Dunera boy to fashion photographer
May 9, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The work of fashion photographer Henry Talbot will be featured in a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
Sky News and ethnic cleansing
May 7, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has expressed its strong disappointment with Sky News for accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. In a recent news item dealing with a U.N report on house demolitions in the West Bank, the item carried the headline ‘Ethnic Cleansing’. Read more
WJC condemns anti-Jewish songs on YouTube
May 7, 2016 by Agencies
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has condemned the internet giant Google’s ongoing refusal to remove all anti-Jewish and racist hate songs from its YouTube video platform. Read more
Yom Hashoah at Jewish Care
May 7, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
Jewish Care Victoria held commemorative services for Yom Hashoah across all of its aged care residences. Read more
Block 16 in Birkenau
May 6, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australian students currently in Poland for the March of the Living have visited the former Birkenau concentration camp and madrich Sam Kozlowski has reported on the impact on the MOTL participants. Read more
Yom Hashoah – Canberra
May 6, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The ACT Jewish Community in conjunction with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry has hosted the National Yom HaShoah Ceremony in the nation’s capital. Read more
Yom Hashoah – Sydney
May 6, 2016 by David Sokol
The Sydney commemoration of Yom Hashoah featured a conversation between Lily Brett and Avril Alba. Read more
Honorary doctorate for Isi Leibler
The Jerusalem-based former president of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry Isi Leibler is to be conferred with an honorary doctorate from Bar Ilan University. Read more
Filmmaker says “Never Forget”
May 5, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Filmmaker Adam Dostalek chronicled the March of the Living on film and today on Yom Hashoah the film has been released along with its maker’s feelings posted on Facebook on this emotion-charged day. Watch the film on J-Wire. Read more
Keeping them honest
May 5, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
Israel-based Honest Reporting recently expanded their monitoring of the media to include Australia and New Zealand and have already highlighted their first case. Read more
Debunking the deniers
May 5, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A New Zealand father and son have published a book debunking Holocaust deniers’ theories. Read more
Waks calls for the elimination of the statute of limitations in the U.S.
May 5, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Advocate for victims of child sexual abuse Manny Waks has called for the elimination of the statute of limitations in the U.S. Read more
Holocaust remembered at Bergen-Belsen
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Dr Dore Gold has addressed a Holocaust Memorial Service at Bergen-Belsen. Read more
Call for restitution
May 5, 2016 by Agencies
Holocaust survivors are still waiting for governments across Europe to provide restitution of, or compensation for, property stolen during the Shoah. Read more
NSW Maccabi Awards
May 4, 2016 by J-Wire
Maccabi NSW has held its annual Jewish Sports Awards for achievements in 2015. Read more
Brownlee visits Israel…and the Golan Heights
May 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand’s Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has made his first visit to NZ Defence Force (NZDF) troops at South Camp in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Israel, and the Golan Heights. Read more
ADC says “never again”
May 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission reflects on Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Memorial Day. Read more
Decision-making expert to visit Australia
May 3, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
World decision-making expert Gary Klein will visit Australia next month to speak on how market disruption challenges established wisdom. Read more
New Zealand’s innovation mission to Israel
May 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
An Innovation Mission to Israel is expected to provide significant benefits for the New Zealand technology and innovation sector. Read more
Chinese government gives NSW politician rare permission to visit historic synagogue
May 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel and senior NSW Labor MP Walt Secord has visited the historic Ohel Rachel Synagogue in Shanghai. Read more
New Zealand farmers scammed by Facebook fraudsters
May 1, 2016 by Keren Cook
A sheep farming couple in Te Kuiti were conned by scammers after trying to buy millions of dollars in Facebook shares. Read more
Yom Hashoah to feature March of the Living doc
April 30, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
Award-winning producer Anthony Salamon and award-winning director Adam Dostalek will bring their socially significant short film, Never Forget: A March of the Living Story to the public this Yom Hashoah. Read more
B’nai B’rith slams UN Palestinian ambassador for comparing Israel to Nazi Germany
April 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced United Nations Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour for comparing the Jewish state to Nazi Germany. Read more
Portrait exhibition at The Great
April 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue will present thirty selected highlights from the collection of historical and contemporary portrait paintings from its AM Rosenblum Museum. Read more
Model for Schindler ring on display in Melbourne
April 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A model used by Jewish workers to create a gold ring for Oskar Schindler is to go on display in Melbourne. Read more
Muslim Care meets JewishCare
April 30, 2016 by Warren Hurst
In order to explore the different forms in which leadership presents itself in its various contexts, applications and societies, Muslim Care “Leading Together” youth program has met with Sydney’s JewishCare. Read more
Southwick calls for increase in school security support
April 28, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Liberal State MP David Southwick believes the Victorian State Budget 2016-17 appears to have set aside no security funding for Jewish schools or the Community Security Group (CSG). Read more
Top marks for education board
April 27, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff has commended the NSW Board of Studies “on going to great lengths to accommodate the needs of Jewish students and minimise the impact of the clash between the exams and Jewish festivals”. Read more
Iran: A Labor Government will change Australia’s policy
April 27, 2016 by Henry Benjamin
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References committee has heard that the U.S. has named 225 Iranian companies and/or individuals against which or whom sanctions remain…but the Australian number is only 91. Read more
Marching rabbi
April 26, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Joining the thousands of participants in Sydney’s ANZAC march was Maroubra rabbi Yossi Friedman. Read more
