Going abroad
October 13, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…today he reports from Taormina, Sicily. Read more
Netanyahu: Israel facing threat from Iran similar to one prior to Yom Kippur War
October 11, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iranian aggression in the Middle East is threatening Israel in a magnitude similar to the threats the country faced during the Yom Kippur War, Read more
Israel ‘strongly condemns’ Turkey’s attack on Kurds
October 11, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel “strongly condemns Turkey’s military invasion of Kurdish provinces in Syria and warns against the ethnic cleansing of the Kurds by Turkey and its proxies,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday after the Turkish army launched a military campaign against Kurdish strongholds in northern Syria. Read more
Succot and the World
October 11, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Every Jewish festival has several different levels of significance. There are always personal, national, agricultural and universal themes. Read more
Professor Louis Waller AO: 1935-2019
October 11, 2019 by Community Editor
Melbourne community stalwart and highly-jurist Professor Louis Waller has passed away at the age of 84. Read more
ECAJ slams neo-Nazi concert in Melbourne
October 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The neo-Nazi Hammered Music Festival is being advertised online by hate groups Blood & Honour Australia and the Southern Cross Hammerskins still has the green flag from the Victorian parliament which claims it has no legal way of banning it. Read more
Israeli water experts for Victoria
October 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Embassy of Israel in Canberra, in collaboration with the Jewish National Fund of Australia (JNF) and the State Government of Victoria, has announced the visit of two renowned Israeli water experts to the State of Victoria this month. Read more
Rose Fekete 1947-2019
October 11, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Sydney has lost one of its cherished community workers this week with the passing of Rose Fekete. Read more
There is a chill in the air
October 11, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
We are now into autumn (fall if you are an American) and in our part of the Promised Land in the hills of Judea, evenings and nights have a distinctly chilly feel to them. Read more
Leifer to stay in jail
October 11, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
Judge Anat Baron has ruled that Malka Leifer is a flight risk and refused bail to Malka Leifer who will remain in jail as she continues her attempt to avoid extradition to Australia where she faces 74 charges of child sexual abuse. Read more
Going abroad
October 11, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…today on the road in Sicily. Read more
Brutal murder in Johannesburg: correction
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire
Mirah Wilks lost her life on Sunday, October 6 and not as reported on Yom Kippur.
Despite Facebook’s pledge, Fatah’s terrorism promoting page still active
October 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Fatah’s Facebook page, which was shut down for a short while over its incitement to terrorism, is back up, despite a pledge by the social media giant to combat online incitement on its platform. Read more
AIJAC concerned about Turkey’s incursion
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/ Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has expressed its strong concerns about Turkey’s unilateral incursion into northern Syria, and the apparent shift in US foreign policy toward rapid Syrian disengagement which helped facilitate the Turkish move. Read more
German antisemitic attack: Israel reacts
October 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Sukkah pointers
October 10, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Want some Sukkah pointers?…ask the rabbi. Read more
Brutal murder in Johannesburg
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A South African woman who had immigrated to Johannesburg from Melbourne, has been brutally murdered in her home between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Read more
Threatening messages to Jewish schoolboy forced to kiss a Muslim’s foot
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the day following a report that a 12-yr-old Jewish boy was forced to kiss a fellow student’s feet, he allegedly received Instagram messages saying he will be “slaughtered” or if he wanted to talk “about suicide”. Read more
Going abroad
October 10, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…today on the road – Agrimento.
Jewish community horrified of shooting deaths in Germany
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress joined the Australan and New Zealand community in being horrified by the attack outside the synagogue of Halle an der Salle, in eastern Germany with local police confirming that two people were killed and several shots fired. Read more
Israel following Turkey’s actions in Cyprus’ waters ‘closely and with concern’
October 8, 2019 by TPS
Israel is following Turkey’s actions in Cyprus’ territorial waters “closely and with concern,” Israel’s Ambassador to Cyprus stated Monday. Read more
Last day of Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearings focuses on cigars and champagne
October 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The fourth and last day of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearings before Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit focused on allegations he received expensive gifts from rich friends, possibly in return for various favours, constituting a form of bribery. Read more
Never Again-Austen Tayshus
Like so many I saw a number of Austen Tayshus shows in the 80’s in Pubs and clubs where you would leave drenched in sweat and feeling like you had just done nine rounds of cage wrestling with Andre the Giant and a Grizzly bear. The latest offering by Austen Tayshus at the Bondi Pavillion still leaves you battered and bruised but dying for more. Read more
A 100th birthday present for Newtown Synagogue
UJEB in the wake of the school antisemitism in Melbourne government schools
The widely reported antisemitic bullying incidents at two Melbourne government schools last week were an unfortunate reminder that there continues to be vilification of our community. The incidents were all the more shocking because children were involved. Read more
Australian journos gain exclusive access in Israel
October 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The most high-powered Journalists Mission to Israel ever hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in the history of the program has concluded – and the community is invited to hear the feedback at a public meeting next week. Read more
Leaving Syria: A blow to US deterrence, a boost to Middle East Islamists
October 8, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull back troops from northern Syria in the face of a likely Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces is a blow to American deterrent power in the Middle East. Read more
US begins to withdraw troops from Syria ahead of expected Turkish invasion; Kurds at risk
October 8, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
The United States reportedly began to withdraw its forces from northeastern Syria on Monday, ahead of an expected invasion by Turkey against Kurdish forces. Read more
Nov-10 Wellington: Kristallnacht concert
October 8, 2019 by J-Wire
Over a single night in November 1938 over 200 synagogues were burned in an orchestrated anti-Jewish violence in Germany. Read more
Kristallnacht concert to be held at NZ synagogue for the first time
October 8, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Over a single night in November 1938 over 200 synagogues were burned in an orchestrated anti-Jewish violence in Germany. Read more
