Senior Hadracha Weekend
May 6, 2011 by Nanette Horak
Sydney’s Academy BJE has held its inaugural Hadracha (Leadership) Weekend. Read more
New librarians appointed….
May 5, 2011 by Agencies
| Two senior librarians and a noted author have joined the advisory panel of the proposed Rebbetzin Jana Gottshall Memorial Library being established by the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) NSW Division. Read more |
Kiwi Holocaust Survivors Book in all Schools
May 5, 2011 by Miriam Bell
Educating Kiwi students on the stories of Holocaust survivors – and, in particular, those who migrated to New Zealand – has just got a whole lot easier for high school history teachers around the country. Read more
500,000 Holocaust Era Names on line
May 5, 2011 by Agencies
The American Jewish Joint Distribution [JFC] has launched a web site making collection of historic records and photographs available world wide. Read more
Holocaust remembered
May 5, 2011 by Ayal Tusia
Three moving Yom HaShoah Memorial Services were held on Sunday at the Mark and Dina Munzer Community Residence, Gary Smorgon House and Montefiore Homes Community Residence Jewish Care residences in Melbourne. Many of the residents in attendance at these ceremonies are survivors of the Holocaust. Melbourne has one of the highest concentrations of Jewish Holocaust survivors outside of Israel. Read more
JNF Gold Patrons Mission Dedicates Project in Israel
May 5, 2011 by Agencies
The ANZAC – Nahal Assaf project for soil conservation and for commemorating the New Zealand and Australian soldiers who fell in the battle to conquer the Negev from the Turks during the First World War has been dedicated at a moving ceremony in the presence of the donors,…members of the Gold Patrons Mission from Melbourne. Read more
VAJEX ANZAC Day honours Greg Sher
May 4, 2011 by Agencies
More than 300 people gathered at the Rose Hall, Mount Scopus Memorial College, for the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex & Servicemen and Women Australia Inc., VAJEX’s, 96th Anniversary of ANZAC Day commemoration. Read more
Palestine – Abbas negates further negotiations with Israel
May 1, 2011 by David Singer
The Palestinian Authority (PA) announcement abdicating to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) the conduct of any future political negotiations with Israel effectively sinks any further hope of direct negotiations being resumed with Israel over the future sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza. Read more
March of the Living – live
May 1, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
JLTV [Jewish Life TV] is an American network Jewish television station which will broadcast two programs on the March of the Living, one featuring Melbourne survivor Abram Goldberg. Read more
