JewishCare Capital Appeal – Just in Time
October 22, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
With one week to go for Sydney’s JewishCare Capital Appeal, the project for which half of the funds is targeted is about to get underway. Read more
Palestine Media Watch visits Sydney
October 22, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Itamar Marcus, the director of the Jerusalem-based Palestine Media Watch, spoke to media in Sydney yesterday. J-Wire filmed his one hour presentation. Read more
Maccabi in the genes – meet David Weiner
October 21, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
Odile Faludi introduces J-Wire to her successor at Maccabi…sports journalist David Weiner. Read more
Germany, BDS and a one state solution
October 21, 2010 by J-Wire
Alan Gold writes on the failure of Germany’s multicultural initiative and the international unions rising interest in boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel. Read more
Up Close and Personal with David Balkin
October 21, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
Odile Faludi talks with JCA leader David Balkin Read more
Central Concert a huge hit
October 21, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
Central Synagogue was transformed from a prayer hall into a concert hall on Wednesday night for the annual Symphony For The Soul concert. Read more
Israeli tourist killed in Darwin
October 20, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
A 58-yr-old Israeli woman has been killed in a horror head-on car accident in the Northern Territory. Read more
Nov-04 Melbourne: Rabin memorial
October 20, 2010 by J-Wire
An opportunity to join with the community in remembering Yitzhak Rabin – 15 years after his assassination. Read more
Lest We Forget? Unlikely!
October 20, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
The new permanent exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum depicting Jewish involvement in the Australian military was opened last night by former Defence Force chief General Peter Cosgrove. Read more
Pakistan’s ambassador addresses the Capital Jewish Forum
Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia, Her Excellency Fauzia Nasreen, spoke to the Capital Jewish Forum (CJF) earlier this week. Read more
Remembering Rabin – a Tale of Two Cities
October 20, 2010 by Agencies
November 4, 1995 is a date etched in the collective memory of Israelis and Jewish people around the world. Read more
Maccabi Hakoah Futsal Club to play in NZ
October 19, 2010 by John Myers
The Maccabi Hakoah Futsal Club have been invited to participate in the inaugural season of the New Zealand National Futsal League. Read more
Two Dans nominated for Sports Journalism Awards
October 19, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Dan Goldberg and Danny Weidler have been nominated for the Australian Sports Commission 2010 Media Awards. Read more
Israeli company to reduce Victorian aluminium costs
October 19, 2010 by Agencies
Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings today announced a $380,000 grant for Dandenong company o.d.t. Engineering to assist its collaboration with Israeli company Netanya Plasmatec in developing a cheaper and more efficient aluminium casting process. Read more
The UN Security Council and Australia
October 19, 2010 by Raffe Gold
The recent vote by the General Assembly of the United Nations to exclude Canada from holding a temporary seat on the Security Council might, at first sight, seem to be little more than another example of the increasingly bizarre voting patterns of that benighted institution. Read more
Country tour for Board of Deputies
October 19, 2010 by Agencies
Jewish emissaries will take to the country early next month when the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies undertakes its annual bridge-building road-trip of Regional NSW. Read more
Palestine – Mandela’s Elders Malign and Vilify Israel
October 18, 2010 by David Singer
The Elders – an independent group of eminent global leaders founded in 2007 by airline mogul Sir Richard Branson and co-founder of Genesis Peter Gabriel – has sent four of its members – including Mary Robinson and Jimmy Carter – on its second visit to the Middle East this week. Read more
Judah JUNGER
October 17, 2010 by J-Wire
Judah Junger
Judah Junger
Born
On Oct 2, 2010 in Sydney Australia to
Carla (née Stang) and Alejandro Junger
First grandson for Mina and Bernie Stang and Muky and the late Beilo Junger (Montevideo, Uruguay)
A beautiful bouncing 3.9kgs boy
The family is over the moon
Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence talks to SBS on Mary McKillop
October 16, 2010 by J-Wire Staff
This weekend, Mary McKillop will be canonised a saint by the Vatican. Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence of Sydney’s Great Synagogue spoke on the subect on SBS radio. Listen to it here Read more
Israel sending 21 bowlers to MAIGS
October 15, 2010 by Agencies
Israel will be sending 3 men’s teams of 5 players each plus a ladies team of six players to participate in the Lawn Bowls tournament at the Maccabi Australia International Games (MAIGS) in December. Read more
Chaos – Good or Bad?
October 15, 2010 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Is chaos good or bad? Your weekly message from Rabbi Michoel Gourarie… Read more
New photographic exhibition
October 15, 2010 by Agencies
The Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne is hosting “Marked”,a new photographic exhibition featuring Andrew Harris’s images of Holocaust survivors and their tattoos. Read more
Hakoah update – members’ input welcome
Hakoah members are to receive a 12 month extension of their memberships at no charge as consultations get underway with members and community groups about the the redevelopment of the White City site. Read more
Anzac Day initiated by Sir John Monash
J-Wire toured the new permanent military exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum…and learned that Anzac Day had been created by Sir John Monash. Read more
Free Iran
October 15, 2010 by J-Wire
The best way to avoid a nuclear showdown with Tehran is to support its democratic opposition and human rights. from Emanuele Ottolenghi Read more
The Finkler Question – reviewed by Alan Gold for J-Wire
U.K. author Howard Jacobson has won the prestigious Booker Prize for his novel “The Finkler Question”. Alan Gold reviews it for J-Wire. Read more
Palestine and Israel – Change of Name Can Change the Game
October 14, 2010 by David Singer
Israel’s plea to be recognised as the Jewish State in return for the implementation of a new building freeze in the West Bank very quickly got the thumbs down from the Palestinian Authority. Read more
Message from Mick Vasin, CEO Maccabi NSW
October 14, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
This week Maccabi NSW farewells three members of the Executive Board. Read more
Cute as a button meet Jake Greenberg
October 14, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
There is something definitely very cute about boys all in white. 8-yr-old Jake Greenberg could be mistaken for an angel. He is as sweet as honey. Maccabi News was lucky enough to catch up with him. Read more
Reluctant Hero – Steve Edelmuth
October 14, 2010 by Odile Faludi - Maccabi NSW
Recently, NSW Maccabi News spoke with Steve Edelmuth about his incredible success story with Northside Monash All-Age Squad which has attained Premier League status for 2011. Read more
