horse Brigade have condemned UNESCO stating it is attempting rewrite the history of Israel. Read more
Klinger named Jewish Sportsman of the Year in WA
October 31, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Over 225 guests attended WA Maccabi Hall of Fame dinner in Perth at which cricketer Michael Klinger was announced the outstanding Jewish Sportsman of 2015. Read more
Hundreds gather in Melbourne to remember Shimon Peres
October 31, 2016 by Sarah Bendetsky
Israel’s ambassador to Australia Shmuel ben Shmuel joined over 300 people gathered at Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Community Centre last week to remember the life and legacy of the late Shimon Peres . Read more
MOTL 2017 appeal
October 31, 2016 by Sam Koslowski
The March of the Living has launched its 2017 appeal and a madrich who participated in the 2016 MOTL writes of next year’s march and what it means… Read more
Words for Shimon Peres
The memorial service and tombstone unveiling marking 30 days since the passing of the late Ninth President of Israel, Shimon Peres, will be held today at the Great Leaders of the Nation’s Plot in Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem. Read more
World Jewish Congress demands UNESCO committee reject ‘blatantly dishonest’ draft decision condemning Israel and ignoring Jewish ties to Jerusalem
October 27, 2016 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has called on members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage Committee to reject the “blatantly dishonest, inflammatory, and one-sided” draft decision up for adoption that accuses Israel of damaging the character of Jerusalem and ignores the Jewish and Christian connections to the holy sites in the city. Read more
