Broken Hill Synagogue overlooked in restoration funding
May 14, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has expressed his disappointment the state government had failed to fund repairs to the historic Broken Hill Synagogue which recently suffered $140,000 in hailstorm damage. Read more
NZ Sunday Star Times publishes vile Sharon Murdoch cartoon
May 14, 2017 by Agencies
Fairfax’s Sunday Star Times has printed a vile cartoon suggesting new New Zealand Foreign Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is being controlled by a bloodthirsty Israel. Read more
Wagner: to play or not to play
May 14, 2017 by Community Editor
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff conducted a Q and A on “You shall not play Wagner” with its South African playwright Victor Gordon from South Africa at the Eternity Theatre in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. Read more
Don’t Tell – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 14, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
Paedophilia may not sound like the subject for a night out at the movies, but director Tori Garrett has created a compelling Australian tale of lost innocence.
Cannabis reverses aging processes in brains of mice
May 13, 2017 by Dov Smith
Like any other organ, our brain ages. As a result, our cognitive abilities decrease with increasing age. Thus it becomes more difficult to learn new things or devote attention to several things at the same time. This process is normal, but can also promote dementia. Researchers have long been looking for ways to slow down or even reverse this process. Read more
Sexual abuse survivors funds welcomed by ECAJ
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has welcomed the announcement in the Federal budget that $33.4 million will be allocated to establish a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse that occurred in Commonwealth institutions. Read more
New Bar-Ilan University study reveals crucial role for partners of depressed mothers
May 12, 2017 by Elana Oberlander
Maternal depression negatively impacts children’s emotional and cognitive development and family life. Read more
Rodney Horin in conversation with Henry Greener
May 12, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rodney Horin in conversation with Henry Greener about transitioning to Aged Care and the Financial Literacy Forum he and Jeffrey Appel will be presenting at Melbourne’s Blake Street Shul on May 16. Read more
A private art museum in Melbourne
May 12, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Leah Justin talks with Henry Greener about Justin Art House Museum, the unique gallery in Melbourne she shares with her architect husband Charles Justin…a video report. Read more
Lancet tells the world of Israel’s health care
May 12, 2017 by Agencies
President Reuven Rivlin has been presented with a copy of the medical journal, The Lancet, dedicated to Israel’s healthcare system and medical innovations in Israel. Read more
An honest enemy is better than a false friend
May 12, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
Since Biblical times the Jewish People has experienced endlessly the validity of this admonition…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Mini Mondial in Israel
May 11, 2017 by Agencies
In memory of the late Ninth President Shimon Peres, the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation has held the annual soccer Mini Mondial for Peace in Herzliya. Read more
Budget continues to fund school security
May 11, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
$18 million has been continued to fund the Secure Schools Programme across Australia. Read more
Art of the Deal: Is Trump’s Bestseller the Secret to Peace in the Middle East?
May 11, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Record number of tourists visited Israel in April
May 11, 2017 by Agencies
April 2017 was Israel’s busiest month for incoming tourism ever, with nearly 350,000 tourists – an increase of almost 40% on April 2015. Read more
East Perth Jewish Memorial Cemetery Rededication
May 11, 2017 by J-Wire
The Jewish Historical and Genealogical Society of Western Australia seeks the descendants and relatives of the deceased listed below, to attend a rededication ceremony to be performed by Rabbi Dovid Freilich of the Perth Hebrew Congregation (PHC). Read more
‘Start-up nation’ meets Shavuot: the story of Israel’s efficient, high-tech dairy industry
May 11, 2017 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
Amid all the buzz around Israel’s “start-up nation,” including Intel’s recent $15 billion acquisition of Mobileye, a lesser-known phenomenon is the high-tech and hyper-efficient Israeli dairy industry…writes Alina D. Sharon/JNS.org. Read more
Abbas says he is ready to meet with Netanyahu ‘to make peace’
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he is ready to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of President Donald Trump’s renewed peace efforts. Read more
Game Changers
May 11, 2017 by J-Wire
B’nai B’rith Alfred Dreyfus Unit and JNF Australia are calling for nominations for the fifth annual Game Changers – Youth & Young Adult Achievement Awards which recognise the efforts of young people helping to make the world a better place. Read more
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes FIFA Council’s move to defer decision on Israel’s football association
May 10, 2017 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has commended the executive council of the international football association, FIFA, for deferring its decision on the standing of the Israeli Football Association. Read more
United Nations web of deceit snares International Court of Justice
May 10, 2017 by David Singer
The United Nations publication “The Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem 1917-1988” (“Study”) has falsely misrepresented that the Mandate for Palestine was a class A Mandate – deceiving the International Court of Justice and many other reputable sources…writes David Singer. Read more
Nine challenges confronting Israel…writes Isi Leibler
May 9, 2017 by Isi Leibler
Not since the creation of the state has Israel found itself in such an advantageous position. Read more
New potential donors…including popular rabbi
May 9, 2017 by J-Wire
25 people celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut at Sydney’s Moriah campus become potential blood stem cell donors to save the lives of Jews diagnosed with blood cancer. Read more
Engaging Women at Friends of Montefiore Annual Brunch
May 9, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria hosted 220 guests at the 34th Annual Friends of Montefiore Brunch at Leonda by the Yarra, Hawthorn. Read more
Did you hear the Buzz?
May 9, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Taglit Birthright-Israel program The Buzz is the first of its type from Australia and will take 15 young adults with intellectual/ cognitive disabilities on a Birthright trip – ten remarkable days of touring and discovering Israel with a group of peers, building Jewish identity, and connection with Israel. Read more
Hubris and the ‘new’ Hamas…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org
May 9, 2017 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
President Donald Trump’s optimism about Middle East peace might be justified. Perhaps Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’s pledge that he will be a “true partner” to Trump in the search for a solution to the conflict with Israel is genuine. Maybe the president’s negotiating skills, and his lack of interest in the details or loyalty to formulas like the two-state solution, will provide what is needed to achieve progress. Read more
Palestinian terrorist prisoner Barghouti caught secretly eating during hunger strike
May 9, 2017 by Agencies
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan revealed Sunday that convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who has led a hunger strike in Israeli prisons, has been caught secretly eating. Read more
96 percent of French Israelis vote for Macron, envoy says
May 9, 2017 by Agencies
French Ambassador to Israel Helene Le Gal said that French Israelis who voted in the final round of France’s presidential election Sunday overwhelmingly supported the winner, Emmanuel Macron. Read more
French election winner Macron again rules out Palestinian statehood recognition
May 9, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
As French citizens voted Sunday, their eventual president-elect reiterated previous statements ruling out unilateral French recognition of Palestinian statehood and committing to support for a two-state solution. Read more
Whiteley – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 8, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
“Somewhere between struggle and rage there’s IT” said Brett Whiteley in this documentary charting his life, work and death.
