Pyne in innovation talks in Israel
December 15, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Vital information on innovation, research and entrepreneurship was front and centre this week in Israel during meetings with the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne and the world-leading Hebrew University and Israel’s number one venture capital firm, Jerusalem Venture Partners. Read more
An Auckland Chanukah
December 15, 2015 by Keren Cook
The Auckland Jewish community has celebrated Chanukah – the Festival of Light. Read more
Prime Minister lights the Shammos
December 14, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull lit and held the Shammos in Sydney’s Central Synagogue before declaring that the message of Chanukah is not confined to the Jewish community… Read more
Aged care residents celebrate first ever Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
December 14, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
Jewish Care Victoria has hosted a special Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony for 75 of its aged care residents who had never celebrated this religious milestone. Read more
Student debate turns ugly
December 14, 2015 by Julian Kowal
A debate on “ethno cultural policy” at last week’s National Union of Students (NUS) Conference nearly ended in violence after it was hijacked by an aggressive group of far-left student delegates. Read more
Another successful year for Mount Scopus
December 14, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
2015 has been another excellent year for Melbourne’s Year 12 Mount Scopus students. Read more
Swastika in the city
December 13, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has been quick to react to a swastika drawn on the exterior wall of a Sydney hotel. Read more
Life on the North Coast of NSW
December 13, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
An unnamed community of 300 Israeli and Jewish families, a newspaper which publishes a blog asserting that Israel was responsible for 9/11, a genial Catholic bishop who is due to lead a religious delegation to Israel and in-depth studies of the Holocaust being undertaken at high schools throughout the area were among the take-outs from an intensive bridge-building tour of the Ballina-Byron Bay-Lismore area of northern New South Wales conducted by NSW Jewish Board of Deputies chief executive Vic Alhadeff. Read more
Interfaith group celebrates Chanukah
December 13, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Muslim, Baha’i and Hindu faiths and the major Christian denominations including the Catholic, Coptic and Uniting churches have united with members of Sydney’s Jewish community attending a Chanukah service and Shabbat meal at Emanuel Synagogue. Read more
Vatican call to combat antisemitism
December 13, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has applauded the latest statement from the Vatican on the need for Catholics to work with the Jewish people to fight antisemitism. Read more
A solemn moment at a joyous event
December 11, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
For a few moments, the dancing and music at the lighting of a the giant Menorah in Sydney’s Martin Place turned to silence as heads bowed and silence dominated as families, and religious and political leaders stood in silence to remember Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson who died in the Lindt Café siege last year…close by to where the Menorah stands. Read more
Australian reporters report on their trip to Israel
December 11, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
W.A. university apologises for lecturer’s antisemitic comments
December 11, 2015 by Warren Hurst
The Vice-Chancellor of Notre Dame University in Fremantle has dissociated her institution from overt anti-Jewish comments made in a blog posting by academic Dr Sandra Nasr. Read more
Operation to rescue an injured Israeli tourist
December 10, 2015 by Agencies
An operation is currently under way in the Arthur’s Pass in New Zealand’s South Island area to rescue an injured Israeli tourist. Read more
Changes at Maccabi
December 10, 2015 by Jonathan Mond
Barry Smorgon has been re-elected president of Maccabi Australia for a further 2 years with stalwart Harry Procel, retiring from the Board. Read more
Silent no more
December 10, 2015 by Toni Susskind
Billed as a night for reflection, understanding, healing and regret, Silent No More is Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre’s response towards the widespread child sexual abuse which has existed in the school system since the 1980s. Read more
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s call to ban Muslims
December 10, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s call to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. Read more
EU to combat antisemitism
December 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has welcomed the appointment of Ms. Katharina von Schnurbein as the EU’s first coordinator on combatting antisemitism. Read more
Catholic-Jewish national Dialogue
December 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Gonski appointed president of the Art Gallery of NSW Trust
December 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Distinguished businessman and arts aficionado David Gonski has been appointed president of the Art Gallery of NSW Trust for the next three years. Read more
Journalists’ visit to Israel an invaluable experience
December 9, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Four leading Australian journalists have reported their impressions of a recent visit to Israel under the auspices of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Leibler to advise the prime minister on Aborigines and the constitution
December 9, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Mark Leibler, National Chairman of The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council, has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Referendum Council. Read more
Menorah lit in Victorian parliament
December 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Chanukah Menorah has been lit in Victoria’s Parliament House in Melbourne. Read more
The Governor-General goes to shul
December 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Queen’s Australian representative Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Peter Cosgrove, together with Lady Cosgrove have attended a Shabbat service at Sydney’s Great Synagogue. Read more
25 years of KA
December 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Kashrut Authority has celebrated its Silver Jubilee with a gala dinner in Sydney. Read more
An award for the Jewish Holocaust Centre
December 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s The Jewish Holocaust Centre has received a Victorian Multicultural Excellence Award for its ‘Hide and Seek: Stories of Survival’ education program. Read more
A Chanukah message from the Prime Minister
December 7, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has sent a Chanukah message to the Jewish community. Read more
Redress scheme for sexual abuse victims
December 7, 2015 by Agencies
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre has established an independent Redress Scheme to support victims of sexual abuse. Read more
A Chanukah gift for the IDF
December 7, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lit the first Chanukah candle with Border Police personnel…and announced a salary increase for conscripted members of the IDF. Read more
Ancient royal seal unearthed in Jerusalem
The Ophel excavations at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount have unearthed an impression of the royal seal of King Hezekiah (727–698 BCE). Read more
