Fact or Fiction?
April 27, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Who would have thought that a mere seventy-four years after the Holocaust, large numbers of people in many countries would either be ignorant of or disbelieve that this ever occurred? Read more
Yad Vashem launches new online exhibition – “Last Letters from the Holocaust: 1944”
April 25, 2019 by Simmy Allen
On 13 April 1944, sisters Susan-Zsuzsa and Lili Klein wrote their father Hugo a short letter: “Dear Daddy, We are well – goodbye.” Read more
Why to ask is good
April 25, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
The Haggadah that we read on Pesach was a response to the tragic loss of the Temple and Jewish political autonomy some two thousand years ago. Its composers wanted to pay tribute to the past, the Temple and all it stood for. And to find new ways of going forward that focused on study, prayer and education. Read more
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in concert: a music/film review by Hila Tsor
April 25, 2019 by Hila Tsor
I have to admit that I’m a bit of a Harry Potter nerd. At the beginning of the year I reread all the books and got sucked into a world of wonder, friendship and adventure again. Read more
Gloria Bell – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 25, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Having reviewed the original version of this film, Gloria, over five years ago, I wondered why director Sebastian Lelio shot it again. He says because Julianne Moore wanted to do it and that for him, it is a film about feelings – Gloria’s and our own.
Henry Greener chats with Michael Danby
April 24, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Michael Danby discusses the important election issues relevant to the forthcoming federal elections….video interview. Read more
CCTV boost in Bondi to fight racist graffiti
April 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma announced a re-elected Morrison Government will invest $143,000 in enhanced CCTV at Bondi Beach to fight back against a recent spate of racist graffiti along the famous promenade. Read more
In the cafes of Paris, French Jews open up on antisemitism and their future in Europe
April 24, 2019 by Orit Arfa - JNS.org
My trip to Paris to canvas the mood of French Jews began in the idyll of an Israeli-owned restaurant, Balagan, near the famed Louvre art museum. Read more
Netanyahu wants new area in Golan named after Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he will ask his government to vote on a measure to name a new neighbourhood in the Golan after U.S. President Donald Trump, who last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over the area. Read more
Wellington included in world-wide doco screening
April 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Wellington will feature on a map highlighting cities around the world where the film is ‘Who will write our history’, a documentary about the secret archive of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War 2.a particular film screening has taken place. Read more
Feintooner
April 24, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Revenge is a comic dish best served cold Read more
AIJAC asks the tough questions
Ahead of the 18th May election, the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council asked the Coalition and the ALP questions which may impact on the Jewish vote. Read more
Comparing the outrage: Beyond Christchurch and Sri Lanka
April 24, 2019 by David Cumin
A number of high-profile commentators – from Ben Shapiro to Maajid Nawaz – have looked at the Twitter accounts of world leaders like Theresa May, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. The commentators have made some uncomfortable comparisons about the language used to condemn the terror attacks in Sri Lanka and those in Christchurch. Read more
Trump seems set to expose UN fraud on boundaries of Palestine
April 24, 2019 by David Singer
President Trump appears set to expose more than forty years of deceptive and misleading information disseminated by the United Nations (UN) in relation to the boundaries of former Palestine. Read more
A message for Passover
April 24, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Pesach, when the Haggadah talks of parents whose children ask, “What are the testimonies and the statutes of the Torah?”, is the tailor-made occasion when observers of Jewish life get a reminder of Hansen’s Law which says, “What the son wishes to forget, the grandson wishes to remember”. Read more
MP’s election poster daubed with swastika and Hitler moustache
April 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Election posters for Liberal MP Julian Lesser have been daubed with swastikas and Hitler moustaches. Read more
Jewish leadership stands with Sri Lanka
April 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian New Zealand communities have condemned the terrorist attack in Sri Lanka where 290 lives have been lost so far. Read more
On the other hand
April 22, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
It took forty years for the Israelites to make the journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Read more
Israel welcomes Emirate Billionaire’s call for peace
April 22, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has welcomed a call by a billionaire from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish ties with the Jewish state while singling out Iran as the real enemy. Read more
Passover snow falls on Mount Hermon for first time in 22 years
April 22, 2019 by JNS
Snow fell on Mount Hermon on Sunday during Passover for the first time in 22 years. Read more
Israel condemns attacks against Christians in Sri Lanka, offers assistance
April 22, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel condemned the massacre of over 200 Christians killed in multiple attacks on churches and hotels in several cities across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Read more
“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the oven”
April 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A standup comedian responded to a Jewish woman’s complaint about his material using gas chambers by telling her “if you can’t stand the heat get out of the oven.” Read more
Leaving Egypt to cross the (metaphorical) seas
April 22, 2019 by J-Wire
At the festival of Passover, which Jews are about to celebrate, the story is recounted of how the children of Israel managed to redeem themselves from slavery through their miraculous crossing of the Red Sea in which their Egyptian pursuers proceeded to drown. Read more
World Jewish Congress condemns antisemitic effigy burning in Poland
April 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Reacting to reports that on April 19th, an image of Judas Iscariot made to look like a stereotypical Jew had been hanged and burned in effigy in the town of Pruchnik in south-eastern Poland as a part of an Easter ritual with hundreds of people including children taking part, World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer expresses disgust and outrage at this latest blatantly antisemitic manifestation. Read more
The Pharaoh who spoke too soon
April 22, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
In his important book “Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History,” the historian David Biale noted that the very first ancient Egyptian reference to the nation of Israel was a brutal announcement of its destruction. Read more
The last Nazi hunter
April 21, 2019 by Perry Trotter
Shadows of Shoah’s Sheree Trotter hears Efraim Zuroff’s story… Read more
Settlement with Rabbi Milecki
April 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A binding agreement has been signed between Rabbi Benzion Milecki, the Secured Creditors, the Liquidator, South Head & District Synagogue and Kehillat Kadimah. Read more
The city of Jerusalem stands in solidarity with France following the disaster at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
April 19, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
The price of chometz
April 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal candidate for the Sydney seat of Wentworth Dave Sharma has put a $200 deposit on a box of chometz. Read more
Hamas and Israel on way to prisoner swap?
April 19, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Reports of a pending prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas have again resurfaced. Read more
