Teaching manual to be produced on shared values
July 12, 2012 by J-Wire
The Institute for Judaism and Civilisation has been awarded a $20,000 grant to produce a teaching manual of the shared values of Christianity, Islam and Judaism to strengthen resilience against violent extremism. Read more
Police cooking not booking
July 11, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
More than 35 members of the NSW police force followed up an educational visit to the Sydney Jewish Museum with a cook-in at the Chabad’s Our Big Kitchen in Bondi. Read more
Turning away from the Greens
July 10, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
In the lead up to this weekend’s State conference, two prominent State Labor MPs with a record of supporting Israel and Jewish causes – have expressed their formal support for NSW ALP General Secretary, Mr Sam Dastyari’s statement distancing Labor from the Greens. Read more
Germany accepting Soviet WWII claims
July 10, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The chairman of The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has announced that an estimated 80,000 victims of Nazi Germany in the former Soviet Union are now eligible for compensation payments. Read more
Miller heads to Israel
July 9, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president Yair Miller will represent Australia at the first Global Israel Diaspora summit being held by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Jerusalem next week. Read more
Remembering Irena
July 8, 2012 by Mary Slade
The Polish and Israeli Embassies have jointly held a classical concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre to perpetuate the heroism and memory of Irena Sendler, one of the Righteous Among the Nations, honoured by Israel for her “light of compassion and love of her neighbor as herself”, and to whom the concert was dedicated. Read more
People of the Book: Land Language Culture
The Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney is presenting a one-day seminar on 15 July at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Presented by experts from the department, this seminar will examine the broad contours of Jewish history and belief as well as the sacred texts and languages that have accompanied Jews to all their habitations. Read more
Israel says thank you
July 6, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon has met with the Australian Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Peter Slipper. Mr. Slipper is in Israel for his first visit in his role as Speaker of Parliament. Also at the meeting were Ilana Romano and Ankie Spitzer, the widows of Yosef Romano and Andrei Spitzer, who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972. Read more
Managing volunteers
July 6, 2012 by J-Wire
Volunteer management was the hot topic at Jewish community organisations this week, following a consultation about a potential Jewish Care Victoria and Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) sponsored Volunteer Resource Centre (VRC). Read more
Biggest Shabbat dinner ever?
July 6, 2012 by Community Editor
JEMs (Jewish Education Matters) has hosted its largest ever Shabbat with over 400 people attending in what could be Sydney’s largest Shabbat dinner ever. Read more
There is only life
July 6, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Claude Lanzsmann, the French film maker who produced Shoah, the 9½ hours long documentary on the Holocaust, was interviewed on ABC’s Lateline by Tony Jones. Read more
Aboriginal story features in U.S. Jewish calendar
A Jewish calendar for 5773 (2012 to 2013) recently published in the United States and circulated internationally highlights the story of Aboriginal activist William Cooper’s compassionate and courageous march through the streets of Melbourne to protest against the Nazi persecution of Jews on and following Kristallnacht, in November 1938. His story appears above the November page of the calendar. Read more
Wallenberg remembered
The Council of Christians and Jews Victoria AGM has been held in conjunction with Raoul Wallenberg Unit of B’nai B’rith. Read more
March of the Living chairman calls for increased Australian involvement
June 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Day school students who took part in this year’s March of the Living have met Holocaust survivors at a special function at the Sydney Jewish Museum…and heard a plea from the MOTL World Chairman for stronger Australian involvement.
Help to achieve pregnancy
Australian Jewish Fertility Network (AJFN), formally known as ‘Spa For the Soul’, aims to provide resources, information, financial and emotional support to those struggling with infertility. Read more
Australian Film Festival a huge hit in Israel
June 29, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Israelis were treated to an insight into Australian life through cinema thanks to the Australian Film Festival held this week in Israel. Read more
Australian Zionist Leaders at the new Herzl Centre
June 29, 2012 by Ginette Searle
The newly opened Herzl Education Centre in Jerusalem has hosted 20 Australian Zionist community leaders for an intensive and fascinating two day leadership conference. Read more
Hebrew Café in business again
June 29, 2012 by Joshua Cole
Hagshama Melbourne have reopened their Hebrew Cafe in conjunction with the Israel Aliyah Centre, in partnership with Masa. Read more
Visiting the past and witnessing the future
85 year-old Australian Dennis Rudnick took part in Israel’s War of Independence. Recently, he revisited his Israeli past with KKL-JNF. Read more
ECAJ praises Parliament
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry President, Dr Danny Lamm, and Executive Director, Peter Wertheim, have hailed a resolution by Australia’s House of Representatives calling on the International Olympic Committee to observe a minute’s silence to remember the 11 Israeli athletes who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Games in 1972. The resolution was passed on Tuesday with bipartisan support. Read more
Hitler gets a mention in NZ Parliament
June 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A member of the New Zealand Parliament has compared the country’s National Party to Adolf Hitler regarding legislation dealing with partial asset sales. She has apologised, Read more
Cooking up understanding
June 27, 2012 by Elaine Black
For the past two months weekly cooking sessions with Jewish and Muslim women have been taking place between Our Big Kitchen and Punchbowl Boys High School. Read more
Former IDF Chief: Keep Israel’s democracy, religion balanced
June 27, 2012 by Joshua Cole
“The greatest threat to Israel’s military survival isn’t Iran or the Palestinians – no, it’s Israel’s own internal identity struggle” said Major General (Res.) Elazar Stern. Read more
Progressives and Refugee Week
June 27, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The UPJ’s Jewish Religious Action and Advocacy Centre (JRAAC) launched Refugee Week activities with premier showings of the highly praised documentary “The Last Survivor” in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more
Australian parliament stands in silence in memory of Israeli athletes
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anna Burke, this morning called members to stand in silence in memory of the eleven Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Read more
Australia’s Woodside teams up with Israel’s Delek
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s Delek Group Ltd has applied for Cypriot offshore oil and gas exploration licenses through its gas exploration units Avner Oil and Gas LP and Delek Drilling LP. The companies are part of a consortium with Italy’s Enel Trade SpA, France’s Edison International SpA, and Australia’s Woodside Energy Holdings Pty Ltd. Read more
Carbon Dioxide to fuel – an Australian-Israeli initiative
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
An Israeli-Australian venture will use solar technology developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of brown coal. Read more
Grant for Jewish House Yes We Can Food Drive
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW State Member for Vaucluse, Gabrielle Upton MP, has announced a $3,000 grant for the Jewish House Yes We Can Food Drive project. Read more
A Minute’s Silence
June 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Federal Liberal Member for Bradfield Paul Fletcher has moved a motion in Parliament calling on the International Olympic Committee to observe a minute’s silence to commemorate the memory of the Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Read more
So you thought PM Netanyahu is tough on terrorism? Not exactly.
The mother of Melbourne-born Malki Roth who died at the hands of a suicide writes about the release of the woman who was responsible for her death. Read more
