Aug-07 Sydney: Concert at Chabad Double Bay
July 31, 2010 by J-Wire
Come and listen to Rabbi Yanky Berger perform with his band…and feel the spirit of Jerusalem’s old city Read more
Is This Relationship For Me? from Rabbi Gourarie
July 30, 2010 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Uncertainty in relationships is very common. Read more
Happy birthday, Shtiebl
July 30, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Shtiebl Shul in Bellveue Hill turns ten tomorrow. Read more
Reconnecting Angela
July 30, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
For Ange Takats, next month’s Shir Madness will provide a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with her Jewish roots. Read more
Aug-17 11:15p.m. SBS2-TV: The Wedding Song
July 30, 2010 by J-Wire
Follows two young women, one Muslim and one a Sephardic Jew, in German-occupied Tunis. Read more
Aug-15 9:30 p.m. SBS1-TV: Fateless
July 30, 2010 by J-Wire
Tonight’s European Cinema is the hypnotic story of a young Jewish boy sent to a concentration camp. Read more
Aug-16 00:15 a.m. SBS1-TV : Campfire – Movie from Israel
July 30, 2010 by J-Wire
A story of one woman’s personal battle for acceptance, but also a portrait of a political movement that has forever affected millions of lives in the Middle East. Read more
Sydney Hospital offering Jewish facilities
July 30, 2010 by Agencies
Sydney’s Prince of Wales Private hospital has released a list of its services on offer to Jewish patients. Read more
Israel and Australia share happy spot – New Zealand beats them both
July 30, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
155 countries have been surveyed by researchers at the Gallup World Poll to find the world’s happiest countries…New Zealand came sixth with Israel and Australia sharing eight place. Read more
New guidelines for inter-faith dialogue
July 30, 2010 by Geoffrey Zygier
Newly-published Guidelines for conducting interfaith dialogue will greatly benefit the Jewish and larger communities. Read more
Newhouse behind Indigenous Initiative
July 29, 2010 by J-Wire
A chance meeting between George Newhouse and Warren Mundine in 2008 saw the two men initiate a drive to assist Australia’s Indigenous people establish themselves in the workplace…and in busineeses of their own. Read more
Australian tourists visiting Israel up 45%
July 29, 2010 by J-Wire
Israeli Ministry of Tourism figures released today reveal that 15,811 Australians visited Israel in the first six months of 2010. Read more
Aug-!5 Melbourne: Three top Israeli advocacy experts
“Can We Trust What We Hear and Read?” – “Words and Images Shape World Opinion – is Israel Alone?’ – “Using Appropriate Tools when Discussing Israel”. Read more
World Court judge to be quizzed on his Holocaust experiences
July 28, 2010 by Agencies
The life of the renowned world court Judge Thomas Buergenthal is the subject of the next International Bar Association (IBA) interactive webcast tonight at 9:30 p.m…and readers can submit questions Read more
Smorgon donation changes a young man’s life
July 28, 2010 by Ricci Hoffman
Guy Slome’s new recumbent bicycle is more than just a novelty…it is a new lease on life. Read more
Rabbi running for JewishCare
July 28, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
A special minyan will be held at Sydney’s the Great Synagogue preceding the start of the famed City to Surf race…after which the officiating rabbi will join the runners in the race to Bondi. Read more
Bishop: No UN abstentions if Liberals gain power
July 28, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has reaffirmed the Liberal Party’s commitment to Israel and to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Aug-16 Sydney: Pipes and Ottolenghi in discussion
July 28, 2010 by J-Wire
AIJAC present Daniel Pipes and Dr Emanuele Ottolenghi discussing “Europe and the USA: Middle East Visions and Delusions” Read more
Plastiki reaches Sydney
July 27, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
British environmentalist David de Rothschild received a tumultous welcome when he reached Sydney yesterday aboard his catamaran “Plastiki” whose hull is made from 12,500 plastic bottles. Read more
18-year-old hosts blood donor party
July 26, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Five minutes after he turned 18, Mordy Slavin contacted the Gift of Life Foundation, volunteering to donate blood. Read more
New Zealand Shechita heading to Court
July 25, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
New Zealand’s Jewish community has exhausted all mediatory opportunities in its bid to keep Shechita legal…the matter is now heading to Court. Read more
….and here is how one British Jew responded to a boycott call in the UK
July 25, 2010 by J-Wire
Gerald Oberman lives in Brighton. He sent the following e-mail to the Methodist Church in the UK…. Read more
The Australian Council of Churches suggests Israeli boycott
July 25, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
The National Council of Churches in Australia has asked its members to consider boycotting Israeli goods made in the Occupied Territories…and received an immediate response from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Cotler impresses NGOs
July 23, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies hosted a lunchtime meeting in Sydney at which Canadian Jurist Professor Irwin Cotler addressed leading NGOs and trade unionists…and tells them the Holocaust began with words. Read more
The Arrogance of Claims Conference Leaders
July 22, 2010 by Isi Leibler
At the annual meeting of the Claims Conference in New York last week, there was discussion of my recent column concerning the fraudulent misappropriation of over $7 million of Holocaust funds. Whilst I was strongly criticized and accused of “ill intentions”, not a single factual remark incorporated in my column could be refuted.
Wentworth candidates address Board of Deputies plenum
July 21, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
The three major candidates contesting the seat of Wentworth in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, addressed the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies plenum last night…J-Wire filmed the event. Read more
Abbott reaffirms Coalition support for Israel
The man who would be Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has reaffirmed the coalition’s support for Israel… Read more
Australian Jew remembered at new WW1 cemetery
July 20, 2010 by J-Wire
Prince Charles has dedicated a new military cemetery at Fromelles in France believed to be the final resting place of Edward Samuel. Read more
New face at the Jewish Community Council of Victoria
July 19, 2010 by Geoffrey Zygier
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has announced the employment of Jo Silver as its new Project Manager. Read more
Newest Oldest Member
July 18, 2010 by J-Wire
Joseph Hayat is approaching his 100th birthday and has become the newest member of the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women. Read more
