Farblondzhet…writes Michael Kuttner
July 24, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Yiddish, for those who understand it, is an extremely expressive language which conveys, often in a most graphic manner, a range of emotions suited to any particular situation. Read more
Call for youth to get involved in government
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton and Member for Coogee Bruce Notley-Smith have called for local young people to nominate for the 2015 NSW Youth Advisory Council (YAC). Read more
Australia’s stand at ECOSOC welcomed
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the principled stand Australia took in opposing the viciously anti-Israel resolution at the recent UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) annual session. Read more
SJWF: full program released
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Ground breaking Israeli television director and writer of Prisoners of War and Homeland, Gideon Raff, New York Times foreign affairs editor Roger Cohen and German-Nigerian author Jennifer Teege, whose grandfather was a brutal Nazi commandant, are three of the headline speakers at the upcoming Sydney Jewish Writers Festival (SJWF) this August 29-30. Read more
Coming to See Aunt Sophie? Five double passes
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire
This amazing play depicting the wartime endeavours of non-Jewish Polish hero Jan Karski will be performed in Sydney next month and J-Wire has five double passes to give away. Read more
Iran deal presages UN military action against Islamic State
July 24, 2015 by David Singer
China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, America and the European Union (E3/EU+3) – the Septet – have shown a rare degree of international cooperation in signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear horizons. Read more
Tweeting antisemitism
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has commended Twitter for creating a new ‘safety centre’ that will assist users in reporting antisemitic tweets. Read more
Efraim Zuroff on the NZ role at UN
July 23, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Dr Efraim Zuroff, the Israel director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, speaks on New Zealand’s role on the United Nations Security Council…a J-Wire video interview. Read more
Facts ignored – the invention of a village
July 23, 2015 by Ari Briggs
On July 16, the daily press briefing of the U.S. State Department astonished legal circles in Israel…writes Ari Briggs. Read more
Cents and Senses
July 23, 2015 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria has launched its first digital crowdfunding campaign, ‘Cents for Senses’ to raise funds for vital equipment to be used in the adult and children’s sensory rooms located in the new Disability Respite Centre in Caulfield. Read more
UPJ backs call for multicultural values
July 22, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Union for Progressive Judaism has endorsed the statement issued by the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) in calling for all Australians to renew their support for the multicultural values that have brought so much benefit to our country, and to the world. Read more
The fight for life
July 22, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Michelle Haber is a scientist. David Ziegler is a paediatric oncologist. This superbright pair is at the frontline of the fight to find a cure for currently incurable strains of cancer which claim the lives of three Australian children every week. Read more
Rejecting Despair and Confronting the Challenges
July 22, 2015 by Isi Leibler
I will not add to the flow of articles that have more than adequately analyzed the horrendous long-term consequences of U.S. President Barack Obama’s capitulation to the Iranian ayatollah, who to this day explicitly identifies the destruction of Israel as a primary objective and endorses calls of death to America and Israel by his followers…writes Isi Leibler.
Victorian Minister gets acquainted with the community
July 21, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Victorian Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Member for South Eastern Metro Inga Peulich has met with Melbourne Jewish community organisations and leaders. Read more
1500-year-old scroll deciphered
July 21, 2015 by Agencies
Modern technology has made it possible for the first time to read the contents of a 1500-year-old burnt scroll that was found forty-five years ago in archaeological excavations at Ein Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Read more
Netanyahu on Iran
July 21, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the Knesset following the U.N. Security Council’s approval of the Iran deal. Read more
Reclaim Australia rallies Right and Left
July 21, 2015 by Julie Nathan
Neither Jews nor Israel were the issue, nor were there any signs of antisemitism, at the Reclaim Australia rally and the counter rally in Sydney on Sunday…a news report by Julie Nathan. Read more
Israeli outreach group wants English-speakers to feel at home in the Jewish homeland
July 21, 2015 by Deborah Fineblum-Schabb JNS.org
“Israel needs to be a more welcoming place for all Jews,” says Rabbi Reuven Spolter, overseas rabbinic coordinator for Tzohar, an Israeli outreach organisation focused on making both Judaism and the Jewish state more accessible within the context of religious tradition. Read more
New Zealand chairs UN meeting endorsing Iran deal
July 21, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully chaired the meeting of the United Nations Security Council which endorsed last week’s historic nuclear deal between Iran, the Five Permanent (P5) members of the United Nations Security Council, and Germany. Read more
Reform Jews condemn being labelled as not being Jewish
July 20, 2015 by Agencies
ARZENU, the world movement of Reform Zionists, condemns Israel’s Religious Services Minister for his comments in a radio interview that Reform Jews cannot be considered Jews, and calls for action to be taken to prevent any further statements like this being made by a government minister. Read more
Governor Linda Dessau unveils foundation stone
July 20, 2015 by Steve Yarrow
In one of her first public roles, Victoria’s recently appointed Governor Linda Dessau has unveiled the foundation stone of the Marilyn Rowe House…a planned residential centre for aspiring ballet dancers. Read more
Gay and Lesbian support group apply for JCCV affiliation
July 20, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Next month’s Jewish Community Council of Victoria plenum will hold a vote on a motion to admit Keshet Australia Inc as an affiliate. Read more
In search of roots
July 19, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
ADC says “No” to statue of Nazi sympathiser
July 19, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has urged the Hungarian government to halt its plans to erect a life-size statue honouring Bálint Homan, a well-known antisemitic minister and Nazi supporter. Read more
An unusual pilgrimage
July 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
ABC’s Rachael Kohn will tell the story of a very unusual pilgrimage on Sunday’s “The Spirit of Things” on Radio National…listen to it on J-Wire now. Read more
Hebrew University to the rescue
July 17, 2015 by Dov Smith
Jerusalem’s Hebrew University has performed an unusual dental operation…on a military Belgian Shepherd dog. Read more
Want to help at Melbourne’s Shir Madness Music Festival?
July 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
In an exciting first, Melbourne will host a celebration of Jewish music at the inaugural Shir Madness Festival, Sunday September 6th. Read more
Rabbis and Rebbetzin learn about mental health
July 17, 2015 by Rachel Mihalovich
Rabbis and Rebbetzins of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) have participated in a Mental Health Training Course. Read more
Following the money: How much of Iran deal’s sanctions relief will fund terror?
July 17, 2015 by Agencies
Beyond the recently reached nuclear deal’s implications for Iran’s nuclear program itself, much of the fear about the agreement centres on how the substantial sanctions relief it provides to the Islamic Republic might open the floodgates to increased Iranian exporting of terrorism. Read more
Vienna to Munich – Michael Kuttner connects the dots
July 17, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Who says that history does not repeat itself?
