Abbas freezes ties with US over move to close Palestinians’ mission in Washington
November 22, 2017 by Agencies
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he has frozen all contact with the U.S. over the Trump administration’s move to shutter the Palestinians’ mission in Washington, D.C. Read more
Israel’s Jewish fertility rate tops Arabs for first time, defying ‘demographic doom’
November 22, 2017 by Ariel Ben Solomon - JNS.org
New statistics show that the Israeli-Jewish fertility rate this year has surpassed that of the Israeli-Arab population for the first time, defying analysts who have made long-term projections of a Jewish minority in Israel…writes Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org Read more
Australian rock star Nick Cave to boycotters: ‘I love Israel’
November 22, 2017 by Agencies
Australian rock star Nick Cave is facing backlash from BDS supporters following a performance in Tel Aviv, where he accused the anti-Israel movement of trying to bully and censor him. Read more
Israeli Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi visits Yeshivah
November 21, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Yeshivah – Beth Rivkah Colleges has hosted the current Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau in Melbourne. Read more
Syrian women seeking medical aid ‘love’ Israel and see its ‘true face’
November 21, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
Unprecedented footage broadcast on Israeli television Sunday revealed Syrian women and children crossing into Israel for medical treatment with assistance from the IDF, in the latest showcasing of the Jewish state’s humanitarian aid to its war-torn neighbour…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more
SJM 25th anniversary – a J-Wire gallery
November 21, 2017 by Community Editor
Did you attend the 25th anniversary celebrations at Sydney Jewish Museum on November 20…visit the photo gallery created by Giselle Haber. Read more
Gavrylyuk stunned his audience – literally: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
November 21, 2017 by Fraser Beath McEwing
I’ve never been to a piano recital quite like this one. Ukrainian pianist, Alexander Gavrylyuk, took his audience on such an emotionally demanding journey that, in the end, they felt as exhausted listening as he probably did playing and demanded only one encore before escaping into the balmy Sydney night. Read more
Running from the truth …writes Emily Gian
November 21, 2017 by Emily Gian
I accidentally found myself caught up right in the middle of the Run for Palestinian Human Rights event on Sunday. Read more
ON THE OTHER HAND
November 20, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
From the depths of Jerusalem to the moon and with exiles returning home, amazing news from Israel continues. Read more
VOICES – standing ovation at Moriah
November 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The musical extravaganza VOICES has closed its Australian tour at Sydney’s Moriah College. Read more
Golden jubilee for JCA
November 20, 2017 by Nicola Zeh-Katz
Sydneys JCA has reached its 50th anniversary. Read more
The first 25 years
November 20, 2017 by Community Editor
Holocaust survivors, donors, museum members and staff gathered at the Sydney Jewish Museum in Darlinghurst to reflect and celebrate their 25th anniversary. Read more
Israel, Jordan and PLO apprehensive about Trump peace plan
November 20, 2017 by David Singer
President Trump has appeared to dampen expectations that his “ultimate deal” to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict will shortly emerge…writes David Singer. Read more
The Same Sex Marriage vote, the JCCV, and issues of interest
November 20, 2017 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
My article about the JCCV and its increasingly left-wing orientation, “Out of Left Field,” which appeared on J-Wire some weeks ago, attracted 79 responses, possibly a record. Now that the referendum has been held, there are a number of further points which I would like to raise, both for information for the community and for further discussion…writes Bill Rubinstein. Read more
Dinosaurs lived more than 5778 years ago…
November 20, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
How can Judaism say the universe is 5778 years old when science proves that dinosaurs lived long before this?…ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
November 20, 2017 by Feintooner
The enemy of my enemy is my frenemy…. Read more
Voices in Perth – now it is Sydney’s turn
November 19, 2017 by Eli Rabinowitz
UIA 2018 campaign launched in Perth
November 19, 2017 by Eli Rabinowitz
30 silver coins create a furore in Melbourne
November 19, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has slammed Greens’ supporters who were caught on CCTV placing a bag of 30 silver coins on the desk of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Council’s Jewish Deputy Mayor. Read more
Yad L’Ezra iVolunteer Dinner in Melbourne
November 18, 2017 by J-Wire
Over 100 girls of Beth Rivkah High School of Melbourne volunteer weekly as part of Yad L’Ezra iVolunteer were honoured at their annual dinner. Read more
Rob Schneider honoured in Israel
November 18, 2017 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The Gushing Pond at the Rosh Tzippor Bird Park in Ramat Gan was dedicated in honor of Robert Schneider, former CEO of JNF Australia in the presence of many dignitaries, colleagues, family, and friends. Read more
The Last Goldfish
November 17, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Su Goldfish has made a documentary, “The Last Goldfish”, about her search for her lost family, revealing the inter-generational impact of loss and displacement on refugees and their families, reminding us that similar traumas are being seeded in the current wave of refugees. Read more
Rabbi Genende looks over the past ten years
November 17, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rabbi Ralph Genende, Senior Rabbi at Caulfield Shule, is celebrating 10 years of leadership of his vibrant congregation. Read more
Championing neo-Nazism “alarming”
November 17, 2017 by Agencies
The chairman of the New Zealand Holocaust Centre says the recent 60,000 strong march in Warsaw, Poland , championing neo-Nazism and white supremacy is alarming. Read more
No Place to Lay One’s Head
November 17, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Françoise Frenkel was a Polish-born Jewish woman who owned a French-language book shop in Berlin in the 1930s. She was forced to flee after a Nazi raid and spent the war hiding in Vichy France, making several desperate attempts to reach Switzerland where her memoir was eventually published in 1945. Read more
Revelations
November 17, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
According to the dictionary definition, “revelations” are the act of making something known that was secret or a fact that is made known…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
The Feurstein Program shows its output
November 16, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Mount Sinai College and the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University will co-host an event at the college to profile a young Israeli student of Ethiopian origin, Zuresh Wabbe. Read more
UIA NSW 2018 Campaign Launch, President’s Division Cocktails and North Shore Briefing
November 16, 2017 by J-Wire
UIA NSW hosted its 2018 Campaign Launch and AGM; North Shore Briefing and Presidents Division Cocktails event this week. Guest speaker, best-selling author of ‘Catch the Jew’ and founder of the Jewish Theatre of New York, Tuvia Tenenbom addressed guests at all three events. Read more
Tanya Plibersek and her daughter speak at Montefiore
November 16, 2017 by Danielle Oppermann
More than 160 of Montefiore’s 500-strong volunteer base gathered at the Randwick campus for the annual Spirit of Volunteering event, which included an awards presentation and inspiring keynote addresses by Tanya Plibersek, Member for Sydney and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and her daughter, who is a dedicated student volunteer at Montefiore Randwick. Read more
TAFE Opportunity Recognised
November 16, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
Refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia have many difficulties to overcome but there is progress on one issue.
