Kristallnacht to be commemorated
October 31, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney Jewish community will commemorate the ‘Night of Broken Glass’ – Kristallnacht – the event which foreshadowed Hitler’s campaign to annihilate the Jewish people. Read more
JIFF – Up and Rolling
October 31, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
The Jewish International Film Festival has opened its 2014 event in Sydney marking 25 years of bringing Jewish movies to screens in Australia and New Zealand. Read more
Glick fighting for life
October 31, 2014 by Agencies
Activist Yehuda Glick, a promoter of Jewish access to the Temple Mount, was shot and seriously wounded on Wednesday night by a gunman riding a motorcycle outside of a Jerusalem conference. Read more
Sweden recognises Palestine
October 31, 2014 by Agencies
Sweden on Thursday officially recognized a Palestinian state, with Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom saying that the “criteria of international law” have been met because there is “a [Palestinian] territory, a people, and government,” The Associated Press reported. Read more
The Warsaw Jewish Museum
October 30, 2014 by Agencies
At an emotional ceremony today in Warsaw, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin inaugurated the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, together with President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski. Read more
Danby adds his voice
October 30, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has added his voice to his Leaders following the pro BDS speech by Fremantle Labor MP Melissa Parke in parliament this week. Read more
Someone to talk to
October 30, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A new Speak-Out Hotline has been launched in NSW to protect people from race and religion-based harassment, intimidation and abuse. Read more
A medal and a torch
October 30, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Perth’s David Urban has scored a gold medal at the tenth Special Olympics Australian National Games held recently in Melbourne. Read more
Melbourne prepares for Yom Hazikaron
October 30, 2014 by Brenda Segal
Melbourne Yom Hakikaron’s organisers are seeking anyone who had family member or a friend who lost their life fighting for the IDF or were a victim of terror? Read more
Antique Road Show
October 30, 2014 by Brenda Segal
The Lamm Jewish Library of Australia was transformed into an “Antiques Roadshow” as the community came together for the Zionist Council of Victoria’s inaugural event. Read more
Prime Minister’s Science award to two Melbournians
October 29, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Laureate Professor Sam Berkovic and Professor Ingrid Scheffer have been awarded the Prize Minister’s for Science for revealing the genetics of epilepsy. Read more
JNF Gala Dinner in Sydney
October 29, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
The recent war experiences of an IDF Major, first hand insights into life in the Negev plus the personal history of the son of a Nazi officer combined to make a packed programme at JNF’s annual dinner. Read more
Museum ready to illuminate millennium-long Jewish history of Poland…write Michele Algerian/JNS.org
October 29, 2014 by Michele Alperin-JNS.org
Given that half of the 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust came from Poland, many descendants of Polish Jews may be surprised to learn about the current hospitable environment for the Jewish population of their ancestors’ country. Read more
Refugee protection – B’nai B’rith has its say
B’nai B’rith Australia / NZ is deeply disturbed by the deterioration in the level of commitment of the Australian Government to protection of refugees and asylum seekers. Read more
Mikveh Rules
October 29, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Tzedek, the advocacy group working against child sexual abuse, has published guidelines for those involved in the operations of a male mikveh, a ritual bath, when boys are involved. Read more
A response to Parke
October 28, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne Victorian MP David Southwick has condemned a pro BDS speech made in Federal Parliament yesterday by WA Labor MP Melissa Parke. Read more
Remembering the Light Horse
October 28, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Israeli Ambassador, Shmuel Ben-Shmuel, has attended a Service at Holsworthy in Commemoration of the AIF Light Horse Charge on Beersheba. Read more
Stand up and be counted
October 28, 2014 by Michelle Favero
Emanuel School alumnus and school nurse, Genna Radnan and Hilton Immerman CEO of the Shalom Institute have been recognised by Stand Up. Read more
$40,000 to strengthen bridge linking communities
October 28, 2014 by Rachel Mihalovich
The Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Matthew Guy has extended the Victorian Government’s Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Rabbinical Council of Victoria. Read more
The Rabbi and I
October 28, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Star of the King and I Teddy Tahu Rhodes will depart from his operatic repertoire to include My Yiddishe Mama when he performs at a Jewish House fundraiser in December. Read more
Rivlin attends massacre commemoration
October 27, 2014 by Agencies
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin attended the memorial ceremony in Kafr Qasim commemorating the murders of 48 Arabs by Israeli soldiers in 1956. Read more
Found!
October 27, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Michelle Levy has been found. Read more
Gough remembered again
October 27, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Jana Vytrhlik was the curator of the Precious Legacy exhibition at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum in 1998 when it was visited by the late Gough Whitlam…. Read more
Michelle – still missing
October 27, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
As dawn breaks on a Sydney Monday morning, there is still no news of the whereabouts of missing Sydney 11-yr-old Michelle Levy. Read more
Volunteers urgently needed to find Michelle
October 26, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Over 500 members of the Sydney Jewish community have been mobilised in the search to find missing 11-yr-old Michelle Levy. Read more
Have you seen Michelle?
October 26, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
NSW police are appealing for public assistance to find 11-year-old Michelle Levy who went missing from her North Bondi home yesterday evening. Read more
The Shabbat Project – redefining community
October 26, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
More than 2,500 members of Sydney’s Jewish community participated in the concluding event of the Shabbat Project…celebrating Havdallah at the conclusion of Sydney’s involvement in the wold-wide Shabbat Project. Read more
2,500 uplifted at the Sydney Challah Bake
October 24, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
More than 2,500 women baked their Shabbat challahs to launch Sydney’s Shabbat Project bringing together Jews across the entire religious spectrum and reconnecting many who had been unaffiliated. Read more
Waiting for December
October 24, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The 2014 Walkley Awards have shortlisted “Code of Silence” in their documentary category. Read more
Netanyahu sends condolences
October 24, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent condolences to the family of 3-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun murdered in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem and met the policeman who killed the perpetrator. Read more
