Magen David Adom to establish an Australian unit
August 19, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Magen David Adom plans on establishing an Australian unit of MDA-trained doctors who care about Israel and want to be able to contribute their skills and expertise to the literally life-saving work of MDA. Read more
A letter to Ban Ki-Moon
Following increasing attacks on Israelis, Ambassador Ron Prosor has sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Read more
Behind the scenes at U.N.
August 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
For the first time on Australian shores, Executive Director of UN Watch Hillel Neuer and founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, Bassem Eid will reveal many secrets about what goes on behind the scenes at the United Nations when they visit Sydney this month. Read more
Not everything that counts can be counted
August 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Stand Up’s Derech Eretz Indigenous Partnership has celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Tweet shows Shorten wearing tefillin
August 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A tweet featuring an image of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten sporting tefillin with a warplane bearing the logo of the Pratt family business Visy has been removed. Read more
ZFA conversation
August 17, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
The 150 delegates attending yesterday’s Zionist Federation of Australia’s Plenary Conference in Sydney were treated to an entertaining, but informative, one hour conversation between Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Israeli journalist and analyst Shmuel Rosner. Read more
Nipperim
August 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The iconic Nippers program, which has for decades trained Australian children to handle surf conditions on the nation’s beaches, is now active in Israel. Read more
Spanish music festival disinvites Matisyahu
August 17, 2015 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder expressed “outrage” and “utter bewilderment” on Sunday at news that a music festival in Spain had disinvited an American Jewish musician for failing to sign a pro-Palestinian declaration. Read more
Tedeschi to star in anniversary concert
August 16, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
One of Australia’s foremost pianists is to perform at Sydney’s North Shore Synagogue as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations. Read more
Local Hero and Best of the Best
August 14, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Two rabbis have won prestigious awards from Sydney’s Waverley Council for their contribution to the well-being of the local community. Read more
Moriah visits the Archibald
August 14, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Moriah College Foundation members joined the Grandparents’ Club for a private viewing of the year’s Archibald Prize finalists at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Read more
A synagogue welcomes LGBTI
August 13, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
In view of the current focus in Australia on Marriage Equality and the international attention surrounding the subject, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE) wishes to ensure that LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) individuals and couples feel welcome in our congregation and experience our synagogue as an environment in which they and their partners are treated with dignity and respect. Read more
91-yr-old champion
August 13, 2015 by Agencies
Three months after being named European champion, 91-year-old Israeli long-distance runner Semion Simkin has won the world championship for senior runners in Lyon, France. Read more
Yeshivah Centre call to sexual abuse victims
August 13, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The new Committee of Management at Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre has written to its community and supporters calling for any victim of child sexual abuse to make contact with the police. Read more
Doctor tells Channel 9 “no overweight people in concentration camps”
August 12, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
A doctor who told Channel 9’s “Today” host Karl Stefanovic that “there were no overweight people in the concentration camps” when talking about obesity has been strongly criticised by community leaders. Read more
Man sentenced for daubing Cenotaph with anti-Jewish slogans
August 12, 2015 by Keren Cook
A man has been sentenced in New Zealand for stencilling and painting anti-Jewish slogans and swastikas on the Cenotaph in Hamilton shortly before a service marking International Holocaust Day. Read more
B’nai B’rith International and ADC call for rejection of the Iran deal
August 12, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The B’nai Brith International and The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) have concluded that the Iran nuclear agreement is unlikely to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and are urging the U.S Congress to reject the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and to vote to disapprove of the agreement. Read more
Five terror organisations re-listed
August 12, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australian Federal Government has re-listed Al-Shabaab, Hamas’ Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad as ‘terrorist organisations’ under the country’s Criminal Code. Read more
Paul Sheehan for NSWJBD AGM
August 12, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Columnist and senior Sydney Morning Herald writer Paul Sheehan will be the keynote speaker at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ 2015 Annual General Meeting next Tuesday evening. Read more
Israeli badminton player cleared to enter Indonesia
August 11, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Israeli badminton player has been Misha Zilberman cleared to enter Indonesia to participate in the World Badminton Championships in Jakarta following reports that the Indonesian authorities were unwilling to grant him a visa. Read more
Multicultural leadership conference hosted by the JCCV
August 10, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has held its inaugural JCCV Community Leadership Conference. Read more
Another Opening Another Games
An Australian Maccabi team is currently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where the participated in the opening ceremony of the JCC Maccabi Games and Artfest. Read more
Tourism in Israel back to normal
August 10, 2015 by Agencies
One year after Operation Protective Edge, tourism in Israel is showing signs of recovery with the number of tourist entries in the period Jan-July this year returning to the level of 2013. Read more
Isi Leibler visits Australia
August 10, 2015 by Glenn Falkenstein
The Shabbat Project 2015
August 9, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Sydney’s The Shabbat Project 2015 promises to be bigger and better than last year’s. Read more
Amnesty official under fire
August 9, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced a series of anti-Israel twitter posts by Kristyan Benedict, campaigns manager for Amnesty UK, in which he accuses the Israeli government of “getting away with murder every day” and “facilitating the murder” of Ali Saad Dawabsheh. Read more
Indonesia refuses visa to Israeli badminton player
August 7, 2015 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress (WJC) CEO Robert Singer has criticized the authorities in Indonesia for “unfairly mixing politics and sports” and denying a visa to Israel player Misha Zilberman which would allow him to compete in the World Badminton Championships held in the capital Jakarta next week. Read more
Former High Court Judge to launch revealing memoir
August 7, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby is to launch Greg Fisher’s memoirs revealing how his life hit the depths of despair and how he found the road to recovery. Read more
Discovering Jesus the Jew
August 6, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
ABC’s Geraldine Doogue has gone on a personal quest to understand more about the Jewish roots of her Christian faith. Read more
Call to minyan
August 6, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Volunteers are being called for to attend the funeral of a lonely Holocaust survivor…who escaped Nazi Europe through the help of Japanese consul Chiune Sugihari. Read more
