A night to remember for Bram
May 2, 2018 by Henry Benjamin
$3.5million support for Victoria’s Jewish community
May 2, 2018 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has welcomed the Government announcement of support for Jewish community security infrastructure of $3 million plus an additional $500,000 for security infrastructure at Beth Weizmann. Read more
Roseanne Barr on Israel, BDS, Natalie Portman, the U.S. embassy and Jewish food
May 2, 2018 by Shiryn Solny - JNS
Roseanne Barr, the Jewish-American actress who made a name for herself in comedy and on television, talked about wanting to move to Israel and potentially running for office there while at the annual Jerusalem Post Conference on Sunday in New York…writes Shiryn Solny/JNS. Read more
Iran’s lies matter
May 2, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
To Obama administration alumni and other detractors of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there was nothing all that new or noteworthy in his presentation of a treasure trove of Iranian nuclear intelligence obtained by the Mossad…writes Jonathan S. Tobin. Read more
New section consecrated at Rookwood cemetery
May 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Yehoram Ulman lead a group around Lot 27 at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery sanctifying a new area ensuring a further eight to ten years of Jewish burials. Read more
Limmud Oz tickets on sale
May 2, 2018 by Community newsdesk
Tickets are now on sale for Limmud Oz, Australia’s festival of Jewish learning and culture back in Melbourne this year and returns to its traditional date over the Queen’s birthday weekend, June 9-11. Read more
KH-UIA International Women’s Division Independence Day 2018 celebrations
UIA NSW Women’s Division Co-Chair Bev Michaelis shares her impressions of a special week in Israel. Read more
The disintegration of American Jewry
May 2, 2018 by Isi Leibler
American Jewry, apart from the Orthodox and a minority of committed non-Orthodox, is demographically imploding…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Australian Jewish War Memorial to be unveiled in Canberra
May 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Secretary of the ACT Jewish Community Dr Merrilyn Sernack has announced that the dedication of the new Australian Jewish War Memorialwill coincide with the commemoration of the Centenary of General Sir John Monash’s knighthood on Sunday 12thAugust 2018. Read more
Untold Australia – the Bush Rabbis
May 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ultra-Orthodox Chassidic Rabbis hit the Aussie bush on a road trip like no other and SBS cameras follow them. Read more
Movie giveaways: Tully
May 2, 2018 by Arts Editor
Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron stars in Tully, the brilliant new comedy-drama from the Academy Award® nominated director of Juno and Up in the Air. Read more
Analysis: Stopping the formation of the Iranian war machine
May 1, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
If Israel was behind the latest reported air strikes in Syria, targeting two bases that appeared to contain Iranian weapons depots, this would seem to be the latest sign that Jerusalem’s determination to stop Iran from building a war machine in Syria remains absolute and unshakable…writes Yaakov Lappin. Read more
Massive explosions on Syrian military bases registered as seismic activity
May 1, 2018 by JNS
A massive anonymous attack on Syrian military installations overnight on Sunday rocked the country so severely that the explosions registered on seismic charts. Read more
‘Iran lied big time,’ Netanyahu claims about its nuclear program
May 1, 2018 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran has “lied big time” about the nature of its nuclear program…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more
After the Anuism, the Euorism?
May 1, 2018 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
In medieval Spain and Portugal, Jews hid their true identity to avoid the Inquisition and led double lives. They became known as the Anusim…writes Ron Jontof-Hutter. Read more
Technion Australia has a new executive director
May 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Technion Australia (TA) represents Israel’s leading scientific university and has announced the appointment of Ori Danieli as its national Executive Director. Read more