A 25-years old tradition

Two Australian financial legends have carried out the tradition of opening the ark at Neilah, the closing service for Yom Kippur at Sydney’s Central Synagogue, for around 25 years. Read more

Australia’s good work in the Negev

The Triguboff Switch Centre in the Negev launched its first summer camp for 50 youngsters from the Bedouin villages of Rahat, Lakia, Hora, and Kuseife, whose parents are employed in the Idan Hanegev Industrial Zone. Read more

Bedouin women in Israel’s Negev Desert aim ‘to go the distance’

A workshop aimed at advancing the lives of Bedouin mothers was launched this week in Israel’s Idan HaNegev Industrial Park at the initiative of the Harry Oscar Triguboff Institute and the Switch-Triguboff Centre for Training and Advancement of Employment. Read more

Harry does it in the Negev: Construction of Triguboff Centre completed in 6 months

Following six months of whirlwind constructing, the building of the new Triguboff Centre in Israel’s Negev is about to reach completion. Read more

Triguboffs at dedication of an IDF meeting place

Sydney’s Harry and Rhonda Triguboff are the patrons of a recently dedicated green meeting place in Raanana for lone soldiers who immigrated to Israel without their parents. Read more

Improving the connection

The Zionist Federation of Australia has expanded its initiatives to engage the Russian Speaking Jewish community (RSJC) with Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity. Read more

Jew or not a Jew?

Rabbi David Stav has visited Sydney from Israel where he raised awareness of the plight of Israelis who are recent immigrants and have no documentation to prove their Jewishness. Read more

Identifying Jewish roots

The Jerusalem based Triguboff Institute is leading a groundbreaking research to help reformulate the policy to regulate the Jewish status of immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union. Read more

Finding Jewish roots for Israel’s Russians

J-Wire visited the Knesset recently to talk with MK Elazar Stern who is spearheading an effort to facilitate conversions for Russian immigrants who have difficulty in proving their Jewish roots. Read more

Familiar names top the annual BRW magazine’s Rich 200 list.

Frank Lowy, Anthony Pratt, Ivan Glasenberg, Harry Triguboff and John Gandel all made the top 10 of the list, which was published on the magazine’s website on Wednesday afternoon. Read more