Claims Conference gets deeper in the Mire…writes Isi Leibler
June 2, 2013 by Isi Leibler
Julius Berman has circulated members of his Board with an 11 page diatribe in response to the recent flood of criticisms relating to the flawed management, lack of oversight and absence of transparency in the Claims Conference. Read more
Claims Conference: Berman responds
Chair of the Claims Conference Rabbi Julius Berman has written to the organisation’s directors has responded to a newspaper’s claim that he had been aware of fraud allegations directs at the Conference for eight years. The Conference administers funds allocated to Holocaust survivors. Read more
London Declaration: Bi-partisan signing in Melbourne
June 2, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Victorian Parliament was the scene of a bipartisan message against hatred and antisemitism today as party leaders united to jointly sign The London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism. Read more
Prize-winning short story
Claudia Kaplan, a Year 8 student at Sydney’s Moriah College, was the Overall Winner of the Sydney Writers’ Festival’s Writenow! Competition. Read more
Our man in Tel Aviv
Dave Sharma is Australia’s new ambassador to Israel. Rohit Revo, the editor of the Indian Herald, provides background on the new ambassador… Read more
Keshet in joint Australian/New Zeland Venture
June 2, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Israeli TV production company Keshet which brought “Prisoners of War” to TV screens throughout the world, has announced a joint venture with former Fox Networks chief David Haslingden. Read more
Maccabiah 2013 gets community support
Maccabi’s Melbourne and Sydney communities have shown their support for Team Australia heading to the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel in July. Read more
Stem cell donation may have saved life
Melbourne’s Craig Rosen may have saved the life of another Jew who is believed to be dying from a rare blood disorder. Read more
Greens say “No Thank You” to signing the London Declaration
Greens MPs John Kaye and David Shoebridge said they won’t sign the London Declaration into Combatting Anti-Semitism even though it “contains a number of laudable commitments to stamp out any resurgence of hatred against a people who have historically suffered more than most.” Read more
Yiddish in court evidence
A judge of the NSW Supreme Court has rejected a ruling by the Sydney Beth Din that ordered Benjamin Amzalak to pay an Israeli businessman more than $300,000 for the apparent sale of shares in a company. Read more
PM meets AUJS
May 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has hosted a short meeting with members of the Australian Union of Jewish Students in Canberra. Read more
First Jewish burial in Goulburn in 70 years…and a Barmitzvah at 63
May 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Shmueli Feldman officiated at a funeral in Goulburn on the weekend…the first the NSW country town has seen in 70 years. Read more
Goot on Claims Conference team
May 28, 2013 by J-Wire
The President of the ECAJ Dr Danny Lamm has welcomed the announcement of the appointment of Robert Goot, to the Select Leadership Committee of the Claims Conference. Read more
Petition for Buckingham Palace
The grandson of William Cooper, the aboriginal who led the only known private protest against Kristallnacht in 1938 is campaigning to send his grandfather’s petition to the Queen. Read more
The video they did not want you to see
May 28, 2013 by J-Wire
A video featuring the reactions of Melbourne’s Gary Smorgon House’s residents to “Gangnam Style” was banned from YouTube bu has made its reappearance….watch it here. Read more
Call to step up boycott of Israel
Stepping up the boycott of Israel will be on the agenda of a conference in solidarity with Palestine to be held in New Zealand next month. Read more
Senior Yeshivah Officials may face tribunal
The father of child sex abuse victim Manny Waks is taking two senior officials at the Yeshivah Centre to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Mossad man in Canberra will not be replaced – report
Israel’s Mossad representative in Canberra, who was expelled in the aftermath of the 2010 Dubai passport scandal, will not be replaced, according to a report in The Weekend Australian. Read more
Slezak WILL present at Limmud Oz
May 24, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Media reports that Jewish philosopher Peter Slezak’s participation at this year’s Limmud-Oz in Sydney may be in doubt, the organisers have issued a statement that Slezak will be a presenter at the event. Read more
Open email to the Claims Conference
J-Wire has received a copy of an email sent to the Claims Conference…. Read more
Moselmane tells Israeli ambassador to “butt out”
May 24, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor politician Shaoquett Moselmane has made a speech in the NSW Parliament in which he has told Israel’s Ambassador to Australia to “butt out and stay out” accusing him of bullying in the Middle East. Read more
No money for academic antisemitism
May 24, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A Liberal-led government may withdraw funds to an academic institution it believed was using taxpayer money for antisemitic campaigns, according to Julie Bishop. Read more
Most child sex offenders have multiple victims
May 24, 2013 by Margaret Bozik
An astounding 93 per cent of child sex offenders have more than one victim, while 23 per cent abuse 10 or more children, psychologist Sandra Ifrah told parents attending workshops on ‘Parenting Safe Children’ held recently in Melbourne. Read more
Australian-born Israelis at risk in the sun
May 24, 2013 by Jerry Barach
A new study conducted using extensive medical records of over one million Israeli adolescents before military service shows clearly how exposure to the Israeli sun of young, light-skinned children increases substantially the risk of cutaneous melanoma (a serious form of skin cancer). Read more
Jewish Care’s 2013 Appeal
May 24, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
Around 400 philanthropists and supporters have attended a function in Melbourne to raise money for Jewish Care Victoria’s 2013 Annual Appeal. Read more
A new award for Yvonne
May 24, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
Yvonne Rosengarten has won “Outstanding Individual Achievement” in the Primary Care category at the 2013 Victorian Minister for Health Volunteer Awards. Read more
Better healthcare for Palestinian kids – thanks to Australian interfaith group
Hundreds of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will have access to improved healthcare thanks to a unique multi-faith partnership based in Australia. Read more
British analyst briefs Sydney’s Inner West community
May 23, 2013 by Judy Singer
British Israel analyst, Alan Johnson has presented to Sydney’s Inner West Jewish community a cutting-edge update on the latest developments in post-election Israel. Read more
World Vision: Shurat HaDin responds
Shurat HaDin’s Akiva Hamilton has responded to World Vision’s defence of “taxpayer funded support for UAWC”… Read more
Familiar names top the annual BRW magazine’s Rich 200 list.
May 23, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Frank Lowy, Anthony Pratt, Ivan Glasenberg, Harry Triguboff and John Gandel all made the top 10 of the list, which was published on the magazine’s website on Wednesday afternoon. Read more
