Learning about WWI Jewish soldiers
September 26, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s The Jewish Museum of Australia has launched its new cutting edge education program, Soldier, Son, Service. Read more
Danby v Bishop Round 3
September 25, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
The dispute developing between Labor Member of Parliament Michael Danby and the nation’s Liberal Foreign Minister Julie Bishop over Australia’s Iran policy is heating up. Read more
No climb for Craig…he’s running up Mt Kilimanjaro
September 25, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Craig Pager will run to the summit of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro in November to raise funds for research into gastro-intestinal cancers. Read more
Goodbye ZCV – welcome Zionism Victoria
September 25, 2015 by Eileen Freed
The Zionist Council of Victoria has been renamed Zionism Victoria. Read more
Israel marks China National Day
September 25, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has addressed the China National Day Reception hosted by the Chinese Ambassador to Israel Zhan Yongxin, in Tel Aviv, marking 66 years since the independence of the People’s Republic of China. Read more
Racist attack on Sydney bus
September 25, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A woman on a Sydney bus launched a racist tirade against a Chinese woman ending it by telling her “I am Jewish from Israel and you are f***ing nothing”. Read more
Julie Bishop responds to Danby
September 25, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has called comments made by Federal Labor MP Michael Danby in a statement demanding a reversal of the Government’s Iran policy “juvenile”. Read more
Danby calls on Turnbull to dump Iran policy
September 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has called on new Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to dump Australia’s current Iran policy established by the former administration. Read more
Find a sukkah
September 23, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
A world-wide registry is making it easy for Jews around the world to find a Sukkah in which to eat during the upcoming Festival. Read more
Kosher Shop for Canberra
September 22, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Canberra’s first Kosher Shop has opened to serve the local Jewish community and many visitors to the nation’s capital.
Our man in Berlin
September 22, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The 2015 Muslim Jewish Conference, which brought nearly 150 young “current and future change-makers” together for an intensive residential programme in the outskirts of Berlin, exposed delegates from more than 40 countries to unique interfaith experiences of Australia and the Asia/Pacific region, presented by Jeremy Jones. Read more
Nile questions premier’s representative on failure of hate laws
September 22, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
In the NSW parliament The Rev Fred Nile has asked Duncan Gay representing the Premier about Sheik Ismail al-Wahwah of threatening “the ember of jihad against the Jews” continuing to burn. Read more
Education without borders
September 22, 2015 by Agencies
‘Education Without Borders,’ a special exhibition has opened at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, shows how Israel is alone among Mideast nations in providing continuing education for all hospitalised Israeli children, including Arabs and minorities, and Syrian refugees. Read more
A special man, a special chumash
September 21, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Wearing a yarmulke and holding a Chumash given to him by the late Sir Zelman Cowen, Josh Frydenberg was sworn in this morning as Australia’s Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia. Read more
Jerusalem Post wrong to give platform to convicted Holocaust denier
September 21, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has expressed its disappointment with the Jerusalem Post for giving David Irving a platform to express his abhorrent views.
Tiger imported from Israel kills keeper in NZ
September 21, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
A Sumatran tiger imported into New Zealand from Israel last year has killed its keeper. Read more
AICC welcomes Double Taxation Agreement with Israel
September 21, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Leon Kempler, Chairman, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce has congratulated the Federal Government on announcing their intention to commence negotiations on a new Double Taxation Agreement between Australia and Israel. Read more
Poison Murderer plans Privy Council appeal
September 20, 2015 by Keren Cook
A South African-born psychiatrist convicted of slowly poisoning his third wife to death in their Dunedin home in New Zealand in January 2000 says he is now “a changed man”. Read more
Art: Naked men and women playing tag in a gas chamber
September 20, 2015 by J-Wire
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has joined the Simon Wiesenthal Center in protesting to Krakow Mayor, Jacek Majcrowski an exhibit named “The Game of Tag” at Krakow’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Read more
Commemorating Yitzhak Rabin
September 19, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Melbourne Jewish community will gather next month to remember his life and legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z”l. Read more
Inaugural Youth Parliament of World Religions
September 19, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Over five hundred young people from across NSW gathered in Sydney last night for the inaugural ‘Youth Parliament of World Religions ’ with two AUJS leaders, Elenore Levi and Avia Madar addressing the packed gathering. Read more
Royal Commission published written submissions
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has published the written submissions made to the Yeshivah Melbourne and Yeshiva Bondi public hearing on its website. Read more
Israeli soldiers from Melbourne
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Addressing NSW’s hate laws
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies is working closely with NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton on the need to amend the state’s hate-speech legislation. Read more
Memories, growth and new life
September 18, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Holocaust survivors from all over Israel have spent two days touring southern and northern Israel…an annual tradition thanks to a contribution from Bindy and David Koadlow, friends of JNF Australia, who joined the trip this year. Read more
Another student starts proceedings
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Melbourne’s The Age newspaper has reported that a second former student has commenced proceedings against the ultra-orthodox Adass Yisroel School following this week’s judgement awarding over $1 million to a former student who allegedly suffered sexual abuse. Read more
Australia plans tax treaty with Israel
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australian Government has announced its intention to enter into tax treaty negotiations with Israel. Read more
Alhadeff and Jones discuss Hizb ut-Tahrir
September 17, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies’ CEO Vic Alhadeff has spoken on air with Sydney radio station 2GB’s Alan Jones about Hizb ut-Tahrir a group which has accused Jews “of corrupting the world”. Read more
A first Rosh Hashanah
September 17, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Great Synagogue’s new Chief Minister Rabbi Dr Ben Elton was inducted less than a week before Rosh Hashanah…he tells J-Wire of his first Rosh Hashanah in Sydney. Read more
Malcolm meets AUJS
September 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A delegation of 50 AUJS students from around Australia has visited Canberra to develop their political knowledge and skills, by meeting with many of the nation’s senior leaders in Parliament House…including Malcolm Turnbull days before he became Prime Minister. Read more
