Census clarified
June 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has clarifed the results of the 2011 census and has confirmed that the registered Jewish population of Australia stood at 97,335 on the day of the census…and increase of 9.57% over the 2005 result. Read more
On your bike
June 25, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
18-yr-old Melbourne student Benyomin Cylich will cross the United States next month on his bicycle to raise $5000 for the Friendship Club. Read more
Wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics
June 25, 2012 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
Introducing Adam Kellerman, a 21-year-old wheelchair tennis player from Sydney who will represent Australia at the Paralympic Games in London. Read more
Wallenberg Centenary
June 25, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A call has gone out to rabbis to prepare and deliver sermons in synagogues across Australia to honor the memory of Raoul Wallenberg on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Read more
Peres Conference Provides Platform for Farrakhan Fan
June 25, 2012 by Isi Leibler
Towards the close of the fourth President’s Conference, Russell Simmons the African American hip hop mogul, the co-sponsor of Rabbi Marc Schneier’s “Foundation for Ethnic Understanding”, made an outrageous statement accusing ADL head Abe Foxman of alienating Afro Americans just as Farrakhan had alienated Jews…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Book Review: Genesis – Book 1 [Adam Exx] by Fraser Beath McEwing
The story of humanity’s creation has been told since our first consciousness. Questions of where we came from, how we arrived and who or what were the agents of that arrival have mystified us since we became sentient beings…writes Alan Gold Read more
2011 Census – first report. Up 35%…or 9%?
June 24, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
When the census forms were issued in 2011, the Jewish religion was not listed as a tick box option. But we have extracted what we can to bring you the latest figures… Read more
Funding for NSW Jewish dayschools’ security
June 22, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Government funding for the increased security for Jewish day schools in NSW is yet to be finalised. Read more
On loan to the Sydney Jewish Museum…from Auschwitz
June 22, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
The Sydney Jewish Museum has received artifacts on loan from Auschwitz…and survivors witnessed the handover. Read more
Kosher sleepout
June 22, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
CEOs spent a night experiencing how it feels to be homeless across the nation last night…and the facilities to feed them in Sydney were provided by the Chabad’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more
Palestine – Semantic Skullduggery Sinks Solutions
June 22, 2012 by David Singer
The Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Information has now issued a book instructing Palestinian Arabs on the words they should use to replace ” the Israeli and American dissemination of poisoned terms”…writes David Singer. Read more
Always half full
June 21, 2012 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Last week I attended a school assembly for young children at Kesser Torah College (Sydney) where my seven year old daughter was performing…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
The family that keeps on giving
June 21, 2012 by Ayal Tusia
A Melbourne family activates a generational change in a long history of charitable donations… Read more
In praise of Wallenberg
Federal Labor MP Mark Dreyfus has made a parliamentary speech honoring the memory of Raoul Wallenberg. Read more
“All That I Am” wins Miles Franklin
Anna Funder’s book “All That I Am” has won the coveted Miles Franklin Literary Award…a tale revealing a different but still very dark side of Adolf Hitler. Read more
Emanuel Synagogue to join “Walk Together”
June 21, 2012 by Immanuel Suttner
As part of Refugee Week, Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue will be joining “Walk Together” a walk to celebrate the fact that “although we all arrived via different pathways we share a common Australian journey.” Read more
Revisiting Australian media
June 21, 2012 by Emily Gian
I have just returned to the office after some leave time and, as usual, my desk is piled high with newspapers. The headlines from yesterday’s papers catch my eyes: “Fairfax to shrink jobs, newspapers” (The Age), “Fairfax downsizes its future” (The Australian), and this inspired one from The Australian Financial Review, “Fairfax spearheads digital age”…writes Emily Gian. Read more
Lunch with the Chief Rabbi
June 21, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney-based Rabbi Pinchus Feldman and his son Rabbi Eli Feldman are participating in the two-day Living Legacy Conference in Washington. Read more
Securing our Schools
June 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Michael Danby, Member for Melbourne Ports, today congratulated six local Jewish schools for being awarded over $2.1 million under the Gillard Government’s Secure Schools Program. Read more
Danby tackles the ABC over its Israel coverage
Michael Danby MP, Federal Member for Melbourne Ports, has taken the ABC to task in a grievance speech to the Federation Chamber for their biased coverage of Middle East Issues. Read more
Promote Aliya Now
June 20, 2012 by Isi Leibler
The Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization are holding their meetings in Jerusalem during this week. Alas, the issue of aliya, which warrants priority on their agenda, beyond a few words of lip service, will almost certainly be shunted to the sidelines…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Swinging rabbi
June 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish House’s Rabbi Mendel Kastel enjoyed his golf lesson today….from former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Read more
Last minute instructions
June 20, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
19-yr-old super athlete Steven Solomon is winging his way to Barcelona and the World Junior Athletics Championships…next stop London and the Olympics. He takes with him last minute instructions from his 78-yr-old Jewish coach. Read more
Sydney barrister attends grave dedication in Poland
In a tiny village in southern Poland, a Sydney barrister has attended the rededication of the grave of the woman who saved his mother in WWII…and words from the Talmud are inscribed on her headstone. Read more
Sleepout in Bondi
June 19, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Jewish House organised a sleepout at Bondi Beach attracting more than 100 Jewish pupils from local high schools. Read more
Israeli General explains Shorashim
June 19, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Brigadier-General [Res] Elazar Stern has been addressing the Sydney community on the workings of Shorashim Centre which attempts to prove the Jewish roots of Soviet immigrants in Israel. Read more
Mini Limmud in Sydney
June 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Yom Limmud packed a wonderfully varied program of subjects into one very busy day for its organisers and presenters. Read more
Ezra Movie Night
June 19, 2012 by Carly Shamgar
Sydney’s young mums and mums-to-be spent an evening at the movies seeing the hit comedy “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” and raising funds for Ezra , an Israeli charity which assists mothers and their newborn babies across Israel. Read more
Revisiting Kabul
June 19, 2012 by Rob Getreu
As my inbound flight descends through the cloudless sky into Kabul, I am reacquainted with the barren mountain range that surrounds this ancient and desolate capital…writes Rob Getreu. Read more
Emanuel student represents Australia
June 19, 2012 by Michelle Favero
Daniel Goldbach, a Year 12 student at Sydney’s Emanuel School, has been selected to represent Australia at the 24th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Italy in September 2012. Read more
