ECAJ says no to using Parliament to deny genocide

American Professor Justin McCarthy campaigns around the world against the recognition of the Armenian genocide…and has been to use Parliament House as a venue. Read more

Danby and Section 18

Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has spoken in Parliament about the Government’s plan to repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more

Entebbe revisited

ABC’s Radio National’s Philip Adams talks with filmmaker Eyal Boers and shows excerpts from his documentary “Live or Die in Entebbe”…watch the video. Read more

Atomic – The Musical: A review by Deb Meyer

Physicists make for fascinating protagonists in the current Sydney theatre scene. Read more

Palestine – No Elections, No Solutions

The PLO negotiating team – headed by perennial negotiator Saeb Erekat – resigned this week in the middle of a nine month period set aside for intense and secret negotiations with Israel to achieve the creation of a second Arab state – in addition to Jordan – in former Mandatory Palestine. Read more

Commenting on comments

As from this week, J-Wire will only publish comments on items submitted in the contributor’s own full name. Read more

Anatomy of a neo-Nazi

J-Wire talks with Robert Orell, a 33-yr-old Stockholm-based advocate who deals with the problems of supremacists…a subject he knows well as in his youth he himself was a neo-Nazi. Read more

Visa Woes and Goes

Entering Australia has become a simpler process for Israelis thanks to immigration changes made by the new Federal government…but in New Zealand some Israeli “tourists” are being refused entry into the country. Read more

Poisonous Peace Partners…writes Michael Kuttner

It is inevitable as day follows night that if you drip feed poisonous information into the impressionable minds of young school children you will produce a generation growing into adulthood who will not only believe the worst of those being demonized but also in many cases galvanize them to take action against those they have been taught to hate. Read more

Bialik Bnei Mitzvah Program

At Melbourne’s Bialik College, becoming Bnei Mitzvah does not mean the end of a process of learning and engagement, but rather one step on a life-long journey. Read more

Sydney’s Kashruth situation – RCNSW makes a statement

With regard to the ongoing dispute between the Kashrut Authority and and Amaze In Taste, J-Wire publishes the RCNSW’s latest statement. Read more

Ambassador makes his debut

Ambassador-Designate Shmuel ben-Shmuel who, will present his credentials to formally become Israel’s new ambassador to Australia next week, has made his communal debut…presenting trade  awards to 14 Israeli companies and their Australian partners. Read more

Do it Now…advises Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Why are so many good resolutions never translated into practice? Read more

A Letter to the New York Times…and J-Wire

A J-Wire reader based in the U.S. has sent us a letter submitted to the New York Times on the recent murder of an IDF soldier in Israel… Read more

Melbourne’s Jewish Care to investigate historic institutional child abuse cases

Jewish Care Victoria has established an independent support scheme to thoroughly investigate historic claims of institutional child abuse at children’s homes run by predecessor Jewish welfare organisations. Read more

Print 35’s very special staff members rewarded for effort

Sydney’s JewishCare has held a graduation ceremony for its Print35 Design Studio staff members who have earned special certificates. Read more

NSW Greens want funding stripped from Jewish schools

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has clashed with the NSW Greens over their education policy targeting non-government schools – after they moved amendments in State Parliament to strip funding from private schools including all NSW Jewish high schools. Read more

Irene Sendler continues to help

‘The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler’, has been shown at the Victoria University Memorial Theatre in Wellington. New Zealand,  to raise funds for a proposed New Zealand Children’s Holocaust Memorial to the 1.5 million children who perished as a consequence of Nazi persecution during the Holocaust. Read more

Connections to the past

The Zionist Council of Victoria is inviting community members who have lost a loved one, friend or family, through terrorism or military action to participate in next year’s Yom Hazikaron commemoration. Read more

While he was Sleeping….writes Gabsy Debinski

We went to sleep last night with the sad knowledge that an 18-year old Israeli soldier, Eden Atias, had been stabbed by a Palestinian youth while he slept on a bus stopped at Afula’s central bus station. Read more

PM gets behind Mitzvah Day

This coming Sunday is Mitzvah Day and it has a new backer…Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Read more

More child sexual abuse reported in Victoria

Child sexual abuse advocacy organisation Tzedek has reported that Melbourne’s Jewish Care has learned from alleged victims of child sexual abuse that new cases have come to light. Read more

Double “Chai” for ground-breaking Dialogue group

The Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Muslims & Jews has held its 36th meeting, at The Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, Sydney. Read more

Waks Speaks at Rally

Tzedek founder Manny Waks spoke yesterday at a rally in Melbourne increasing awareness of child sexual abuse. Read more

AUJS at Kristallnacht Commemoration

“It was an honour to participate in the Kristallnacht panel discussion which was organised by the JCCV in conjunction with the JHC.” Read more

JCCV appreciates opportunity to provide input into sexual abuse inquiry

Nina Bassat, President of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV), has welcomed the tabling of the Report of the Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Non-Government Organisations. Read more

A medal for Jewish ambo chaplain

On Thank A Paramedic Day, NSW Ambulance Chaplain Rabbi Dovid Slavin has received a medal in recognition of his long standing service to the ambulance service. Read more

Let there be light

A community based exhibition showcasing the work of 36, national and international Jewish artists will take place at Bondi Beach from 27 Nov to 8 December as part of the huge annual Shir Madness Music Festival. Read more

Mission Accomplished

A team of Israeli surgeons and support medical staff have returned to Israel after a 10 day mission in Tanzania where they performed 17 life-saving operations on children suffering from heart disease. Read more

90th Anniversary of the Jewish War Memorial

The NAJEX annual Communal Wreath Laying and Remembrance Day Service has been held at the NSW Jewish War Memorial, Darlinghurst, with over 140 people attending, many being Jewish ex-servicemen and women. Read more

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