Photo Gallery: JCA Major Donor Dinners
Were you at a JCA Major Donor dinner? Giselle Haber may have photographed you. Read more
Photo Gallery: JCA East Communal Awards Event
Did you attend JCA’s East Communal Awards Event? Giselle Haber may have photographed you. Read more
Linking the unaffiliated
August 19, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Israel’s Ministry of the Diaspora has invited public input for a special advisory committee which will submit recommendations on how to develop relations with large groups around the world with ties to the Jewish community. Read more
Magen David Adom to establish an Australian unit
August 19, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Magen David Adom plans on establishing an Australian unit of MDA-trained doctors who care about Israel and want to be able to contribute their skills and expertise to the literally life-saving work of MDA. Read more
Jews and the Lucky Country…writes Isi Leibler
August 19, 2015 by Isi Leibler
I have just returned from Down Under, Australia, the country that nurtured me prior to my aliyah. Read more
Beyond Hamas: planned Abbas visit elucidates Iran’s lesser-known ties to PA
August 19, 2015 by Agencies
While Iran’s funding of the Palestinian terror group Hamas is well-documented, the Islamic Republic’s relationship with the Palestinian Authority (PA) is less frequently discussed. Read more
JCA Casino night – a J-Wire Photo Gallery
Were you at the JCA Casino night in Sydney? Giselle Haber may have photographed you. Read more
Guess who’s coming to dinner
August 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A small but vibrant synagogue on Sydney’s North Shore has invited dignitaries in its neighbourhood for Shabbat dinner. Read more
A letter to Ban Ki-Moon
Following increasing attacks on Israelis, Ambassador Ron Prosor has sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Read more
A new look at the Australia-Israel relationship
August 18, 2015 by Agencies
Australia and Israel’s complex relationship has received a fresh public examination with the release of the new academic collection, Australia and Israel: A Diasporic, Political and Relationship. Read more
Behind the scenes at U.N.
August 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
For the first time on Australian shores, Executive Director of UN Watch Hillel Neuer and founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, Bassem Eid will reveal many secrets about what goes on behind the scenes at the United Nations when they visit Sydney this month. Read more
Not everything that counts can be counted
August 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Stand Up’s Derech Eretz Indigenous Partnership has celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Up and coming musicians
August 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Mount Scopus College’s Junior primary students are proving to be eager musicians, leading to phenomenal growth in the campus’ instrumental program. Read more
A bit of Bach and a lot of Liszt…a music review by Fraser Beath Mc Ewing
August 18, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Russian pianist, Kirill Gerstein climbed a pianistic Mount Everest at Sydney’s Recital Hall last night by tackling Franz Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, but not before warming up on Bartok and Bach. Read more
Tweet shows Shorten wearing tefillin
August 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A tweet featuring an image of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten sporting tefillin with a warplane bearing the logo of the Pratt family business Visy has been removed. Read more
Triumph of hope over experience…writes Michael Danby
August 17, 2015 by Michael Danby
Forty million Americans now have healthcare. If I was an American, the President’s domestic policy, in this area alone, would impress me. Further, if I was to put myself into the shoes of the average American taxpayer, after contributing so much blood and treasure to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, I would be naturally reluctant to support action that might lead to further military involvement in the Middle East. Read more
ZFA conversation
August 17, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
The 150 delegates attending yesterday’s Zionist Federation of Australia’s Plenary Conference in Sydney were treated to an entertaining, but informative, one hour conversation between Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Israeli journalist and analyst Shmuel Rosner. Read more
Nipperim
August 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The iconic Nippers program, which has for decades trained Australian children to handle surf conditions on the nation’s beaches, is now active in Israel. Read more
Spanish music festival disinvites Matisyahu
August 17, 2015 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder expressed “outrage” and “utter bewilderment” on Sunday at news that a music festival in Spain had disinvited an American Jewish musician for failing to sign a pro-Palestinian declaration. Read more
Double Indemnity…writes Ted Lapkin
August 17, 2015 by Ted Lapkin
Just when you think Barack Obama’s indifference to Jewish sensibilities couldn’t get any more obscene, he goes and instructs his Justice Department to side with Palestinian terrorists against American victims of terror. Read more
Tedeschi to star in anniversary concert
August 16, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
One of Australia’s foremost pianists is to perform at Sydney’s North Shore Synagogue as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations. Read more
Local Hero and Best of the Best
August 14, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Two rabbis have won prestigious awards from Sydney’s Waverley Council for their contribution to the well-being of the local community. Read more
Moriah visits the Archibald
August 14, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Moriah College Foundation members joined the Grandparents’ Club for a private viewing of the year’s Archibald Prize finalists at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Read more
Just one small candle…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
August 14, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Rabbi Michoel Gourarie is asked how a person can help friends in need of advice. Read more
The ‘normalising’ of Palestinian terrorism
August 14, 2015 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
A city square named after a notorious terrorist. A television program glorifying the killer. Terrorists granted shelter. It’s just another ho-hum, business-as-usual day in the Palestinian Authority (PA)…writes Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org. Read more
What if?…asks Michael Kuttner
August 14, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Crucial events are more often than not determined by the right leader being in the right place at the right time. Read more
Palestine: More Straight Talking – Less Doublespeak
August 14, 2015 by David Singer
The well-publicised “secret meeting” recently held in Jordan between Israel’s newest negotiations Minister Silvan Shalom and perennial PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat is but the latest in a 20 years old meaningless talk fest that has seen little tangible signs of ending the 100 years old Jewish-Arab conflict – despite two offers made by Israel in 2000/2001 and 2008 and rejected by the Palestinian Authority…writes David Singer. Read more
A synagogue welcomes LGBTI
August 13, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
In view of the current focus in Australia on Marriage Equality and the international attention surrounding the subject, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE) wishes to ensure that LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) individuals and couples feel welcome in our congregation and experience our synagogue as an environment in which they and their partners are treated with dignity and respect. Read more
91-yr-old champion
August 13, 2015 by Agencies
Three months after being named European champion, 91-year-old Israeli long-distance runner Semion Simkin has won the world championship for senior runners in Lyon, France. Read more
Molto Russian, meno Italian…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
August 13, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Rachmaninov and Shostakovich had their big guns blazing while Verdi pinged away with his pea-rifle in an Opera House concert last night that many in the audience rated as the best in the APT Master Series so far this year. Read more
