Frydenberg and Danby at the despatch boxes

There was a rare moment in the Australian Parliament recently when two of Australia’s leading Jewish Parliamentarians Michael Danby Labor MP for Melbourne Ports and Josh Frydenberg Federal Liberal MP for Kooyong sat opposite each other on duty at the despatch boxes in the House of Representatives. Read more

Teachers off to school in Israel

Fourteen Victorian educators were farewelled prior to participating in The Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Read more

Beyond Spain with Dahlia Dior

Sydney songstress Dahlia Dior with the help of a superb ensemble of musicians and backing vocals, has come out with a unique end-of-year musical package called Spain and Beyond.  Read more

Board reports

Reports on the three Israel missions which the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has conducted in recent weeks will be delivered at next week’s plenum meeting. Read more

Fears for missing tennis star

Top Melbourne tennis coach Paul Arber has gone missing in Hamilton, New Zealand where he had been visiting with eight junior players who had been participating in a junior tennis tournament. Read more

Yeshiva College stands down teacher

Melbourne’s Yeshiva College has stood down former principal and current staff member Rabbi Avrom Glick following police questioning him in relation to sexual abuse incidents at the school in the 1970s…but his lawyers  have refuted online news reports that he had been arrested. Read more

Rabbinical conference in Sydney

More than 60 rabbis from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement across Australia have met in Sydney to discuss new initiatives…for the first time in 12 years. Read more

Ambassador meets Community Leaders in Sydney

Israel’s new ambassador to Australia, who has presented his credentials to Governor-General Quentin Bryce, has met community leaders in Sydney. Read more

Sydney’s Montefiore Home….as you were…almost

A group of four respected members of the community who nominated for the Board of the Sir Moses Montefiore Home, have failed in their bid…but the president has stated that matters of concern to the group will be discussed in the coming year. Read more

The Inside Word on Cyber Security

Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mr David Irvine has addressed the annual Edith Cowan University Business Lunch of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) on the topic of cyber security. Read more

Hebron Leader Compliments Honest Reporting

I must complement Honest reporting for the extraordinary work they do. I was honored to a part of their mission, here in Hebron. Read more

90-yr-old Holocaust survivor honoured

 

90-year-old Auschwitz survivor Clare Galambos-Winter has received a Hunter Fellowship award from Victoria University of Wellington…a recognition of her support for the NZ School of Music. Read more

Danby on Discrimination

Federal Labor MP Michael Danby has told Parliament that the Racial Discrimination Act legislation which the current government intends to weaken,  should not be changed…a view held by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Read more

Nelson Mandela and Zionism…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org

In the coming days, there will be much reflection on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, following the former South African president’s passing on Dec. 5. And in the coming weeks, we can anticipate a febrile exchange over his true views on Israel and the Middle East. Read more

Nelson Mandela 1918 – 2013

J-Wire has received tributes to the late Nelson Mandela including the Prime Minister and the Emeritus Chief Rabbi. Read more

Doughnuts of the Brain

Question: I was troubled by the mass consumption of doughnuts during Chanukah. Read more

Kashruth Authority states its case

Baron Revelman, the President of the Kashruth Authority, says that the actions of a rabbi giving a herchsher to cater Amaze in Taste have put into jeopardy a united Kashruth Authority for NSW. Read more

The Montefiore: President David Freeman

Ahead of Sunday’s AGM and contested election, president of the Sir Moses Montefiore Home David Freeman has issued a statement: Read more

Bialik does well

Eight Year 7 students recently represented Bialik at the Year 7 Maths Games Day held at Camberwell Grammar School.  Read more

10th anniversary for Young Achievers Program

Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Young Achievers Program has celebrated a decade of helping Jewish youth develop life skills, improve self-confidence and reach higher goals. Read more

NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Israel Mission Days 7

Linda Galley has sent in this belated report from the NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Mission. Read more

Victorian multicultural communities say Racism is Not Free Speech

Twenty-four Victorian organisation, four of which are Jewish or have Jewish connections,   criticised the government for considering changes to the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more

Bennett Interview

Leading journalist and commentator Paul Sheehan will interview Israeli Minister Naftali Bennett at a public meeting at Sydney’s Central Synagogue on Sunday night. Read more

Jones at World Culture Forum

Jeremy Jones, Director of International and Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, was one of a small, select group of podium speakers at the inaugural World Culture Forum (WCF), an event eight years in the planning which host country Indonesia plans on making an equivalent to the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Rio de Janiero International Environment Forum (IEF). Read more

Technion and the University of Sydney at the cutting edge

The development of ground breaking communications systems for the next generation of computers is the goal of research collaboration between the University of Sydney and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology…with financial backing from the NSW Government.

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Senior Journos Report on Israel visit

Four senior journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ recent Journalists Study Mission to Israel reported on their experiences at a well-attended public meeting at Sydney’s Central Synagogue last night. Read more

AUJS backs ECAJ on Racial Discrimination Act issue

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has backed the Executive Council of Australian Jewry in calling on the Federal Government to abandon its plans to repeal or weaken Australia’s race hate laws. Read more

Solomon Lew on PM’s Advisory Council

The Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council will bring together 12 prominent Australian and global business leaders and experts to help restore a strong working relationship between business and government. Read more

Board in the Bush

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies charted new territory last week when it expanded its bridge-building work to the far-western Outback town of Broken Hill and to the State’s second city, Newcastle, for the first time in about 20 years. Read more

Morocco, despite anti-Israel proposals, seen as rare warm environment for Jews in Arab world

Concern is rising as to how safe an environment Morocco is for Jews….Sean Savage of JNS.org reports. Read more

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