Post-Election Musings in the wake of Obama’s Victory

Being in the US this week during the elections has truly been a remarkable experience and roller coaster. The outcome is that, for better or for worse, the American people have determined that President Barack Obama will serve a second four year term as leader of the Western world…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Alex Cross 2/4 – a movie review by James Berardinelli

Alex Cross, loosely adapted from the novel Cross by James Patterson, has all the earmarks of something contorted and condensed to fit into the 100-minute time limit imposed on mass marketed motion pictures. Read more

Seven Psychopaths 2½/4 – a movie review by James Berardinelli

For about 75 minutes, Seven Psychopaths is a rollicking good movie – kinetic, clever, funny, and brutal. Read more

The Sessions 3/4 – a movie review by James Berardinelli

Back toward the beginning of her career, a then- 29 year old Helen Hunt appeared in a movie called The Waterdance. The film dealt frankly with the way disability impacted the sexual relationship between her character and the one played by Eric Stoltz. Read more

The Master 3/4 – a movie review by James Berardinelli

The Master is one of the most technically impressive films of 2012. It is the work of an artist; every shot is carefully composed. The set design, which recreates post-World War II America, is impeccable. Read more

Kramer extradition process underway

51-yr-old David Kramer is understood to be awaiting extradition to Australia to face allegations that he sexually abused students at the Yeshiva College in Melbourne between 1989 and 1992. Read more

Rabbi’s day in court

A controversial rabbi in Melbourne who has appealed his dismissal from Chabad will have his day in court in New York later this week. Read more

Australian Holocaust music expert lectures in Arizona

Sydney-based Joseph Toltz will lecture on “The Accidental Pioneer: Music from David Broder’s 1946 Work in the Displaced Persons Camps of Europe” at the Tucson Jewish Community Center this weekend. Read more

Bushwhacked!!

Two Jews who grew up together in Scotland have produced a TV series for ABC3, the public broadcaster’s dedicated kids’ channel. Read more

Successful Year for JEMS

JEMs – Jewish Education Matters has held its end of year annual banquet attracting a guest list of over 700. Read more

Life Governorship for Millie Phillips

Staff, parents and students past and present from Masada College are expected to join Sydney Jewish Community leaders early next month at a special ceremony bestowing Life Governorship on Mrs Millie Phillips. Read more

ANZACs reenact Beersheba Charge

Australian Light Horse riders have reenacted the historical charge of the Australia and New Zealand Armed Corps (ANZAC) at KKL-JNF’s Beit Eshel site in Nahal Beersheba Park. Read more

New CEO for JNF

JNF AUSTRALIA is delighted to confirm the appointment of Dan Springer as CEO with effect from early January 2013. Dan will have as one of his key objectives the implementation of JNF’s program to bring a fresh and dynamic approach to its activities, which was initiated following a formal restructure 18 months ago and the adoption of a new growth strategy in June. Read more

Charges against grave desecration accused dropped

Charges against the man named in Auckland’s Jewish grave desecration case have been dropped. Read more

CD Giveaway

J-Wire has two copies of exciting Israeli singer Yasmin Levy’s latest CD  to give away to readers… Read more

Viva Montefiore!

Montefiore’s Randwick, Hunters Hill and Woollahra campuses took on a distinct Spanish flavour at a series of recent theme nights. Read more

Lunchtime Kristallnacht commemoration in Sydney’s CBD

The Council of Christians and Jews will hold a Memorial Service in Sydney’s Martin Place on Friday to commemorate Kristallnacht. Read more

Film maker revisits Uncle Chatzkel

Sydney  film maker Rod Freedman’s has visited Zagare in Lithuania…the town in which his movie”Uncle Chatzkel” (1999) told the story of how its Jews were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators. He will talk about his visit on ABC Radio later this month. Read more

Who am I?

Many of us have sensitive and fragile feelings and emotions. We all hate to be criticized, we hate to fail, we stress out when we cannot solve a problem and we explode if someone insults us..writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more

Lowy inducted into Property Hall of Fame

Westfield chairman Frank Lowy has been honored by the property industry which has inducted him into a new initiative…the Australian Property Hall of Fame. Read more

BJE’s Project Heritage Program

In Term 3 Year 6 students at selected schools participated in BJE’s Project Heritage Program sponsored by the Jewish Communal Appeal LotBen Fund in loving memory of Lotka and Bernard Ferster.
Each school was assigned a living historian who visited the school twice and talked to the children about their experiences during the Holocaust. For the rest of the term the students worked on projects such as drama, art, written work, etc. depicting the historian’s story. They then presented the historian with their finished project. The program concluded with a visit to the Sydney Jewish Museum. It was an extremely moving experience.

BJE Students Celebrate Succot

Sydney  BJE students were asked to make an edible succah at home, take a photo of it then bring to school. During class the children decorated photo frames to put the photos in. This was a very popular activity with the children.

Forging new friendships

Throughout this year, 24  Year 7 students from Sydney’s Emanuel School have met with Year 7 students from Iqra Islamic College to learn about each others’ cultures and beliefs, as well as to forge friendships. Read more

Palestine – Falk’s Failed Philosophy Guarantees Continuing Conflict

Professor Richard Falk – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 – has returned to world headlines with another controversial annual report…writes David Singer. Read more

No case for Toben

A defamation case brought by Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben against community leader Jeremy Jones has been struck out in the Federal Court. Read more

United Nations – from the Inside

Over 800 members of the Melbourne Jewish Community have heard a first-hand account of the challenges Israel faces at the United Nations and how it deals with those challenges. Read more

An Election of Great Importance for Israel

Next week’s U.S. presidential election will have major implications for the entire Western world but in particular for Israel. It is also noteworthy that Israel and the Jews have never featured so prominently in a presidential campaign. In last week’s debate on foreign policy between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, both candidates competed to demonstrate their pro-Israel credentials and the Jewish state was mentioned no less than 34 times…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Bachelorette 0/4 – a movie review by James Berardinelli

Sometimes a movie is so good it makes me glad I’m in the business of writing reviews. Bachelorette is not one of those…writes James Berardinelli. Read more

End of Watch 3½/4 – A movie review by James Berardinelli

The problem with End of Watch, a gripping police drama, is director David Ayer’s stylistic decision to shoot nearly the entire movie tripod-less…writes James Berardinelli Read more

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