Hatzolah gets a new first responder vehicle
March 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hatzolah has taken delivery of its new response vehicle which was generously donated by Sydney’s Wolper Jewish Hospital. Read more
Emanuel School students take a stand
March 14, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Over 150 Emanuel Primary and High School students rallied to voice their concerns about the global climate crisis. Read more
Israel’s Women’s Rights Lawyer in Australia
March 13, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Israeli lawyer Orly Erez-Likhovski will be the 2019 distinguished UIA Progressive Appeal speaker in Melbourne and Sydney.
Animal activist compares commercial animal slaughter to the Holocaust
March 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has slammed a vegan activist who compared the slaughter of animals to the Holocaust. Read more
Bondi humanitarian of the year
March 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Our Big Kitchen’s Laya Slavin was recognized as ‘Bondi Humanitarian of the Year’ from a field of very accomplished women. Read more
ZCNSW appoints Director of Israel Affairs
March 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Zionist Council of NSW has announced the appointment of Arsen Ostrovsky as its Director of Israel Affairs. Read more
Levi Eshkol 50 years since his death
March 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin have addressed the state memorial ceremony for former PM Levi Eshkol on the 50th anniversary of his death. Read more
Steven Lowy takes over the reins at Hakoah
March 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Steven Lowy has been elected as president of Sydney’s Hakoah Club 12 years since the former club which had been presided over by his father Sir Frank Lowy was sold to developers. Read more
Netanyahu reaffirms that Israel is the Jewish State
March 13, 2019 by David Singer
It is amazing that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still needs to reaffirm to Israelis that Israel is the Jewish State. Read more
Ian Lawrence z”l
March 12, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
The funeral this week in Jerusalem of Ian Lawrence, a former Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand, marked the closing chapter in a long and interesting family history. Read more
UIA Young Leadership hosts 2019 campaign event ‘IT’S PERSONAL’
March 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA Young Leadership hosted over 400 supporters at its 2019 Campaign event, ‘It’s Personal’ with Ziv Shilon – wounded Former IDF Captain on 7 March at Randwick Racecourse Oaks Marquee…a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
‘Bibi or Tibi’ debate is about Zionism, not racism
March 12, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
He’s done it again. After being called out for allegedly employing racist incitement against Israeli Arabs during election campaigns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being attacked again for saying things that hurt the feelings of Israel’s non-Jewish citizens and offend the sensibilities of some Jews. Read more
Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, gets lung transplant
March 12, 2019 by JNS
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s wife, Nechama, 73, received a new lung on Monday after being matched with a donor: 19-year-old Yair Yehezkel Halabli, who drowned on Friday while diving in Eilat. Read more
Germany will not designate Hezbollah a terrorist group
Germany has said that it will not officially designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group, a development likely to cause tension between Berlin and Washington. Read more
Mass grave of Holocaust victims in Ukraine desecrated
March 12, 2019 by JNS
A mass grave of Holocaust victims was allegedly desecrated by gravediggers looking for gold in the Ukrainian town of Rafalivka. Read more
Jewish Labor candidate for the NSW Legislative Council
March 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
South Coast community development adviser and former eastern suburbs resident Michelle Miran is running for the ALP in the NSW Legislative Council – the State’s Upper House. Read more
UIA NSW hosts fun run & picnic with Ziv Shilon – Photo Gallery
March 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW hosted its first ever Fun Run & Ride with Ziv Shilon – wounded Former IDF Captain and Iron Man competitor on 10 March at Centennial Park….a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Salome: an opera review by Victor Grynberg
March 12, 2019 by Victor Grynberg
Once banned. Still shocking. But Salome is bloody and fantastic. Read more
The ingredient for the perfect recipe
March 12, 2019 by Elana Bowman
BJE staff cook up Hamantaschen
March 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Some of BJE staff went to Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen (OBK) to bake Hamantaschen. Read more
An opera star continues his ascendancy
March 11, 2019 by Alan Slade
The star of Massenet’s “Werther”, currently playing at Sydney’s iconic Opera House in the recently upgraded Opera Theatre is Michael Fabiano. Read more
Plans for a New Zealand Jewish Museum
March 11, 2019 by Miriam Bell
In the battle of memory against forgetting, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is a formidable warrior. The New York-based scholar is the chief curator of the core exhibition at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw and the author of many books on Jewish subjects. Read more
Feintooner
March 11, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Anti Anti-Hate Resolution. Read more
Two Israelis victims of Ethiopian Airlines tragic crash
March 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The official delegation from the State of Israel, with the personal approval of the Prime Minister, consisting of two teams of ZAKA volunteers from Israel and South Africa are on their way to the site of the Ethiopian Airlines crash to locate the remains of the two Israelis who perished in the tragedy and to ensure a full Jewish burial. Read more
Ask the Rabbi….
March 11, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Is space travel kosher? Ask the rabbi. Read more
Leave the graves of Jedwabne alone
March 10, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
“Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” These words, from George Orwell’s famous novel 1984 were often called upon during the Cold War as a pithy explanation of the principles on which Communist propaganda operations were based. Read more
What won’t change if Gantz replaces Netanyahu
March 10, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
For years, we’ve been told that support for Israel is being undermined by two factors. Read more
Production of Merchant of Venice carries a warning of anti-semitic content
March 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the other hand
March 9, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Israel’s space capsule is orbiting in space and hopefully is still on course for a moon landing on 11 April. Read more
Police recommend indicting MK David Bitan for corruption
March 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The police have announced that it has gathered enough evidence to indict former Coalition chairman Member of Knesset (MK) David Bitan for bribery. Read more
