Praise for Pratt from the Victorian community
April 30, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
John Searle, the President of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria, speaks on the giant loss of a giant human being. Read more
Sydney rabbi to officiate at Pratt funeral
April 29, 2009 by J-Wire
Rabbi Levi Wolff of Sydney’s Central Synagogue will fly to Melbourne this afternoon to officiate at tomorrow’s funeral of billionaire cardboard king Richard Pratt. Read more
Toben apologises to the Federal Court
April 29, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben has offered an unreserved apology to the Federal Court for failing to stop the publication of antisemitic material on his web site. Read more
Richard Pratt dead
April 28, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish Community…and the rest of Australia, has lost one of its greatest benefactors. Richard Pratt has passed away in his Melbourne home. Read more
Aboriginal activist honored in Israel
April 28, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
William Cooper, an Aboriginal who demonstrated in Melbourne in 1938 against Kristellnacht, was honored in Jerusalem today. Read more
1997 Maccabiah disaster: Full report of the the JNF memorial dedication
April 28, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
We publish in full the JNF report of the dedication of a memorial wall perpetuating the memories of the four Australians who died in the 1997 bridge disaster. Read more
Israel turns 61…and Shula gives the gift of life
April 28, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
For 15 years, Shula Endrey-Walder has utilised community spirit on Yom Ha’atzmaut to raise awareness about Jews facing certain death from leukaemia unless suitable bone-marrow donors can be found. Read more
Criminal charges dropped against the dying Pratt
April 27, 2009 by J-Wire
Cardboard billionaire Richard Pratt will die knowing criminal charges against him have been dropped. Read more
JNF dedicates a memorial to the Yarkon Maccabiah victims
April 27, 2009 by J-Wire
The Jewish National Fund has dedicated a memorial wall at the section of the Yarkon River where four Australians lost their lives when a bridge collapsed in 1997 during the 15th Maccabiah. Read more
Rudd reaffirms friendship with Israel
April 25, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd reaffirmed his association with Israel at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Melbourne. Read more
Pratt: Rush on to clear his name
April 25, 2009 by J-Wire
An emergency court hearing is underway as a Federal Court judge considers evidence which could clear Dick Pratt’s name as he approaches death. Read more
Headlong – new book by Susan Varga
Sydney author Susan Varga has published “Headlong”…the story of a Holocaust survivor who loses her will to live after the death of her husband. Read more
No more Jewish jokes – Adelaide Archbishop
April 25, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Archbishop Philip Wilson has told Adelaide Catholics not to tell Jewish jokes. Read more
Calma under fire: why did he attend the Durban II Conference?
April 25, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Human Rights Commissioner Tom Calma is under fire for attending the DurbanII review talks in Geneva. J-Wire publishes its Q and A with the Commissioner in March. Read more
Durban Day 3: Tal encounters the Neturei Karta
April 24, 2009 by J-Wire
Tal Shmerling reports from Geneva where he is representing AUJS in the European Jewish Students; Union demonstrations Read more
Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 23, 2009 by J-Wire
The legacy of the Holocaust was passed down by survivor Frank Lowy to his son and grandson in a ceremony in Sydney this week, Read more
Geneva: Durban II, day 2, Jewish students rally for Darfur
April 23, 2009 by J-Wire
Tal Shmerling, our correspondent at the Durban II Review Conference in Geneva sends his report of Day 2. Read more
National Library showcases flaura references written on toilet paper
April 22, 2009 by J-Wire
The National Library in Canberra is displaying a reference work of Australia flora…written on 2500 sheets of toilet paper. Read more
Melbourne student protests at Geneva’s Durban II anti-racism conference
Tal Schmerling flew especially to Europe to represent the Australian Union of Jewish Students at a demonstration organised by the European Union of Jewish Students. J-Wire publishes the Melbourne-based student’s report unedited . Read more
South Australia – Israel Friendship Forest dedicated
April 22, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
A new forest has been dedicated in the Negev linking South Australia with Israel. Read more
Suicide prevention meeting
April 22, 2009 by J-Wire
The Jewish House will host a panel to discuss the prevention of suicide within the community. Read more
Jewish Australian arrested in Luxor – DFAT confirms man charged
April 21, 2009 by J-Wire
J-Wire investigating reports that a Jewish Australian has been arrested in Egypt on espionage charges, learned today that a man has been charged with riding a motor-cycle without number plates. Read more
The ECAJ stands behind the Government
April 20, 2009 by J-Wire
Robert Goot, the President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, has written to Foreign Minister Stephen Smith following the Government’s decision to withdraw for Durban II. Read more
Holocaust effect on current Jewish population staggering
April 20, 2009 by J-Wire
A world-renowned expert in Jewish demography estimates the world’s Jewish population would be at least 26 million today had there been no Holocaust…but the current figure is estimated to be no more than 13.2 million. Read more
Body of Israeli parachutist to be flown to Israel for burial
April 20, 2009 by J-Wire
The body of Ariel Sicsic, the Israeli parachutist killed in Wollongong last week, will be flown to Israel for burial. Read more
Jewish Australian reported arrested in Luxor on espionage charges
April 19, 2009 by J-Wire
The Arabic new agency Al-Bayan has reported that a Jewish Australian was arrested by Egyptian authorities in Luxor on Wednesday. Read more
Out we go! Australia will not attend Durban II conference
April 19, 2009 by J-Wire Staff
Australia will not attend the Durban II Revision Conference against Racism due to open in Geneva tomorrow. Read more
Have you been trying to contact us?
April 19, 2009 by J-Wire
We have had some problems with our mail servers resulting in the omission of correspondents’ email address. This issue has now been resolved and for the moment contact is made by clicking on the link under the video box on the right of the screen. If you are still waiting for answers, please re-send your emails. We did receive them, but without your address….
Australian interest in Nazi women’s magazines
April 17, 2009 by J-Wire
65 copies of the Nazi women’s magazine Frauen Warte are up for auction…and there is significant Australian interest. Read more
Israeli skydiver killed in Wollongong
April 16, 2009 by J-Wire
A 33-year-old Israeli has been killed in a parachuting accident near Wollongong. Read more
