Australasian Jewish youth to celebrate the Light Horse centenary in Israel
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade battle at Beer Sheva, where at dusk on 31 October, 1917, the Australian brigade stormed through the Turkish defence to capture Beer Sheva. This marked a turning point in removing Ottoman rule from Palestine and was a precursor to the formation of the Jewish state. Read more
Remembering Kristallnacht
October 7, 2017 by David Zwartz
Visitors to Wellington NZ around this coming 9 November can take in a Kristallnacht commemoration concert of special music related to that violent and tragic event. Read more
Chag Sameach
October 4, 2017 by J-Wire
J-Wire wishes its Jewish readers a joyful Sukkot. Read more
Hear what the journos have to say
October 4, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Eight editors and journalists recently returned from the 2017 mission, and they will report on their experiences at a community meeting next Monday in Sydney. Read more
Sophie McNeill’s bias
October 4, 2017 by Michael Danby
Once again ABC Jerusalem correspondent Sophie McNeill has proven to be inconsistent and ignorant in her reporting and handling of news coming out of Israel. Read more
Jewish media “want gay marriage”
October 4, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A Facebook page with over 180,000 followers has posted a banner seen hung across a major highway in Queensland proclaiming that Jewish Media with others “want gay marriage”. Read more
A Devine address at UIA Women’s Division Lion of Judah event
October 4, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
UIA NSW Women’s Division hosted a Lion of Judah morning tea at the home of Andrew and Taryn Boyarsky. Guest speaker, Sydney journalist and media commentator Miranda Devine addressed 35 key UIA female supporters at the event, about the global threat posed by radical Islam to our safety and Western democratic way of life. Read more
Henry Greener learns about Tzohar…in the Sukkah
October 4, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Adam Segal, International Resource Development Manager for Tzohar, tells Henry it has succeeded in bringing Israelis closer to their Jewish Heritage, by bridging the gaps between religious and secular Jews in Israel. Read more
A further reprieve for The Shtick
October 4, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Henry Greener is a happy man today as he learns that his beloved weekly interview TV program The Shtick will run until at least to the middle of 2018. Read more
DIY – Do It Yourself…writes Michael Kuttner
October 4, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
With the week long Festival of Sukkot upon us it is timely to acknowledge the DIY efforts which have coincided at this season. Read more
The Only Living Boy in New York – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 4, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
Young man falls in love with older woman, something bound to end in tears especially as the beautiful woman is his father’s mistress. Read more
Abbas demands Hamas dismantle its military as precondition for unity government
October 4, 2017 by Agencies
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday he would not allow the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas to keep its weapons and armed brigades if control of the coastal territory is transferred to the PA. Read more
Far-right AfD party’s rise highlights a ‘fine line’ for German Jews and Israel
October 4, 2017 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
The rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the country’s recent election has been described as a “political earthquake,” while Jewish leaders’ immediate reaction was to express concern about AfD’s views. But what are the broader implications of the party’s electoral showing for German Jews and for Israel?…writes Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org. Read more
Matthew Guy’s impressions of Israel
October 4, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Matthew Guy MP, Leader of the Victorian State Opposition tells the audience at Beth Weizmann Community Centre about his recent trip to Israel, as a guest of Zionism Victoria. Read more
JCCV votes on Same Sex Civil Marriage
October 3, 2017 by David Marlow
The members of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) voted overwhelmingly in support of same sex civil marriage at their Plenum last night. Read more
NSW joins Israel to launch R&D innovation program
October 3, 2017 by Agencies
NSW businesses will have access to grants of up to $250,000 to support joint Research and Development (R&D) projects between NSW and Israel, under a new innovation program. Read more
New film on Roger Waters seeks to expose BDS frontman’s antisemitism
October 3, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
Ahead of former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters’s Canadian tour in October, B’nai Brith Canada and award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin are set to premiere a new film—“Wish You Weren’t Here”—exposing the anti-Israel rocker’s history of promoting antisemitism…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more
Israel Innovation Authority aims to double high-tech workforce in 10 years
October 3, 2017 by Agencies
The Israel Innovation Authority released its 2017 annual report yesterday, detailing the government’s plans to double the country’s high-tech workforce during the next decade. Read more
Chabad’s hollow statements on child sexual abuse…writes Manny Waks
October 3, 2017 by Manny Waks
The report of a new public statement by seven (seemingly random) Chabad rabbis calling for the immediate reporting to state authorities of reasonable suspicions of abuse is welcome news, especially their unequivocal announcement that prior rabbinic advice is unnecessary. Read more
Feintooner
October 3, 2017 by Feintooner
As the world turns…this week’s cartoon. Read more
WJC decries Las Vegas massacre as “senseless”
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder has decried the “senseless” violence in Las Vegas that left at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured at a country music festival. Read more
The Case for Kurdish Independence
October 3, 2017 by Alan Dershowitz
Over 90% of Iraq’s Kurdish population have now voted for independence from Iraq. While the referendum is not binding, it reflects the will of a minority group that has a long history of persecution and statelessness…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more
Trump won’t swallow Erekat’s PLO-Palestine poison pill
October 3, 2017 by David Singer
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Secretary-General Saeb Erekat has managed to grab international headlines to promote yet another PLO canard regarding the 100-years-old Jewish-Arab conflict…writes David Singer. Read more
Healing from the soul
October 2, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
It has taken filmmaker Michelle Mahrer 10 years to get her latest documentary to the screen but there is a good reason for that.
Final Portrait – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 2, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
When American writer and art-lover James Lord (Armie Hammer) is asked by his friend, the world-famous artist Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush), to sit for a portrait, he accepts.
NSTE to stage a world premiere
October 2, 2017 by Geoff Sirmai
A new show inspired by a true story of a singing teacher whose life is transformed by an unusual pupil will have its world premiere at Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel next month. Read more
The true joy of Sukkot…writes Rabbi Raymond Apple
October 2, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Sukkot is called in Hebrew “z’man simchatenu”, “Our Time of Joy”. Read more
Interpol and the Palestinians: Where’s a cop when you need one?
October 1, 2017 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The good news is that it turns out Interpol isn’t the international police agency that movies and television shows have led us to believe. The bad news is that the international community just gave the Good Housekeeping seal of approval to those who traffic in terrorism…writes Jonathan S. Tobin. Read more
New wave of anti-Israel and antisemitic activity emerges on campuses across US
October 1, 2017 by Rafael Medoff - JNS.org
Jewish college students returning after their summer break are encountering a wave of swastika daubings and anti-Israel activity on campuses across the country—and there are signs the hostility may intensify in the weeks ahead. Read more
EU slammed for hosting a convicted terrorist
October 1, 2017 by Agencies
Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), has sharply criticised the European Parliament for hosting Leila Khaled, a convicted Palestinian terrorist who continues to advocate violence against Israelis. Read more
