jeremy jones Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/jeremy-jones/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:29:31 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Jeremy Jones honoured https://www.jwire.com.au/jeremy-jones-honoured/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jeremy-jones-honoured/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:29:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156862 The late Sydney community leader Jeremy Jones has been added to the NSW Multicultural Honour Roll. Jeremy Jones was honoured at the Premier’s Harmony Dinner 2024. The roll is a permanent public record of the exemplary contribution by people of the NSW multicultural society. The citation includes, ‘This posthumous recognition marks the legacy of those […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jeremy-jones-honoured/feed/ 2 156862 Tributes to Jeremy Jones AM in the NSW Parliament https://www.jwire.com.au/tributes-to-jeremy-jones-am-in-the-nsw-parliament/ https://www.jwire.com.au/tributes-to-jeremy-jones-am-in-the-nsw-parliament/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 02:30:01 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150768 A pillar of the Australian Jewish community Jeremy Jones passed away last week at the age of 64 following a futile battle with cancer. A motion to recognise his work was passed in the NSW Parliament yesterday. The motion was moved by Susan Carter, a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. She […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/tributes-to-jeremy-jones-am-in-the-nsw-parliament/feed/ 1 150768 Dr Colin Rubenstein addresses a minyan for the late Jeremy Jones AM https://www.jwire.com.au/dr-colin-rubenstein-addresses-a-minyan-for-the-late-jeremy-jones-am/ https://www.jwire.com.au/dr-colin-rubenstein-addresses-a-minyan-for-the-late-jeremy-jones-am/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:38:51 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150748 Dr Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director at the Australia /Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has addressed a minyan for the late Jeremy Jones held at Sydney’s Mizrachi Synagogue. J-Wire published the address in its entirety. Dr Colin Rubenstein: “I’m honoured to be speaking here this evening as Jeremy’s colleague and friend for 35-plus years. For […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/dr-colin-rubenstein-addresses-a-minyan-for-the-late-jeremy-jones-am/feed/ 1 150748 Interfaith dialogue https://www.jwire.com.au/interfaith-dialogue/ https://www.jwire.com.au/interfaith-dialogue/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:42:54 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=142312 What is “best practice” in response to trauma suffered by individuals or communities? How does faith inform responses by adherents of different religious traditions? What is the impact of interfaith work in this area? These were among various issues discussed at the National Dialogue between the Uniting Church in Australia and the  Executive Council of […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/interfaith-dialogue/feed/ 0 142312 Relations between Australia’s Catholics and Jews https://www.jwire.com.au/relations-between-australias-catholics-and-jews/ https://www.jwire.com.au/relations-between-australias-catholics-and-jews/#respond Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:10:24 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=133888 The 24th Annual Conversation of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry focussed on the progress in relations between Catholics and Jews in Australia, and globally, over the past 30 years. The meeting took place online enabling the involvement of Jews and Catholics from a range of Australian cities and rural […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/relations-between-australias-catholics-and-jews/feed/ 0 133888 Ambassador Jones https://www.jwire.com.au/ambassador-jones-3/ https://www.jwire.com.au/ambassador-jones-3/#respond Fri, 28 Jan 2022 02:46:07 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=133497 Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs for Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council was the 2022 Australia Day Ambassador for Gundagai NSW. The Ambassador Programme nominates “high achieving Australians” to give the Australia Day Address at Citizenship Ceremonies and other events. This was the 6th time Jeremy Jones has been given the honour […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/ambassador-jones-3/feed/ 0 133497 Australian Jews, Christians and Muslims commemorate 20th Anniversary of 9/11 together https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-jews-christians-and-muslims-commemorate-20th-anniversary-of-9-11together/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-jews-christians-and-muslims-commemorate-20th-anniversary-of-9-11together/#respond Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:52:14 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=129195 Within days of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York and Washington, Jewish, Muslim and Christian Australians arranged a well-attended multifaitj service of prayer and reflection in central Sydney. 

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-jews-christians-and-muslims-commemorate-20th-anniversary-of-9-11together/feed/ 0 129195 The ECAJ condemns Taliban takeover https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ecaj-condemns-taliban-takeover/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ecaj-condemns-taliban-takeover/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:17:28 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=128267 The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has deplored the forcible take-over of Afghanistan by the Taliban.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ecaj-condemns-taliban-takeover/feed/ 2 128267 Jewish-Muslim activities “more important than ever” https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-muslim-activities-more-important-than-ever/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-muslim-activities-more-important-than-ever/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 05:54:07 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=127179 Jeremy Jones, the Director of International and of Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says that meeting with, dialoguing with and engaging with Muslim communities is “more important than ever”.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-muslim-activities-more-important-than-ever/feed/ 1 127179 Interfaith work together to battle COVID https://www.jwire.com.au/interfaith-work-together-to-battle-covid/ https://www.jwire.com.au/interfaith-work-together-to-battle-covid/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:06:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=126119 Sydney's Paramatta Park hosted a special programme of prayer and music this week, as people from around Sydney gathered to support medical projects to assist the people of India to deal with the ravages of the Covid pandemic.

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