Census clarified
June 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has clarifed the results of the 2011 census and has confirmed that the registered Jewish population of Australia stood at 97,335 on the day of the census…and increase of 9.57% over the 2005 result. Read more
On your bike
June 25, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
18-yr-old Melbourne student Benyomin Cylich will cross the United States next month on his bicycle to raise $5000 for the Friendship Club. Read more
Wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics
June 25, 2012 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
Introducing Adam Kellerman, a 21-year-old wheelchair tennis player from Sydney who will represent Australia at the Paralympic Games in London. Read more
Wallenberg Centenary
June 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A call has gone out to rabbis to prepare and deliver sermons in synagogues across Australia to honor the memory of Raoul Wallenberg on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Read more
2011 Census – first report. Up 35%…or 9%?
June 24, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
When the census forms were issued in 2011, the Jewish religion was not listed as a tick box option. But we have extracted what we can to bring you the latest figures… Read more
Funding for NSW Jewish dayschools’ security
June 22, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Government funding for the increased security for Jewish day schools in NSW is yet to be finalised. Read more
On loan to the Sydney Jewish Museum…from Auschwitz
June 22, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
The Sydney Jewish Museum has received artifacts on loan from Auschwitz…and survivors witnessed the handover. Read more
Kosher sleepout
June 22, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
CEOs spent a night experiencing how it feels to be homeless across the nation last night…and the facilities to feed them in Sydney were provided by the Chabad’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more
The family that keeps on giving
June 21, 2012 by Ayal Tusia
A Melbourne family activates a generational change in a long history of charitable donations… Read more
In praise of Wallenberg
Federal Labor MP Mark Dreyfus has made a parliamentary speech honoring the memory of Raoul Wallenberg. Read more
“All That I Am” wins Miles Franklin
Anna Funder’s book “All That I Am” has won the coveted Miles Franklin Literary Award…a tale revealing a different but still very dark side of Adolf Hitler. Read more
Emanuel Synagogue to join “Walk Together”
June 21, 2012 by Immanuel Suttner
As part of Refugee Week, Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue will be joining “Walk Together” a walk to celebrate the fact that “although we all arrived via different pathways we share a common Australian journey.” Read more
Lunch with the Chief Rabbi
June 21, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney-based Rabbi Pinchus Feldman and his son Rabbi Eli Feldman are participating in the two-day Living Legacy Conference in Washington. Read more
Securing our Schools
June 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Michael Danby, Member for Melbourne Ports, today congratulated six local Jewish schools for being awarded over $2.1 million under the Gillard Government’s Secure Schools Program. Read more
Danby tackles the ABC over its Israel coverage
Michael Danby MP, Federal Member for Melbourne Ports, has taken the ABC to task in a grievance speech to the Federation Chamber for their biased coverage of Middle East Issues. Read more
Swinging rabbi
June 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish House’s Rabbi Mendel Kastel enjoyed his golf lesson today….from former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Read more
Last minute instructions
June 20, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
19-yr-old super athlete Steven Solomon is winging his way to Barcelona and the World Junior Athletics Championships…next stop London and the Olympics. He takes with him last minute instructions from his 78-yr-old Jewish coach. Read more
Sydney barrister attends grave dedication in Poland
In a tiny village in southern Poland, a Sydney barrister has attended the rededication of the grave of the woman who saved his mother in WWII…and words from the Talmud are inscribed on her headstone. Read more
Sleepout in Bondi
June 19, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Jewish House organised a sleepout at Bondi Beach attracting more than 100 Jewish pupils from local high schools. Read more
Israeli General explains Shorashim
June 19, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Brigadier-General [Res] Elazar Stern has been addressing the Sydney community on the workings of Shorashim Centre which attempts to prove the Jewish roots of Soviet immigrants in Israel. Read more
Mini Limmud in Sydney
June 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Yom Limmud packed a wonderfully varied program of subjects into one very busy day for its organisers and presenters. Read more
Ezra Movie Night
June 19, 2012 by Carly Shamgar
Sydney’s young mums and mums-to-be spent an evening at the movies seeing the hit comedy “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” and raising funds for Ezra , an Israeli charity which assists mothers and their newborn babies across Israel. Read more
Emanuel student represents Australia
June 19, 2012 by Michelle Favero
Daniel Goldbach, a Year 12 student at Sydney’s Emanuel School, has been selected to represent Australia at the 24th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Italy in September 2012. Read more
Living Historians at Masada
June 18, 2012 by Janet Kalmin
Year 10 students at Masada College have presented their Living Historians program based upon their interviews with Holocaust Survivors who are now resident at the Montefiore Home.
Music Maker hears his Music
June 18, 2012 by Community Editor
Moriah College has performed the Moriah March in a private performance to the piece’s composer…music icon Tommy Tycho. Read more
Auschwitz artifacts on loan to Sydney museum
June 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney Jewish Museum has received artifacts on loan from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Read more
Learning to Learn – an Aussie-Israeli startup
Janet Sernack made aliyah two years ago and is joining the ranks of the Israeli start-ups. Read more
Never too late to learn Part 2
June 16, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Tomorrow [Sunday] is Yom Limmud in Sydney and we would like to introduce you to some more of the presenters who will take you one step further along your Jewish journey… Read more
Harmony Prize for Moriah Student
June 15, 2012 by Community Editor
16-yr-old Mimi Weiss has taken out the 2012 Harmony Day Song Writing Competition. Read more
Protestors have no effect on meeting
June 15, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Speakers at the State Zionist Council of NSW reception for Israeli Major General Elazar Stern were not phased by competition from outside the Sydney venue by pro-Palestinian protestors. Read more
