Learning together
May 22, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Around 750 parents, grandparents, and children have participated together in a learning session at Sydney’s Kesser Torah College ahead of Shavuot. Read more
AUJS responds to Jake Lynch
May 22, 2015 by Dean Sherr
Although it is replete with self-serving rationalisations, Associate Professor Jake Lynch’s defence of his conduct at the Richard Kemp lecture on March 11, “BDS and the Kemp affair: clearing up misunderstandings”, represents a significant climb down from the militantly unapologetic support for Lynch’s actions previously proffered by the “Sydney Staff for BDS” group and other prominent figures on Lynch’s behalf. Read more
Meet the man who made Struggle Street
May 22, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Filmmaker Marc Radomsky is the writer/producer of Struggle Street..a ratings record-breaker for SBS-TV showing life on the other side of Sydney’s tracks. He talks to J-Wire. Read more
Noted antisemitism scholar passes away
May 22, 2015 by Dov Smith
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem mourns the passing of Prof. Robert S. Wistrich, a preeminent historian who since 2002 has headed the university’s Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. Read more
When the Saints go Marching in…writes Michael Kuttner
May 22, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Most Israelis have by now become used to the spectacle of the rest of the world trying to order us around and offering gratuitous advice. Read more
Science Week at Bialik
May 22, 2015 by Talia Katz
Science Week commenced at Melbourne’s Bialik College with a burst of colour, wonder and excitement. Read more
Turning Milk into Cheese
May 22, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Apparently one of the reasons we eat milk products on Shavuot is that the Torah (which we received on Shavuot) is compared to milk and honey. So what is the big fuss with the cheesecake? Wouldn’t a glass of milk be enough or is there something specific about the cheese? Read more
Polish Holocaust survivors eligible for benefits
May 22, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Thousands of Holocaust survivors originally from Poland will benefit from a payment program from the Polish government, thanks to efforts by the Conference of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO). Read more
Avan Yu fulfilling his promise…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 22, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While winning piano competitions can seem like an end in itself, it is more often the beginning of a career as a professional soloist. Read more
Ravit Gabai talks to Henry Greener about Shavuot
May 22, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Ravit Gabai at Hilulim talks with Henry Greener about Shavuot, the jewish harvest festival, what it means to her and the kabbalistic aspects of the festival, including eating cheesecake ! Ending with a song from Ofra Haza filmed at Eurovision Song Festival…a video report. Read more
Catholic university confers a doctorate on a rabbi
May 21, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Rabbi John Levi has received an honorary doctorate for his outstanding contribution to Jewish-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue and to the building of a robust multicultural Australian society. Read more
Swimming the Kinneret for children with cancer
May 21, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Yigal Sela, who heads the Israel office of the Zionist Federation of Australia, will swim the entire length of the Kinneret to raise funds for cancer research. Read more
Palestine – Pope Forfeits Spiritual And Moral Authority…writes David Singer
May 21, 2015 by David Singer
Pope Francis has suffered a serious blow to his spiritual and moral authority following the Vatican’s recognition of the “State of Palestine” in a new treaty announced on 13 May. Read more
Restored Allenby park opened
May 21, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Netanyahu v Blatter
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter. Read more
A word from Jake Lynch
May 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Associate Professor Jake Lynch has addressed “misgivings among some members of the Jewish community”. Read more
When a newsman becomes the news
May 20, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Israeli political journalist and commentator Akiva Eldar has been knocked down by a car in Sydney.
Changes at the WUPJ
May 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The 67th International conference of the World Union for Progressive Judaism was recently held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more
UIA Young Families launched in Sydney
May 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Israel came to Sydney as UIA’s new division, Young Families, celebrated their launch event at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park on Yom Yerushalayim. Read more
Israeli-Australian project works to make global cities’ water good to the last drop
May 20, 2015 by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman - JNS.org
California headlines this month scream “water shortage”—but the shortage is not limited to the western United States. Read more
Pope Francis in pro-Israel crosshairs over Palestinian statehood, Abbas meeting
May 20, 2015 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Controversy is swirling over conflicting reports as to whether or not the Pope Francis called Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas an “angel of peace” during a meeting at the Vatican on Saturday. Read more
Jerusalem: not just an idea
May 20, 2015 by Danny Danon
With another Jerusalem Day (May 17) passing us by, we are once again witnesses to the usual platitudes from our leaders…writes Danny Danon/JNS.org. Read more
Rename Melbourne Ports to Monash
May 20, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Kate Ashmor tells Henry Greener about her many shticks, including being a self-employed Lawyer, recently appointed Chairman of Bendigo Bank Caulfield Park Community Branch, being a Councillor at Glen Eira Council and recently starting a petition to rename the Federal Electorate of “Melbourne Ports” to “Monash”, in honour of arguably the greatest Australian ever !…a J-Wire video report Read more
How the East (of Jerusalem) Was Won…writes Ted Lapkin
May 20, 2015 by Ted Lapkin
Forty eight years ago, the squawk of an incoming radio transmission echoed through the war room at IDF Central Command. Read more
Learning about Shavuot
May 20, 2015 by Nanette Horak
BJE’s Emet (SRE) students have learnt about Shavuot, the Hebrew word for ‘weeks’ commemorating the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Read more
Adam Exx Exodus…a book review by Alan Gold
May 20, 2015 by Alan Gold
There is a class of books being published these days which are best described as ‘metabooks’. Read more
94-yr-old Melbourne woman honoured by Holocaust Centre
May 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre has held a special function to honour Dutch-born Melbourne resident Constance Koster, who saved the lives of Jewish children during the Second World War. Read more
Maccabeats return to Melbourne
The popular Maccabeats, an a Capella group from Yeshivah University in New York, will return to Melbourne next month for their “return down under” concert. Read more
Yom Yerushalayim trivia night
May 19, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Over 120 trivia buffs and Jerusalem lovers participated in the Zionist Council of Victoria’s Yom Yerushalayim Trivia Night. Read more
Frank Lowy OK
May 19, 2015 by Agencies
Frank Lowy appears to have survived his dramatic fall at Sunday’s A-League final. Read more
