Strong Jewish themes at Catholic convention
April 13, 2015 by Keren Cook
The 22nd Eucharistic Convention held in Auckland has featured strong Jewish themes. Read more
March of the Living 2015
April 13, 2015 by Agencies
70 years after the end of the Second World War the March of the Living will once again take over 10,000 young people, Jews and non-Jews, from across the world on an emotional and inspiring educational journey. Read more
We visit the new Children in the Holocaust Exhibition at Yad Vashem
April 13, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Yesterday, a few days before Yom Hashoah, Yad Vashem opened a new exhibition entitled “Children in the Holocaust: Stars without a Heaven.” Read more
The One Day…writes Sarah Bendetsky
April 13, 2015 by Sarah Bendetsky
How often do we find ourselves complaining about trivial matters in our lives?
Change of plans
April 11, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australasian Union Of Jewish Students (AUJS) has announced a reengineering of its popular Aviv Israel program. Read more
“BDS isn’t Anti-Semitic” – University forum.
April 11, 2015 by J-Wire
In the wake of the protest during the recent lecture by Colonel Richard Kemp resulting in an investigation under way at the behest of the University of Sydney, university staff have been invited to a forum entitled “Why Boycotting Israel isn’t Anti-Semitic”.
Maccabiah management postions on offer
April 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Planning for the 20th Maccabiah Games, to be held in July 2017 is in full swing…and now is the time for interested parties to put their hands up to fill key positions. Read more
Bialek found
April 9, 2015 by J-Wire
Jessica Bialek has been found. Read more
Bishop heading for Teheran
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has commented on the recent interim P5+1 deal which leaves Iran still on target to develop its nuclear facilities. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will visit Iran later this month. Read more
Missing!
A Sydney woman has gone missing in the Sydney suburb of Coogee…and police are concerned for her welfare. Read more
Who is The AJCL?
April 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Questions are being asked about a little-known group in Sydney sporting the grandiose name “The Australian Jewish Communal Lobby”. Read more
Are we April fools?….asks Michael Kuttner
April 9, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
There would be hardly an Australian or New Zealander who did not know what the expression April fool means. Read more
Gold medals for Israeli blind bowlers
April 9, 2015 by Keren Cook
Israeli blind bowlers have won five medals at an international world championship competition held recently in the New Zealand Capital. Wellington. Read more
The Longest Ride – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 9, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
One of my guilty pleasures is that I love a rollicking country and western soundtrack.
More criticism of Reclaim Australia
April 8, 2015 by J-Wire
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council and The New Israel Fund have both condemned the religious bigotry recently expressed by Reclaim Australia. Read more
Holocaust history and the lost generation…writes Jerry Amernic
April 8, 2015 by Jerry Amernic
Years ago, I got the idea for a novel about the last living survivor of the Holocaust. Read more
Nuclear Knockout Not Nearly Nailed…writes David Singer
April 8, 2015 by David Singer
President Obama seems to have been unduly optimistic in triumphantly proclaiming the success of the P5+1 talks with Iran in Lausanne. Read more
Concern for asylum seekers
April 7, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Union for Progressive Judaism has expressed concern that key focus of the enquiry into Immigration Detention Facilities is on the provision of protection to the personnel running detention centres rather than addressing the key issues required in a policy relating to the asylum seekers and refugees themselves. Read more
JCCV disclaims Reclaim Australia
April 7, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) condemns the Reclaim Australia rallies advocating and inciting religious intolerance which took place over the weekend. Read more
The Buchenwald Ball released on line
April 7, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald, the makers of The Buchenwald Ball is being re-released on demand with all proceeds from downloads going towards a new documentary about Holocaust survivor…set in Melbourne’s Holocaust Museum. Read more
A Holocaust Pesach diary
April 6, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Yad Vashem has published excerpts from a Melbourne woman’s diary chronicling her time in the Gabersdorf Labor Camp in the hope they can learn more about the women incarcerated there. Read more
Chag Sameach
April 3, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire wishes its readers a joyous Pesach and to those of our non-Jewish readers who celebrate Easter we wish a fulfilling long weekend. Read more
Uniting to resist Obama’s unprecedented hostility
April 3, 2015 by Isi Leibler
It is ironic that as we prepare to celebrate Passover, the festival of freedom, we are facing vicious efforts by the vindictive leader of the United States, our greatest ally, who is abandoning us — the only democratic state in a region suffused with barbarism…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
The Shuk a great success
April 3, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia’s Israel Program SHUK has met with tremendous success in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more
Jews Killed Nobody … writes Gil Solomon
April 3, 2015 by Gil Solomon
With antisemitism rampaging like a wildfire throughout the fertile grounds of Europe, be it Muslim initiated or otherwise, when a Holland-based Roman Catholic Church Association television station airs a video clip titled “Jews killed Jesus“, when a Sydney-based Anglican priest, in one of his sermons stated that “Jews killed Jesus” I say enough is enough. Read more
Iran Nuclear deal – Netanyahu not happy
April 3, 2015 by J-Wire
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken to US President Barack Obama and expressed Israel’s strong opposition to the framework agreement with Iran which poses a grave danger to Israel, the region and the world. Read more
After marathon talks, Iran and world powers reach nuclear framework deal
April 3, 2015 by Agencies
Iran and the P5+1 (U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China and Germany) world powers have announced that a framework deal on Iran’s nuclear program has been reached after marathon talks in Switzerland that blew past the March 31 deadline, setting the stage for a final comprehensive agreement to be reached by June 30. Read more
Nations reach deal with Iran as Islamic Republic continues Mideast power play
April 3, 2015 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
Iran and P5+1 have reached an agreement on a preliminary nuclear deal two days past the original March 31 deadline. Read more
President’s Pesach
April 3, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has been preparing for Peach…with the help of his grandson. Read more
WJC’s reaction to Iran deal
April 3, 2015 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder has reacted to the preliminary agreement reached by the negotiators of the P5+1 group in Lausanne. Read more
