Green Sunday rosy success
February 17, 2016 by Henry Benjamin
JNF’s Green Sunday has been received enthusiastically across Australia with over 350 school students manning phones in the fundraising drive. Read more
Meet the Tropfest 2016 winner
February 17, 2016 by Glen Falkenstein
Spencer Susser has taken out the top prize at the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney for his stop-motion comedy Shiny alongside filmmaking partner Daniel Cloud-Campos. He sat down to share his thoughts on the importance of the festival, producing a winning short and where the Australian film industry is right now. Read more
Eager to meet a new member of the ministry
February 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Newly appointed Federal Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs is a man Jewish groups are eager to meet…in light of a speech made in federal parliament during which he said “If you look at the Middle East and the issues that we as a globe confront today, we can trace it pretty much back to this region some 60 or 70 years ago.” Read more
With a little help from my friends
February 17, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care will launch its 2016 Annual Appeal tomorrow with the first of several donor events that will aim to raise $3.6 million for the many programs and services that receive little or no government funding. Read more
Israelis news presenter to speak at UIA functions
February 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Lucy Aharish is a power house and an inspiration – she is an Israeli news presenter, reporter, and television host. Read more
France proposes renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict talks
February 17, 2016 by Agencies
France has proposed an international peace conference to restart negotiations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning that if the effort fails the country could unilaterally recognise a Palestinian State. Read more
British hypocrisy on Arab terror
February 17, 2016 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
The British government says Israel is being too harsh in giving prison sentences of 15 years each to five Palestinians who murdered a Jewish toddler. Yet when the British had to deal with Palestinian terrorists, they themselves were a lot harsher…writes Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org. Read more
Trumbo: a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
February 16, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It is not a crime to belong to a political party. But there was a time in America when it was a crime to be a communist working in Hollywood.
Special service for new law term
February 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
ZFA thanks NSW Labor…and ECAJ welcomes “pleasing development”
February 16, 2016 by Emily Gian
Following the NSW Labor Conference over the weekend, Zionist Federation of Australia President Dr. Danny Lamm has thanked the Party for their resolution relating to Israel and the Palestinians. Dr Lamm said, “We commend the NSW Labor Party for encouraging members to further their understanding of both Israelis and Palestinians.” Read more
NSW Labor calls for Hebrew as a second language
A State Labor Government will expand the teaching of modern Hebrew in eastern and northern Sydney suburbs with significant Jewish populations – as part of its second language in primary schools’ plan. Read more
A night at the pictures
February 16, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Pictures are what American pianist Garrick Ohlsson had in mind for his recital last night, the first of the International pianists in Recital concerts for 2016 in the Sydney City Recital Hall, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
How March of the Living Impacts on Participants
February 15, 2016 by Agencies
With more than 220,000 participants having experienced March of the Living International (MOLI) trips to Eastern Europe and Israel, MOLI has published a study examining the effects that the program has had on its participants. Read more
March of the Living
February 15, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Adam Dostalek’s March of the Living Documentary tells his emotional story of a journey to Poland and Israel. Speaking at the UN International Holocaust Memorial Day event at the Glen Eira Town Hall, Adam tells us about his experience and the need to continue remembering the Holocaust so that such horror will never occur again…NEVER AGAIN…!!…a video presentation. Read more
An outbreak of antisemitism highlights important links between denial of the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust…writes Nikki Marczak
February 15, 2016 by Nikki Marczak
Last week, the ugly heads of racism and antisemitism reared up after my colleague, Meher Grigorian, wrote an article exposing the Australian Government’s partnership with an organisation notorious for denial of the Armenian Genocide. Read more
Armenian leader to address NSW plenum
February 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Armenian community leader Vache Kahramanian will address the Jewish community at next week’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more
Entebbe veteran to speak at UIA functions
February 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Doron Almog a highly decorated soldier and a veteran of Entebbe will talk at UIA functions next month. Read more
Bashir scholarship program in Israel
February 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Technion Australia has established the Professor the Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO Scholarship Program to honour the awarding of a Doctor Honoris Causa to her by the Technion and her agreeing to become the NSW Patron of Technion Australia. Read more
American award for New Zealand scientist
February 15, 2016 by Agencies
Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of NewZealand, is the recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for Science Diplomacy (2015). Read more
Political visit to Monte
February 15, 2016 by Natalie Shymko
Sydney’s Montefiore aged care facility in Randwick was delighted has hosted a visit from NSW State Minister for Ageing and Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka and Coogee MP Bruce Notley-Smith. Read more
Do lawyers care?…ask the rabbi
February 15, 2016 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. Is there a Jewish perspective on criticising lawyers? Ask the rabbi. Read more
NSW Labor encourages members to visit Israel and Palestine
February 14, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
In a no strings attached resolution replacing others designed to force NSW Labor party members to spend equal time in Palestine and Israel when visiting Israel, NSW Labor politicians have now been encouraged to extend their knowledge of the region with no strings attached. Read more
Palestine – France Signals Surrender To PLO And Muslim Pressure…writes David Singer
February 14, 2016 by David Singer
France’s extraordinary decision to try and resurrect the dead two-state solution smacks of:
New resource for Holocaust survivors and their families
February 14, 2016 by Agencies
The World Jewish Restitution Organisation has launched a new website that will serve as a resource for Holocaust survivors and their families as well as for the growing movement of advocates seeking to resolve Holocaust-era property restitution issues in Eastern and Central Europe. Read more
Pictures from Jerusalem
February 14, 2016 by Keren Cook
An Auckland-based award-winning photographer is giving New Zealanders the opportunity to see the real Jerusalem through a recent exhibition. Read more
Palestinian voices for peace
The wave of terror directed against Israelis by Palestinians certainly harms Israelis…write Roz Rothstein and Yitzhak Santis/JNS.org Read more
20 Valentine’s Day inspiring Jewish quotes
February 14, 2016 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
For the stringent Jew, Valentine’s Day clearly has nothing on Judaism’s own love fest Tu B’Av. Read more
Who cares if Bernie Sanders is Jewish?
February 13, 2016 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
It would be churlish to deny the remarkable achievement of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in decisively winning the recent New Hampshire primary…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more
Jewish Care, The Age: victim speaks
February 12, 2016 by J-Wire
The ongoing story of the stoush between Melbourne’s Jewish Care and local newspaper The Age has taken a new twist with child sexual abuse Manny Waks posting a statement from a victim whose identity has allegedly been compromised. Read more
Melbourne Yeshivah and Jewish Care cease arrangement
February 12, 2016 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s participation in a scheme with the Yeshivah Centre supporting victims of child sexual abuse will cease to exist from next Tuesday. Read more
