The Arava Australia Partnership cooks up a storm in Sydney
December 4, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
The Arava Australia Partnership (AAP) have celebrated the culinary differences between their community and Sydney’s. Read more
Remembering Jews expelled from Arab countries
December 4, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The World Jewish Congress has co-sponsored an event at the United Nations in New York, organised by Israel’s Permanent Mission to the UN, to commemorate the expulsion of 850,000 Jews from Arab countries and Iran in the wake of Israel’s independence in 1948…a similar event was held in Sydney. Read more
Addressing NSW’s hate laws
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies is working closely with NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton on the need to amend the state’s hate-speech legislation. Read more
Alhadeff and Jones discuss Hizb ut-Tahrir
September 17, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies’ CEO Vic Alhadeff has spoken on air with Sydney radio station 2GB’s Alan Jones about Hizb ut-Tahrir a group which has accused Jews “of corrupting the world”. Read more
Doron wins the Bible Quiz
September 5, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Doron Lewin has won the 2015 NSW Bible Quiz held at Sydney’s Mizrachi Synagogue. Read more
Museum café to be endowed
August 24, 2015 by Natalia Thomas
The Sydney Jewish Museum Café is to be endowed by well-known communal benefactor, Lorand Loblay. Read more
Brain Injury Awareness Week
August 20, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney event launching the national Brain Injury Awareness Week was held at Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen whose CEO suffered brain damage ten years ago. Read more
JCA Casino night – a J-Wire Photo Gallery
Were you at the JCA Casino night in Sydney? Giselle Haber may have photographed you. Read more
Paul Sheehan for NSWJBD AGM
August 12, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Columnist and senior Sydney Morning Herald writer Paul Sheehan will be the keynote speaker at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ 2015 Annual General Meeting next Tuesday evening. Read more
OBK does C2S
August 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A team from Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen participated in this year’s City to Surf run. Read more
Counter-terrorism expert delivers the Graf Oration
July 30, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Over 400 people attended The Shalom Institute’s sixth Graf Oration held in Sydney this week, Read more
A surprise birthday
July 30, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberals John Ajaka recently visited Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen with Chief of Staff Adam Zarth…and found himself singing happy birthday. Read more
SJWF: full program released
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Ground breaking Israeli television director and writer of Prisoners of War and Homeland, Gideon Raff, New York Times foreign affairs editor Roger Cohen and German-Nigerian author Jennifer Teege, whose grandfather was a brutal Nazi commandant, are three of the headline speakers at the upcoming Sydney Jewish Writers Festival (SJWF) this August 29-30. Read more
Australian military expert to address NSWJBD plenum
July 7, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Retired Australian Major-General Jim Molan, a member of a multi-national group of former military experts which defended the actions of the Israel Defence Force in its war against Hamas last year, will address the NSWJBD plenum later this month. Read more
New NSW program for up and coming politicians
June 30, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has announced its new Berger Fellowship program designed to strengthen ties between the Jewish community and future political leaders. Read more
Outrage at antisemitic attacks on Frydenberg
June 29, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
There has been strong reaction both within the Jewish community and without to a tirade of antisemitic tweets against federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Read more
Mentoring to make a difference
June 26, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Hillel, a department of the Shalom Institute have launched a search for participants to apply for The Ideation Project. Read more
Anti-semitism hits the mailboxes – again
June 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Homes in the Sydney suburbs of Bondi and Dover Heights have been targeted by an antisemitic group distributing leaflets stating that “to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise”. Read more
A mother’s tale
June 15, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Author of the best-seller “The Book Thief” Markus Zusak has enthralled Sydney’s JCA East Communal Event with stories of broken eggs and wartime Munich. Read more
Were you at Limmud Oz last weekend?
June 12, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
A J-Wire photo gallery…. Read more
Christopher Pyne opens new learning centre
June 12, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has opened the new Education Resource Centre at Sydney’s Jewish Museum which now has the capacity to increase the numbers participating in its courses by over 75%. Read more
Limmud-Oz 2015 roundup
June 10, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Overseas presenters were a great attraction at this year’s Limmud Oz held at Sydney’s University of NSW.
Christopher Pyne to open resource centre at SJM
June 9, 2015 by Natalia Thomas
Federal Minister for Education and Training Christopher Pyne will open the state of the art NAB Education and Resource Centre (ERC) at the Sydney Jewish Museum this week. Read more
The Jewish approach to Organ Donation
June 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies June plenum will discuss the Beth Din’s position on organ donation. Read more
A call to Jewish artists
June 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
As part of the 2015 Day of Jewish Culture and Heritage Sydney’s B’nai B’rith and Newtown Synagogue are planning an exhibition of the work of Jewish artists and an art market… Read more
Marks comedy family ties with Limmud-Oz
June 3, 2015 by Paula Towers
When you meet with three members of a family with the last name Marks, all blessed with a free-flowing humorous streak, you can’t help but wonder, what’s in a name? Read more
Surprise award for Shalom College
June 3, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
An indigenous student residing at Sydney’s Shalom College has nominated her hosts for an award which the college won. Read more
On the fringe
May 31, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
In search of Anne Frank’s father’s letters
May 27, 2015 by Natalia Thomas
The Sydney Jewish Museum and Holland’s iconic Anne Frank House have launched a search for a series of typed and hand written letters that Otto Frank wrote to Australian pen pals in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. Read more
Eva speaks to students
May 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Holocaust survivor, Eva Grinston has spoken to students at Sydney’s Shalom College’s formal dinner. Read more
