New JCCV Policy on Youth and Alcohol
August 12, 2011 by Michelle Coleman
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria is proud to announce its new youth and alcohol policy. Read more
Croatian Joins JCCV for Hot Chocolate
August 12, 2011 by Michelle Coleman
The leaders of the Jewish and Croatian communities in Melbourne needed a second meeting…and chose the BDS targeted Max Brenner Chocolate Shop. Read more
Peace Team Get their Jerseys
August 12, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell presented the 24 members of the Israeli-Palestinian AFL Peace Team with their strips is Sydney last night. Read more
Click on the ‘Submit’ Button
August 12, 2011 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
A few days ago millions of Australians filled in the census form which is taken once in five years. This time we were given the opportunity to fill it out on line, which about 30% of households did. But the next day the newspapers reported a major glitch:
Many people completed all the questions but neglected to hit the all important send button.Over 670,000 households logged on but didn’t hit the ‘submit’ button. Read more
Australia-Israel Trade Figures on the Rise
August 12, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The Israel Trade Commission and the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Trade Awards in Sydney and Melbourne later this month.
Menorah on Permanent Exhibition in NSW Parliament House
August 12, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Yeshiva Centre gifted a Menorah to the NSW State Parliament in 2009…yesterday it was put on permanent display. Read more
The Peace Team in Sydney
August 11, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
The AFL Peace team, 12 Israeli Jews and 12 Palestinian have arrived in Sydney to a busy first 24…a Harbour Bridge Climb and a welcoming breakfast. Read more
Call to make Racist Graffiti Illegal
August 11, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
NSW State Labor MLC Walt Secord has called on the Minister for Communities and Citizenship to create a new offence of “racist graffiti” – a first in Australia. Read more
Do You Know This Man?
August 10, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Mizrachi in Melbourne want to make contact with this man….can you help? Read more
Rudd’s Abstention Letter Questioned
August 10, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has questioned the report of Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s advice to abstain at next month’s Palestinian State vote in the United Nations as reported in The Age. Read more
Every Australian Counts
August 10, 2011 by Ayal Tusia
This month, staff at Jewish Care joined over 50,000 Australians supporting the ‘Every Australian Counts’ campaign for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by sharing in a ‘DisabiliTea’ morning tea. Read more
J Street’s Soft Sell for the Uninformed
August 10, 2011 by Isi Leibler
Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder and president of J Street, has written a highly misleading book titled “A New Voice for Israel” portraying himself as a passionate supporter of Israel and a dedicated Zionist and extolling the virtues of his purportedly “pro Israel pro-peace” organisation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Police swoop on BDS Protesters
August 10, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Victorian police made dawn raids on the home of five protesters who had breached bail conditions when protesting at the Max Brenner Chocolate store in the Melbourne Central shopping centre on July 29. Read more
Nancy Wake – Jewish Australia Farewells a WWII Heroine
August 9, 2011 by Community Editor
The Executive Director of the ECAJ, Peter Wertheim, today expressed praise for the late Australian war heroine, Nancy Wake. Read more
Wellington Jews Honor Nancy Wake
August 9, 2011 by David Zwartz
Wellington’s Jewish community today honoured Nancy Wake, the New Zealand-born resistance heroine, for her dedication to fighting Nazis in German-occupied France during World War 2. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria Wins Web Award
August 9, 2011 by Community Editor
Jewish Care Victoria’s revamped website has been awarded the ‘Best in Class’ Interactive Media Award world-wide in the “Community” category. Read more
Iran Nuclear Armed – Fait Accompli?
August 9, 2011 by Richard Wittman
Has the whole world already assumed Iran will develop nuclear weapons and there is no way of stopping them now?…asks Richard Wittman. Read more
Aug-14 Sydney: The Red Party
August 9, 2011 by J-Wire
Studio Central, Hagshama and j-juntion team up to organise a Tu B’Av party for young adults 26+… Read more
Protests in Israel
August 9, 2011 by Emily Gian
We will not look, we will not notice the details
We will not reach a new country”
These words, by famed Israeli singer Shlomo Artzi, took on a new meaning when sung to a crowd of over 250,000 Israelis, protesting in the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday evening….writes Emily Gian. Read more
Meet Richard Wittman of The Knesset Forum on International Relations
August 9, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
Richard Wittman lives in a beautiful home set in idyllic surroundings in Ferntree Gully, Victoria….but for six months of the year he sits on the Knesset’s Forum on International Relations. Read more
Tonight is Census Night – Please Identify
August 9, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Jewish Communal Appeal has sent a message requesting all Australian Jews identify as being Jewish in today’s census. Read more
Tzipi Livni Should Resign Now
August 9, 2011 by Isi Leibler
Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni’s unprecedented outburst against Prime Minister Netanyahu to an American audience warrants Kadima calling for her immediate resignation as party leader…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Palestinian leader addresses the Capital Jewish Forurm
August 8, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
Dr Ghassan Khatib, the Special Envoy of the Palestinian Authority President, last week addressed the Capital Jewish Forum in the Victorian Parliament House. Read more
Pratt backed organisation performs first paediatric open heart surgery in Tanzania
A medical team from Israel’s Save a Child’s Heart has successfully performed the first ever paediatric open heart surgery in Mwanza, Tanzania. Read more
Boycott proponents may face prosecution
August 8, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The Victorian Government has called in the ACCC to investigate if supporters of BDS are liable for prosecution in threatening to boycott businesses with Israeli connection. Read more
Top Israeli Arab Journalist to address NSWJBD AGM
August 8, 2011 by Agencies
High-profile Arab Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh will be in Sydney next week as a guest of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
AFL Peace Team – on Their Way
August 8, 2011 by J-Wire Staff
The AFL Peace Team, 12 Israelis and 12 Palestinians, leaves Israel today for Australia to compete in the AFL International Cup. Read more
Palestine – Is Obama Honoring the Bush Pledge?
August 8, 2011 by David Singer
A report this week claims that President Obama has now decided to honor the terms of a letter given by former President George Bush to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on 14 April 2004…writes David Singer. Read more
Victorian Community Links with Pysychologists to Support Abuse Victims
August 6, 2011 by Michelle Coleman
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and Australian Jewish Psychologists Inc (AJP) have partnered to offer support to those who have been affected by the latest child abuse scandal. Read more
Put Your Hand Up
August 6, 2011 by Michelle Coleman
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has advised all affiliates that the CENSUS is critical for the provision of accurate statistics on Jewish numbers and location. Read more
