Meet the Musos
Shir Madness, the Sydney Jewish music festival, takes place next weekend. J-Wire invites you to meet the performers… Read more
Hechsher at last
November 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney caterer Amaze in Taste is now operating under rabbinical supervision. Read more
NSW UIA holds AGM and awards two special workers
November 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
UIA have held their annual AGM and North Shore briefing where guest speaker Ofir Gendelman addressed over 300 attendees on his role as advisor to Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu on Arab Media. Read more
Communities unite to face change of vilification laws
November 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
In the wake of Federal Attorney-General George Brandis’s announcement that the government is planning to water down sections of the Racial Discrimination Act, ten highly significant ethnic communities have united to protest against the move. Read more
Hayman allowed to go home
November 20, 2013 by J-Wire
Daniel Hayman is free to return to his family in Los Angeles after posting $1 million bail at Waverley Local Court today. Read more
Record number on IST
November 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Originally an initiative of the Zionist Council of NSW, the 2013 IST has seen a record number of 91 Year 10 students leave Sydney for a 6 week programme in Israel on the Israel Study Tour. Read more
Sweet help for the Philippines
November 20, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
News of help from Jewish resources to those who survived the horrific typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines ranges from a baby born in a rapidly constructed IDF field hospital being named Israel to a visit of Sydney’s Kesser Torah students to a Kosher chocolate shop owned by a Catholic Chinese Philippino who who loves his chocolate…and Chabad. Read more
Film Prize for Bialik student
November 20, 2013 by Dot Liberman
Bialik Year 12 Student, David Zwier, has taken first prize at the Boroondara Annual Youth Film Festival with his short film “Crossing Paths”. Read more
Mitzvah Day roundup
November 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Organisations report how Mitzvah Day went for them…a big day for helping others and endorsed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Read more
Heading to the Hill
November 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies will undertake its first-ever bridge-building visit to Broken Hill next week. Read more
ECAJ says no to using Parliament to deny genocide
November 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
American Professor Justin McCarthy campaigns around the world against the recognition of the Armenian genocide…and has been to use Parliament House as a venue. Read more
Danby and Section 18
November 19, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has spoken in Parliament about the Government’s plan to repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more
Entebbe revisited
November 19, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
ABC’s Radio National’s Philip Adams talks with filmmaker Eyal Boers and shows excerpts from his documentary “Live or Die in Entebbe”…watch the video. Read more
Commenting on comments
November 18, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
As from this week, J-Wire will only publish comments on items submitted in the contributor’s own full name. Read more
Anatomy of a neo-Nazi
November 17, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire talks with Robert Orell, a 33-yr-old Stockholm-based advocate who deals with the problems of supremacists…a subject he knows well as in his youth he himself was a neo-Nazi. Read more
Visa Woes and Goes
November 17, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Entering Australia has become a simpler process for Israelis thanks to immigration changes made by the new Federal government…but in New Zealand some Israeli “tourists” are being refused entry into the country. Read more
Sydney’s Kashruth situation – RCNSW makes a statement
With regard to the ongoing dispute between the Kashrut Authority and and Amaze In Taste, J-Wire publishes the RCNSW’s latest statement. Read more
Ambassador makes his debut
November 15, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Ambassador-Designate Shmuel ben-Shmuel who, will present his credentials to formally become Israel’s new ambassador to Australia next week, has made his communal debut…presenting trade awards to 14 Israeli companies and their Australian partners. Read more
Melbourne’s Jewish Care to investigate historic institutional child abuse cases
November 15, 2013 by J-Wire
Jewish Care Victoria has established an independent support scheme to thoroughly investigate historic claims of institutional child abuse at children’s homes run by predecessor Jewish welfare organisations. Read more
Print 35’s very special staff members rewarded for effort
November 15, 2013 by Warren Hurst
Sydney’s JewishCare has held a graduation ceremony for its Print35 Design Studio staff members who have earned special certificates. Read more
NSW Greens want funding stripped from Jewish schools
November 15, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has clashed with the NSW Greens over their education policy targeting non-government schools – after they moved amendments in State Parliament to strip funding from private schools including all NSW Jewish high schools. Read more
Irene Sendler continues to help
November 15, 2013 by J-Wire
‘The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler’, has been shown at the Victoria University Memorial Theatre in Wellington. New Zealand, to raise funds for a proposed New Zealand Children’s Holocaust Memorial to the 1.5 million children who perished as a consequence of Nazi persecution during the Holocaust. Read more
PM gets behind Mitzvah Day
November 14, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
This coming Sunday is Mitzvah Day and it has a new backer…Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Read more
More child sexual abuse reported in Victoria
November 14, 2013 by J-Wire
Child sexual abuse advocacy organisation Tzedek has reported that Melbourne’s Jewish Care has learned from alleged victims of child sexual abuse that new cases have come to light. Read more
Double “Chai” for ground-breaking Dialogue group
The Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Muslims & Jews has held its 36th meeting, at The Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, Sydney. Read more
Waks Speaks at Rally
November 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Tzedek founder Manny Waks spoke yesterday at a rally in Melbourne increasing awareness of child sexual abuse. Read more
JCCV appreciates opportunity to provide input into sexual abuse inquiry
Nina Bassat, President of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV), has welcomed the tabling of the Report of the Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Non-Government Organisations. Read more
Let there be light
November 14, 2013 by Geoff Sirmai
A community based exhibition showcasing the work of 36, national and international Jewish artists will take place at Bondi Beach from 27 Nov to 8 December as part of the huge annual Shir Madness Music Festival. Read more
Mission Accomplished
November 14, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A team of Israeli surgeons and support medical staff have returned to Israel after a 10 day mission in Tanzania where they performed 17 life-saving operations on children suffering from heart disease. Read more
90th Anniversary of the Jewish War Memorial
The NAJEX annual Communal Wreath Laying and Remembrance Day Service has been held at the NSW Jewish War Memorial, Darlinghurst, with over 140 people attending, many being Jewish ex-servicemen and women. Read more
