Cancel Iran Visit demands Julie Bishop
August 22, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Shadow Minister Foreign for Foreign Affairs and Trade Julie Bishop has issued a statement calling for the cancellation of an official government visit to Iran. Read more
Yeshivah Centre Apologises
August 22, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre has circulated a statement in which the organisation states “we sincerely and unreservedly apologise for any historical wrongs that may have occurred.” The statement focuses on the eradication of abuse “particularly sexual” in our community. Read more
From the hearts of Frimet and Arnold Roth
August 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Please spend two minutes and 46 seconds in watching the edited extract of a television interview with the woman who planned and executed a massacre of innocent civilians, most of them children, eleven years ago. Following the killings, she went to her place of work which happens to have been a television studio, and calmly read the evening news bulletin, starting with a report of the massacre that she herself had perpetrated some hours earlier….write Frimet and Arnold Roth. Read more
Labor candidate says Здравствуйте! to the Russian community
August 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
State Labor candidate for Heffron, Mr Ron Hoenig today addressed a gathering of Russian Jewish people about his background and how his late-parents re-built their lives in Australia after the Holocaust. Read more
McEwing reviews Lane
August 21, 2012 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The third concert in the International Pianists in Recital series (Angel Place Recital Hall) presented a noteworthy, if unsettling program by ex-pat Australian pianist, Piers Lane…writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Macquarie banker apologises for Hitler reference
August 20, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
The Macquarie Bank director who used Hitler as an example as a leader has apologised for doing so… Read more
Al-Quds rally in Sydney – we want the lot
Iranian, Bahraini, Hezbollah and Palestinian flags dominated the Al-Quds Day rally held recently in Sydney’s Hyde Park. Read more
Suspected War Criminals in Australia
August 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The late Leslie Caplan’s book “The Road to the Menzies Inquiry: Suspected War Criminals in Australia” has been launched at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
A visitor’s words
August 20, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr recently visited Yad Vashem where he layed a wreath described his feelings in the visitors’ book….this is what he wrote. Read more
Contested elections at the The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies
Contested elections will be held for a number of positions within the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies at its annual general meeting tomorrow night. Read more
Macquarie Banker names Hitler as skilled leader
August 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Macquarie Bank director Michael Hawker is alleged to have described Adolf Hitler as a skilled leader when addressing business leaders in Sydney. Read more
Michael Misrachi face to face
August 19, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Michael Misrachi is the director of the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. He talks on camera to J-Wire about what visitors can expect… Read more
Sydney to host Jewish Food Festival
August 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The history, appeal and diversity of Jewish food culture will be celebrated through Sydney’s inaugural Jewish Food Festival – a first ever for Australia! Read more
Judging the Olympics
August 17, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Larry Cornofsky did not win Gold at the 2012 London Olympics…but he was one of the judges at the Gold Medal Hockey match between the Netherlands and Germany. Read more
Win tickets for the Israeli Film Festival
August 17, 2012 by Arts Editor
J-Wire has 12 double passes to give away for the AICE Israeli Film Festival… Read more
Alcohol problems in the community – Maccabi enters the arena
August 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and Maccabi Victoria have joined forces to present a unique and exciting Forum, ‘Alcohol and Youth, Your Say!’ targeted at Jewish Year 8, 9 and 10 students and their parents/guardians. Read more
Palestine – Burying the Past – Faking the Future
August 17, 2012 by David Singer
Richard Falk – United Nations Special Rapporteur on “the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967” – provides compelling proof of how successful the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has been in its attempt to bury historical fact and international law regarding the former territory of Palestine…writes David Singer. Read more
The Voice – Jewish Style
August 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Thirty young participants representing Jewish communities from around the world are in Israel competing in Hallelujah..a global singing competition in search of the next big Jewish star. Read more
Bernard Lustig Memorial Scholarship winner announced
August 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Monash Law student Melanie Koss is the winner of this year’s Bernard Lustig Memorial Scholarship, offered annually by B’nai B’rith Victoria. Read more
Parliament hears the Wallach story
August 17, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
MLC Walt Secord delivered a speech in the NSW State Parliament this week outlining to members the story of a Polish woman’s bravery in saving the life of a Jewish woman…the mother of a Sydney barrister. Read more
Passion, but not all Russian – an SSO review
August 17, 2012 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While we’re suffering nervous breakdowns over our electricity bills, it is softened a little by the knowledge that power distributor, Ausgrid, is putting some of our money into sponsoring classical music, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
The dreadful dilemma over Iran
August 16, 2012 by Julie Bishop
The government of Israel faces a difficult decision in coming months, possibly weeks, as the Iranian nuclear program reaches a dangerous threshold…writes Julie Bishop. Read more
Zentai’s family pursues his innocence
August 16, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Ernie Steiner said his family was over the moon knowing that his 90-yr-old father Charles Zentai would not be extradited to Hungary to face questioning over the brutal murder of a Jewish youth in 1944…but he is continuing his search for evidence to prove his father’s innocence. Read more
UN Hero at NSWJBD Plenum
August 16, 2012 by Community Editor
One of the greatest defenders of Israel at the United Nations, Hillel Neuer – the Executive Director of UN Watch – will deliver the keynote address at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies AGM on Tuesday night, by video-link. Read more
Charles Zentai still stands accused
August 16, 2012 by Steve Lieblich
The Australian High Court’s decision not to extradite Charles Zentai to Hungary allows the accused to avoid facing trial for alleged brutal murder. With all due respect to the learned judges, the decision is a damning indictment of the Australian legal system…writes Steve Lieblich. Read more
Billionaires and the Looming Jewish Leadership Crisis
August 16, 2012 by Isi Leibler
The diaspora is undergoing a Jewish leadership crisis. In the United States where the vast majority of Jews outside Israel reside, the key professionals dominating the leadership scene are close to retirement, yet failing to groom successors…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
The Bourne Legacy 2½/4
August 16, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
The total worldwide box office gross for the first three Jason Bourne movies (The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum) is nearly one billion dollars (more if adjusted for inflation). Read more
Zentai a Free Man
August 15, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
90-yr-old Charles Zentai will not leave the comfort of his Perth home to face questioning in Hungary about the 1944 murder of 18-yr-old Peter Balazs in Budapest…and Federal MP Michael Danby has slammed the decision of the High Court freeing Zentai. Read more
NSW Liberal Friends of Israel
August 15, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
The NSW Liberal Friends of Israel group was launched at NSW Parliament House in Sydney this week. Read more
Triple Dose of David
August 15, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Australian business luminary David Gonski has participated in three communal functions in less than 24 hours…a Magen David Adom lunch, a cocktail party for the Moriah Foundation and breakfast with the JNF. Read more
