Trouble brewing in Melbourne
June 5, 2012 by Elly Shalev
Aprotest is being organised in an attempt to intimidate invitees and tarnish today’s Yom Haazmaut celebration in Melboure with false and misleading statements about Israel. Read more
The Great Wall Limmud
June 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The highly popular Limmud project took an exciting new direction this week as the feast of Jewish learning took place at a new location…the Great Wall of China. Read more
Albert Dadon = Albare
June 5, 2012 by J-Wire
Albert Dadon is well known throughout the community as the founder of the Australia Israel Cultural Exchange and the Australia Israel Leadership Forum…but the Melbourne businessman’s alter ego Albare is now on the road fronting his star-packed jazz group on their “Long Way” world tour. J-Wire has five free double tickets for Satrday’s Sydney performance. Read more
When nature calls
June 5, 2012 by Agencies
A Melbourne family has donated a much-needed facility to one of Israel’s most populat nature reserves…wheelchair accessible bio lavatories. Read more
Parliamentarians oppose right wing Greek presence in Australia
June 4, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Two NSW Labor parliamentarians have said they will oppose plans by the far right Greek Golden Dawn Party to set up “three or four” branches in Australia. Read more
Thinking about drinking
June 4, 2012 by Michelle Coleman
A policewoman and an alcohol education trainer from Odyssey House presented information about alcohol and the law in two separate sessions to Mount Scopus Memorial College’s Year 6 students and parents in Melbourne. Read more
Learning Jewish Writes
June 4, 2012 by Michelle Coleman
Members of the Jewish and wider Victorian communities were introduced to the ancient art of scribing at an event in Melbourne CBD on Sunday. The Hebrew Calligraphy workshop took place under the rubric of Melbourne’s annual ‘The Light in Winter’ festival at Federation Square. Read more
Government help for Jewish Care and B’nai B’rith mental health projects
June 4, 2012 by Warren Hurst
T he State Government has provided $40,000 in funding for essential modifications for a two home units that B’nai B’rith Retirement Villages intends to purchase to provide homes for people with mental health issues. Read more
Premier to present awards
May 30, 2012 by Community Editor
The State Israel has conferred two Righteous Amongst the Nations awards which will be presented by NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell tomorrow. Read more
Australia gives $90 million support to Palestinians
May 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr, today announced Australia would support additional teachers and doctors for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, with a $90 million funding agreement signed with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Canberra this afternoon. Read more
SSO at the Montefiore
May 25, 2012 by Community Editor
Members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have visited Sydney’s Montefiore Home at Randwick to perform for the residents. Read more
Israel and Insulin For Life partners with Samoa
Aspecial ceremony has taken place at Samoa’s National Health Services compound to mark the 50th anniversary of Samoa’s independence. H.E. Ambassador Shemi Tzur, Israel’s Ambassador to New Zealand, handed over to the Minister of Health of Samoa, Dr. Leo Tuitama Talalelei, much needed diabetes supplies donated by Insulin for Life Australia. Read more
Top Educator for Melbourne
May 22, 2012 by J-Wire
One of Israel’s best-known and charismatic Jewish educators, Rabbi Dr Benny Lau, will participate in the Zionist Federation of Australia’s 8th Biennial Jewish Educators’ Conference, to be held at Bialik College on 12-13 August, and will address the opening plenum session. Read more
Israel advocacy on your iPhone
You can help fight back and set the record straight, when anti-Israel groups use social media to demonise and defame Israel. Read more
An optimistic Daniel Sokatch
May 21, 2012 by Agencies
Israel may be a “democracy in recession” but there’s a “blossoming of grassroots social justice activism” fighting on the frontline. Read more
Honouring the volunteers
May 20, 2012 by Sarah Hanniffy
Sydney’s Montefiore Home has celebrated its hardworking volunteers through events scheduled throughout National Volunteer Week (NVW). Read more
The New JNF
May 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish National Fund NSW is planning to promote the organisation’s involvement in environmental issues within Israel…activities which will enhance the tree-planting which is the bedrock of JNF. Read more
NSW Police objects to a peak-time city pro-Palestinian march
May 13, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A pro-Palestinian group has issued a media release claiming NSW police will go to the Supreme Court tomorrow in a bid to block an Al-Nakba commemoration march in Sydney on Tuesday…but the police simply want the protest diverted from the city centre at peak time.
The 4th of May
May 11, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Former Premier of NSW and distinguished businessman Nick Greiner has launched “The 4th of May” – the personal memoir of Hungarian-born Paul Galy. Read more
Close call for bible contestants
May 7, 2012 by Joshua Cole
Facing competition from around the globe, Australian Matthew Lichtig finished strongly at Chidon HaTanach, the International Bible Contest, in Israel. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut party
May 4, 2012 by Community Editor
The Yom Ha’atzmaut Young Adult Party is the largest annual young adult event on the Sydney community calendar. With numbers ranging from 600 to 1,000 participants each year, we capture various young adult groups in the community. It possesses a unique opportunity for the many young adult organisations to collaborate together, with a common goal – CELEBRATING ISRAEL! Read more
For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow
May 3, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Council of the University of of New South Wales will award an Honorary Fellowship to Dr Hilton Immerman, the CEO of the Shalom Institute. Read more
Danby questions Tunisians on Hamas
Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group, was present in Tunisia some weeks ago. Hamas’ s activities were raised by Australian Federal Labor MP Michael Danby when he questioned the head of the new Tunisian governing party, Ennahda, Rached Ghannounchi, at a meeting in the Tunisian capitol last week. Read more
New Zealand’s Jewish Movie Bonanza
April 26, 2012 by Miriam Bell
Documentary enthusiasts in New Zealand will have an unprecedented number of Israeli and/or Jewish themed films to choose from at this year’s Documentary Edge Festival. Read more
ANZAC Day and Yom Hazikaron
April 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
One of the most significant days in the Australian calendar, Anzac Day, has coincided the year with Yom Hazikaron. Read more
Face-to-Face with Professor Konrad Kwiet
April 5, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Professor Konrad Kwiet is the German-born Pratt Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Sydney and resident historian at the Sydney Jewish Museum. J-Wire presents a filmed interview on the eve of a museum function to honour him for his contribution to his chosen field of endeavour. An interview not to miss…. Read more
Sydney burials assured for 30 years
April 2, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
3,000 burial plots for the Jewish community have been announced at a new section at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery by the NSW Minister for Primary Industry Katrina Hodgkinson. Read more
Hungary commemorates Wallenberg centenary
The Capital Jewish Forum and B’nai B’rith have hosted the Hungarian Ambassador to Australia during the year in which Hungary commemorates the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg…the Swedish diplomat responsible saving countless Jews during WWII. Read more
JNF stalwart honored in Israel
A memorial plaque has been unveiled in the Australia Park in Western Galilee in honor of Sol Schildkraut, who passed away last year. Read more
World Vision Responds
March 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
World Vision Australia has received the report on allegations made by Israeli organisation Shurat HaDin that Australian funds emanating from them were being channeled to the Union of Agricultural Workers Committees which has alleged connections to the PFLP. J-Wire publishes World Vision’s response. Read more
