Yom Ha’azmaut: A message from Israel
May 3, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s video message on the 69th anniversary of Israel’s independence. Read more
Censored: FBI wants to arrest terrorist who killed Australian Jewish girl
May 2, 2017 by Michael Danby
Ahlam Tamimi is a monster. Bringing her to justice is something that should be close to Australians’ hearts…writes Michael Danby. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut in Canberra
May 2, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Over 200 guests joined Israel’s ambassador to Australia Shmuel Ben-Shmuel in celebrating Yom Ha’azmaut…Israel’s 69th anniversary of its independence. Read more
Yom Ha’atzmaut – a message from Israel’s president
May 2, 2017 by Agencies
A special video greeting from President Reuven Rivlin, to Israel’s friends around the world on the occasion of Israel’s 69th Independence Day. Read more
ANZAC trail 100km bike ride to mark 100th anniversary of Light Horse Brigade charge
May 2, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The legendary charge of 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade near Beersheba on October 31, 1917 will be commemorated by a centennial memorial service and a 100km bike ride. Read more
Honouring the memory of a lone soldier killed in Israel’s War of Independence
May 2, 2017 by Lydia Weitzman
On Yom Hazikaron, the Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers, ZAKA volunteers, haredi soldiers and civilians visited the grave of fallen lone soldier Pinchas Soloveitchik, who was killed, aged 22, on August 13, 1948 during the battle to breach the walls of the Old City near Mount Zion. Read more
Five of Israel’s latest ‘miracles’ leading up to its 69th birthday
May 2, 2017 by Jacob Kamaras
With its forces vastly outnumbered by Arab armies, Israel’s victory in the 1948 War of Independence was widely considered a modern-day miracle. The Jewish state shocked the world again in 1967 by significantly expanding its borders and reunifying Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. Read more
UNESCO plans anti-Israel vote on Israel’s Independence Day
May 2, 2017 by Agencies
The cultural body of the United Nations is expected to adopt a resolution Tuesday, on Israel’s Independence Day, classifying Israel as an “occupying power” in Jerusalem. Read more
Israel’s Yom Hazikaron: remembering the past year’s terror victims
May 2, 2017 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and terror victims, is a time of mourning and reflection over the sacrifices of thousands who have given their lives for the Jewish homeland leading up to and following statehood: 23,544 individuals since 1860, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more
The Zookeeper’s Wife: A movie review by James Berardinelli
May 2, 2017 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Not every movie about the Holocaust is expected to be on the same high level as Sophie’s Choice or Schindler’s List, but (especially when the source material is factual) more is expected than the familiar melodrama and faux tension delivered by Niki Caro’s The Zookeeper’s Wife. Read more
NSW communal ANZAC Day commemoration
May 2, 2017 by Community newsdesk
In the presence of NSW Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women patron, the Governor of NSW David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), nearly 300 people gathered at the Sydney Jewish Museum for the annual Anzac Day Commemoration and Wreath Laying organised by NAJEX. Read more
Celebrating Yom Haatzmaut in a world of turmoil
May 1, 2017 by Iris Schnabl
Israel Independence Day symbolises the empowerment of all Jews in the wake of the most successful renaissance of a nation after two thousand years of exile. It highlights the dramatic contrast between our status today and that of our powerless kinsmen facing doom on the eve of the Holocaust. It is not a celebration exclusively for Israelis but for Jews throughout the world…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Feintooner
May 1, 2017 by Feintooner
Feintooner’s cartoon features an unlikely set of twins… Read more
20 years of Aleph
May 1, 2017 by Community Editor
Aleph Melbourne’s documentary “Aleph Melbourne – Celebrating 20 Years” is to be screened in the prestigious 2017 St Kilda Film Festival. Read more
President Rivlin addresses opening ceremony for Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terrorism
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has addressed the opening ceremony for Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terrorism. Read more
Premier’s Awards for Mount Scopus students
May 1, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College has announced five students have been awarded Victorian’s Premier’s VCE Awards. Read more
