UN Holds the Key to Israel’s Refugee Dilemma
June 29, 2012 by Raffe Gold
Refugees define the failing state of a Nation, of a society where wars are waged across borders and between cities, tribes, clans and families, where thousands of innocent people suffer in the crossfire and become casualties like those we’ve just seen in the recent deaths off the coasts in Indonesia..writes Raffe Gold. Read more
Rock of Ages 3/4
June 29, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Rock of Ages, based on the musical play of the same name, is a celebration of ’80s excess and, especially, music..writes James Berardinelli. Read more
Ted 3/4
June 29, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Ted is essentially a one-joke movie… writes James Berardinelli. Read more
Take This Waltz 3/4
June 29, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Michelle Williams must have an affinity for appearing in movies about melancholy relationships…writes James Berardinelli. Read more
March of the Living chairman calls for increased Australian involvement
June 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Day school students who took part in this year’s March of the Living have met Holocaust survivors at a special function at the Sydney Jewish Museum…and heard a plea from the MOTL World Chairman for stronger Australian involvement.
Brave 2½/4
June 29, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
At first glance, Brave seems much like an old-fashioned animated Disney princess film done using new-fangled technology…writes James Berardinelli. Read more
Help to achieve pregnancy
Australian Jewish Fertility Network (AJFN), formally known as ‘Spa For the Soul’, aims to provide resources, information, financial and emotional support to those struggling with infertility. Read more
Just Do It
June 29, 2012 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Many things that we do and experience require a combination of emotion and action. The absence of feeling can affect the sincerity of the action and minimize its effectiveness..writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
Australian Film Festival a huge hit in Israel
June 29, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Israelis were treated to an insight into Australian life through cinema thanks to the Australian Film Festival held this week in Israel. Read more
Australian Zionist Leaders at the new Herzl Centre
June 29, 2012 by Ginette Searle
The newly opened Herzl Education Centre in Jerusalem has hosted 20 Australian Zionist community leaders for an intensive and fascinating two day leadership conference. Read more
Hebrew Café in business again
June 29, 2012 by Joshua Cole
Hagshama Melbourne have reopened their Hebrew Cafe in conjunction with the Israel Aliyah Centre, in partnership with Masa. Read more
Palestine – Israel Readies To Extend Its Sovereignty Into West Bank
June 29, 2012 by David Singer
Visiting the past and witnessing the future
85 year-old Australian Dennis Rudnick took part in Israel’s War of Independence. Recently, he revisited his Israeli past with KKL-JNF. Read more
ECAJ praises Parliament
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry President, Dr Danny Lamm, and Executive Director, Peter Wertheim, have hailed a resolution by Australia’s House of Representatives calling on the International Olympic Committee to observe a minute’s silence to remember the 11 Israeli athletes who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Games in 1972. The resolution was passed on Tuesday with bipartisan support. Read more
Hitler gets a mention in NZ Parliament
June 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A member of the New Zealand Parliament has compared the country’s National Party to Adolf Hitler regarding legislation dealing with partial asset sales. She has apologised, Read more
Broadway bound?
June 28, 2012 by Michelle Favero
A cast of 56 Emanuel School actors, singers, dancers and musicians dazzled a packed audience on Tuesday at the opening night of the production of Little Shop of Horrors. Read more
Regular visitor
June 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney-based United States Consul-General Niels Marquardt is a regular visitor to Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen operated under the auspices of Chabad…. Read more
Moshe Ya’alon – Strategic Thinker and Leader
June 27, 2012 by Isi Leibler
A recent interview by journalist Ari Shavit with former IDF Chief of Staff, now Vice Premier, Moshe Ya’alon, provides a fascinating insight into the thinking of one of Israel’s most sophisticated political leaders and covers the crucial challenges facing the nation. It deserves to be widely read…writes Isi Leibler.
Cooking up understanding
June 27, 2012 by Elaine Black
For the past two months weekly cooking sessions with Jewish and Muslim women have been taking place between Our Big Kitchen and Punchbowl Boys High School. Read more
How to avoid toxic relationships
June 27, 2012 by Odile Faludi
Odile Faludi catches up with Rabbi Michoel Gourarie…and they discussed toxic relationships. Read more
Former IDF Chief: Keep Israel’s democracy, religion balanced
June 27, 2012 by Joshua Cole
“The greatest threat to Israel’s military survival isn’t Iran or the Palestinians – no, it’s Israel’s own internal identity struggle” said Major General (Res.) Elazar Stern. Read more
Progressives and Refugee Week
June 27, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The UPJ’s Jewish Religious Action and Advocacy Centre (JRAAC) launched Refugee Week activities with premier showings of the highly praised documentary “The Last Survivor” in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more
NSTE students in Broadway production
June 27, 2012 by Geoff Sirmai
Three Jewish girls, all members of Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel, will perform in Chatswood Musical Society’s production Kids on Broadway. Read more
Australian parliament stands in silence in memory of Israeli athletes
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anna Burke, this morning called members to stand in silence in memory of the eleven Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Read more
What’s on at Emanuel
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire
Australia’s Woodside teams up with Israel’s Delek
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s Delek Group Ltd has applied for Cypriot offshore oil and gas exploration licenses through its gas exploration units Avner Oil and Gas LP and Delek Drilling LP. The companies are part of a consortium with Italy’s Enel Trade SpA, France’s Edison International SpA, and Australia’s Woodside Energy Holdings Pty Ltd. Read more
Carbon Dioxide to fuel – an Australian-Israeli initiative
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
An Israeli-Australian venture will use solar technology developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of brown coal. Read more
Grant for Jewish House Yes We Can Food Drive
June 26, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW State Member for Vaucluse, Gabrielle Upton MP, has announced a $3,000 grant for the Jewish House Yes We Can Food Drive project. Read more
A Minute’s Silence
June 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Federal Liberal Member for Bradfield Paul Fletcher has moved a motion in Parliament calling on the International Olympic Committee to observe a minute’s silence to commemorate the memory of the Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Read more
So you thought PM Netanyahu is tough on terrorism? Not exactly.
The mother of Melbourne-born Malki Roth who died at the hands of a suicide writes about the release of the woman who was responsible for her death. Read more
