Help needed in Marrickville
September 6, 2012 by Shirlee Finn
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Many know Sergio Redegalli, most probably do not. Shirley Finn makes an appeal to help him secure victory in Saturday’s municipal elections…
Marrickville art winner
August 27, 2012 by J-Wire
Filed under Have You Heard?
A member of Sydney’s Inner West Jewish community is one of the prize-winners in the inaugural “Spirit Life in Marrickville” art project, with her entry, a diptych etching entitled “Windows”. Read more
Friends of Israel and enemies in Marrickville
February 22, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
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At a function launching the revitalised NSW Parliamentary Israeli Friendship Group, Israel’s ambassador to Australia expressed his farewell to the pro-BDS Greens who drove last year’s anti-Israel campaign in the inner-Sydney suburb of Marrickville. Read more
New Mayor for Marrickville
September 28, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
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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
Award Winning Israeli Singer performing in Marrickville
June 15, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
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Efrat Goshhas won the World Music Cabaret Award as Artist of the Decade…and tonight she will perform in the heart of Marrickville whose municipal council recently attempted to boycott Israeli artists. Read more
Tutu praises Marrickville mayor
June 7, 2011 by Agencies
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Marrickville Council, which joined the Israel boycott last year but abandoned it in April amid intense pressure, is back in the spotlight after a letter emerged today from Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu praising Mayor Fiona Byrne. Read more
Chazan to speak in Marrickville
June 1, 2011 by Agencies
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Professor Naomi Chazan, a three-time Knesset member and former Deputy Speaker of Israel’s parliament, will speak in Marrickville – the scene of a recent bitter battle over whether to boycott Israel – during her visit to Australia this month.
The Marrickville Council meeting
J-Wire reader Jack Pinczewski attended the Marrickville Council meeting. Here is his report…. Read more
Marrickville Israel Boycott Dumped – Senator asks ACTU to Follow
Marrickville Council has abandoned its bid to boycott Israel.
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Marrickville Council to vote on Israeli boycott
Marrickville Council will vote on Tuesday on a motion to rescind its controversial Israel boycott. Read more
Senate Slams Marrickville Council
March 24, 2011 by Agencies
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The Senate has supported a motion proposed by Senator Mitch Fifield denouncing Marrickville Council’s boycott of Israel. Read more
The Q Society and Marrickville Council
March 20, 2011 by Larry Stillman
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In the past week or so, it has become clear that the organisation which has is behind the petition against the Marrickville Council’s Boycott Divestment and Sanctions declaration is an active right wing, racist organisation. the QSociety, whose official HQ is a post box office box in the western suburbs of Melbourne. It has strong links into other circles of haters and racists who just don’t like Muslims but other people as well. When the issue of a Muslim prayer group in the heart of the Jewish community in Melbourne, was attached to their cause, it took me only 5 minutes of searching on Google to figure out what these people represent, and that is what makes the Sydney response so scandalous. Read more
Medicine for Marrickville
A long time ago – some sixty years – I had a spell of some medical responsibilities in the Marrickville area. It was the time of early multiculturalism and I retain pleasant memories of a happy polyglot community with a great sense of civic pride and neighbourly concern. Read more
Marrickville to Decide on Israeli Peace Team Visit
March 11, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
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Independent Councillor Victor Macri has called for permission to be granted to use Sydney’s Marrickville Town Hall to host the Israeli/Palestinian Australian Rules Peace Team in August. Read more
Danby calls on O’Farrell to block Greens in Marrickville
March 6, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
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Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has called on NSW Liberal leader Barry O’Farrell to block a Greens victory in the NSW State election. Read more
Danby and Marrickville Preferences
February 23, 2011 by J-Wire
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Dear Editor,
The NSW Opposition apparently plans to issue no preferences in the coming State election in the seat of Marrickville. This is a marked contrast to the Liberal policy in Victoria at the recent State election which the Liberals won. The Liberal decision not to issue preferences against the Greens is made possible by the optional preferential voting system. It will mean that the chief proponent of the Watermelon faction of the Greens, Fiona Byrne, the woman who has driven the boycott Israel policy as Mayor of Marrickville may well be elected to the NSW Parliament.
