Advice galore!
June 23, 2013 by Michael Kuttner
What are friends for if not to give solicited or unsolicited advice at any time?…asks Michael Kuttner. Read more
Say it
June 21, 2013 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
A woman once complained to a marriage counselor that her husband never says that he loves her. The therapist turned to the husband for his perspective. “I told her thirty years ago that I love her,” he explained, “and If anything changes, I’ll let her know”…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie Read more
Palestine – Clinton’s $500,000 Speech Leaves One Speechless…writes David Singer
June 21, 2013 by David Singer
The thought that anyone was prepared to contribute to paying former American President Bill Clinton $500000 to deliver a 45 minute speech at the Peres Academic Centre during the festivities marking Israeli President Shimon Peres’s 90th birthday is truly staggering – especially after hearing what he had to say. Read more
Israel: where sometimes good stuff happens too…writes Gabsy Debinski
June 21, 2013 by Gabsy Debinski
It is no secret that Israel is facing a precarious threat as the crisis in Syria continues to deteriorate. Read more
Holocaust deniers “disgusting monsters”
June 20, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A report that Holocaust denier Dr Fredrick Toben had been invited by a NSW Greens MP to join a Sydney Harbour cruise to raise funds for Gaza has met with damning disapproval by Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham…and apologies from Greens Senate candidate Cate Faehrmann. Read more
Now is the time
June 20, 2013 by Manny Waks
The Commonwealth Royal Commission Inquiry into child sexual abuse within organisations has now commenced. Tzedek, an Australian-based advocacy group for Jewish victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, is uniquely positioned to provide evidence to the Royal Commission about the nature and extent of past and present child sexual abuse within Jewish organisations. Read more
Happy Birthday, Mr President
June 20, 2013 by Ron Weiser
Last night time stood still, politics were put aside and people from all walks of life in both Israel and from overseas came to celebrate the 90th birthday of President Shimon Peres…writes Dr Ron Weiser. Read more
Iran: Carr agrees with Netanyahu
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr today welcomed the peaceful outcome of Iran’s national elections but said Australia would continue to raise concerns about human rights and nuclear issues…and agrees with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position. Read more
“Bullying” leaders
June 18, 2013 by Agencies
Australian Zionist leaders have been accused of bullying, blackmail and “carpet bombing” progressive voices on Israel. Read more
Chief Rabbinate Electoral Machinations…writes Isi Leibler
June 17, 2013 by Isi Leibler
The sleazy political machinations surrounding the impending elections for the Chief Rabbinate are shameful. Read more
New destination – new permanent exhibition at Auschwitz-Birkenau
June 17, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The new Permanent Exhibition SHOAH at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Block 27 has been opened in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, other Israeli government ministers, Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bogdan Zdrojewski, Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Piotr Cywinski, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate and exhibition curator Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Rabbi Israel Meir Lau and Holocaust survivors. Read more
NZ doubles Auschwitz support
June 17, 2013 by David Zwartz
The New Zealand government has doubled the grant of €50,000 it made in 2011 to support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Site. Read more
McCully heads to Israel
June 16, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister heads to the Middle East today. Read more
Should I Go?
June 14, 2013 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Question:
I just received an invitation from my friend to her son’s Bar Mitzvah. Unfortunately a few years ago we had a bad fall out. I was terribly offended and hurt, our relationship was badly damaged and we never really resolved anything. Read more
Australians prominent in global antisemitism Forum
Australians played a prominent role in the deliberations of the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism, which took place recently in Jerusalem. Read more
A letter to Jake
A Tel Aviv-based civil rights group warned Australian supporters of a proposed boycott against Israel on Thursday that their activities were racist, and in violation of Australian Federal anti-discrimination laws. Recently, faculty and students at Sydney University called for the severing of links with Israeli institutions. Read more
Palestine – Pantomime and Paradox…writes David Singer
June 14, 2013 by David Singer
Any cynicism or disbelief that Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu was seriously interested in trying to reach a two-state solution with the PLO was dispelled this week with the revelation that Netanyahu last year offered to free 50 long term Palestinian security prisoners sentenced before the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993 – in a vain bid to entice Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas back to the negotiating table. Read more
Shoah Exhibition at Auckland University
The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition was opened recently at Auckland University of Technology by Auckland Mayor Len Brown. Read more
Changes at Mebourne Eruv
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Melbourne Eruv, Mr Romy Leibler, has announced that the Foundation Administrator of the Melbourne Eruv, Dr Peter Kloot, has retired.
Jewish Mum of the Year
June 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Join the search to find the ultimate Jewish Mum of the Year. The Jewish community make up just 0.4% of the British population, yet some of the country’s biggest names in politics, business, banking and entertainment are all members of the Jewish community, including three who are listed in the British Rich List top ten. They have very different personalities, very diverse opinions, but all have one thing in common – a great Jewish mother.
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These are the names
June 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi John Levi has chronicled in detail the lives of more than 1500 Jewish men and women who settled in Australia between 1788 and 1850 either as convicts or free settlers in his new work “These Are the Names”. Read more
New Zealand film selected for Israeli Film Festival
June 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Auckland film student Walter Lawry’s film “Blind Mice” has been selected as an entrant in next week’s Tel Aviv Student Film Festival. Read more
Sir John Monash Remembered
June 13, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Governor Marie Bashir was guest of honour at a recent Commemoration Service for the late Sir John Monash hosted at Sydney’s Moriah College. Read more
One Day with the ZFA
June 13, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
J-Wire recently spent a day with the Zionist Federation of Australia in Israel…checking out Australian youth working as volunteers in its Israel By Choice program. Read more
You Don’t Need Time or Money
June 13, 2013 by J-Wire
Charity and kindness are of the most important aspects of Jewish tradition…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
Match made in Maccabiah heaven
June 13, 2013 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
Bec and Adam Joseph, Australian football players in Australia’s Women’s and Men’s open football sides, met at the 2005 Maccabiah Games – Adam popped the question at the 2009 Games – and in 2013, the happily married couple will return to Israel with Gerry, their 18-month-old baby boy. Read more
Kick for a Cause
June 13, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
The annual Over 30s Kick for a Cause AFL charity footy match was played on a sunny Queen’s Birthday long weekend at East Caulfield Reserve where 40 friends got together to help raise money for Jewish Care Victoria and Melbourne Jewish Charity Fund (MJCF). Read more
What you say matters
June 13, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a new web site and video to raise awareness of racism within the schools’ community. Read more
The Diaspora minus the United States
June 13, 2013 by Joshua Cole
Zionist Federation of Australia president Philip Chester will be a presenter at the Israeli Presidential Conference. Read more
Implications for Israel in the US Global Retreat…writes Isi Leibler
June 12, 2013 by Isi Leibler
The appointment of Samantha Power as America’s UN ambassador combined with recent US foreign policy statements, reinforce concerns that the US administration is accelerating its policies of global withdrawal, engaging rather than confronting rogue states, and appeasing Islamic extremism. Read more
