More help for Holocaust survivors
February 16, 2014 by Warren Hurst
Changes to Claims Conference eligibility guidelines will allow Sydney’s JewishCare to substantially increase the number of home support packages that enables Survivors to remain living in their own homes. Read more
Aleph appreciative of JCCV stand
February 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Aleph Melbourne has welcomed the recent statement from David Marlow, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, where he unreservedly stands up to intolerance of homosexuality. Read more
New role for David Levine
February 14, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell today announced the appointment of The Hon David Levine as the new Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Read more
Tel Aviv University award for John Howard
The Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) have launched a Scholarship Fund which will provide financial assistance to students at New South Wales universities wishing to study on exchange at Tel Aviv University. Read more
Defending the Racial Discrimination Act
February 13, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Representatives of the Indigenous, Greek, Jewish, Chinese, Armenian and Korean communities are continuing their campaign to persuade Federal politicians against any repeal or watering down of Australia’s laws against racial vilification. Read more
Green Sunday produces a forest
February 13, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
The Jewish National Fund’s Green Sunday campaign has produced enough trees to create a forest…37,000 and still counting. Read more
“Prime Minister of the Jewish People”
February 13, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Central Synagogue set the scene for a special Shloshim service for the late Ariel Sharon…a former Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Read more
Israeli Paralympian to compete in Sydney Jewish championships
February 13, 2014 by Deb Grunfeld
One of Israel’s most decorated Paralympic swimmers, Hanoch Budin, 51, will take the plunge and join Sydney’s best at the Jewish swimming championships this Sunday, Feb. 16. Read more
World wide online Jewish conference
Australia will join Jewish communities from across the globe will take part in a three-day online brainstorming marathon next week, February 16-18. Read more
Robertson nails it!
February 13, 2014 by Fraser Beath McEwing
If a superb orchestral performance and thunderous applause were what conductor David Robertson wanted, he would have left the Sydney Opera House a happy man last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Stone Cold Justice – AIJAC has its say
February 12, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
AIJAC is appalled by the intellectually weak and fundamentally misleading collaboration between the ABC and the Australian, “Stone Cold Justice”, which aired on the February 10 edition of “4Corners”. Read more
Media man’s take on the Middle East
February 12, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Top media industry guru Rowan Dean will address this month’s NSWJBD plenum. Read more
$3 million for health-related programs
February 12, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Dr David Golovsky, President of Wolper Jewish Hospital has announced the establishment of the Wolper Jewish Hospital Health Foundation, seeded with an initial $3,000,000 cash injection. Read more
Stone Cold Justice – the JCCV has its say
February 12, 2014 by David Marlow
Yet another communal voice has added her views on the ABC-TV/The Australian report on the justice meted out to Palestinian children on the West Bank…this time Nina Bassat, president of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria. Read more
Stone Cold Justice – the ZFA has its say – Take 2
Dealing with Palestinian minors who take up rocks as weapons against Israeli citizens and soldiers in the West Bank is a very complex and multi faceted problem. Read more
Vidor project opened in Israel
February 12, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Sydney-based Lottie and Ervin Vidor have attended the opening of the Vidor Family Visitors’ Center in the Arava region of Israel. Read more
Indian Jewish entry for Short + Sweet
February 12, 2014 by Geoff Sirmai
Indian theatre company CreaShakthi visits Sydney later this month to perform their prize-winning play “The Quest” in the final week of Short+Sweet. Read more
Orthodoxy and child sexual abuse
February 11, 2014 by David Werdiger
Orthodox communities all over the world continue to struggle with the wave of child sexual abuse accusations coming forth. Read more
The four-hour kip pot
February 11, 2014 by Dot Liberman
Male students at Melbourne’s Bialik College are sporting smart new kippot, each one taking fours hours to make. Read more
Faiths get together
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria has reconvened its Community Reference Group (CRG) made up of faith leaders from the broader Victorian Community. Read more
Stone Cold Justice – the ZFA has its say
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Philip Chester, the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, has this to say about Stone Cold Justice, the ABC Four Corners report made with the collaboration of The Australian newspaper. Read more
Sexual abuse victims encouraged to seek support
February 11, 2014 by Ayal Tusia
The President of Jewish Care Victoria, Mike Debinski, has urged anyone who believes they experienced physical or sexual abuse in children’s homes covered by the organisation’s special support scheme to make confidential contact with our independent Support Scheme. Read more
A new look at asylum seekers
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Stone Cold Justice – The Australian has its say
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian newspaper collaborated with ABC-TV’s Four Corners to produce the report on Israel’s treatment of Palestinian child prisoners emphasising the point that they are subjected to the Israeli military law process whereas Israeli children living in the West Bank are subject to Israeli law….The Australian has its say. Read more
Stone Cold Justice – NIF Australia has its say
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Following the broadcast last night of the ABC Four Corners programme “Stone Cold Justice”, Robin Margo S.C., president of NIF Australia, said: “The application of military justice to Palestinian juveniles in the West Bank has long been of concern to Israeli NGOs. And the Israeli Government, to its credit, accepts that raising such concerns is a proper function of its national human rights organisations.” Read more
ZCV jazz night
February 11, 2014 by Brenda Segal
Israeli jazz musicians have headed an evening of jazz in Melbourne hosted by the ZCV. Read more
Interfaith in Wollongong
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Governor Marie Bashir was best of honour at Harmony Day at the Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong. Read more
Back in the wardrobe
February 11, 2014 by J-Wire
The Dressing Sydney exhibition at Sydney’s Jewish Museum has closed following a highly successful 15 month run. Read more
Hard to find a home
February 11, 2014 by Warren Hurst
In response to an invitation issued by the NSW Parliament, Sydney’s JewishCare has made a submission into the Select Committee on Social, Public and Affordable Housing. Read more
Palestine – Jordan Not Jumping For Joy…writes David Singer
February 11, 2014 by David Singer
Jordan is becoming increasingly unhappy at the role US Secretary of State John Kerry might be planning for it in his eagerly anticipated framework agreement designed to end the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict. Read more
