Religion and COVID-19
April 17, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
There has been a great deal of negative publicity which religious communities in Israel and the United States were disregarding state and medical laws about social distancing. Read more
Over 3 million people have participated in live broadcasts of prayers and the traditional priestly blessing at the Western Wall
April 17, 2020 by JNS
Under the auspices of The Western Wall Heritage Foundation, daily prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem continue even during the corona pandemic crisis. Read more
Israel Police use drones to track coronavirus patients
April 17, 2020 by JNS
As part of the country’s efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Israel Police are using drones to keep tabs on coronavirus patients under home quarantine. Read more
Israel’s coronavirus death toll rises to 140: Passover curfew lifted
April 17, 2020 by JNS
Israel awoke on Thursday to the lifting of a nationwide curfew imposed for the end of the Passover holiday, while the government is reportedly considering additional easing of general lockdown directives. Read more
Corona casualties and other symptoms
April 17, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
Apart from the tragic toll of lives and devastated families this pandemic has also let loose ancient demons. Read more
Together we are stronger
A message to NSW readers Read more
A living archive that is growing all the time: The Arolsen Archives Online
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Why is it so important to digitize the world’s largest collection of documents on Nazi persecution and publish them on the internet? Read more
NSW Maccabi Sports Awards
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Maccabi president Lauren Ehrlich has congratulated those honorees who gained NSW Jewish Sports Awards for 2019. Read more
A conversation with Aron Bielski, last of the Bielski brothers
April 16, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
Aron Bielski is the youngest and last living member of the Bielski Brigade, which he founded along with three of his brothers. Their activities have become widely known as one of the largest partisan groups that rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Read more
Yom Hashoah Commemoration: together in isolation
April 16, 2020 by Community newsdesk
In place of the traditional communal gathering at Robert Blackwood Hall, we invite individuals and families to bring memorial candles to their living rooms and collectively remember Yom Hashoah with two important events on Monday 20 April. Read more
Founder of Limmud meets Henry Greener
April 16, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Educator, Author and Scholar Clive Lawton is the Founder of Limmud UK in 1980, with the aim to foster Jewish education. Read more
26 million documents 21 million names
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A remarkable “paper monument,” the only one of its kind, is available on the internet with almost all the historical collections held by the Arolsen Archives documenting victims of Nazi persecution are now online. Read more
Over to the Knesset
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has informed Speaker of the Knesset Benny Gantz that he is entrusting the Knesset with the task of forming a government. Read more
Theatre Games to allay boredom at home
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Music for Refugees organiser Philip Feinstein has suggested Theatre Games to deal with these boring times when we have to stay at home and isolate ourselves with our family. Read more
Apr-20 Melbourne: Yom Hashoah Commemoration: together in isolation
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire
In place of the traditional communal gathering at Robert Blackwood Hall, we invite individuals and families to bring memorial candles to their living rooms and collectively remember Yom Hashoah with two important events on Monday 20 April. Read more
May-03 5:30 pm SBS-TV: Hunting Nazi treasure
April 16, 2020 by J-Wire
In 1943, the Nazis looted $50 million in gold from the Jewish community in Djerba, Tunisia. Read more
Dance an hour away with Omer Backley-Astrachan
April 16, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Star-studded virtual Seder raises $2.35 million for charity
A star-studded virtual Passover “seder” that took place on Saturday night helped raise $2.35 million and counting for the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation’s Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund. Read more
Virtual memorial plaques replace reality on March of the Living
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
March of the Living announced the launch of a unique global Holocaust remembrance project, giving individuals around the world the opportunity to place a virtual memorial plaque against the backdrop of the infamous train tracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Read more
A virtual March of the Living
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 2020 Virtual March of the Living will be aired on Wednesday, April 22 at 9:00AM on the MOTL website at motl.org/live, on Facebook at facebook.com/motlorg, as well as on Jewish Broadcasting Service at jbstv.org/watch-live. The program will include a special address by the President of Israel and interviews with survivors, educators, MOTL alumni and leaders. Read more
The facts about the Holocaust
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With the postponement of international events to mark 75 years since the liberation of the Nazi death and concentration camps and the cancellation of Holocaust commemorations, the World Jewish Congress has produced a selection of videos and films to help people across the globe observe Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, online from the safety of their homes. Read more
500 Seder packages delivered in Sydney
April 14, 2020 by Community newsdesk
This year, as those who normally would not be on their own for the Seder because either they would have been invited out or would be hosting together with friends, needed to make Seders on there own and some, for the very first time. Read more
Magic moments from UPJ seders
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
One of the positive side-effects of the presence of COVID-19 in our lives has been the emergence of creative and innovative ways to celebrate Pesach with family and friends, even while physically distancing from each other. Read more
Israel transfers advanced coronavirus detection device to Gaza hospital
April 14, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Palestinian Territories (COGAT) announced on Sunday that it had transferred an advanced medical device used to detect coronavirus to the Gaza Strip. Read more
Clinical trials on an exisiting drug for Coronavirus patients
April 14, 2020 by Agencies
Israel’s Hadassah Medical Organization has begun clinical trials of a drug with Coronavirus patients in the Ein Kerem outbreak departments. Read more
A pandemic antisemitism ceasefire? Not a chance
April 14, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Two weeks ago, something highly unusual happened. The United Nations praised Israel. Read more
Benny Gantz given another 24 hours
April 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Rivlin will extend the mandate given to Chairman of Kachol Lavan to form a government until Wednesday evening at midnight Read more
Edmond De Rothschild Foundation donates 15 Million NIS to fund Corona research at Hebrew University
April 13, 2020 by Tali Aronsky
The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation has generously provided the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) with 15 million NIS [A$6.6 million] to fund coronavirus research. Read more
Happy 100th Eddie!
April 13, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
Eddie Jaku, one of the best-known faces in the Sydney Jewish community turns 100 tomorrow [Tuesday] but the Coronavirus put paid to plans for a special celebration with family and friends at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Hamas admits: Gazan doctors were trained by Israel to deal with Coronavirus
April 13, 2020 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has admitted that dozens of doctors from the Strip have been trained in recent weeks by Israeli doctors to deal with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Read more
