From Bosnia to Brussels, Europe fumbles…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org
March 31, 2016 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic finally received a modicum of justice this week, when a United Nations court in The Hague sentenced him to 40 years in prison for his monstrous war crimes. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria welcomes Royal Commission findings into family violence
March 31, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
Jewish Care Victoria has welcomed the report and recommendations delivered by the Royal Commission into Family Violence. Read more
Call for relations between Indonesia and Israel
March 31, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met in Jerusalem with a delegation of senior Indonesian journalists who visited Israel as guests of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Read more
Jerusalem conference features the unsung Israeli perspective on fighting BDS
March 31, 2016 by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman - JNS.org
Debate on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is often heard loudest from Jews in America and the rest of the Diaspora, perhaps most notably when it comes to anti-Israel activity on college campuses, rather than focusing on what leaders in the movement’s stated target—Israel—are saying. Read more
New trade partners
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has met with Vice Premier of China Liu Yandong. Read more
Newt’s News
March 31, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Faith The Final Frontier features clips of Shabbos, Anti-Semitism, Iran’s Missiles, Syrian Refugees and a young Israeli’s tearful song of faith…a video presentation. Read more
American Jews face dilemma in presidential elections
March 30, 2016 by Isi Leibler
The turmoil associated with the American presidential elections has impacted on much of the nation, and certainly on the Jews. Many, both liberal and conservative, feel that their traditional political affiliations have been destabilised. Read more
A premier mission
March 30, 2016 by Henry Benjamin
Mike Baird, the Premier of NSW will celebrate his birthday this Friday flying to Israel leading a delegation of business and government leaders. Read more
Honest Reporting – from Australia and New Zealand
HonestReporting, the world’s largest media watchdog organisation dedicated to ensuring that Israel is represented fairly and accurately in the media has launched “HonestReporting Down Under.” Read more
Sherpa – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 29, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It should be peaceful at Base Camp, Mount Everest with all that clean air, dazzling white snow and towering peaks. But in the short climbing season, it is so crowded up there, it’s more like Bondi Beach on Boxing Day, but with parkas.
AIJAC at AIPAC
March 29, 2016 by Agencies
THE Australia-Israel relationship and Israel’s growing ties with Asia were among the topics addressed by Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein at the AIPAC conference in Washington, DC last week. Read more
Medical cannabis demand could be as high as $100 million
Initial demand for medicinal cannabis in Australia could be as high as 8,000 kg of the product worth more than $100 million per year, according to a study by the University of Sydney Business School. Read more
JewishCare’s prison co-ordinator at Harmony Day function
March 29, 2016 by Warren Hurst
Sydney’s JewishCare’s Prison Outreach Coordinator Taryn Tillman was invited to attend a Harmony Day function at Department of Corrective Services. Read more
Early Pesach in parliament
March 29, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and Zionism Victoria has hosted a Passover themed luncheon at State Parliament with thirty Members of Parliament, including Ministers and Shadow Ministers. Read more
The birth of the Maccabiah
March 29, 2016 by J-Wire
As the wheels organising next year’s 20th Maccabiah start gathering speed, Maccabi members around the globe remember today’s 84th anniversary of the very first Games. Read more
Jewellery in the bathroom? Ask the rabbi
March 28, 2016 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Can you wear specific jewellery in the bathroom? Ask the rabbi. Read more
Making society more inclusive
March 27, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Over 112 students and teachers from Aboriginal, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, state and private, city and country schools recently attended Together For Humanity’s first annual Inclusive Communities Youth Summit at NSW Parliament house presenting proposals for initiatives aimed at making our society more inclusive for minority groups and others.
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Palestine – Internet Intifada Denies Free Speech
March 27, 2016 by David Singer
Many Palestinian websites are stifling free speech by refusing to publish comments answering anti-Israel articles published on their sites…writes David Singer. Read more
A Russian reunion
March 27, 2016 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski, the Russian Speaking Jewish Community department of the Zionist Federation of Australia has held its annual reunion in Sydney. Read more
Live in Melbourne? Some important dates from Zionism Victoria and UIA
March 25, 2016 by Eileen Freed
Zionism Victoria, in partnership with United Israel Appeal, is pleased to announce its 2016 schedule of events for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. Read more
Melbourne lawyer guilty of misconduct
March 25, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A Melbourne solicitor who rebuked a Jewish victim of child sexual abuse for helping police prosecute another Jew has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Read more
Purim shpiel…writes Michael Kuttner
March 25, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
At this time of the year as Jews worldwide celebrate the deliverance of the ancient Persian Jewish Community from the threat of genocide, one of the customs is to stage a “shpiel” which translated from Yiddish literally means “play.” Read more
Child sexual abuse: a female voice
This article is written by a female survivor of child sexual abuse in an institutional setting in the Australian Jewish community. Read more
An urgent art project
March 25, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
As Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust survivor numbers decline, a local artist has painted a series of portraits to commemorate their stories. Read more
University apologises for professor’s remarks
March 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
University of Auckland acclaimed hate crimes expert Professor Scott Poynting is to leave his job after comparing an Israeli company employing Palestinians to a German company employing Jews. Read more
Purim in North Queensland
March 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Over 50 members of Cairns’s tiny Jewish population have celebrated Purim, listening to the Megillah being read by their new permanent rabbi. Read more
Newts News: Purim
March 24, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Newt’s News puts Politics in to the Purim Shtick…as despite all the serious issues confronting Israel and the Jewish world, the message from this annual ancient festival is to learn and laugh, eat and enjoy, stand tall and proud…with hope for miracles… guided by the master of the universe…not mentioned even once in the Megillah…The Book of Esther…!!? A video presentation. Read more
The fallout of the Obama doctrine: Global chaos and its implications for Israel and the Jewish people
March 24, 2016 by Isi Leibler
President Barack Obama’s determination to downgrade U.S. international power has generated massive global instability and chaos with especially ominous implications for Israel…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Rams – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 24, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Sheep have never figured much in my life. Yet in the past month I have read and discussed a book about sheep farming at my book club*, spent time considering Tom Roberts famous painting of sheep shearers and taken in this film. I will try, although not too hard, to avoid any woolly thinking.
Maccabi announces coaching staff
March 24, 2016 by David Weiner
Maccabi Australia’s bid to provide the best Maccabiah experience yet has extended to the unveiling of a high calibre coaching team to guide the country’s athletes to the 2017 Games in Israel. Read more
