Face to Face with Joe Vissel – video interview
June 18, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire introduces you to Joe Vissel. There are hundreds of photographs in museums and galleries including the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra bearing his siganture but his name is barely known in the community. Meet Joe Vissel… Read more
Living Historians at Masada
June 18, 2012 by Janet Kalmin
Year 10 students at Masada College have presented their Living Historians program based upon their interviews with Holocaust Survivors who are now resident at the Montefiore Home.
Music Maker hears his Music
June 18, 2012 by Community Editor
Moriah College has performed the Moriah March in a private performance to the piece’s composer…music icon Tommy Tycho. Read more
Dissent in Israel is a Dirty Word
June 18, 2012 by Raffe Gold
Israel is celebrated, even by it’s enemies, as the only true liberal democracy in the Middle East…write Raffe Gold. Read more
Auschwitz artifacts on loan to Sydney museum
June 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney Jewish Museum has received artifacts on loan from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Read more
Take a Risk
June 17, 2012 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Growth, change and self development isn’t always easy. It requires a lot of effort and some risk taking…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
No crossroads
To achieve real democracy Religion and State shall be separated then there is no cross roads. Read more
Learning to Learn – an Aussie-Israeli startup
Janet Sernack made aliyah two years ago and is joining the ranks of the Israeli start-ups. Read more
Get ready for Junior Carnival
June 16, 2012 by J-Wire
The 31st Maccabi Junior Carnival to be held in Sydney in January 2013 will have an exciting new format. Read more
Never too late to learn Part 2
June 16, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Tomorrow [Sunday] is Yom Limmud in Sydney and we would like to introduce you to some more of the presenters who will take you one step further along your Jewish journey… Read more
Concerning Self-Hating Jews
June 15, 2012 by Isi Leibler
In a column appearing in The Independent, the fiercely anti-Israeli UK daily, “”, Avram Burg, former Speaker of the Knesset, Chairman of the Jewish Agency and scion of one of Israel’s renowned religious Zionist families, commended the UK government for measures designed to boycott Israeli goods produced beyond the green line and urged the EU to do likewise “in Israel’s interest”…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Harmony Prize for Moriah Student
June 15, 2012 by Community Editor
16-yr-old Mimi Weiss has taken out the 2012 Harmony Day Song Writing Competition. Read more
Protestors have no effect on meeting
June 15, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Speakers at the State Zionist Council of NSW reception for Israeli Major General Elazar Stern were not phased by competition from outside the Sydney venue by pro-Palestinian protestors. Read more
Breakfast for Breast Cancer Research
June 15, 2012 by Community Editor
Students participating in Sydney’s Moriah College’s Student Leadership program have organised a breakfast raising over $6,300 for Breast Cancer Research. Read more
Respect asylum seekers
Next Wednesday is World Refugee Day and the Jewish Religious Action and Advocacy Centre has a message for the Australian Federal Government…and a word for the Israeli Government too. Read more
NSW Maccabi celebrates soccer career
June 15, 2012 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
The testimonial match for Maccabi Hakoah legend Jon Pillemer really was a spectacular event put on by our Feds Football Club to pay tribute to a player who has been part of the club’s furniture as a player and administrator for a long, long time. Read more
Palestine – Rabbis for Human Rights Become Political Power Brokers
June 15, 2012 by David Singer
Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) – a leading non-government human rights organization (NGO) in Israel – has made an unprecedented attack on the integrity of Israel’s High Court – whilst simultaneously attempting to undermine what little is left of the stalled Peace Process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority…writes David Singer. Read more
Eden scores 100%
June 14, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Eden Gabay has scored 100/100 at the Sydney Eisteddfod for reciting Australia verse in the 12 and under class…the first time this has been achieved in the history of the competition. Read more
Betar upset with Knesset ‘s Danon
Betar Australia has written an open letter to Likud MK Danny Danon in regards to some of his comments made on the African Migrant situation in Israel. Read more
The Finkler Question
The great strength of the Finkler Question is that its depiction of what are called “ashamed Jews” so closely matches the reality we all know: There are in Australia and elsewhere a small group of anti-Zionist Jews, who hate Israel, who hate the vast majority of Jews who support Israel, and who often reserve a special venom for the many other Jews on the Left who are not ashamed of Israel…Philip Mendes@Limmud-Oz. Read more
Limmund founder at Plenum
June 14, 2012 by Community Editor
Lively debate is assured at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum next week when guest speaker Clive Lawton tackles the contentious topic “Community debate: dirty laundry or healthy disagreement?”The acclaimed British educator, writer and broadcaster co-founded Limmud. Read more
Honestly interesting
June 14, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A unique mission to Israel has been announced by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in conjunction with the highly-regarded Israel-based media monitor HonestReporting. Read more
Solomon Olympics Bound
June 13, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney-based athlete Steven Solomon has been selected to represent Australia at the upcoming Olympic Games in London. Read more
The $10,000 kickfest
June 13, 2012 by Ayal Tusia
On a cold and foggy Queen’s Birthday weekend, in front of a dedicated supporter base of family and friends, the Over 30 Kick for a Cause footy ‘stars’ displayed impressive football prowess, while raising more than $10,000 for Jewish Care and the Melbourne Jewish Charity Fund (MJCF). Read more
SBS radio changes its rules
SBS Radio today released the final Selection Criteria it will apply to a review of its radio schedule to ensure the languages broadcast reflect today’s Australia. Read more
Jewish Leaders Unite on Alcohol
June 13, 2012 by Michelle Coleman
Jewish Community leaders in Melboune have joined together to show their united support for Drug Action Week (DAW) 2012 to be held between the 17th to 23rd June. Read more
…and an award for Denis
June 13, 2012 by David Zwartz
The Wellington Gold Awards – in association with local paper The Dominion Post – celebrate inspiring business performers in Greater Wellington.
Queen’s Birthday Award for Freda
June 13, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Auckland community stalwart Freda Narev has been awarded the Queen’s Service Medal… Read more
Rabbi Faces up to Facebook
June 13, 2012 by J-Wire
Melbourne Yeshivah Rabbi Tzvi Telsner has spoken to J-Wire about his congregation’s decision not to give an Aliyah to a man who celebrated a birthday and the birth of a grandaughter…and whose son claims to be a victim of an alleged sexual abuse offender at the Yeshivah College. Read more
Never too late to learn
June 13, 2012 by Community Editor
Sunday is Yom Limmud in Sydney and we would like to introduce you to some of the presenters who will take you one step further along your Jewish journey… Read more
