Natan Sharansky on Vladimir Putin: He will go as far as the world lets him
March 13, 2022 by Dmitriy Shapiro
Famed Jewish dissident, human-rights activist and former Knesset member Natan Sharansky provided his opinion on the situation in Ukraine on Tuesday, analyzing what could be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivations for the invasion into Ukraine, as well as the moral obligation Israel and the West have to support Ukraine. Read more
French politicians call time on anti-Zionist provocation
March 13, 2022 by Ben Cohen
Palestine solidarity activists have found themselves a new hate figure in the person of Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister of France. Read more
Ukraine war: Israeli femtech to help save the lives of mums and babies
March 13, 2022 by Maayan Hoffman
An estimated 80,000 Ukrainian women will give birth in the next three months without access to critical maternal care as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Read more
Spotlight on climate change
March 13, 2022 by Community Editor
THE Jewish response to climate change will be the theme of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) March plenum on Tuesday. Read more
Diplomatic insights into Ukraine from former Israeli ambassador to Australia Yuval Rotem
March 13, 2022 by Features Desk
To examine the topic “2022 – Year of difficulty or opportunity for Israel?”, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s Live Online webinar series featured Ambassador Yuval Rotem, Israel’s former Ambassador to Australia and former Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more
Israel donates to Victorian flood victims
March 13, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Deputy Chief of Mission at Israel’s embassy in Canberra Ron Gerstenfeld presented a donation of $16,300 on behalf of the Government of Israel to GIVIT to support their clean-up efforts in flood affected communities in Victoria, hosted by the Parliament of Victoria Friends of Israel. Read more
On the other hand
March 13, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This year Purim is being celebrated in the shadow of death and destruction on the continent of Europe not seen since the dark days of the Second World War. Read more
B’nai B’rith and The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies partner to raise funds for flood victims
March 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
New South Wales and Queensland have experienced some of the worst flooding in recent memory. Read more
No skiing on Shabbat for Sheina
Israeli para-alpine skier Sheina Vaspi has made the agonising call to withdraw from the women’s giant slalom on religious grounds after the event was moved to Saturday. Read more
Senator Kimberley Kitching – a good friend passes away
March 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Senator Kimberley Kitching has passed away at the of 52. Read more
La Juive: an opera review by Murray Dahm
March 11, 2022 by Murray Dahm
Fromental Halévy’s La Juive is often considered a tenor’s opera. Read more
Israel preparing to receive 50,000 Jewish refugees from Ukraine
March 11, 2022 by TPS
Israel is preparing for a wave of Aliya (immigration) of Jewish refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, possibly some 50,000 in the coming months, the largest wave of Aliyah since the 1990s. Read more
Did it really happen?
March 11, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The Book of Esther is a great story, of incompetent government, attempted genocide, personal intrigue, salvation, and celebration. Read more
UK hits oligarchs, Japan firms exit Russia – Yad Vashem suspends partnership with Abramovich
March 11, 2022 by AAP
Japanese brands Uniqlo and Japan Tobacco have made U-turns and say they are stopping business in Russia, joining the corporate crowd shunning Moscow, and Britain has escalated sanctions against oligarchs including Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich. Read more
Operation Returning Home
March 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has the start of Operation ‘Returning Home’ to bring the Jews of Ukraine, who are in danger, and Jews from the surrounding area. Read more
A Gantze Megillah
March 11, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This well known Yiddish expression, usually used as a wry comment, basically means a “complicated and involved situation or state of affairs without end.” Read more
Moriah Head of English on child pornography charges
March 10, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Head of English at Sydney’s Moriah College has appeared in court today facing charges of possession of child pornography. Read more
Bennett praises Jewish organizations for Ukrainian relief efforts
March 10, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sent a letter to leaders of the Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal, the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Agency for Israel, praising them for their efforts to help the Jewish community in Ukraine while war with Russia rages through their country. Read more
Former largest yeshivah in world becomes refugee camp in Poland for Ukrainian Jews
March 10, 2022 by JNS
A yeshivah in Poland that was once the largest in the world has been converted into a refugee camp for Ukrainian Jews fleeing their home county as Russia’s war continues. Read more
IDF demolishes homes of terrorists behind murder of Yehuda Dimentman
March 10, 2022 by JNS
The Israeli military on Tuesday demolished the homes of two of the Palestinians behind the terrorist attack in December that claimed the life of Israeli yeshivah student Yehuda Dimentman. Read more
Lipstadt confirmation vote for US antisemitism envoy stalled by senator’s objection
The confirmation vote for Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism was delayed on Tuesday after Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) objected to her nomination. Read more
Australian Russian Jews feel the heat
March 10, 2022 by Features Desk
Melbourne’s Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann received many calls from distressed Russian Jewish community members living in Australia reporting unpleasant incidents of abuse due to the situation in Ukraine. Read more
Live Israeli music returned to St Kilda’s Memo Hall this week
March 10, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After numerous cancellations due to COVID-19, including one cancellation only hours before the musicians were set to go on stage in October 2021, “Kaveret Hozeret” finally took place at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda on Wednesday and Thursday evening, presented by Habayit, Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Zionism Victoria.
Ginette is making a difference
March 10, 2022 by Emily Gian
Zionist Federation of Australia CEO Ginette Searle has been recognised on Masa Israel Journey’s 2022 list of 12 inspiring Jewish Women Who are Making a Difference. The list was released today in honour of International Women’s Day and recognizes a select group of leaders that inspire with their commitment to innovative leadership and for their word in advancing a brighter, more connected Jewish future. Read more
Shabbat Vayikra: Ethical Leadership
March 10, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The Book of Exodus that we have just completed, provided us with two examples of leadership. Read more
Murray Dahm talks to “La Juive”
March 9, 2022 by Murray Dahm
I spoke with soprano Natalie Aroyan on the morning of the first rehearsal on the set of Fromental Halévy’s 1835 opera La Juive, the first day of production week. Read more
Five local Jewish boys join Opera Australia
March 9, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Director of the French opera La Juive about a Jewish young woman who is in love with a Christian man Constantine Costi directed local Jewish actor Geoff Sirmai as Shylock in a spectacular and sympathetic production of The Merchant of Venice a few years ago. Read more
Rescue flight brings 100 Jewish children from Zhitomir, Ukraine, to safety in Israel
March 9, 2022 by David Isaac
They fled a war zone with little more than the clothes on their backs. Less than two weeks later, they were greeted on the tarmac by the prime minister of Israel. Read more
Bennett speaks with Putin, Zelensky as US announces ban on Russian-oil imports
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time in recent days. Read more
‘The Iranians are fighting like lions while Bennett, Lapid and Gantz surrender like rabbits’
March 9, 2022 by Agencies
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday lambasted the government for its “silence” vis-à-vis the emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying its actions were “endangering Israel’s future.” Read more
