Circumcision Correspondence
October 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s President Shimon Peres has received a reply from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe seeking his intervention in a move by the Council recommending the banning of ritual circumcision. Read more
Maccabi launches formal investigation
October 8, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Following Maccabi Australia’s announcement that it would conduct a formal and independent review of the organisation’s handling of matters relating to the sexual assault of Maccabi members by Shannon Francis, a Committee of Review has been established. Read more
Israeli leaders personally touched by passing of Chief Rabbi
October 7, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel and founder of the Shas party has passed away at the age of 93. Read more
Peres responds to call banning circumcision
October 7, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Following a call by the Council of Europe recommending the banning of circumcision, Israel’s President Shimon Peres has sent a letter to the Council’s president seeking his personal intervention. Read more
Remembering Rabin
October 7, 2013 by Lana Lachyani
“We will pursue the course of peace with determination and fortitude. We will not let up. We will not give in.” Yitzhak Rabin, Nobel Prize Lecture, 1994. Read more
Interfaith Navy Style
October 7, 2013 by Judy Singer
Christians, Muslims and Jews from the Royal Australian Navy prayed together in the imposing setting of Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday in an Ecumenical and Interfaith Service commemorating the centenary of the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy Fleet into Sydney. Read more
Holocaust Heroes to be Honored
October 4, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Seventy-five years ago, the first Nazi-legislated riots against Jews took place in Germany and Austria, resulting in mass arrests, killings and deportations, and the destruction of synagogues and Jewish-owned stores. Read more
Blessed cats
October 4, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Cats mixed with guests as Rabbi Mendel Kastel blessed the feline residents of Sydney’s Newtown Cat Protection Society as the part of the activities of World Animal Day. Read more
A Relative Stranger
October 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Australian movie director Kane Senes has just finished shooting his feature film “A Relative Stranger” in Austin, Texas. Read more
Consumer Confidence Critical says Banking Chief
October 3, 2013 by Michelle Coleman
Ian Narev, CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), said yesterday that the new government must work to bolster consumer confidence for the Australian economy to flourish. Read more
ABC responds to the ECAJ
October 3, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has apologised to The Executive Council of Australian Jewry for publishing anti-Israel comments on its ABC2 Facebook page following the broadcast of ‘Five Broken Cameras’. Read more
Multicultural Media Awards
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello have announced entries for the 2014 Premier’s Multicultural Media Awards are now open. Read more
A truly Grand Final for Daniel Waks
October 2, 2013 by Agencies
Melbourne’s Caulfield Auskicker, Daniel Waks, was the envy of his friends lat weekend when he participated in the 2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final, one of the biggest events on the Australian sporting calendar. Read more
Yad Vashem founder passes away
October 1, 2013 by Agencies
Yad Vashem has been saddened by the death of Prof. Israel Gutman, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Auschwitz who was a leading and trailblazing historian of the Holocaust in Israel and abroad. Read more
Satisfying Jewish Appetites
October 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney is in for a culinary treat following the announcement of the first ever Jewish Culture Fest. Read more
Policing the service
October 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Central Synagogue will host the Police and Servicemen Remembrance Service this Friday evening. Read more
Melbourne’s Jewish Care goes retail
October 1, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care has announced the launch of its new shopping website, Shop Jewish Care. Read more
Rabbi to bless cats
September 30, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Mendel Kastel will conduct a blessing service for cats at a Sydney shelter this week to commemorate World Animal Day. Read more
Gillard gets Jerusalem Prize
September 30, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Zionist Council of Victoria (ZCV) has announced that the recipient of this year’s 2013 Jerusalem Prize is Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia 2010-2013, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to strengthening Australia’s connection with Israel. Read more
Don’t Abandon Ethiopians say Progressives
September 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The World Union for Progressive Judaism representing 1.8 million affiliated Jews in 42 countries calls upon the Jewish Agency and the State of Israel to re-consider seriously the decision to close down Operation Dove Wings. Read more
Your say
September 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
It’s your chance to have a say in the NSW Jewish community – the way it runs, who runs it, its policies, its positions. Read more
Aussies Come Out to Play
September 25, 2013 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Baz Luhrmann called it ‘one of the most exhilarating projects on our recent history of classical music’ and it is going to happen again in Sydney and Melbourne for three performances commencing 2nd October. Read more
The Gift of Life – the Fight for Life
September 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Judy Baxt is a 46-hr-old schoolteacher chronic leukaemia which will not kill her – but it has placed her in a life threatening situation if her body is exposed to infection. She needs a bone marrow transplant…and she needs a Jewish match. Read more
Asylum seekers in Israel
September 25, 2013 by Robin Margo
Both Israel and Australia face challenges regarding asylum seekers and refugees and, in both countries, there have been attempts by some to dehumanise asylum seekers. Read more
UTS professor involved in Technion initiative
September 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A new international program in Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been launched at the Technion in Haifa Israel developed and organised by Michael Wallach, a Technion Visiting Professor from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Read more
Ben Rak exhibits in Sydney
Hagshama Sydney has hosted the viewing of Double Coding, an exhibition by Jewish Artist Ben Rak. Read more
Gandel supports Taglit-Birthright
September 25, 2013 by Lana Lachyani
The Zionist Federation of Australia has welcomed Gandel Philanthropy’s commitment to Jewish continuity through its support of the Taglit-Birthright Israel program.
VIP Sukkah
September 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Syria, Gassing and the Holocaust
September 23, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
British Prime Minister David Cameron recently addressed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s 25th anniversary function in London…and said that “Anti-Semitism is not just an assault on the Jewish people – it is an assault on humanity” Read more
World-Wide Sukkah Competition
September 23, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish Agency for Israel has launched a competition to find the Number One Sukkah in the World. Read more
