Jewish Care Victoria Wins Web Award
August 9, 2011 by Community Editor
Jewish Care Victoria’s revamped website has been awarded the ‘Best in Class’ Interactive Media Award world-wide in the “Community” category. Read more
Tonight is Census Night – Please Identify
August 9, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Jewish Communal Appeal has sent a message requesting all Australian Jews identify as being Jewish in today’s census. Read more
AFL Peace Team – on Their Way
August 8, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The AFL Peace Team, 12 Israelis and 12 Palestinians, leaves Israel today for Australia to compete in the AFL International Cup. Read more
Victorian Community Links with Pysychologists to Support Abuse Victims
August 6, 2011 by Michelle Coleman
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and Australian Jewish Psychologists Inc (AJP) have partnered to offer support to those who have been affected by the latest child abuse scandal. Read more
Put Your Hand Up
August 6, 2011 by Michelle Coleman
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has advised all affiliates that the CENSUS is critical for the provision of accurate statistics on Jewish numbers and location. Read more
JCA at the AJC hosting the AJC
August 4, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
More than 600 supporters of the JCA [Jewish Communal Appeal] packed a function room at Sydney’s AJC [Australian Jockey Club] to listen to David Harris, the Executive Director of the AJC [the American Jewish Committee…]. Read more
Australia’s Oldest Jew Passes Away
August 2, 2011 by Agencies
Mary Rothstein, Australia’s oldest Jew, passed away on Tuesday, aged 110. Read more
Rabbi Yosef Feldman stands down
August 1, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The Rabbinical Council of NSW has announced that Rabbi Yosef Feldman has stepped aside as president. Read more
Rabbi Yosef Feldman claims he was defamed
August 1, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Yosef Feldman has issued a statement alleging he has been defamed following the publication of articles in the Jewish and secular media over the weekend. Read more
Enough is Never Enough
July 31, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Did round the world cyclist Jinji Sadan get a well-earned sleep-in on his first Sunday morning following his arrival on Friday in Sydney, his final destination after a 65,000 km trip? Nope! It was up and at ’em at 6:30 a.m with a whole bunch of new friends from Maccabi. Read more
Eye witness report of latest Brenner BDS incident
Anti-Israel protesters have once again targeted the Max Brenner chocolate store in Melbourne’s inner CBD. Michael Burd was there and reports for J-Wire… Read more
You Have Reached Your Destination
July 29, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
Israeli round the world cyclist Roei “Jinji” Sadan turned left down Sydney’s Macquarie St yesterday and rolled onto the Opera House forecourt five minutes late for his scheduled arrival…after 1,458 days on the road and 65,000 kms clocked up on his odometer. Read more
ADC call to fight racism
The Jewish anti-racism group ADC has called for more proactive action to fight racism in response to recent events both in Australia and overseas. Read more
Trailblazing dinner – Jewish and Muslim leadership in Victoria
A further significant step in cementing an ongoing meaningful relationship between Victorian Jews and Muslims was marked at the recent executive dinner held for the leadership of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria and the Islamic Council of Victoria. Read more
ZFA’s Zionist Seminars – arriving soon at a school near you!
July 24, 2011 by Ginette Searle
Forty-one Zionist Seminar madrichim are preparing to visit Australia from Israel to present the 2011 Zionist Seminar program…a record number. Read more
The ZFA trains a New Generation of Israel Advocates
Twenty young Australians visiting Israel on IBC, AUJS Aviv or Bnei Akiva shnat MASA programs dedicated three days to an intensive seminar, preparing them to be activists and advocates for Israel upon their return to Australia. Read more
Progressive Movement adds its Voice to BDS Legislation
July 15, 2011 by Agencies
The Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) and ARZA (Australian Reform Zionist Association) join Jewish leaders in Israel and around the world in opposing new legislation passed in Israel. Read more
Open letter to the ZFA
July 14, 2011 by J-Wire
Nathan Cherny has responded to the Zionist Federation of Australia and its president Philip Chester on the New Israel Fund…and it is an open letter. Read more
Police seek victims of sexual assault in second Jewish school
July 7, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
For the second time within a month, Melbourne police are investigating sexual assaults in a Jewish school. Read more
AFL Meets the Peace Team
July 6, 2011 by Agencies
A delegation from the Australian Football League and members of the Australian media recently visited Israel to meet with the 13-member Israeli and Palestinian team known as the Peace Team, as they prepare for the August 2011 AFL International Cup in Australia, in which 24 countries will compete. Read more
Gilad Shalit Remembered
July 5, 2011 by Agencies
Melbourne’s Jewish community has sent a message of support, compassion and action to Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and the Shalit family, with hundreds participating in the weekend awareness campaign “5 Minutes for Gilad”, marking 5 long years since Gilad was kidnapped and held captive by the Hamas regime on June 25, 2006. Read more
Danby slams Max Brenner protesters
July 3, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has lashed out at anti-Israel protesters who encouraged the boycotting of the Max Brenner Chocolate shop in inner Melbourne.
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$130 million Israeli geothermal plant for NZ
June 29, 2011 by Agencies
Ormat Technologies will build the Ngatamariki geothermal project in New Zealand for $130 million. Read more
New Aussie Movie Star premieres in Jerusalem
June 27, 2011 by Agencies
Jerusalem’s Cinematheque was packed to the rafters on Sunday night for the opening of the eighth annual Australia Israel Cultural Exchange’s Australian Film Festival. Read more
Israeli cyclist on world tour arrives in Melbourne
June 27, 2011 by Elly Shalev
An Israeli cyclist riding his bike around the world has just arrived in Melbourne on the Australian leg of his four year journey. Read more
Jewish House Sleepout Praised in Parliament
June 23, 2011 by Agencies
Bruce Notley-Smith, the NSW State Liberal Member of Parliament for Coogee this week praised the efforts of Sydney’s Jewish House in successfully supporting a sleepout for school students in order to experience the hardships of the homeless… Read more
Wellington Open Day features Holocaust Centre
June 22, 2011 by David Zwartz
As a run-up to the World Rugby Cup, when New Zealand’s capital expects to be flooded with visitors, the local tourism organisation (Positively Wellington Tourism) has arranged an “open day” of the city’s main tourist attractions, ranging across museums, the zoo, major parks and heritage buildings. Read more
IPO and the Flamenco Dancer
June 13, 2011 by Agencies
Deanna Blacher was awarded an OAM in today’s Queen’s Birthday list…but her skills with the castanets have been acknowledged by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. Read more
Austen asks the question Q&A cannot answer
June 7, 2011 by Agencies
Jewish comedian Austen Tayshus, aka Sandy Gutman, was on the front foot against Greens senator-elect Lee Rhiannon on ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night. Read more
Chomsky awarded Sydney Peace Prize
June 3, 2011 by Agencies
Arch Israel critic Noam Chomsky has been awarded this year’s Sydney Peace Prize “for inspiring the convictions of millions about a common humanity and for unfailing moral courage”. Read more
