Zubin said it all
October 4, 2013 by Fraser Beath McEwing
At his fifth and final curtain call at the end of the Sydney Opera House concert by the Australian World Orchestra, celebrated conductor, Zubin Mehta, held up his hands for silence. Read more
Netanyahu – “If Needed Israel Will Stand Alone”
October 4, 2013 by Isi Leibler
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did us proud when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week. Read more
A Relative Stranger
October 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Australian movie director Kane Senes has just finished shooting his feature film “A Relative Stranger” in Austin, Texas. Read more
Consumer Confidence Critical says Banking Chief
October 3, 2013 by Michelle Coleman
Ian Narev, CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), said yesterday that the new government must work to bolster consumer confidence for the Australian economy to flourish. Read more
The J-Street Crowd and its idiosynchrasies…write Gabsy Debinski
October 3, 2013 by Gabsy Debinski
“Peace and security. Nobody should choose between peace and security. The State of Israel doesn’t need to choose between peace and security…. As I’m fighting for peace – and there is a political price for it – in the negotiations room, I’m fighting also for Israel’s security. And I’m here today in order to ask you, this special audience, those who are fighting for peace: In your quest for peace don’t abandon Israel’s security needs.”…Tzipi Livni. Read more
ABC responds to the ECAJ
October 3, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has apologised to The Executive Council of Australian Jewry for publishing anti-Israel comments on its ABC2 Facebook page following the broadcast of ‘Five Broken Cameras’. Read more
Multicultural Media Awards
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello have announced entries for the 2014 Premier’s Multicultural Media Awards are now open. Read more
On Galus Australis: A Peaceful Divorce
The Hebrew term for Collaborative Practice is ‘Lehitgaresh beshalom’ – to divorce in peace. But, can a divorce process ever be peaceful?….Read more
A truly Grand Final for Daniel Waks
October 2, 2013 by Agencies
Melbourne’s Caulfield Auskicker, Daniel Waks, was the envy of his friends lat weekend when he participated in the 2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final, one of the biggest events on the Australian sporting calendar. Read more
Yad Vashem founder passes away
October 1, 2013 by Agencies
Yad Vashem has been saddened by the death of Prof. Israel Gutman, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Auschwitz who was a leading and trailblazing historian of the Holocaust in Israel and abroad. Read more
Satisfying Jewish Appetites
October 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney is in for a culinary treat following the announcement of the first ever Jewish Culture Fest. Read more
The Trouble with Marrying Kosher…writes Tami Sussman
October 1, 2013 by Tami Sussman
He’s 26. He’s got a masters in neuroscience, an athletically muscular body, a perfectly unobtrusive nose and a wicked sense of humour. Read more
Policing the service
October 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Central Synagogue will host the Police and Servicemen Remembrance Service this Friday evening. Read more
Melbourne’s Jewish Care goes retail
October 1, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care has announced the launch of its new shopping website, Shop Jewish Care. Read more
