The Victorian police and the Jewish community

In his first public address to the Victorian Jewish community as Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, Graham Ashton outlined the challenges facing the force. Read more

Speakout4Israel

In response to the recent wave of terror attacks across Israel, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has launched a proactive campaign, Speak Out For Israel, to facilitate education, participation and advocacy amongst Jewish students and the wider community. Read more

Briefing the foreign media

Israel’s Government Press Office has briefed the foreign media on the current situation of ongoing violence. Michael Kuttner reports… Read more

New measures to combat terrorism announced in Israel

Israel’s cabinet has approved new measures to deal with the current wave of terrorism. Read more

New JNF project inaugurated in Israel

A new two-classroom building at the Misgav Regional Sustainability Education Centre built with donations from the estate of Stephen and Rita Gerstl and from Brad and Beverly Garlick from Sydney, has been inaugurated Read more

Peres gathers religious leaders to call for a stop to the violence

Israel’s former President Shimon Peres has held an emergency conference with representatives and leaders from the various religious communities across Israel to issue a joint call to stop the bloodshed and to prevent further and unnecessary grief. Read more

B’nai B’rith slams Roger Waters

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced a letter penned by former Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters to Bon Jovi slamming the band for refusing to join his cultural boycott of Israel and going ahead with their concert in Tel Aviv. Read more

Jews for refugees

Over 35 members of Sydney’s Jewish community have participated in a rally marching with Muslims and other Middle Eastern groups in a call to help refugees. Read more

Threat to Jewish day schools

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Holocaust-themed movies in Wellington

A month-long cinematic reflection on the impact of the Holocaust this weekend in Wellington. Read more

Remembering Bali

NSW State politician Ron Hoenig and Rabbi Elozer Gestetner have attended a commemoration marking the Bali bombing in 2002 which claimed 88 Australian lives.  Read more

The most successful multicultural society in the world

Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has described his country as being the most successful multicultural country in the world. Read more

Pink hope

A counsellor specialising in breast cancer consulted by movie icon Angelina Jolie will be the guest speaker at this year’s Pink Monday Tea in Sydney. Read more

Hebrew Uni award for Julie Bishop

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is to receive “A Torch of Learning Award” from The Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more

JCCV opposed to Feiglin’s views

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria finds views of former MK Moshe Feiglin are “inconsistent with the values and the policies” of the JCCV. Read more

Organise a minyan on line

WhatsApp and Facebook groups have been launched in Sydney to find those willing to make up a minyan at funerals. Read more

Shabbat Project street dinner plus

The Sydney Shabbat Project succeeded in closing a Bellevue Hill street to traffic last year and they will do the same in 2015 with a difference. Read more

ADC distressed about escalating violence

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has expressed its profound distress and alarm about  the escalating wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks sweeping Israel that has resulted in the wounding of more than a dozen of Israeli civilians and soldiers. Read more

Eleven organisations object to Feiglin views

Eleven Jewish organisations have publicly objected to the views of Israeli right-wing politician Moshe Feiglin…a self-confessed “proud homophobe” scheduled to speak at meetings in Australia. Read more

Jones visits Paramatta mosque

AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones has laid flowers at the Parramatta site at which police employee Curtis Cheng was gunned down last week. Read more

ZFA responds to ambassador’s call for Australia to tell Israel home truths

The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia has responded to an article written by a former Australian ambassador to Israel entitled “High time Australia told Israel a few home truths”. Read more

150 years of Jewish life in Queensland

This year, Queensland Jewry community celebrates its 150th year and the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD), is organising a series of activities to mark this special occasion. Read more

Standing up for refugees

A “Jews for Refugees” banner  is expected to spearhead a sizeable number of Sydney’s Jewish community at this Sunday’s Stand Up For Refugees rally. Read more

Temple Mount out of bounds to politicians

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered both Jewish and Arab politicians not to go up to the Temple Mount. Read more

Our Israel experience

Members of the Australian parliament who recently participated in a Rambam study visit to Israel, have spoken of their experiences. Read more

Jerusalem mayor cancels JNF visit

Due to recent tragic events  in Jerusalem, the city’s mayor Nir Barkat has been forced to cancel his visit to Australia next week during which he was to address JNF’s gala functions in Melbourne and Sydney. Read more

Fly me to the moon

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, has hosted members of the SpaceIL venture at his residence in Jerusalem. Read more

Germany, refugees and the Holocaust

The Deputy Leader of the NSW Opposition Walt Secord has visited Germany and witnessed first-hand the refugee processing…saying that Germany cannot be callous because of the Holocaust. Read more

Aussie soccer star playing in Israel

Australian international striker Nikita Rukavytsya  has signed and is now playing with the Beitar Jerusalem Soccer Club. Read more

Racial vilification on the NSWJBD plenum agenda

NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton MP will discuss ’Racial vilification’ and the options for legislative reform when she addresses this month’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum.  Read more

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