BTS responds to AIJAC
The ABC Four Corners on the treatment of Palestinian children by the IDF was addressed by The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. The leader of Israeli advocacy group Breaking the Silence responds… Read more
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March 19, 2014 by J-Wire
Trauma from Palestinian rocket attacks inflicts deepening wounds on Israeli society
My Deutschland 2014 Diary…writes Michael Danby
March 19, 2014 by Michael Danby
The Greeks may fear and loathe Frankfurt as a crass citadel of German capitalism. Not me. Read more
Community leaders reject mooted changes to race hate laws
March 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Representatives of the Indigenous, Greek, Jewish, Chinese, Arab, Armenian and Korean communities have expressed their “vehement opposition” to changes that have been mooted to sections of the Racial Discrimination Act which prohibit public conduct that is reasonably likely to “offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate” a person or groups because of their skin colour or national or ethnic origin. Read more
AUJS and Hagshama Purim Party Photo Gallery
2014 saw one of the biggest young adult (ages 18-26) Purim parties on record, with more than 200 attendants packing into beautiful Set Bar for a night to remember! Read more
Emanuel student shaves hair for cancer survivors
March 18, 2014 by Michelle Favero
Sydney Emanuel School student Imbar Nassi has shaved her long hair in an initiative which raised over $8100 for the Leukaemia Foundation by participating in Shave for a Cure. Read more
When Day Breaks…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 18, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
When an unfinished piece of music – When Day Breaks – comes into his hands, it changes the life and perceptions of an elderly, retired music teacher living in modern Belgrade. Read more
Sydney Jewish Choral Society records for Sydney Dance Company
INXS did it. Lady Gaga did it. Bob Dylan did it. And now the Sydney Jewish Choral Society (SJCS) has done it too…recording a song at Studio 301 in Alexandria, Sydney. Read more
MPs break Liberal ranks over Section18C
March 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Coalition MPs, Craig Laundy, the Federal Member for Reid, and Ken Wyatt, the Federal Member for Hasluck, have come out publicly to oppose any changes to sections of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) which prohibit public conduct that is reasonably likely to “offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate” a person or groups because of their skin colour or national or ethnic origin. Read more
Jew or not a Jew?
March 17, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Rabbi David Stav has visited Sydney from Israel where he raised awareness of the plight of Israelis who are recent immigrants and have no documentation to prove their Jewishness. Read more
Life? Or Theatre?…a film review by Roz Tarszisz
March 17, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Truth or Fiction? A documentary is a brief introduction to a subject about which we may know very little. The viewer is taken into another world by expanding our knowledge of a small slice of it. Should we expect it to accurately reflect the truth? Read more
Putin, Ukraine and the Jews…writes Isi Leibler
March 17, 2014 by Isi Leibler
The international crisis created by Putin’s military incursion into Crimea has also served to highlight again Russia’s relationship to the Jews. Read more
Dreyfus on Section 18C
March 17, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has been interviewed on Sky News on his views on the Abbott Government’s proposed to repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read the transcript. Read more
Shalom Institute to present documentary on contemporary slavery
Sydney’s Shalom Institute is to present the inaugural Australian screening of the human trafficking documentary film Not My Life. Read more
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March 17, 2014 by J-Wire
Meeting the oldest man in the USA
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March 16, 2014 by J-Wire
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Assessing the U.N.’s candidates to replace Richard Falk, frequent critic of Israel
Yad Vashem gets rare Purim document
ADC seeks Nobel Peace Prize for Sir Nicholas Winton
March 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The B’nai Brith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has launched an Australian campaign to petition the Nobel Prize Committee to award Sir Nicholas Winton the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Read more
NSWJBD plenum tackles disability and supported living
March 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A panel on “Disability and Supported Living in the Jewish Community” will be held at this month’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more
With friends like these…writes Michael Kuttner
March 16, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy “(Aesop) This quote came to me as soon as I heard the latest pronouncements emanating forth from the US Secretary of State, John Kerry. Read more
Getting to know you
March 14, 2014 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and David Southwick, State Victorian Member for Caulfield have hosted a Jewish Familiarisation Day. Read more
Anti-Semitic graffiti an “isolated incident”
March 14, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide has told The Executive Council of Australian Jewry that graffiti displayed on the university’s campus last week appears to be an isolated incident. Read more
International Women’s Day
March 14, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish Care’s Active Living Centre clients has marked International Women’s Day. Read more
Forwards and Backwards…writes Emily Gian
March 14, 2014 by Emily Gian
Returning last week to my work desk after a long maternity break, I was reminded of the famous quote from Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard that “life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards”. Read more
Palestine – A Stone’s Throw Away From Syria…writes David Singer
March 14, 2014 by David Singer
It boggles the imagination that Australia’s national broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) could have been involved in a joint investigation between its premier Public Affairs show – “Four Corners” – and one of Australia’s leading newspapers – The Australian – in producing a 45 minute television documentary – “Stone Cold Justice” – examining the treatment of Palestinian children in Israel’s military court system. Read more
Unmasking…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
March 14, 2014 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
The festival of Purim is the happiest day in the Jewish calendar. One of the traditions of Purim is dressing up in fancy dress and wearing masks. What is the reason for this custom and how does it connect to the celebration of the day? Read more
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March 14, 2014 by J-Wire
WJC calls for protection of Shechita
Rabbis warn about Purim drinking
March 14, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria has added its voice in pleading to the community to control the intake of alcohol during Purim which starts this evening. Read more
Not quite a night for the mainstreamers, but . . .
March 13, 2014 by J-Wire
The Sydney Symphony took a degree of risk in offering its APT Master Series concertgoers two works not high in the popularity stakes, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
J-Wire Been and Scene: Opening of the Anne Frank Exhibition
March 13, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Click read more to see images of guests taken at the Anne Frank preview and official opening at the Sydney Jewish Museum…. Read more
Bashing Israel and Journalistic Integrity…writes Isi Leibler
March 12, 2014 by Isi Leibler
Over the past few years, I have followed John Lyons’ Australian articles on Israel with increasing frustration. Read more
