Celebrating a decade of Gary Smorgon House
July 8, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care’s Gary Smorgon House in Melbourne has celebrated 10 years of enriching lives for Elders in the Victorian Jewish community. Read more
Anton Hermann tragically killed on holiday
July 8, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
The vice-president of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria Anton Hermann has been tragically killed in a cycling accident near Port Douglas in North Queensland. Read more
5 soldiers wounded in attack, terrorist captured
July 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Arab terrorist on Saturday night rammed his car into a group of soldiers operating near the Arab town of Hizmeh, north of Jerusalem, injuring five of them. The terrorist was captured several hours later. Read more
The swimming pool helping Israel’s disability community learn to walk
July 7, 2019 by Noam Mirvis - JNS
A hydrotherapy centre in Israel is the first to use an augmentative alternative communication system that allows the nonverbal to express their feelings to caregivers, support staff, therapists and lifeguards via special communication boards placed around the pool. Read more
Whitney Triple Chaser Exhibit
July 7, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
I accept that I am hypersensitive to criticisms of Israel. And I accept that a free world requires freedom of speech. But in the present climate of increasing and ever-present hatred of Israel coming from so many sectors of American and European intellectual and political life, if we honestly believe in free speech we ought to insist on the right of reply. We cannot sit back and ignore bias or dishonest reporting without reacting. Read more
Behind the medical cannabis industry
July 7, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Tommy Huppert, CEO of CannaTrek and Ian Abramowitz, CannTrust Head of Global Partnerships are working together to facilitate the expansion of the medicinal cannabis industry. They talk with Henry Greener. Read more
On the other hand
July 7, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Climate change “experts” are predicting doom and gloom as they have been doing for many years now. Read more
A morning greeting: The Holocaust is a Lie
July 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Aliza Shuvaly runs Aliza’s Place Cafe in the Melbourne suburb of Chadstone arrived at work yesterday to find the words “The Holocaust is a lie” along with a swastika scrawled on her back fence. Read more
NIF Australia sends emergency fund to Ethiopian Jews
July 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the wake of the shooting of 18-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Teka z”l by an off-duty police officer and the subsequent protests by the Ethiopian community, NIF Australia today announced an emergency grant of $20,000 to the Association of Ethiopian Jews. Read more
Lore Zusman’s support for Jewish National Fund spans 84 years, three continents and four generations
July 5, 2019 by Nikki Leib
As she goes into retirement this month, Perth’s Lore Zusman has ensured her legacy with Jewish National Fund has been passed on to the next generation, with her great-grandson Ziv establishing Sababa Society, JNF’s first teen and tween society in the United States. Read more
Another son of Hamas founder flees, blasts terror organization’s corruption
July 5, 2019 by JNS
Suheib Yousef, son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef and younger brother of “Green Prince” Mosab Yousef, deserted his post in Turkey, flew to an undisclosed Asian country and then gave an interview to an Israeli journalist in which he excoriated the terrorist organization’s corruption. Read more
Gaza-area leaders boycott Netanyahu update on border-security situation
July 5, 2019 by JNS
The heads of two Gaza-area regional councils boycotted a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials on Wednesday, saying Israel’s government is failing to provide for the urgent needs of their communities in the wake of ongoing terrorist activity along the border. Read more
Israeli scientists discover genetic method for biasing mammalian sex ratios
July 5, 2019 by JNS
Israeli scientists from Tel Aviv University have discovered a genetic mechanism for biasing the sex ratio of mammalian populations so that only offspring of a desired gender are produced. The finding, which was published in the peer-reviewed “EMBO Reports” journal on Monday, could have major implications, especially for the agricultural industry. Read more
The dark shadow Iran is casting on the world
July 5, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
In Israel, as the drumbeats of war grow ever louder, people are preparing with a mixture of dread, stoicism and determination for the long-feared, ultimate showdown with Iran. Read more
Unearthing the evidence
July 5, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Definition of archaeology: “the study of human history and prehistory through the excavations of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.” Read more
Eminent political historian to headline ZFA Plenary 2019
July 5, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has announced that Professor Gil Troy will be the guest speaker at our Plenary Conference which will be held in Sydney next month. Read more
Amir Peretz wins Labor Party leadership
July 4, 2019 by JNS
Despite the lowest voter turnout in the history of Labor Party primaries, Knesset member Amir Peretz was chosen Tuesday to lead the once-powerful faction as it gears up for elections in September. Read more
Israel prepares for US-Iran conflict, Tehran threatens to boost uranium enrichment
July 4, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said that the Jewish state is bracing for a possible military conflict between Iran and the United States. Read more
Kushner: Trump remains ‘very fond’ of Abbas, despite breakdown in ties
July 4, 2019 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump remains “very fond” of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, despite a breakdown in ties between Ramallah and Washington, according to senior White House official and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner yesterday. Read more
Jerusalem: a shemozzle
July 4, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has spoken about events which lead to his downfall at a function organised by the Wolper Jewish Hospital in Sydney. Read more
JNFuture Leaders
July 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fourteen young Australians have returned from Israel inspired, motivated and excited to contribute to Israel and our local Jewish community. Read more
New role at Maroubra Synagogue for growing community
July 4, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Board of Maroubra Synagogue is seeking to expand its offering to the community with the announcement it is looking to engage a part-time Community Growth & Education Officer/Associate Rabbi. Read more
Da-da-da-darr plus rarities: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
July 4, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Beethoven’s fifth symphony, a Verdi overture and a Prokofiev violin concerto made a perfectly balanced program for the Masters Series SSO concert last night. And that was before the bonus attractions of a female Chinese conductor and a celebrated Russian/Israeli violinist. Read more
Israel invested NIS 100 M. in Eastern Jerusalem Arab neighbourhoods, with a focus on education
July 3, 2019 by TPS
Jerusalem’s Mayor Moshe Lion has held a celebratory event marking a year since the launch of the five-year plan to develop the Arab neighbourhoods in eastern Jerusalem through a massive investment of billions. Read more
Beth Weizmann sowing the seeds of a community garden
July 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Work has commenced on Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre Community Garden. Read more
Negotiations with Germany result in increased welfare for Holocaust survivors, payment for surviving spouse
July 3, 2019 by JNS
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (also known as the Claims Conference) has announced the results of the organization’s negotiations this year with the German government on behalf of Jewish Holocaust survivors. Read more
Ehud Barak, Yair Golan and Israel’s ‘New Left’
July 3, 2019 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Maj. Gen. (ret) Yair Golan, former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defence Forces, is a gift to the left that keeps on giving. Read more
La Traviata on the harbour
July 3, 2019 by Arts Editor
Opera Australia has announced that Verdi’s much loved work La Traviata will return to the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stage in 2020. Read more
Diplomacy: a theatre review by Hila Tsor
July 3, 2019 by Hila Tsor
After its first sold-out session the political thriller, ’Diplomacy’, is back for an encore at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre. Read more
And now meet a producer of Kosher wines…
July 3, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Winemaker Mark Sztar chooses varietal grapes from selected local vineyards to make Kosher Wines. His Label is 6 Parallels South (www.6psouth.com), named after the latitude in the Yarra Valley region from which he confines the vineyards that he procures the grapes from. The grapes are processed in line with the Laws of Kashrut. Read more
