Jewdle: a Jewish version of Wordle
February 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Shalom has launched a Jewish version of the immensely popular online word game Wordle called Jewdle. Read more
Dave Sharma announces funds from the federal government to increase security
February 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Member for Sydney’s Wentworth electorate Dave Sharma MP has welcomed the federal government’s support for important local security infrastructure upgrades under the Safer Community Fund. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Aussie Legends From Days Gone By – Gabriel Bennett
February 3, 2022 by Features Desk
Gabriel was born in London in December 1817, and emigrated with his wife Rosetta to Melbourne in 1853, settling in Adelaide the following year. Read more
The Amnesty report on Israel affirms the PLO’s 60-year ‘apartheid’ strategy
February 2, 2022 by JNS
A new Amnesty International report, called “Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and crime against humanity,” is the latest in a series of political assaults on Israel by various “human rights” organizations, among them B’Tselem and Human Rights Watch…writes Dan Diker. Read more
Holocaust Memorial for Darwin
February 2, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia will have a Holocaust memorial in each state and territory after the Morrison Government committed $750,000 toward the establishment of a Holocaust museum in Darwin. Read more
Yad Vashem invites Whoopi Goldberg to learn about ’causes and aftermath of Holocaust’
February 2, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Yad Vashem has invited Whoopi Goldberg to learn about “the causes and aftermath of the Holocaust,” after she claimed the Holocaust was “not about race.” Read more
Suspended sentence and fine: court approves Aryeh Deri’s plea bargain
February 2, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Former Member of Knesset Aryeh Deri and the chairman of the Shas party, has been sentenced after signing a plea agreement with the State Attorney’s Office, in which he admitted to two counts of tax offences for which he was charged. Read more
UN remembers the Holocaust as it abandons the Jewish People
February 2, 2022 by David Singer
The United Nations (UN) ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day was held on 27 January – as the UN was simultaneously continuing its incessant assault on the Jewish People that is once again giving rise to increasing Jew-hatred worldwide. Read more
Two IDF officers removed from combat roles after arrested 80-year-old Arab dies of heart attack
February 2, 2022 by TPS
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Aviv Kochavi was presented on Monday with an investigation following the activity of an IDF unit on the night of January 12, 2022, in the village of Jaljulia in the Binyamin region in which an 80-year-old Arab man died hours after being detained by the troops. Read more
Israeli Justice Minister taps Gala Baharav-Miara as country’s first female attorney-general
February 1, 2022 by JNS
Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday tapped former Tel Aviv District Attorney for Civil Affairs Gali Baharav-Miara as Israel’s next attorney general. Read more
FIFA under fire for spate of anti-Israel incidents, breaching ethical codes
February 1, 2022 by Josh Hasten - JNS
The UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) volunteer organization sent a formal complaint to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) this past week, calling on them to take action towards eradicating discrimination in sport, following numerous anti-Israel incidents last month at an official FIFA event. Read more
Israel defenders slam Amnesty International over ‘diplomatic lynch against the Jewish state’
February 1, 2022 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
A new report by Amnesty International UK set to be published on Feb. 1 accuses Israel of “apartheid” and “institutionalized and systematic discrimination against Palestinians.” Amnesty said it has “concluded that Israel has perpetrated the international wrong of apartheid as a human-rights violation and a violation of public international law.” Read more
Ukraine’s Jewish community in danger as Russian troops, supplies mass at border
February 1, 2022 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
A possibly imminent invasion by Russian troops into Ukrainian territory has the world on edge as leaders and experts try to guess Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next steps and prevent what could become the largest military action in Europe since World War II. Read more
Israel accuses Amnesty UK of publishing ‘false, biased, and antisemitic’ report
February 1, 2022 by TPS
The State of Israel “absolutely rejects all the false allegations” that appear in the report that Amnesty is expected to publish on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry stated. Read more
President Herzog opens Israel’s national day at Expo 2020 Dubai
February 1, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal opened Israel’s national day at Expo 2020 Dubai on Monday as they were welcomed with an honor guard, after which the Israeli flag was raised and the Israeli national anthem HaTikvah was played at the expo’s central plaza. Read more
TikTok pledges to free itself of hate
February 1, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Social Media giant TikTok has pledged to free its platform of hatred and to introduce education to explain the Holocaust to new generations. Read more
Ho-hum Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 1, 2022 by Thane Rosenbaum
The Holocaust, by definition, never brings with it good news as the topic of any conversation. Read more
How Europe’s Jews understand their Jewish lives
February 1, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) has published a major new study of European Jewish identity, providing an updated profile of how the more than one million Jews living in the EU and UK today understand and live their Jewish lives. Read more
