Corbyn-led British Labour Party named No. 1 antisemitic threat worldwide
December 11, 2019 by JNS
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre released its annual list of the top 10 global antisemitic incidents, along with antisemitic people, and the No. 1 spot was given to the Jeremy Corbyn-led British Labour Party. Read more
Netanyahu has no chance to form a government, says rival Gideon Sa’ar
December 11, 2019 by JNS
Likud Knesset member Gideon Sa’ar attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, saying the Likud leader would not be able to form a government even with a third round of elections. Read more
1200 attend the Festibayit
December 11, 2019 by Emily Gian
The Melbourne summer finally arrived and Hebrew music blared throughout Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre on Sunday, as Habayit, the home of Hebrew Language and Israeli Culture, held its 7th annual Festibayit Festival. Read more
The Insights of an Israeli-Australian peace negotiator
December 11, 2019 by Sharyn Mittelman
Israeli-Australian peace negotiator Dr Tal Becker was recently back in Australia as a guest of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Read more
Jan-10 3:00am SBS-TV: Little White Lie
December 11, 2019 by J-Wire
Lacey Schwartz grew up convinced she was white. Read more
El Al dates for Melbourne direct flights
December 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
El Al has announced three trial Tel Aviv-Melbourne-Tel Aviv flights in April and May next year using their Dreamliner 787 aircraft. Read more
Shooting in kosher market in New Jersey leaves multiple dead, wounded
December 11, 2019 by JNS
At least six people were killed on Tuesday afternoon inside the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, N.J. Read more
Leifer: yet another delay
December 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The psychiatric report on Malka Leifer wanted in Australia to face 74 charges of child sex abuse was not available to the Jerusalem District Court expected to rule Leifer’s mental ability to face an extradition hearing. Read more
Israeli lawmaker: Corbyn is an anti-semite and a racist
December 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Member of Knesset (MK) Yair Lapid accused the United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn of being an anti-Semite and racist, just days before he is up for election in the Kingdom. Read more
Knesset to set elections for March 2 as deadline nears
December 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Monday announced that the Knesset will pass legislation on Wednesday to set the upcoming Election Day for March 2, 2020, if a coalition is not formed in the next two days. Read more
Zionism: The Concise History – a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
December 10, 2019 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
Zionism is one of those issues no two Jews can agree on although they can generally agree on what it is not. Read more
The Vision of Mental Health Commission
December 10, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Please join Jewish House for this very important community meeting relating to Mental Health and the implementation of the Vision of the Mental Health Commission for the year 2030 as shaped by the input of the many different communities with whom they have connected. Read more
Giving to Kids Giving Back
December 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Wolper Jewish Hospital Health Foundation is to support Kids Giving Back in the establishment of their new program, Connect4All. Read more
Feintooner
December 10, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Olé Read more
Report: over 2.3 million Israelis live under poverty line, hunger on the rise
December 10, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
Nearly 2.3 million Israelis, including one million children, live under the poverty line, according to the annual “alternative” poverty report published on Monday by the Latet non-profit. Read more
Pregnant smokers at higher risk for gestational diabetes, Hebrew University study finds
December 10, 2019 by Tali Aronsky
Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most significant risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes. Read more
Trump, Netanyahu and Gantz can end in 2020 what began in 1920
December 10, 2019 by David Singer
Designating the territory for reconstitution of the Jewish National Home in Palestine – begun with the San Remo Convention and Treaty of Sevres in April and August 1920 respectively – could finally be completed 100 years later in 2020. Read more
Be a Mensch
December 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Today is Human Rights Day and the Sydney Jewish Museum launches a new campaign that, together with Holocaust survivors and high-profile community leaders across Sydney, urges people to practise small acts of kindness on an everyday basis to make the world a more accepting and welcoming place. Read more
Israeli President thanks Lebanese billionaire for helping to ‘convey the legacy of the Holocaust to the next generation’
December 9, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Reuven Rivlin yesterday hosted Abdallah Chatila, the Lebanese-born Swiss businessman who bought artifacts owned by Adolf Hitler from an auction two weeks ago and donated them to Israel. Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Hamas’ ties with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party election efforts
December 9, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip and London’s Hamas institutions have joined forces to support Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, ahead of the upcoming UK elections this week. Read more
Trump calls out antisemitism and BDS, touts Israeli Americans In terms of the U.S.-Israel relationship, U.S. President Donald Trump lamented that it “suffered greatly” under the Obama administration.
December 9, 2019 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday night called out antisemitism and the anti-Israel BDS movement vowed to keep pressure on Iran and touted his pro-Israel record in front of an overwhelmingly friendly crowd of 4,000 Israelis living in America. Read more
Macron’s unsettling words: ‘Until our dead can sleep in peace’
December 9, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
One of the criticisms levelled at the numerous Holocaust memorials dotted around Europe is their alleged tendency to, as an American Jewish leader memorably put it to me, “encourage Europeans to commemorate dead Jews, and ignore what’s happening to the living Jews.” Read more
My Herzl: Live the Legacy
December 9, 2019 by Community Editor
The Israel Forever Foundation has launched My Herzl International Essay Competition to inspire critical thinking and engagement with Zionism and its relevance today among young Jews. Read more
Immersive Israel Study Tour in May 2020
December 9, 2019 by Community newsdesk
For the first time, NIF Australia is offering a chance to go behind the headlines of contemporary Israel and have a hands-on experience of Israeli society. Read more
Q. Does Jewish law allow a malpractice action against a doctor?
December 9, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Political Menorah lighting in Melbourne
December 9, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
There was an early celebration of Chanukah in the Victorian State Parliament last week organised by Chabad of Melbourne CBD attended by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Read more
Dec-29 5:30pm SBS-TV: Apocalypse: The Second World War
December 9, 2019 by J-Wire
In Europe, the program looks at the bombing offensive against Germany and at the appalling crime of the Holocaust. Read more
NZ rugby star apologises for racist slur
December 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Crusaders halfback Bryn Hall has apologised to the Jewish Council over a comment he made on live television in which he labelled an All Black a “Jew”. Read more
The Republic of Poland is one of the custodians of the memory of the Holocaust
December 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On Friday the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel paid a historic visit to the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Read more
NSW Jewish community raises over half-a-million dollars to assist bushfire victims
December 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
