Stopping racism
December 8, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello and Member for Coogee Bruce Notley-Smith today announced the roll-out of Racism. It Stops with Me display posters on 30 bus stops and 500 buses across the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Read more
Monte – as you were, well almost
December 7, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
An attempt to replace the president, vice-president and treasure of Sydney’s Montefiore Home has failed and David Freeman, Gary Inberg and Tom Mautner have retained their positions. Read more
An emotional meeting with an icon’s great-grandson
December 5, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Descendants of Jews who escaped Nazi Europe through the heroic actions of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, have met his great-grandson in Sydney. Read more
The Walkleys – more have their say
December 5, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Members of Australia’s Jewish community have slammed the Walkleys for awarding the highest journalistic honour in Australia to Ruth Pollard, John Lyons and an ABC-Four Corners team. Read more
Handling online hate
The OHPI (the Online Hate Prevention Institute) will be launching its latest initiative – a new online tool to combat online hate. Read more
Walkley Winners
December 5, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Dan Goldberg and Danny Ben-Moshe have won a Walkley for their documentary on child sexual abuse at Melbourne’s Yeshivah, Mark Solomons for an ABC story in Jihadists…and The Australian’s John Lyons and Fairfax Media’s Ruth Pollard have each won a Walkley for reports on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Read more
NGO Monitor blacklisted
December 5, 2014 by Agencies
NGO Monitor has been the subject of media bans. Read more
Exciting trade mission
December 5, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce has organised a trade mission to Israel under the leadership of Simon McKeon, Chairman of AMP, CSIRO and consultant with the Macquarie Group. Read more
The full Monte – the challengers state their case
The candidates for the Board of Sydney’s Montefiore Home state their case.. Read more
The Full Monte
December 4, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s aged care Montefiore Home’s Hunter’s Hill will be filled to capacity on Sunday as concerned members of the community await the fate of incumbent president David Freeman. Read more
Antisemitic graffiti on the streets of Wellington
December 4, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
An elderly couple was heckled as they chalked antisemitic graffiti on a pavement in the CBD of New Zealand’s capital city Wellington. Read more
Lapid on the front foot
December 4, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Israeli party Yesh Atid’s chairman Yair Lapid has taken his first shot at incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has called for an election in March. Read more
Abramovich remains at the helm
December 4, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Dr Dvir Abramovich has been re-elected chairman of the Melbourne-based B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission. Read more
Remembering the vote
December 4, 2014 by Dalia Ayalon Sinclair.
Worlds and generations apart they assembled at the 10th Anniversary of NCJWA ‘Celebrating Israel’ event recently at Council House in Sydney’s Woollahra, to share their personal accounts of ‘The Vote’ by UN General Assembly of Resolution 181 on 29 November 1947. Read more
South African Jewish leaders meeting with Abbas creates backlash
December 3, 2014 by Agencies
Senior leadership of the South African Jewish community has met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and President Zuma at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria. Read more
Limmud Fest- a weekend to remember
December 3, 2014 by Sharon Berger
An electrifying silent disco topped off an uplifting Shabbat of intellectual and spiritual nourishment at Limmud Fest last weekend. Read more
Greek mayor visits Our Big Kitchen
December 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen has acknowledged the input into its foundation by the Greek community in the presence of the mayor of Thessaloniki. Read more
Jewish House Gala Dinner
December 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Over 500 guests packed Sydney’s Sheraton Wentworth Hotel for The Jewish House Gala Dinner, raising over $250,000 for the care and refuge facility. Read more
Photo Gallery: Peter Philippsohn Farewell
A function was hosted by Richard and Jacqui Scheinberg to acknowledge the work of outgoing Sydney JCA president Peter Philippsohn. Read more
Award for Emile Sherman
December 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) have announced Australian producer Emile Sherman as the 2014 recipient of the FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region. Read more
The ambassador visited by Chabad
December 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s Ambassador to Australia Shmuel Ben Shmuel has put on Tefillin in honour of the victims of the recent terrorist attack on a synagogue in Har Nof, Jerusalem. Read more
Yesh Atid says immediate Israeli elections “unnecessary”
Netanyahu is leading Israel to unnecessary elections. Read more
New Government for Victoria
December 2, 2014 by Michael Danby
Last weekend, Victorians made history by changing Government after just one term. Read more
Maccabi Australia announces new President
December 2, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Barry Smorgon has been elected as the new President of Maccabi Australia. Read more
The Great greets a new president
December 2, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Justice Stephen Rothman has taken over the presidency of Sydney’s The Great Synagogue….the city’s oldest and a jewel in it Jewish historical crown. Read more
Triguboff thanked for conversion support
December 2, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A major legislative reform of the conversion process in Israel has been amended as an administrative decision in an Israeli Cabinet meeting. Read more
Jews from Arab Lands
December 1, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The president of Israel has spoken at a ceremony commemorating the First Exit and Deportation of Jews from Arab Lands and Iran Day…an event also remembered in Sydney. Read more
The Chief Rabbi in Melbourne
December 1, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Chief Rabbi of theUnited Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attended a Victorian Jewish communal event in his honour. Read more
Times of change – JCA
December 1, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s JCA has a new president as Peter Philippsohn ends a four year term and passes the baton to Stephen Chipkin. Read more
Cricket takes a second life…in Israel
November 30, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
An umpire who was a former captain of the Israel National Cricket Team has died while umpiring a match in Ashdod. Read more








