Mailman Busy at Our Big Kitchen
January 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Our Big Kitchen has received letters from overseas….praise from the World Jewish Congress for its communal work and thanks from the Australian armed forces in Afghanistan for food packages… Read more
Leibler Panel Calls for Constitution Change
January 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne lawyer Mark Leibler is Co-Chair of the Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and has called on all Australians to work for change citing the effect of the Holocaust on his own family. Read more
A Sportsman’s Guide to the Torah
January 13, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Dr Antony Rebuck is a well-known medical researcher….but when he is not writing about medicine Tony becomes Shlomo ben Yitzhak HaLevi…a sports-mad member of the orthodox community who has just published a book titled “A Sportsman’s Guide to the Torah”. Read more
The Promise – ECAJ complains to SBS
Peter Wertheim, the executive director of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written a formal complaint to the SBS Ombudsman following the screening of The Promise, a drama series portraying both the contemporary Israel/Palestine conflict and the situation during the British mandate prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Wertheim’s analysis is extremely thorough… Read more
New deal for eligible Holocaust survivors
December 28, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Following negotiations between the Claims Conference and the German government, the Hardship Fund has experienced changes rersluting in thousand of Jewish Holocaust victims around the world becoming eligible to receive one time payments. Read more
Chabad NZ’s new South Island HQ
December 25, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
Chabad New Zealand will temporarily move its Christchurch operations to Queenstown following the earthquake which struck Christchurch on Friday. Read more
Community leader dies at 103
December 21, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Ray Ginsburg, a former president of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia has passed away at the age of 103. Read more
Israeli windsurfers shine – next stop London
December 14, 2011 by J-Wire
Israeli windsurfers are shining at the International Sailing Federation World Championships in Perth. Read more
Nursing Scholarships for Jewish Care
Two of Melbourne Jewish Care’s Registered Nurses have been awarded prestigious Aged Care Nursing Scholarships, administered by The Royal College of Nursing Australia. Read more
One Egg is a Fortune
November 22, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Dudu Fisher’s grandmother was a Holocaust survivor determined not see her beloved grandson want for something to eat…so she bribed him daily after school to eat food placing a value on each item. Topping the list was a commodity rarely found in Nazi concentration camps…eggs. Read more
Rick Sahar – Top Variety Artist
November 13, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand entertainer Rick Sahar has been awarded the country’s 2011 “Top Variety Artist” award. Read more
Henderson to address plenum
November 11, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
High profile columnist Gerard Henderson will address the monthly plenum of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Former Jerusalem Post editor at JNF gala dinner
November 8, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
David Horovitz, former of editor of the Jerusalem Post, has addressed the NSW Jewish National Fund Gala Dinner in Sydney. Read more
ECAJ Responds to Rhiannon
Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon has issued a statement calling on the Israeli government “to immediately release Michael Coleman”, an Australian member of the Freedom Waves to Gaza Flotilla, who has been arrested by the Israeli Defence Force…a statement that has met with a sharp response from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Australian Friends of Israel to be launched in Melbourne
The Zionist Council of Victoria (ZCV), together with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) will proudly support the launch of the grassroots group Australian Friends of Israel (AFI) this month with an inaugural event on November 16 at the Beth Weizmann Community Centre. Read more
Gottshall Library Opening in Sydney this Month
November 7, 2011 by Community Editor
The Premier of NSW, Barry O’Farrell MP, will officially open the Rebbetzin Jana Gottshall Memorial Library, established by the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA), in Sydney on 29 November. Read more
Chester disappointed with UNESCO
November 4, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Philip Chester, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia has expressed his disappointment at UNESCO’s vote to include the Palestinian Authority as a full member. Read more
New Zealand’s failure to prosecute Nazis
October 30, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Distinguished documentary-maker John Keir is putting the finishing touches to a new film exposing New Zealand’s failure to bring Nazi war criminals who fled its shores to justice. Read more
Training the Body as Well as the Mind
Sydney’s The Emanuel School is in the middle of a two week Healthathon for primary students which will run until November 4. Read more
New Exhibition at the Sydney Museum
Thea Weiss has opened a new exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum….a tribute to Lotte Weiss, a Holocaust survivor and a volunteer guide at the museum. Read more
Prosecutors want Bail Revoked
A former security guard at the Yeshivah College in East St Kilda who has been charged with multiple sex offences is facing court in Melbourne today as prosecutors apply to have his bail revoked. Read more
Former Ha’aretz Editor to Speak in Australia
The New Israel Fund’s Australian branch has confirmed it is bringing former Haaretz Editor-in-Chief David Landau to Australia on a speaking tour next month. Read more
New Aussie Rabbis
October 24, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Central Synagogue’s charismatic Rabbi Levi Wolff and Emanuel Synagogue’s popular Rabbi Paul Jacobson have become Aussies. Read more
Federal Labor Members Visit Israel
Five Labor members of Federal Parliament have reported on their recent participation in an AIJAC Rambam Israel Fellowship Program visit to Israel. Read more
Think Pink this Sunday
October 12, 2011 by Community Editor
The commercial hub of the Sydney suburb of Woollahra will don a pink cloak as the community comes out in support for women and families affected by breast cancer. Read more
20% of Sydney Jewish community below poverty line
Ahead of Anti-Poverty Week, the leader of Sydney’s Jewish Community says that 20% live below the poverty line. Read more
Nomination time
October 10, 2011 by Community Editor
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) is calling for nominations from community members interested in bringing new energy and ideas to its restructured Executive. Read more
Rudd on Contemporary Inter-faith
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd addressed Melbourne’s Deakin University today focusing on the relationship between Western democracy and Islam. Read more
New Mayor for Marrickville
September 28, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
Fiona Byrne, the Marrickville Greens mayor who led the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment drive against Israeli products being sold in the Sydney municipality is no longer wearing the ceremonial chain of office. Read more
Labor Members Visit Sydney Museum
September 28, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Labor members of the NSW Parliament have visited the city’s Jewish Museum. Read more
