Jewish Holocaust Centre greets new Museum Director
December 17, 2018 by Danielle Kamien
In Melbourne, The Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) co-Presidents, Pauline Rockman and Sue Hampel, and the Board have announced that Acting Executive Director, Jayne Josem, will be appointed into the new leadership position of Museum Director. Read more
President visits the north
December 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has visited the area of Operation Northern Shield in the north of the country where a fourth tunnel has been discovered. Read more
Will NSW Libs allow nationals backdoor preference deal with One Nation
December 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has accused NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian of being “tricky” on preferences saying she attacks the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF), but remains silent on One Nation preferences.
Feintooner
December 17, 2018 by Feintooner
This week Feintooner’s deals with Scott Morrison’s plans for Jerusalem. Read more
Labor’s UNRWA funding pledge ignores concerns
December 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Labor’s announced commitment of $20 million in additional funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) specifically ignores the concerns that have been ventilated over funding to that body. Read more
A school’s pride
December 17, 2018 by Susana Wills-Johnson
Perth’s Carmel School is has expressed its pride in the successes and contributions achieved by all its students in 2018. Read more
The rabbis on Moriah – George on the rabbis
December 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Religious Freedom Review as the ECAJ sees it
December 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has cautiously welcomed the release of the Religious Freedom Review handed down by the Expert Panel chaired by the Hon Philip Ruddock, and the Australian government’s response to it. Read more
In Israel, the deception of quiet has been shattered. Now what?
December 16, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
The succession of deadly Palestinian terrorist attacks in the West Bank in recent days is a painful reminder of a bigger truth, and that is that the security quiet that prevailed until recently was little more than an illusion…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
Is the State of Israel supping with the devil?
December 16, 2018 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The visit to Israel this week by Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has provoked criticism and dismay within the Jewish world…writes Melanie Phillips/JNS. Read more
Our next Governor-General
December 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that former general and defence force chief David Hurley will be Australia’s next Governor-General. Read more
Yuval Rotem welcomes Scott Morrison’s decision
December 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Director General of the Ministry of Foreign affairs Yuval Rotem has welcomed Australia recognising Jerusalem as the country’s capital. Read more
…and Iran too
December 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia and The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council have also welcomed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison government’s reassessment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran. Read more
Australia recognises West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
December 15, 2018 by J-Wire
Australia now recognises West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and is now starting a search for a suitable site for its embassy within the Holy City. Read more
On the other hand
December 15, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
It is mid-December already and we are still waiting for the really nasty winter weather to arrive. Despite a recent downpour much more rain is needed to replenish the Kinneret and underground aquifers…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Victorian Government launches Bystander Intervention – responding to Islamophobia and Antisemitism program.
The first of eight government-funded sessions of the Bystander Intervention Program has been held at Melbourne’s Immigration Museum. Read more
Moriah ethos and the resilience of traditional Judaism
December 14, 2018 by J-Wire
Since Moriah College’s founding in 1943 by Abraham Rabinovitch, acceptance to Moriah was conditional on having a Jewish mother, or to have been converted according to Halacha…writes Yankel Koncepolski. Read more
Hatred
December 14, 2018 by J-Wire
Isn’t it true that the whole of the Muslim world hates Jews?..writes Jeremy Rosen. Read more
The myth of William Cooper
December 14, 2018 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
Week after week, the Australian Jewish media has presented many stories about William Cooper’s protest at the German Consulate in Melbourne over Kristallnacht…writes Bill Rubinstein. Read more
A micro-second of illumination is all we need
December 14, 2018 by Rabbi Chaim Ingram
I have been privileged to lead Chanukah services on cruise ships for the past five years…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more
Hundreds attend funeral for premature baby murdered by Arab drive-by shooter
December 14, 2018 by JNS
Some 300 mourners huddled under umbrellas in the steadily falling rain at Jerusalem’s ancient Mount of Olives cemetery on Wednesday night to lay to rest the newborn boy whose mother was shot Sunday night in a terror attack outside the town of Ofra. Read more
Two Israelis murdered, two severely injured in second shooting attack near Ofra
December 14, 2018 by JNS
Two Israelis were murdered and two severely injured when shot by a terrorist Thursday morning, at the Givat Asaf Junction between Beit El and Ofra, near the northern entrance to Ramallah. The attack is the second deadly shooting in less than a week. Read more
Paddling her canoe
December 14, 2018 by Elana Bowman
Paddler Jessica Fox has won the national 2018 AIS Sport Performance Female Athlete of the Year Award…and her mother was named coach of the year. Read more
Six of the best
December 14, 2018 by Elana Bowman
Jewish students were those amongst those students who scored top of the class in specific subjects in the HSC. Read more
Mount Scopus shines in the VCE exams
December 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
2018 has been another successful year for Year 12 Melbourne’s Mount Scopus students in their VCE exams. Read more
Morally bankrupt…writes Michael Kuttner
December 14, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
A definition of this malady states: “moral bankruptcy is the stage a country or organization reaches when it trades away or violates too many of its core values and commitments.” Read more
Barkan terrorist shot dead in Nablus raid
December 14, 2018 by Agencies
100 years and going strong
December 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nick Cave calls boycott of Israel “cowardly and shameful”
December 13, 2018 by Ilanit Chernick - TPS
Government Response to Religious Freedom Review
December 13, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter have released a joint statement following the Religious Freedom Review chaired by Philip Ruddock but the Law Council said delicate balance between freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination would be better dealt with in comprehensive national anti-discrimination legislation. Read more
