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AAJHS founder passes away
January 4, 2013 by Community Editor
Albert Halm OAM, the founding President of the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors has passed away in Sydney. Read more
Australian Muslim scholars meet Hamas leader
January 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A delegation of Australian Muslim scholars has visited Gaza and met with Hamas senior political leader Ismail Haniyeh…a visit which may be subject to a government investigation. Read more
New Zealand Talk Show Host calls for renaming weed
January 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Popular New Zealand radio personality Bruce Russell has called for a new name to be given to the noxious weed ‘The Wandering Jew”. Read more
Help find Barry Kodesh
January 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Police are appealing to all members of the public to find 48-yr-old Barry Kodesh who has gone missing from his home in the Sydney north shore suburb of Pymble. Read more
Rabbi advises Premier’s office
January 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria’s political liaison officer, Rabbi Avrohom Jacks has addressed around 30 senior policy advisors from the Premier’s office on the benefits of faith and diversity in building a strong, cohesive and tolerant Victoria. Read more
A Very Happy New Year
December 31, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire wishes all its readers and contributors a very happy, successful and fulfilling 2013. Read more
Adler naming rights in doubt.
December 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
An appeal to have the naming rights of the Melbourne’s Sephardi Association Synagogue revert solely to the building’s original benefactor has been upheld. Read more
Jewish presence at Short + Sweet
December 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
To date, four members of the community will participate in the upcoming Sydney drama festival Short + Sweet…offering an opportunity for the theatrically-inclined to demonstrate their talent. Read more
Hebrew Uni research shows 60% of Palestinians prefer Hamas
December 28, 2012 by Agencies
A new survey reveals Palestinian and Israeli attitudes in the wake of the Israeli operation in Gaza and the recognition by the UN of the Palestinian state as a non-member state. Read more
Chief Rabbi: a visit on the cards
December 24, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis will become the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation of the UK and the Commonwealth in September…and has signalled a visit to Australia and New Zealand. Read more
12-yr-old helps blind and deaf
12-yr-old Josh Jackson is running a personal fund-raising campaign to assist the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children…utilising his passion for skateboarding. Read more
Position Vacant – Race Discrimination Commissioner
The search for Australia’s next Race Discrimination Commissioner has begun with a call for applicants who can continue the work of the Australian Human Rights Commission in combating racism. Read more
Israeli aid for Fiji
Following Cyclone Evan the Embassy of Israel in Canberra has played a vital role in coordinating and sponsoring the provision of aid to the Pacific of urgent medical and emergency supplies. Read more
Rupert, meet Elizabeth
Elizabeth Mason met mogul newsman Rupert Murdoch and walked away $30,000 richer. Read more
See the tree, see the forest
December 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The world knows about Israel’s technological success but its environmental success stories often go under the radar. Read more
Done deal!
December 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The deal to keep the Sydney Yeshiva operating as a viable entity has been concluded with an elated Harry Triguboff now owning the synagogue and school buildings after finalising and signing the contracts. Read more
Toulouse students visit Israel
December 21, 2012 by Benjamin Rutland
Ten months after the murderous terror attack on their school, 12th grade students from the Ohr Torah school in Toulouse are currently visiting Israel at the initiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Read more
Meet the Swedish Ambassador
The Capital Jewish Forum recently hosted a meeting with Sven-Olof Petersson, Sweden’s ambassador to Australia. Read more
Dubai and Qantas: The ACCC in the picture
December 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has expressed its view on the submission by the ECAJ on the creation of Dubai as a hub for Qantas flights. Read more
Mazel Tov to successful students
December 20, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire wishes Mazeltov to all HSC and VCE students and other final school year students throughout Australia and New Zealand who reached their goals in their final school exams. Read more
New Chief Rabbi
December 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Chief Rabbinate Trust has confirmed the appointment of South African-born Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, as the 11th Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the UK and the Commonwealth. He will assume office when Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks steps down in September 2013. Read more
Carr “disappointed” about settlements
December 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has expressed strong disappointment at the approval by the Jerusalem District Planning Board’s of 1,500 new housing units in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ramat Shlomo, as well as with reports the Board is considering approving another 5000 units in nearby settlements. Read more
Bialik Shines in the VCE
December 19, 2012 by Community Editor
Melbourne’s Bialik College has once again recorded great results in the VCE. Read more
Back to school
December 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Macquarie University will hold a Summer School 7 to 11 January, 2013 offering courses in Classical Hebrew (Beginners and Advanced) and Aramaic, and places are still available. Read more
Australia’s Progressives protest arrests of women at the Kottel
December 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) and the Australian Reform Zionist Association (ARZA) echo the outrage expressed by their global organisations (WUPJ and ARZENU) at the latest arrests of four women seeking to pray at the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem. Read more
The ADC opposes discrimination against GLBTI
December 19, 2012 by Geoffrey Zygier
The Melbourne-based Anti-Defamation Commision has come it in support of all Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Australians in their battle against discrimination. Read more
Israeli Embassy screening open air movies
December 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
After two days of horrible Wellington weather, the Israel’s embassy in Wellington will host an open air cinema in the city’s Botanic Gardens this evening. Read more
Yeshiva buildings bought by Triguboff
December 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Two Sydney Yeshiva buildings, one housing the Synagogue and the other the school in Bondi’s Flood St are to be bought by Meriton chief Harry Triguboff for $6 million. Read more