Remember Marrickville General Manager Ken Gainger revealed that 86.25 hours of staff time have been devoted to trying to implement an anti-Israel resolution plus an unspecified amount of ‘unrecorded time’. The cost is said to be ‘unquantifiable’ because Council staff do not operate according to a time costing system (informally we have heard that the cost to date is well over $30,000 – and that’s even before the formal report about implementation has been completed).
This is a scandalous waste of resources. Marrickville Council has never received a mandate from ratepayers for this expenditure of their money which could have been applied to fixing broken footpaths, clearing dumped rubbish and upgrading the library and other local services. Voters in NSW do not need a ratbag local councillors in the NSW Parliament. Unfortunately the decision of the NSW Opposition to sit on the fence means that an avowed enemy of the Australian Jewish community maybe elected to Macquarie Street. At this eleventh hour, I hope the community can pressure the Libs to do the right thing and get them to stop this Green radical being elected.
Michael Danby MP
Federal Member for Melbourne Ports
Greened out in Marrickville
February 16, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
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Lisa Jackson Pulver tied herself to trees as fledgling environmental activists protesters waged a peaceful war against the damming of Tasmania’s Franklin River in the 1980s…but she is a Greens supporter no more. Read more
A Jewish voice at Marrickville Council
February 14, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
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More than 30 supporters, mostly Jewish, turned up at Marrickville Council Chamber last week to support Clare Nadas, secretary of the Newtown Synagogue, who spoke on the Council’s sister-city relationship with Bethlehem… Read more
An answer for Marrickville from Israel
February 6, 2011 by Agencies
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A message and a video to the world from young Israelis questioning the value of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions against their country….following a call to artist Macy Gray to cancel her concert in Tel Aviv next week. Read more
Marrickville: Locals confer
January 31, 2011 by Community Editor
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A community-lead meeting was held yesterday at the Newtown Synagogue, to discuss the Motion to support the BDS campaign, which was passed by a 10 to 2 majority, by Marrickville Council last month. Read more
Marrickville: A Word from Danby
January 18, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
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Federal Labour Member of Parliament Michael Danby has thrown his hat into the Marrickville Council Israeli boycott ring. Read more
Marrickville Council Boycott
All parties that support economic boycott of Israeli goods made in Palestine, are blocking j ventures for peace and employment within the two states of Israel and Palestine. They are blocking peaceful co.operation and econmic sustenance between the 2 states.. The boycotters are therefore supporting chaos
Sandra Hepner
Marrickville Council and its Israel Boycott
January 7, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
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An online petition has to date netted almost 1300 signatures protesting the resolution passed last month by a Sydney council to introduce boycotts against Israel. Read more
Marrickville Council Condemns Israel
Sydney’s Jewish community has slammed a Marrickville Council motion condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza. Read more
Newtown Synagogue attack investigated as attempted arson
The investigation into the graffiti attack on Newtown Synagogue has revealed that the perpetrators intended to burn the building down, escalating the incident from vandalism to an attempted act of terrorism. Read more
Second antisemitic attack in 24 hours: Newtown Synagogue defaced
For the second time in as many days, a synagogue in Sydney has been defaced with antisemitic graffiti with swastikas. Read more
BDS rears its ugly head at the City of Sydney Council
June 26, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The City of Sydney has voted to adopt a BDS against suppliers involved in “human rights abuses in Palestine”. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: Johanna, George and Judit Korner – a family international beauty business
September 26, 2023 by Features Desk
Filed under Featured Articles
Johanna was born on 21 July 1891 at Fogaras, Hungary (Romania) to Alfred Adler, a photographer, and his wife Helena. Read more
2023 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients
January 25, 2023 by J-Wire Staff
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We thought the times had changed, but these awards show a regressive streak, with only one woman out of the 24 honourees. And there is no competition between the two major States, with Victoria scoring three times as many gongs as NSW.
Government accused of racial discrimination
A racial discrimination complaint of a Palestinian-Australian man against the federal government for its support of Israel has been accepted by the country’s Human Rights Commission. Read more
