Former JCCV President now heads St Kilda Shule
October 24, 2012 by Michelle Coleman
One of Melbourne’s long standing Jewish communal leaders has been elected as President of St Kilda Hebrew Congregation. Read more
Tallit at the Kotel – but worn by a woman
October 24, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Anat Hoffman is a woman who acts on what she believes in. She writes to J-Wire on being arrested at the Kotel for wearing a tallit… Read more
Harry Triguboff – a source of inspiration
October 24, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
JNF World Chairman Efi Stenzler has called Harry Triguboff “a source of inspiration for the warm community of the Jews of Australia” at the dedication of the Triguboff Gardens in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Centre. Watch the video… Read more
Graveyard attack accused denies charges
October 23, 2012 by Miriam Bell
Three men accused of desecrating over 20 Jewish graves, in Auckland’s oldest cemetery late last week, appeared in court charged with wilful damage today [Tuesday]. Read more
TV Alert: Breaking the Silence on ABC-TV’s The Drum
October 23, 2012 by J-Wire
Avner Gvaryahu is visiting Australia from Israel representing “Breaking the Silence” and Israeli human rights organisation which reports on incidents involving the IDF. Read more
Auckland Arrests
October 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Two men have been charged with Wilful Damage following the desecration of more than 20 Jewish graves in Auckland, New Zealand. Read more
Central Synagogue service described in Parliament
October 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
MLC Walt Secord has described the Police Remembrance Service held recently at Sydney’s The Central Synagogue to the NSW State Parliament. Read more
P Plate Inspiration
October 19, 2012 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Question:
Rabbi, I don’t mean to be nosy but I couldn’t help noticing that you are driving a car with P plates. Did you just learn to drive? Are they yours or were they left there by one of your teenage children? Read more
Palestine – Merging Banks Can Reap Huge Dividends
October 19, 2012 by David Singer
Prince Hassan Bin Talal – Jordan’s former Crown Prince and the uncle of Jordan’s current ruler – King Abdullah – has floated a possible new diplomatic initiative by reminding the world that the West Bank was once part of Jordan…writes David Singer Read more
Leaders welcome UN Security Council seat
October 19, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Jewish community leaders have welcomed the UN vote giving Australia a seat on the Security Council for two years. Read more
Historic Jewish graves desecrated in Auckland
October 19, 2012 by Miriam Bell
Around twenty Jewish graves in a historic central Auckland cemetery have been desecrated with antisemitic graffiti at some point in the last 48 hours. Read more
Emanuel School student brings back bronze for Australia
October 19, 2012 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School student, Daniel Goldbach, has won a bronze medal at the 24th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in Lake Garda, Italy. Read more
Safety not Guaranteed 3/4 – a movie review by James Berardinelli
October 19, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
The classified ad reads: “WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before. ” Read more
To Rome with Love 1½/4 – A movie review by James Berdinelli
October 19, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Once upon a time, calling a movie “lesser Woody Allen” might be considered a slap in the face. Now, it’s more-or-less expected. In the last decade, Allen has directed two good movies: Match Point and Midnight in Paris. Read more
The Intouchables 3½/4 A movie review by James Berdinelli
October 19, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
At the beginning of The Intouchables, a caption informs us that this is “based on a true story.” Read more
Savages 3/4 A Movie review from James Berardinelli
October 19, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Savages is a drug-fueled crime delirium that doesn’t break much new ground in the genre but offers a volatile concoction of violence, heroism, and amorality that is compulsively watchable. Read more
Basger in Futsal World Cup Australian Squad
October 19, 2012 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
Jarrod Basger has been selected in Australia’s squad to compete at the Futsal World Cup in Thailand. Read more
Two new members on the front bench
October 18, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
State Labor MP and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Walt Secord and newly elected MP for Heffon, Ron Hoenig have been promoted to the State Labor frontbench this week. Read more
Smorgon quits top job with the Bulldogs
October 18, 2012 by J-Wire
Melbourne businessman David Smorgon has fulfilled the promise made at the beginning of the AFL season marking it as his last as the Western Bulldogs’ president. Read more
Examining Evil
October 18, 2012 by Michelle Coleman
What turns ordinary people into mass murderers? How can human beings commit atrocities against their fellow men, women and children?
These are some of the penetrating questions that will be addressed later this month at Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) by a panel comprising renowned Holocaust researcher and former chief of the Australian War Crimes Unit Professor Konrad Kwiet, together with psychiatrists Dr Paul Valent and Dr George Foster. Read more
O’Farrell addresses the AICC
October 18, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has addressed the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. J-Wire photographed the event… Read more
Parliamentarian addresses NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Plenum
Charismatic Member of the Legislative Council Walt Secord has addressed the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies monthly plenum. Read more
Professor released from UAE Jail
October 17, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
78-yr-0ld Professor Cyril Karabus has been released from an Abu Dhabi jail on bail following his arrest at Dubai airport whilst in transit on August 18. Read more
The Hypocritical Protestant Churches
October 17, 2012 by Isi Leibler
The recent initiative by a group of Protestant Christian leaders calling on Congress to reevaluate military aid to Israel is a nauseating example of applying double standards against Jews and Israel under the cloak of piety and hypocritical sanctimoniousness…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
The Light Horsemen Ride Again
October 16, 2012 by Agencies
More than 40 members of the Australian Light Horse Association are heading to Israel to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the famous Light Horse Brigade’s charge on Beer Sheva, which helped bring an end to the Ottoman Empire. Read more
Frydenberg on Front Foot
October 16, 2012 by Agencies
Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg has attacked the government’s “crude attempt” to win votes in this Thursday’s UN Security Council vote. Read more
Israeli Embassy delivers Soccer Gear to the Cook Islands
October 16, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Cook Islands Football Association held a ceremony to receive a shipment of donated football goods valued at $31,000 from the Reagan Milstein Foundation at the CIFA complex in Matavera. Read more
Budding stars at Emanuel
October 15, 2012 by Michelle Favero
A number of Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Music and Drama students were recently nominated for two prestigious events. Read more
Shurat HaDin and World Vision Australia: In talks
October 15, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has intervened in the dispute between Israel’s Shirt HaDin and World Vision Australia over the former’s claim that World Vision was funding a terrorist organisation. Read more
Sydney’s JewishCare HQ Officially Opened
October 14, 2012 by Warren Hurst
The gleaming new headquarters for Sydney’s JewishCare have been officially opened. Read more
