Mideast plan draws immediate responses from Jewish, Israel-related groups, Mideast experts
January 29, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
Jewish and Israel-related groups expressed mixed reactions to the Trump administration at long last releasing its long-awaited peace plan on Tuesday to help resolve the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more
Trump’s critics shouldn’t encourage Palestinians to make another mistake
January 29, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
As far as those Americans who despise President Donald Trump, as well as many of those Jews and Israelis who feel the same way about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceremony unveiling a new U.S. peace plan for the Middle East was a sham. Read more
Maccabi Junior Carnival -a resounding success
Maccabi Junior Carnival 2020 in Perth was an unbelievable week of sport, fun active social events and more sport. Read more
Remembering the past – looking to the future
January 29, 2020 by David Zwartz
Holocaust survivors were honoured at the Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations in the capital, Wellington, at the same time as speakers referred to changes needed in New Zealand to counter rising antisemitism. Read more
Why Trump is releasing his peace plan now
January 28, 2020 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
From early in the Trump administration, a Mideast peace team led by senior advisor to the President Jared Kushner, Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman set out to correct the mistakes of the failed Oslo Accords and redefine the terms for a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. Read more
A Hail Mary in the Holy Land?
January 28, 2020 by Thane Rosenbaum
If the impeachment of an American president and the prosecution of an Israeli prime minister are in the air, then it’s probably a good time to unveil a peace plan in the Middle East to suck in some of the oxygen otherwise dedicated to removing President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from their respective offices. Read more
Auschwitz: 75 years after the liberation
January 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the site of former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and Chairman of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation (ABMF), today rang the alarm bell on the rise of antisemitism, appealing to world leaders to advance Holocaust education before it’s too late. Read more
2020 Australia Day Awards
J-Wire extends congratulations to all members of the Jewish community who have been honoured their country…and we now have added those not mentioned on our initial list…Peter Fritz AO, Bobbi Mahlab AM, Julie Steiner AM, Judith Ferber OAM and Bob Selinger OAM. Read more
Report: Abbas refused call from Trump ahead of peace plan’s expected release
Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas reportedly refused to take a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the White House’s expected release of its long-awaited Mideast peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians. Read more
Palestinians threaten to pull out of Oslo agreement over projected Trump peace plan
Palestinian Authority officials on Sunday threatened to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords in protest against the U.S. administration’s projected Mideast peace plan. Read more
Prime minister of Holland apologizes for nation’s role in wartime persecution of Jews
January 28, 2020 by JNS
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday became the first Dutch leader to officially apologize for his country’s role in the Holocaust. Read more
An eternal reminder to us all – NZ PM on Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28, 2020 by Miriam Bell
It is critical to tell and retell the stories of those who perished in the Holocaust, and of those who survived, to fight against the rise of antisemitism and to ensure that such a genocide never happens again. Read more
Claudia and Orlando visit Shane Fitzsimmons
January 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over the past few weeks, more than 2000 volunteers of all ages visited Sydney’s OBK to prepare meals and treats for Australians affected by the devastating bushfires but two children made their delivery direct to the Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service Read more
Swastikas on a basketball court
January 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A passerby tweeted a photo of a basketball court in the New Zealand city of Hamilton daubed with swastikas on the day icon basketballer Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash and the day before the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Gantz faces moment of truth after meeting Trump
January 28, 2020 by David Singer
Blue and White Party leader – Benny Gantz – could well see his dream of becoming Israel’s next Prime Minister on 2 March implode after meeting with President Trump at the White House this coming week. Read more
Ask the rabbi
January 28, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. How did the Bat-Mitzvah ceremony originate? Ask the rabbi. Read more
House that Harry built
The Innovation Authority has announced the establishment of three new hi-tech incubators in the northern Negev, Yeruham, and Carmiel. Read more
Josh Frydenberg on Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has spoken at the Holocaust Remembrance Day and 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz event at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne. Read more
Marisa Payne delivers a Holocaust message
January 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Today we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, and throughout 2020, the anniversary of the end of the Holocaust. Read more
German ambassador visit Canberra rabbi ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ambassador of Germany to Australia Dr Thomas Fitschen has paid a visit to the Chabad ACT Jewish community in Canberra and held a lengthy meeting with its chairman, Rabbi Shmueli Feldman. Read more
Five hundred gather to remember the Holocaust in provincial NZ
January 27, 2020 by Perry Trotter
In a weekend buzzing with activity in the coastal city of Tauranga, more than 500 turned out for a Holocaust Remembrance event held at the beautiful Performing Arts Centre, Bethlehem College on 25 January. Read more
Don Giovanni: singers shine in Mozart masterpiece
January 27, 2020 by Victor Grynberg
Don Giovanni is the tale brought to Mozart by his librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte when he was looking for a story to follow his great success with The Marriage Of Figaro writes Victor Grynberg. Read more
Idan Raichel to Tune Up UIA’s 2020 Centenary Celebrations
January 27, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
UIA has announced that one of the most well-known and much-loved Israeli artists, Idan Raichel will entertain supporters at its 2020 Gala events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in February, as UIA celebrates 100 years of supporting the People of Israel. Read more
Resounding message of World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem: ‘Never Again Is Now’
January 26, 2020 by Deborah Fineblum
Jerusalem: It’s a city that stops everything for a minute each May for Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering those who perished, as well as those who barely escaped with their lives. But on Thursday, it remembered again. Read more
Netanyahu, Gantz to visit White House amid reports of Trump revealing Mideast peace plan
January 26, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Party and opposition leader Benny Gantz are scheduled to visit the White House this week for a development on the highly anticipated Mideast peace plan, which has been called the “deal of the century,” announced U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday while meeting with Netanyahu. Read more
A Polish-Russian row over commemoration of the Holocaust
January 26, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A profound and bitter battle between Israel and Poland has been brought to crisis point by the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, which is being commemorated by world leaders this week at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem and next week at Auschwitz itself. Read more
Trump issues proclamation on 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
January 26, 2020 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, formally declaring a “National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.” Read more
Trump to release peace plan ahead of Netanyahu and Gantz’s White House visit
January 26, 2020 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will release his Mideast peace plan ahead of the scheduled White House visit on Jan. 28 by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival, Blue and White Party chair Benny Gantz. Read more
British Jewry leadership ‘expects apology’ from BBC for report tying Holocaust to Israel-Palestinian conflict
The Board of Deputies of British Jewry said that the BBC should apologize for a report on Wednesday evening about International Holocaust Remembrance Day that linked the Israel-Palestinian conflict to the Holocaust. Read more
Senior Saudi religious leader leads Muslim delegation on visit to Auschwitz
January 26, 2020 by JNS
A senior Saudi religious leader led a delegation of Muslim leaders on a visit of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on Thursday timed to the 75th anniversary of its liberation. Read more
