I whistle a happy tune – what happens when you’re afraid?
June 11, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the Rabbi. Read more
A life-changing venture for those with disabilities
June 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Access Inc has announced the launch of our new WEEKLY Pop Up Café at Luigi’s in Melbourne’s South Caulfield…run and staffed by people with disabilities. Read more
Changing tomorrows at Jewish Care’s Annual Appeal Dinner
June 11, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Over 300 guests attended Jewish Care Victoria’s 2019 Annual Appeal Dinner at Leonda by the Yarra. Read more
Europe’s second-oldest synagogue hosts first wedding in 1,500 years
June 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
For the first time in over 1,500 years, the ruins of a synagogue dating back to the 4th century in the Calabria area of southern Italy hosted a Jewish wedding, a historic and emotional event. Read more
True Progressives are Zionists
June 10, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The irony is so great that it’s almost too obvious. The very week that a milestone was achieved in the state of Israel when a gay man became a cabinet minister, a leading gay organization in the United States banned Jewish symbols from its annual pride march so as to signal their hatred for Israel. Read more
On the other hand
June 10, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Resilience has always been the hallmark of the Jewish People. Read more
Queen’s Birthday Honours – the Jewish list
June 9, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
Two members of the community have received the nation’s highest award, the A.C., and a brother and sister and a mother and her son have been recognised by their country. This year’s recipients of the Queen’s Birthday awards who are either Jewish or proud of their Jewish heritage total 38, the highest number according to our records. Read more
Cheesecake
June 7, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Shavuot is the poor relative of the three pilgrim and harvest festivals mentioned in the Torah. Read more
Palestinians outraged at secret PA leadership pay raise
June 7, 2019 by JNS
Leaked documents revealing that members of the Palestinian Authority Cabinet gave themselves a retroactive 67 per cent pay raise in 2017 have sparked outrage among their constituents, who are accusing their leaders of being corrupt and self-serving. Read more
Attorney General rejects Netanyahu’s request for pre-indictment hearing delay
June 7, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will not give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an additional delay on the pre-indictment hearing in the three corruption cases against him, despite Netanyahu’s insistence that the hearing will unjustly affect the Sept. 17 election. Read more
Film to be made about Nuremberg Trials 99-year-old prosecutor Ben Ferencz
June 7, 2019 by JNS
A film about the head prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials following World War II is to be produced. Read more
DC Dyke March bans Jewish, pro-Israel symbols
June 7, 2019 by JNS
The DC Dyke March, returning to Washington, D.C. on Friday after a 12-year absence, will prohibit Jewish and pro-Israel pride symbols, including flags. Read more
Will a secular surge spark a revolution in Israeli politics?
June 7, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
In an interview with The New York Times published this week, new Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh warned Israel that it might experience “a very hot summer.” Read more
An evening with The Scott Van Gemert’s Big Band: a music review by Ron Jontof-Hutter
June 7, 2019 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
I attended a concert given at Melbourne’s Paris Cat Jazz Club given by Scott van Gemert and his 17-piece jazz big band this week. Read more
Scam alert
June 7, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten and the lie became the truth” – George Orwell 1984. Read more
YouTube to delete thousands of neo-Nazi and white supremacist videos
June 7, 2019 by JNS
YouTube has announced that it will delete thousands of neo-Nazi and white supremacist videos and channels as part of the video platform’s initiative to remove extremist views on the site. Read more
Magen David Adom ambos special guests at a simcha
June 7, 2019 by Zaki Heler
Moshe Kahlon’s wife, Karnit, woke from her husband’s heavy breathing just before he lost his pulse and stopped breathing. Read more
Jun-13 Melbourne: Living on the Gaza border
June 7, 2019 by J-Wire
Aharon Ariel Lavi tells what it is like to live on the border with Gaza. Read more
The fight against antisemitism becomes a priority for the Dutch
June 7, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress has welcomed the decision of the Government of the Netherlands to allocate three million Euros to fighting antisemitism, a matter which has now been added to the list of national priorities for the first time. Read more
Abbas: Hope ‘Deal of the Century’ goes to hell
June 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his opposition to President Donald Trump’s pending peace plan for the Middle East end expressed hope that plan, dubbed Deal of the Century, will “go to hell.” Read more
The funeral of Nechama Rivlin
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
People came to the Jerusalem Theater to pay their last respects to Nechama Rivlin ז”ל before her burial on Mount Herzl where President Reuven Rivlin delivered the eulogy. Read more
Peter’s Hall
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Switch-Triguboff Center for Training and Advancement of Employment has been launched at Israel’s Idan HaNegev Industrial Park. Read more
Emanuel images heading for exhibition
June 6, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Emanuel School students recently took part in a light photography workshop, facilitated by Live Love Learn and in conjunction with the JCA. Read more
New board appointments at Technion Australia
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Technion Australia has announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors. Read more
Elena Kats-Chernin opera “Whitely” to be premiered next month
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Opera Australia’s newly commissioned work about the turbulent life of iconic Australian artist Brett Whiteley and his vivacious wife Wendy will have its world premiere at the Sydney Opera House on 15 July 2019.
Secord tells the NSW parliament about the Sephardis’ Farhud
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Deputy Chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel Walt Secord has spoken in the NSW parliament on the Sydney Sephardi Jewish community’s commemoration of the Farhud on 2 June. Read more
Entrepreneur Ori Allon donates 1.2 Million (NIS) to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem for scholarships in computer science
June 6, 2019 by Tali Aronsky
The Hebrew University is expected to grant generous scholarships over the next two years to computer science students thanks to the contribution of entrepreneur Dr. Ori Allon. Read more
ECAJ calls for an apology from Melissa Parke
June 5, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
A former Labor MP told a rally that she had quit last month’s election “because of the media storm around previous statements I’ve made about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians” prompting a heckler to shout at her “you have to f—ing wipe them out”. Read more
MP Joan Ryan: Why she renounced antisemitism ingrained in Britain’s Labour Party
June 5, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
A member of the U.K. Parliament, in February, Joan Ryan became one of more than several members to leave the British Labour Party due to its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and the antisemitism fostered by him and others in the party. Read more
Former British premier: Corbyn antisemitic, though ‘he doesn’t think he is at all’
June 5, 2019 by JNS
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Labour Party head Jeremy Corbyn antisemitic, and that “some of the remarks are not explicable in any other way,” adding even though “he doesn’t think he is at all.” Read more
