Chag Sameach
March 30, 2018 by J-Wire Staff
We wish all our Jewish readers a joyous Pesach and Seders. We will resume publishing from Sunday night. Read more
Kill or be killed: Terror is the sole tool of Hamas
March 30, 2018 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
After Israel buried another two young soldiers—Sgt. Netanel Kahalani, 20, and Capt. Ziv Deus, 21, who were killed on March 16 by a Palestinian terrorist after he rammed his car into a group of soldiers (two others were injured in the attack) along a road southwest of Jenin—Israeli troops on the border with Gaza blew up two more tunnels built with the intent of allowing terrorists to again enter the Jewish state. Read more
The Last Post sounded for Sergeant Albert Levy on the 100th anniversary of his death
March 30, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Every evening the Australian War Memorial in Canberra holds a Last Post Ceremony farewelling visitors with its moving Last Post Ceremony sharing the story behind one of the names on the Roll of Honour. Yesterday it remembered Sergeant Albert Levy and his service in the First World War. Read more
The ‘March of Return’ explains a lot
March 30, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
For some in the Palestinians’ international cheering squad, the March 30 “Land Day” demonstrations could be a long-hoped for turning point…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
WJC remembers Mirielle Knoll
March 30, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress held a memorial for Mireille Knoll, the Holocaust survivor murdered last week in Paris, at its headquarters in New York in the presence of French Consul General Anne-Claire Legendre. Read more
Time to reset your GPS…writes Michael Kuttner
March 30, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
The annual commemoration of our ancestors’ exodus from Egypt could not be occurring at a more auspicious time. Read more
Frydenberg calls for an apology for Nazi slur on Dutton
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Senior cabinet minister Josh Frydenberg has called an apology on behalf of Home Minister Peter Dutton from high profile lawyer Julian Burnside who retweeted an image depicting Peter Dutton as a Nazi. Read more
Ryvchin at Yale
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin was recently invited to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut to lecture on the anti-Israel movement and his new book, “The Anti-Israel Agenda – Inside the Political War on the Jewish State.” Read more
Use UNRWA’s financial crisis to end its shameful apartheid system
March 29, 2018 by Evelyn Gordon - JNS
UNRWA, the United Nations agency tasked with caring for Palestinian refugees and their descendants in perpetuity, is facing what it terms its worst financial crisis ever. Read more
Free trial for dementia support program
March 29, 2018 by Danielle Oppermann
Help at Home by Sydney’s Montefiore has five places available free of charge in a trial of COPE (Care of People with Dementia in their Environments), a program designed to support and empower people with dementia and their carers. Read more
Jewish Changemakers Awards partner with Embassy of Israel
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
B’nai Brith, JNF Australia and the Embassy of Israel are calling for nominations for this year’s Jewish Changemakers Awards. Read more
New website for Holocaust Centre of New Zealand
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Holocaust Centre has launched its new website. Read more
Pesach greeting from Malcolm Turnbull
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sends a special message for Pesach. Read more
Yom Hashoah commemorations in Sydney
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
‘Rebuilding Lives’ is the theme of this year’s Yom Hashoah commemorations, which begin next week on Sunday April 8. Read more
JCCV YAP thanks Yavneh students
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria’s Executive Director David Marlow has presented a certificate of appreciation to the Social Action Captains of Leibler Yavneh College. Read more
Dershowitz meets Carmel students
March 29, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Staff and students from the Year 11 and 12 Advanced Hebrew classes at Perth’s Carmel School recently attended this year’s Annual United Israel Appeals (UIA) dinner, which celebrated the 70th anniversary of the modern state of Israel. Read more
Gen17 launched
March 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Gen17 Australian Jewish Community Survey has been launched in Melbourne following last week’s Sydney event. Read more
Shock and emotion follow barbaric murder of Holocaust survivor in Paris
March 28, 2018 by Agencies
The umbrella representative body of French Jewish organizations, known as Crif, has called for a rally on Wednesday in Paris in memory of Mireille Knoll, an 85-year-old Jewish woman brutally killed in her apartment. Read more
Harmony Walk 2018
March 28, 2018 by J-Wire Staff
The National Rugby League played a major role in this year’s Harmony Walk, a multiracial event organised by Moving Forward Together. Read more
‘No to Anti-Semitism’: Rally calls for Labour Party to investigate cases of anti-Jewish conduct
March 28, 2018 by Agencies
They criticised Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, whom British Jewish leaders have charged with enabling antisemitism in the party. Read more
Emanuel celebrates 35 years
March 28, 2018 by Michelle Favero
Emanuel School students and staff celebrated the Sydney school’s 35th anniversary at a special assembly, along with Rabbi Brian Fox, the School’s Founder, Mrs Dina Fox and other VIPs. Read more
A Pesach message from Alan Tudge
March 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, it is my pleasure to send my warmest greetings to Australia’s Jewish community on the celebration of Passover or Pesach this year. Read more
Henry Greener meets a kabbalist rapper
March 28, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Victoria Hanna, Israeli singer and Kabbalist rapper speaks to Henry Greener about her Shtick, while she is touring Australia and New Zealand. Read more
Holocaust Museum and Education Centre to open in Adelaide
March 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A capital campaign to fund the establishment of the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Steiner Education Centre has been launched. Read more
A doctorate for Robert Simons
March 27, 2018 by Henry Benjamin
Robert Simons has guided the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem through its last 26 years as its president, a role from which he retired recently and the university is to confer him with an honorary doctorate in June. Read more
British Jews rally in London to protest Labour Party’s antisemitism under the motto: ‘Enough is Enough’
March 27, 2018 by Agencies
British Jews, who accuse Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn of “siding with anti-Semites rather than with Jews,’’ have been called to rally on Monday in Parliament Square in London as Labour Parliament members meet inside. Read more
Israeli military gets set for the mammoth task of prepping for Passover
March 27, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
Despite its many round-the-clock security missions, the Israel Defence Forces believes that bringing the holiday spirit to its personnel is an imperative. Read more
French authorities arrest two suspects connected with Holocaust-survivor’s murder
March 27, 2018 by JNS
French police discovered the charred body of a Holocaust survivor covered with stab wounds after a fire broke out in her Paris apartment on Friday. The local Jewish community fears the murder was motivated by antisemitism, reported Israel Hayom. Read more
Trump’s Bolton-appointment signals curtains for Abbas and PLO
March 27, 2018 by David Singer
President Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as National Security Adviser flags the possibility that the centrepiece of Trump’s eagerly-awaited “ultimate deal” could involve the subdivision of Judea and Samaria (“the West Bank”) and Gaza between Israel, Jordan and Egypt…writes David Singer. Read more
Special Bar Mitzvah celebration promises happier Pesach holiday for 120 orphans
March 27, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
For 120 orphan boys, this Passover will be infused with an additional dose of unexpected joy as the result of an initiative of Colel Chabad, Israel’s longest running social services organisation, which provided the boys with a Bar Mitzvah celebration including gifts and a lavish ceremony. Read more
