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Top Israeli diplomat to headline 2026 UIA galas

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:56:34 +0000

UIA Australia has secured Ron Dermer—widely considered one of Israel’s most influential diplomats of the past decade—as headline speaker for its 2026 Gala Events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Dermer, who has served Israel in senior capacities for two decades, was tapped to develop a post-war “Day After” plan for Gaza following the October 7 […]

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Two Perth men sentenced over Nazi gestures after March for Australia

Rob Klein — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:52:17 +0000

A Perth man has been fined after performing a Nazi salute six times at a CBD pub following August’s March for Australia rally, which drew an estimated 10,000 people to the WA capital. A second man, sentenced separately on the same day, avoided jail time for charges involving a Nazi gesture and racial abuse. On […]

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Australian Jewish community inspired by captivity survivor Eli Sharabi as the JNF Australia’s 2025 campaign concludes

Dionne Taylor — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:24:12 +0000

Gaza captivity survivor, Eli Sharabi, marked his inaugural visit to Australia since his release as part of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, Together, We Rise With Israel, leaving audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth inspired by his resilience and positivity for the future of Israel. In addition to 52-year-old Eli’s personal story, two young […]

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Hostage survivor to tell his story at JNF events

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:54:07 +0000

In an exclusive Australian first, award-winning journalist Nadav Eyal will sit down with Hamas captivity survivor Eli Sharabi for a powerful on-stage interview that promises to be the centrepiece of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, “Together, We Rise With Israel.” The event, which will see Sharabi share details of his 491 days in captivity […]

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Perth’s Carmel School educator selected to embark on empowering learning journey

Community newsdesk — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:41:21 +0000

Carmel School’s Teacher of Jewish Studies, Hebrew and Food Technology, Shohan Taub, has secured one of only ten available Australian scholarships for the Torah L’Am course. “Unprecedented Opportunity for Australian Women: LSJS and JOFA Australia Introduce Exclusive Torah L’Am Course on Zoom” In a groundbreaking collaboration between the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS), Lead […]

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Leaders object to sales of Nazi memorabilia

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:32:52 +0000

An auctioneer specialising in military memorabilia has been criticised by Jewish organisations ahead of a sale of Nazi artefacts. But James Blewitt of JB Military Antiques based in Morley in Western Australia told The Australian: “We don’t sell anything that deals directly with concentration camps and the Holocaust. I draw the line at those sorts […]

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Perth’s Rabbi Dr Shalom Coleman celebrates his 103rd birthday

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:17:46 +0000

Perth’s Rabbi Dr Shalom Coleman has celebrated his 103rd birthday. A large crowd made up of congregants from each of Perth’s synagogues, packed the Rosh Chodesh and Shabbat Chanukah services at Dianella Mizrachi, let by Rabbi Justice Marcus Solomon where Rabbi Coleman stole the show with his beautiful rendition of the maftir and haftorah, followed […]

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New principal for Carmel School

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:07:56 +0000

Perth's Carmel School has announced the appointment of Dr Julie Harris as the new Principal, commencing in January 2022.

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John Howard inspires at UIA WA Campaign launch event

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:20:44 +0000

Over 600 supporters came together for the UIA WA Campaign Launch Event recently at Optus Stadium in Perth, where they heard keynote speaker former Prime Minister John Howard.

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Lest We Forget

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 00:41:23 +0000

Wreaths laid ate the Jewish War Memorial in Perth.

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