KKL-JNF workers protest government actions outside Prime Minister’s office

Employees of the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) protested outside Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem against the government’s intention to legislate a law in the Knesset that will significantly damage the independence and functioning of the KKL-JNF. Read more

Looking for relatives

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Taking a look back on Israel…and taking a look forward

There was a surprise opening to the address by former Australian Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma to guests at a JNF breakfast function in Sydney…”I am used to talking at events in Israel so you are free to keep eating and in fact keep talking to each other.” Read more

Congratulations to the new Director-General of UNESCO

World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer congratulated former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay on her appointment as incoming Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and expressed hope that she would push for much-needed reforms to address the ongoing politicisation of UNESCO. Read more

On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner

The dream of a re-established Jewish homeland enabled by Lord Balfour one hundred years ago is today a reality. Read more

Kristallnacht remembered

A packed auditorium in Sydney’s Jewish Museum commemorated the day in 1938 when Nazi Germany burned synagogues and books ahead of the most tragic period in Jewish history. Read more

Chief Rabbi dedicates a hall to he memory of Joseph Triguboff

The Chief of Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Lau has dedicated a new hall at Sydney’s Yeshiva College dedicated to the honour of life of Joseph Triguboff. Read more

US visitor discusses antisemitism, racism and Israel

Mark Weitzman, Director of Government Relations of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in New York was the keynote speaker at last night’s Betty and Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration in Melbourne. Read more

Muslim leaders learn about Jewish Melbourne

Fifteen Muslim community leaders, including Imams, Islamic Council of Victorian leaders, and representatives from the Islamic Museum and Benevolence Australia participated in the JCCV’s Jewish Immersion Day for Muslim Community Leaders.  Read more

Balfour at the Knesset

An international conference discussing the significance of the Balfour Declaration has taken place at the Knesset in Jerusalem…reports Michael Kuttner. Read more

Demonisation and broken glass

The resurgence of anti Jewish manifestations thinly disguised as anti Israel protests and the anniversary of Kristallnacht should remind us of the lessons which still need to be learnt…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

JNF Australia clarifies its position

Following the announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the appropriation of KKL revenues by the Israeli Government, JNF Australia has declared it is not linked to KKL. Read more

How in(secure) are we?

Queueing at passport-control at Ben-Gurion Airport (one of the few places in Israel where queues really do exist!), two young women just ahead of me turned around (I suppose they gleaned from my appearance and demeanour that I was not a first-timer like them!) and nervously asked me what sort of questions they were likely to have to answer…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more

Best ever month for tourism in Israel

Over 400,000 tourists visited Israel in October – 80,000 tourists and 23% more than April this year which held the record up until now.  Read more

Kristallnacht remembered

Tonight the Sydney Jewish community will commemorate Kristallnacht – the Night of Broken Glass. The pogrom marked the onset of the Holocaust, when a wave of violence against Jews took place on November 9-10, 1938 in Germany and Austria. Read more

Teaching ‘The Holocaust Survivor’s Anthem’ to the next generation

“On Yom Hashoah, many Holocaust survivors sing ‘Zog Nit Keynmol’ – The Partisan Song. However, a decline in survivors has meant that the song was being lost to history,” explains Australian educator Eli Rabinowitz, who is working to reverse this by teaching the song and the original poem to school children around the globe, in their home language…writes Tali Feinberg. Read more

Another election but within the NSW Jewish community

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Ioana’s second day in Israel

On her second day in Israel, Ioana Isac, Israel’s 3 millionth tourist in 2017, continued her dream holiday experience, courtesy of the Israel Tourism Ministry. Read more

“Catch the Jew” – Catch its author

He wrote a book entitled “I Sleep in Hitler’s Room” describing a six-month walking tour in contemporary Germany and followed it with a book on life in the Israel-Palestine region published as “Catch the Jew”…and now Tuvia Tenenbom is heading to Australia not to write a book but to be a keynote speaker for the 2018 UIA campaigns in NSW, QLD and WA. Read more

Generations of women look up

Now in its 21^st year, the Annual Generations of Women Brunch saw 260 women attend the The International Brighton and hear guest speaker Fiona Grinwald encourage them all to “look up”. Read more

Shake-up in Lebanon underscores Hezbollah’s ‘domination’ of Israel’s neighbour

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s sudden resignation last weekend underscores the rising power of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group in Israel’s northern neighbor, political leaders and Mideast experts said….writes Aden Abrams/JNS.org. Read more

Netanyahu calls for funds from JNF

Israel’s government is working on legislation calling on KKL to transfer 80% of its revenues to the Finance Ministry. Read more

Star-studded UIA Young Leadership Gala Event

UIA NSW’s Young Leadership Division hosted 150 guests at its Sundowners with Tsahi gala event at the brand new venue, The Calyx in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden. Read more

The Daily Californian refuses to publish my response to an antisemitic op-ed 

On November 3, The Daily Californian published an op-ed by Matthew Taylor, explicitly accusing me of having “blood on his [my] hands” and being “culpable for the perpetuation of…[Israeli] atrocities.”…writes Alan Dershowitz. Read more

3,000,000th tourist arrives in Israel

Israel’s three millionth tourist this year has landed in Israel, a new all-time record for incoming tourism in Israel…and received a very special guide in Jerusalem. Read more

We Remember Rabin

Zionist youth movements in NSW – Habonim Dror, Bnei Akiva, Hineni, Netzer and Betar come together at Maroubra Synagogue in commemoration of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin. Read more

Latest chapter unfolds in ‘developing story’ of covert Israeli-Saudi relationship

A flurry of reports involving Israel and Saudi Arabia in recent weeks has increased speculation on the current extent of covert relations between the countries, including with regard to their mutual foe of Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more

Israeli policy can’t be guided by fear of world criticism, deputy foreign minister says

Israeli policy should not be guided by fear of international criticism, a senior Israeli official said at a U.S. synagogue last weekend…writes Rafael Medoff. Read more

NSW Labor MP talks to shule AGM on Israel

In a wide-ranging address including his views on the Israeli political situation, State Labor MP for Kogarah, Chris Minns, has addressed Southern Sydney Synagogue’s Annual General. Read more

The Grand Lady of St Kilda

St Kilda identity and RocKwiz host, Brian Nankervis, will launch Acland Street: The Grand Lady of St Kilda by award-winning historian, Dr Judith Buchrich later this month. Read more

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