NSWJBD-Honest Reporting Advocacy Mission – Day 1
Twenty people – mostly members of Sydney’s Jewish community, plus a number of West Australians and Americans – are currently participating in the inaugural NSW Jewish Board of Deputies-HonestReporting Advocacy Mission in Israel – Day One from Michael Jaku. Read more
Waks submits to the Royal Commission
November 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Alleged victim of sexual abuse at a Melbourne Yeshiva school Manny Waks has made a submission to the Royal Commission into institutional child abuse. Read more
UIA NSW announces new president at AGM
Bruce Fink has handed over the presidency of the The United Israel Appeal of NSW to Lance Rosenberg at its recent 51st AGM. Read more
Board of Deputies takes to the road
November 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Orange, Lithgow and Bathurst will be exposed to a range of presentations on Jewish issues, Israel, Gaza and the Holocaust next week when the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies undertakes its annual bridge-building tour to regional New South Wales. Read more
Mitzvah Day Magic
Two years ago Judy Feiglin had a dream. Last year together with an encouraging and inspiring committee the dream was realised and Mitzvah Day Australia was born. Read more
Change at the top at Jewish Care
November 28, 2012 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care has announced a new President and Treasurer to lead lead the organisation into 2013. Read more
Progressives submit to the sexual abuse Royal Commission
The Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) strongly supports the establishment of the Royal Commission into Child Abuse and has commended the government for setting up a body that will review past crimes, provide an opportunity for victims to have their voices heard and make recommendations to ensure that institutions and individuals not be able to commit such acts and will be accountable for such crimes in the future. Read more
ECAJ details its sex abuse policy
November 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has met with religious leaders to discuss sexual abuse and how to deal with it. Read more
Australia to abstain on U.N. Palestinian observer status
November 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
This week, the member nations of the United Nations are expected to vote on the Palestinian observer status resolution. Read more
Invitation for the bereaved
November 28, 2012 by Elly Shalev
On Yom Hazikaron, we honour the memory of the men and women who have given their lives for the creation and continued security of the State of Israel. Read more
Back to schools
November 27, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
John Robertson, the Leader of the Opposition in the NSW Parliament has made a whistle-stop tour of three Jewish dayschools in Sydney. Read more
For Sale – Two Yeshiva buildings
November 27, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
To ease its current financial crisis, the Sydney Yeshiva Centre has placed two of its buildings on the market. Read more
New afterschool Jewish education centre for Melbourne
November 27, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The United Jewish Education Board has announced the opening of its new centre for afterschool education in Bentleigh, Mellbourne.
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Wallenberg memorialised
November 27, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The life and legacy of a man who transcended geographic, political and humanitarian borders has been memorialised in Canberra at the Centre of European Studies at Australian National University. Read more
White Ribbon Day in Melbourne
November 27, 2012 by Sheiny New
The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence held a very successful White Ribbon Day function to mark the annual international event when men around the world stand up and say “NO!” to violence against women and children. Read more
ECAJ AGM
Leaders of the Jewish communities of each of the States, the ACT and New Zealand gathered at the Beth Weizmann centre in Melbourne on Sunday for the Annual General Meeting of the The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Building Life Skills
November 27, 2012 by Ayal Tusia
A $10,000 grant from a private community philanthropic fund will enable Melbourne’s Jewish Care to offer a series of workshops to improve life skills and quality of life for adults living with a disability. Read more
New organisation – new approach
November 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Mercaz Australasia, the new Zionist organisation of Masorti Jews in Australia, has hosted a novel meeting dealing with the Hamas rocket blitz on southern Israel. Read more
Dubai update
November 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
78-yr-0ld South African Professor Cyril Karabus, a pediatric oncologist,is facing manslaughter charge in the United Arab Emirates following the death of a 4-yr-old child he had been treating for Leukemia in Abu Dhabi in 2002. His case was received a mention in court again last week. Read more
Get your submissions in – quickly!
November 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Attorney-General has written to The Executive Council of Australian Jewry asking for submissions relating to the terms of reference for the Royal Commission being established into institutional responses to child sex abuse. Read more
Friendship grows on trees
November 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The South Australian twin of the South Australia/Israel Twin Friendship Forests has been dedicated by the Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill and JNF Australia National President, Michael Naphtali. Read more
Protesting for Gaza
November 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Demonstrations supporting Gaza took place in Australian cities yesterday. Read more
Commendations for Footnote at APSA
November 24, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The lead actor and writer of the Israeli film “Footnote” have been awarded High Commendations at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards held last night on the Gold Coast. Read more
Turnbull visits Fischl House
November 24, 2012 by Warren Hurst
Malcolm Turnbull , the Liberal Federal member for the Sydney electorate of Wentworth, has visited the new home of JewishCare . Read more
White Ribbon Day at JewishCare
November 24, 2012 by Warren Hurst
Sydney’s JewishCare has hosted its 5th White Ribbon day heightening awareness of domestic violence. Read more
Yet another sex abuse case
November 24, 2012 by Agencies
Allegations have emerged that another major Jewish organisation in Australia has been caught up in a child sex abuse scandal. Read more
Danby Red over Greens
November 23, 2012 by Michael Danby
Yesterday in the Senate, Greens leader Christine Milne moved an entirely one-sided motion on the missile attacks on Southern Israel. I am attaching a copy of that motion. My comments in response, released to the media and reported in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph are below:….writes Michael Danby Read more
Senate motion passed unanimously
November 23, 2012 by J-Wire
A motion detailing the Government’s position on the Gaza-Israel conflict was passed unanimously in the Senate yesterday. Read more
Jewish Aid, Mitzvah Day and Budo for Peace
November 23, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Budo for Peace www.budoforpeace.org/ is a multi-ethnic NGO which uses martial arts as a framework for building peaceful relationships with members of different cultures, religions and nationalities. The Japanese word budô literally means “the way of stopping conflict”. Read more
Gillard welcomes ceasefire
November 23, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has welcomed the ceasefire and issued the following statement yesterday… Read more
