JCA Honors Volunteers
June 3, 2013 by Lauren Finn
Three long serving volunteers have been honoured at Sydney’s JCA’s Communal Event. Read more
Jewish Muslim Comedy Debate
June 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish Muslim Comedy Debate held last night at the Melbourne Town Hall produced a hilarious evening’s entertainment. Read more
Claims Conference gets deeper in the Mire…writes Isi Leibler
June 2, 2013 by Isi Leibler
Julius Berman has circulated members of his Board with an 11 page diatribe in response to the recent flood of criticisms relating to the flawed management, lack of oversight and absence of transparency in the Claims Conference. Read more
Claims Conference: Berman responds
Chair of the Claims Conference Rabbi Julius Berman has written to the organisation’s directors has responded to a newspaper’s claim that he had been aware of fraud allegations directs at the Conference for eight years. The Conference administers funds allocated to Holocaust survivors. Read more
Palestine – Pouring Money into a Bottomless Pit
June 2, 2013 by David Singer
US Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Jordan this week proposed investing another four billion dollars in trying to resolve the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict…writes David Singer. Read more
Rhetoric v Reality
June 2, 2013 by Ron Weiser
No question that Yair Lapid was the outstanding success story of the Israeli elections held earlier this year…writes Dr Ron Weiser. Read more
London Declaration: Bi-partisan signing in Melbourne
June 2, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Victorian Parliament was the scene of a bipartisan message against hatred and antisemitism today as party leaders united to jointly sign The London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism. Read more
Visiting Israel? New exhibition at the Israel Museum
This year’s annual exhibition in the Museum’s Ruth Youth Wing for Art Education focuses on sensory deception and on the gap between visual perception and reality. Read more
Special family ceremony at Emanuel School
June 2, 2013 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School continues to mark memorable life events in their Pathways ceremonies. Read more
Prize-winning short story
Claudia Kaplan, a Year 8 student at Sydney’s Moriah College, was the Overall Winner of the Sydney Writers’ Festival’s Writenow! Competition. Read more
Our man in Tel Aviv
Dave Sharma is Australia’s new ambassador to Israel. Rohit Revo, the editor of the Indian Herald, provides background on the new ambassador… Read more
BJE Emet Guide
June 2, 2013 by Nanette Horak
In response to those seeking information on various aspects of all things Jewish, BJE is proud to announce its new initiative, ‘Emet’ – Parents’ Guide’. Read more
Keshet in joint Australian/New Zeland Venture
June 2, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Israeli TV production company Keshet which brought “Prisoners of War” to TV screens throughout the world, has announced a joint venture with former Fox Networks chief David Haslingden. Read more
