Netzer votes
January 22, 2013 by Joshua Cole
During a mock election in which they learned the basic process of Israel’s elections, Netzer’s Melbourne junior campers in Grade 5 elected Yesh Atid party head Yair Lapid as Prime Minister of Israel. Read more
Man accused of descrating Jewish graves pleads innocence.
January 22, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A man accused of desecrating Jewish graves in Auckland appeared in court today, maintaining his plea of not guilty to a charge of intentional damage . Read more
Carr responds to Pyne
January 22, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Liberal MP Christopher Pyne has called Foreign Minister Bob Carr a “dangerous amateur” following the condemnation of Israel’s expansion of its settlements and labeling it “illegal” under international law. Senator Carr has responded. Read more
Pre-election analysis and Q&A
January 21, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Gil Hoffman, the Chief Political Correspondent of the Jerusalem Post spoke to Australian media by teleconference on the eve of the Israeli elections. J-Wire participated. Read more
Carr and Hague grandstanding says “The Australian”
January 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
“The Australian” has published an editorial accusing Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague of “grandstanding” in their criticism of the US and Israel. Read more
AIJAC welcomes call for negotiations…but
January 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A call for a return to negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians by the the Foreign Ministers of Australia and the U.K. has been welcomed by The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council…but not their views on the settlements. Read more
Nobel prize winner to visit Australia
January 19, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Technion-based Professor Danny Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2011 in chemistry. Read more
Heavy rain brings silver lining
January 19, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The stormy weather in Israel last week caused a lot of damage but also brought great blessings, filling the reservoirs, and making the waterfalls rush and the ravines overflow. Read more
Hot work for Maccabi junior athletes
January 18, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Today was community day for those attending the Maccabi Junior Carnival in Sydney…and for some it meant working outdoors in the searing heat. Read more
Law firm founder passes away
Rabbi Aviva Kipen officiated at the funeral service for the late Peter Redlich, founder of law firm Holding, Redlich who passed away in Melbourne earlier this month. The following is the eulogy she delivered. Read more
Israeli Tennis champions advance
January 16, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Israel’s current tennis champions have made it through to the next round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.. Read more
Maccabi Junior Carnival off to a great start
January 16, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
More than 550 young athletes are competing in the 31st Maccabi Junior Carnival which opened in Sydney last night. Read more
Colin Bickler 1934-2013
January 16, 2013 by Joel Levinsohn
It is with much sadness that we announce the death of journalist Colin Bickler who passed away in London on the 12th of January. Read more
New Rabbi for Chabad Canberra
January 15, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Shmueli and Rebbetzin Chasia Feldman of Sydney have been formally appointed to run Chabad of the ACT. Read more
The Gift of Life joins a fight for life
January 15, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Gift of Life Australia has received an urgent and desperate plea to help save the life of a Jewish Mum,wife and grandmother in London in need of matching stem cell transfusion to save her life . Read more
Technion fires back
The executive director of the Technion Society of Australia’s NSW division has responded to the petition calling for the University of Sydney to end its relationship with the the Technion in Israel. Read more
A Disaster Waiting to Happen – an exclusive report for J-Wire
January 14, 2013 by Michael Kuttner
A report prepared by the Israel Resource News Agency Director, David Bedein, dealing with the training and arming of Palestinian Arab Authority security forces, is about to be released imminently. This explosive expose of how millions of American taxpayers’ money is being wasted in an effort to build up a militia which at the end of the day will turn its weapons on Jewish Israelis, is about to be circulated for publication….writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Whatever you do, don’t miss Gavrylyuk
January 13, 2013 by Fraser Beath McEwing
It’s going to be a great year for lovers of classical piano, with performances by Murray Perhia, Joyce Yang, Jonathan Bis, Ingrid Fliter, the beautiful Labeque sisters, Geoffrey Lancaster, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. But if I were allowed to attend only one recital in 2013 if would be to hear Alexander Gavrylyuk, who is performing in Sydney and Melbourne in February…writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Petition demands university breaks ties with Technion
January 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
An online petition has been created demanding that the University of Sydney cuts ties with the Technion in Israel. Read more
Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse underway
January 11, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the establishment of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Read more
Israeli elections off to an early start
January 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Eligible Israelis in New Zealand have cast their votes for a new Israeli Government followed hours later by compatriots in Australia. Read more
Prisoners of War starts on January 19
January 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Prisoners of War – the gripping ten-part drama which the award-winning American series Homeland is based on – premieres on SBS on January 19. Read more
Iran – Australia announces further sanctions
January 10, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced further Australian sanctions on Iran, affecting the financial, trade, energy and transport sectors. Read more
Seeing snow for the first time
January 10, 2013 by Benjamin Rutland
Hundreds of Ethiopian Olim (Immigrants) living in The Jewish Agency for Israel Absorption Centers in Safed have experienced snow for the first time in their lives. Read more
JNF Mission visits Gaza Periphery
January 9, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Around thirty Australians have participated in a KKL-JNF tour of the Gaza Periphery communities at the special invitation of KKL-JNF Australia. Read more
Victorian police looking for alleged up-skirter
January 8, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Victorian Police are seeking a man who allegedly up-skirted a woman using a torch and mirror concealed under his briefcase while travelling on a Melbourne city loop train on 26 November 2012. Read more
Australia on the front foot in the U.N.
January 8, 2013 by Agencies
Australia will take a leading role in managing global sanctions against Al-Qaida, the Taliban and Iran as Chair of the UN Security Council Committees overseeing these issues. Read more
NZ tragic car accident
January 7, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire has discovered that the car involved in a fatal road New Zealand accident reported yesterday which claimed the life of a 61-yr-old Israeli woman was trailing another vehicle in which her husband was a passenger. Read more
Israeli woman killed in NZ car accident
January 6, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A 61-yr-old Israeli woman has been killed in a motoring accident on the Te Anau- Milford Sound Highway, south of Knobbs Flat. Read more
Missing man found dead
January 6, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Missing Pymble man Barry Kodesh has been found dead on the NSW Central Coast. Read more
