Hitting the fan…writes Michael Kuttner
July 22, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
The definition of the phrase “hitting the fan” is: “messy consequences brought about by previously secret or ignored situations becoming public.”
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Muslim who decried Hanson’s anti-Islam views on Q & A had reference to “Jews” as “pigs” on Facebook
July 21, 2016 by Julie Nathan
On the ABC’s Q&A program on July 18, Khaled Elomar was invited to pose a question to one of the panellists, Pauline Hanson of the far Right One Nation party. Hanson was elected to the Senate at the recent Federal election. Read more
New citizens
July 21, 2016 by Warren Hurst
Sydney’s JewishCare has held its 12th Citizenship Ceremony at which 30 members of the community had their citizenship conferred by the Major of Waverley Sally Betts. Read more
Palestine – Abbas Emasculates Quartet, Humiliates United Nations and European Union
July 21, 2016 by David Singer
PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s failure to accept the recent Quartet Report has effectively emasculated the role of the Quartet and humiliated the United Nations and European Union in their efforts to resolve the 100 years old Arab-Jewish conflict…writes David Singer. Read more
More than 200 French Jewish have arrived in Israel on one Aliyah flight
July 21, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
More than 200 French Jews arrived in Israel aboard a special Aliyah (immigration) flight organised by The Jewish Agency for Israel in partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and Keren Hayesod-UIA. Read more
Montefiore’s Continuum of Care
July 21, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Montefiore Home is one of Australia’s leading aged care provider with a proud history spanning more than 120 years, and a commitment to provide exceptional levels of care. Read more
Global chaos — a byproduct of the failure to confront evil…writes Isi Leibler
July 20, 2016 by Isi Leibler
A generation ago, the term evil had meaning. There were no bleeding hearts — certainly no Jews — who minimised the malevolency of the Nazis. Evil was evil. Read more
Holocaust survivor received Museums Australia Victoria special award
July 20, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Phillip Maisel has received the Museums Australia (Victoria) Individual Excellence Award for a volunteer for his outstanding contribution over twenty-seven years. Read more
Aboriginal, Korean and Jewish art exhibition in Bondi
July 20, 2016 by Geoff Sirmai
An free exhibition showcasing a fascinating mix of Aboriginal, Jewish and Korean art is set to open in Bondi Junction this August. Read more
UNRWA in the spotlight again
July 20, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
A Knesset briefing to discuss the funding of UNRWA by donor nations, including Australia & New Zealand, which fuels ongoing hate education and incitement, was held this week in Jerusalem. Read more
A Sydney rabbi open letter to a New Yorker Rabbi Lookstein
July 19, 2016 by Rabbi Chaim Ingram
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein is rabbi emeritus of the Kehilat Yeshurun on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and former principal of the Ramaz School who was to have delivered the Invocation at the National Republican Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Read more
AUJS calls Muslims ban immigration “reprehensible”
July 19, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) finds a call on breakfast television to ban all Muslim immigration in to Australia reprehensible. Read more
The Election aftermath: An interview with Mark Dreyfus
July 19, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Mark Dreyfus MP gives us a Post-Mortem of the elections with Henry Greener in The Shtick Studio. Read more
The Election aftermath: An interview with Josh Frydenberg
July 19, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Josh Frydenberg MP chatting to Henry Greener in his office about the election, his electorate, his portfolio and stability of the Liberal and Labor leadership… Read more
More than 200 French Jews to make aliyah this week
July 18, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
More than 200 French Jews will arrive in Israel this Wednesday ]aboard a special Aliyah (immigration) flight organised by The Jewish Agency for Israel in partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and Keren Hayesod-UIA.
Masada College Celebrates 50 years
July 18, 2016 by David Singer
Ask the rabbi
July 18, 2016 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. I have always been puzzled by the verse that we say at the end of Bensching, “I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen a righteous person forsaken or his descendants begging for bread”. How can this be squared with the facts? Read more
Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner Celebrates Our Faith Identities
July 18, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria and the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission (EIC) of the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church co-hosted the twelfth Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner on Sunday at the Catholic Leadership Centre. Read more
ECAJ offers its condolences to France
July 18, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry will be writing to the French Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Mr Christophe Lecourtier to offer condolences on behalf of the Australian Jewish community following the Nice terrorist attack. Read more
Labor MPs Deliver Warm and Insightful Impressions of Israel
July 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Seven State Labor MPs attended the Zionism Victoria Executive Meeting to share their impressions of Israel after recently returning from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Israel Fellowship Program. Read more
A makeover at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem
July 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A new Educational Walkway and the expansion and upgrade of the Jerusalem Garden at the Ammunition Hill National Heritage site in Jerusalem has been inaugurated…generously supported by Sydney UIA supporters Rhonda and Harry Triguboff. Read more
World Jewish Congress harshly condemned the Nice terror attack
July 15, 2016 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder harshly condemned the terror attack that killed at least 73 people in Nice, France. Read more
Alternative opportunities….writes Michael Kuttner
July 15, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long you miss them.”
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Higher stakes in Lebanon…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org
July 15, 2016 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
A decade after fighting the Second Lebanon War against the Islamist terror militia Hezbollah, Israel is once again facing a build-up on its northern border, with the prospect of fresh hostilities looming. Read more
Lauded by Jewish leaders, new British Prime Minster Theresa May takes office
July 15, 2016 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
British-Jewish and pro-Israel groups are congratulating Home Secretary Theresa May for winning the leadership of the Conservative Party and replacing outgoing United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron, who resigned following the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) in the Brexit referendum last month…writes Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org. Read more
Powerful parents
July 14, 2016 by J-Wire
Victoria’s United Jewish Education Boards has powerful allies to continue its work within the State’s schools for its Jewish programs. Read more
Israel to designate a week to the Diaspora
July 14, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Israeli government has approved a decision to designate a week to the country’s connection with Jews in the Diaspora. Read more
China Can Exploit United Nations Double Standards On Palestine
July 14, 2016 by David Singer
International support for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) – despite its rejection of the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine and article 80 of the United Nations Charter – could be exploited by China to blunt international action following an unfavourable ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration against China in The Hague…writes David Singer. Read more
Love & Friendship – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
July 14, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It’s interesting that non- British directors consistently produce fine British costume dramas. Read more
Joseph Gutnick Declares Self Bankruptcy
July 13, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
