Rabbi Franklin not standing for NORA presidency

In the wake of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Sydney’s Rabbi Selwyn Franklin became interim president of NORA, the New Organisation of the Rabbis of Australasia…a post he will not contend at NORA’s inaugural conference. Read more

Congratulations, Bibi

The B’nai Brith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) and B’nai Brith ANZ have extended their congratulations to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his electoral victory. Read more

Hakoah: A letter from Frank Lowy

Frank Lowy, former president of Hakoah and currently the club’s patron and one of its Life Governors,  has sent a letter to the club’s members…in favour of the incumbent Board. Read more

Yet another hate video

Another video made by anti-Jewish group Hizb Ut-Tahrir has been published on the organisation’s website. Read more

Victorian country school students to visit the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation

Melbourne Hebrew Congregation (MHC) will host Year 9 and 10 rural school students who are taking part in an essay contest dealing with military personnel.

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The Shuk: Learn all about Israel programs

The Shuk is coming to Sydney and Melbourne! It is the biggest Israel programs fair held in Australia and will showcase a wide range of gap year, study abroad, special interest, post-university and volunteer experiences for young adults aged 18-30. Read more

The EU peddles diplomatic immunity…writes Ari Briggs

The Jerusalem Municipality has demolished an illegally built structure just moments away from the Hebrew University campus. Read more

After the Royal Commission…

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has established a Task Force on Child Protection that will focus on the welfare of children in communal institutional settings. Read more

Changing the world – one project at a time

A former Sydney Emanuel School student has taken on the challenge of tackling global poverty by promoting empowerment and autonomy for the women of Kenya. She will relate her remarkable story at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum next week. Read more

Rabbi Selwyn Franklin: NORA and the K-A

Rabbi Selwyn Franklin is the interim president of the New Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia and the vice-president of the NSW Kashrut Authority…a situation which The Executive Council of Australian Jewry finds questionable. Read more

Board asks for action on inflammatory video

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has written to Stepan Kerkyasharian, the president of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board seeking action to prosecute two Sydney men appearing in an inflammatory video stating “tomorrow you Jews will see what will become of you”. Read more

Ballarat and Courage to Care

Ballarat, home to the mainland’s oldest synagogue, will host Courage to Care’s travelling Educational Program and Exhibition later this month.  Read more

Dayenu on parade

Dayenu’s float at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was accompanied by almost eighty participants. Read more

It is a long way to the Archibald

A chance meeting at a Holocaust museum has resulted in a survivor being the subject of a portrait being entered for this year’s prestigious Archibald Prize.

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French police issue arrest warrants for suspects in 1982 Jewish deli attack

 French police have identified three suspects in a terror attack on a Jewish deli in Paris that occurred 32 years ago.  Read more

The Israeli Elections: The first vote is cast!

Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand Yosef Livne has cast the first vote in the 2015 Israeli elections due to be held on March 17. Read more

New group for JNF

JNF has recently created a new and exciting group for ‘young retirees’ called Zahav, or gold in English. Read more

Danby on Denmark…and Margolyes

Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has told the Australian Parliament about the events which led to the death of Jewish security guard Dan Uzan…and criticised actress Miriam Margolyes for her comments on ABC. Read more

Blastoff for Launchpad

Launchpad, a platform for Jewish community innovation in Australia, is launching a new program bringing together young Australian Jews for three days of intensive networking, creative thinking and Jewish entrepreneurship. Read more

NORA Update

Interim President Rabbi Selwyn Franklin has issued an update on The New Organization of Rabbis of Australia (NORA).

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Jewish values and force in armed conflict

Thirty members of Melbourne’s Zionist community have participated in a forum instigated by the Jewish People’s Policy Institute (JPPI) on the question of “Jewish Values and the use of force in Armed Conflict”. Read more

Maccabiah General Team Manager announced

Maccabi Australia is delighted to announce that Nikki Burger has been appointed General Team Manager for the 2017 Maccabiah Games. Read more

Holocaust Film Series Giveaways

J-Wire has six double passes to give away for the Holocaust Film Series Read more

Treasures of the Venetian Ghetto – Restored by Venetian Heritage

It is almost two decades since Australian hosted a major a major international exhibition on Judaica.

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Melbourne’s UIA off to a bright start

Melbourne’s United Israel Appeal 2015 campaign has been launched with a bumper line up of speakers and defenders of Israel to headline it. Read more

Supporters remembered

Longstanding supporters Richard and Marietta Manders,  responsible for a $3.5m bequest to Jewish Care, have been remembered and celebrated at a special commemoration. Read more

School security funding: Melbourne’s share

Federal Labor member of parliament Michael Danby has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it has provided $1,364,725 to schools in Melbourne Ports under the Schools Security Programme. Read more

School security welcome

The Federal Member for Wentworth, Malcolm Turnbull, has welcomed funding for four local schools under the Coalition Government’s $18 million Schools Security Programme. Read more

Pop-up Kosher Nosh

Sydney’s newest luxury hotel, InterContinental Sydney Double Bay will transform its Stockroom into its first pop-up kosher restaurant on 11 March 2015, delivering a spectacular three-course dinner for the local Jewish community. Read more

ADC praises U.S. antisemitism resolution

The Australian B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has lauded the leadership shown by U.S Senator Robert Menendez and  52 other senators in sponsoring a bi-partisan resolution which condemns antisemitism and which urges the American government to collaborate with the European Union,  European governments and European organisations to counter the alarming spike in antisemitic acts. Read more

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