Milan honoured for helping to save Jews from Nazi concentration camps
August 19, 2022 by JNS
The city of Milan, Italy, has been named an honorary member of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF) in recognition of its residents’ efforts to help rescue Jews from Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. Read more
Aug-21 5:30pm SBS-TV: Hell on Earth – WWII
August 18, 2022 by J-Wire
Summer 1942 to Spring 1943. The war enters its third year with battlefields in Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Asia/Pacific. Read more
A new film about Shimon Peres whitewashes the consequences of his policies
August 18, 2022 by David Bedein
This essay is dedicated to the 1,409 men, women and children who were murdered as a result of the Oslo process, which involved unilateral concessions to an unrepentant terrorist organization, a policy conceived by Israeli politician Shimon Peres, who died in 2016 at the age of 93. Read more
Sep-03 4:15pm SBS-World Movies: Between Worlds
August 18, 2022 by J-Wire
25-year-old Oliel lies severely injured and unconscious in hospital after a terror attack in Jerusalem. Read more
Grant for up to 45 million shekels to bring foreign filmmakers to Israel
August 18, 2022 by Maayan Hoffman
The Israeli government aims to positively brand the country and improve the economy through a rebate project that could grant up to 45 million shekels ($13.9 million) toward the production of foreign films and TV series in the country over the next two years. Read more
Win a copy of “The Happiest Boy on Earth”
August 18, 2022 by Community newsdesk
The JDC (The Joint )Australia is running a competition to win one of five copies of the late Eddie Jaku’s new children’s book. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: Ronit Fraid – the JNF Dinner a night of play
August 18, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Ronit Fraid, President of JNF Victoria, about the upcoming Annual Gala Dinner Event, in support of the children of Israel’s South. Read more
Study shows viruses can kill gut bacteria of Crohn’s, bowel disease
Many of the microbes that live in our gut are good for our health, while others contribute to inflammatory bowel disease or other disorders. Read more
Mahmoud Abbas and the Munich massacre: Time to face the truth
August 18, 2022 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
The families of the Israeli athletes massacred at the 1972 Munich Olympics have announced a boycott of an upcoming 50th-anniversary commemoration in Germany. Read more
Sep-05 7:30pm SBS-World Movies: Bee Season
August 18, 2022 by J-Wire
In the Naumann household, 11-year-old Eliza (Flora Cross) feels she has little to offer in a family of overachievers. Read more
Sep-04 2:25pm SBS-Viceland: Secrets of Our Cities
August 18, 2022 by J-Wire
Greig Pickhaver travels to the iconic and glamorous beachside suburb of Bondi, Sydney. Read more
TPS exclusive: PA source states Mahmoud Abbas’ time as its leader may be numbered after his Holocaust comments
August 18, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
A source in the Palestinian Authority (PA) told TPS on Wednesday that the “unfortunate” words of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen) accusing Israel of committing “50 holocausts” against Palestinians were a self-inflicted wound for international public opinion toward the Palestinian cause. Read more
Israel condemns Mahmoud Abbas’ Holocaust comparison as ‘reprehensible and unfounded’
August 18, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israel’s Leadership has strongly condemned remarks made by the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas – also known as Abu Mazen – accusing Israel of committing 50 “Holocausts” against Palestinians over the years. They called the remarks, which were especially egregious as they were made in Germany, “despicable” and a “moral disgrace.” Read more
Why the world won’t care about Abbas’s ‘Holocaust’ lie
August 18, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
There’s something almost pathetic about the outrage generated after the latest comments by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more
Shabbat Eykev: Bread is not enough
August 18, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
It is a strange sentence. “I provided you with the Manah so that you should know that a person does not live on bread alone.” And then, the Torah goes on to extoll the physical richness of the land the Israelites are coming to and how it will provide all the food they could want. Read more
Laurinda: A Melbourne Theatre Company production reviewed by Alex First
August 18, 2022 by Alex First
Bullying and racism are not acceptable in any environment and yet the schoolyard can be a hotbed of discontent. Read more
NSW’s Kerry Chant going to Israel to share COVID-19 notes
August 18, 2022 by AAP
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant will lead a team of delegates to Israel next month for a high-level information exchange on managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Feintooner
August 18, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Poker Faces Read more
I am Emilia Bassano: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
August 17, 2022 by Alex First
What’s the truism? Behind every great man, there is a woman. Read more
Taglit-Birthright Israel trip – at last
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two and a half years have passed since the last time a group from Australia went on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. Read more
ZFA Jewish Educators Conference
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 12th biennial ZFA Jewish Educators Conference was held in Melbourne earlier this week, attracting record numbers, and raised the bar in terms of quality of output and engagement. Read more
Nomi Kaltmann to contest Caulfield
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Lawyer and journalist Nomi Kaltmann is to contest the Victorian state seat of Caulfield currently held by Liberal David Southwick. Read more
Adelaide Holocaust Centre vandalised
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire
An active neo-Nazi group is believed to behind the latest vandalising of the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Centre complex. Read more
A talk with a Palestinian lawyer in Ramallah
August 17, 2022 by Sheree Trotter
In 2018, we had the opportunity to visit Ramallah with our German friend, former journalist, Johannes Gerloff. We had just visited Yasser Arafat’s tomb and were returning to our car when we encountered a rather irate Palestinian lawyer who was happy to engage with us and what he shared was revealing. Read more
David Ossip takes over at JBOD
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
David Ossip was elected as the president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies at this week’s annual general meeting succeeding Lesli Berger who has served as president for four years. Read more
Hebrew University: Desert regions may be best predictors of climate change in wetter areas
August 17, 2022 by Tali Aronsky
When it comes to the world’s climate, in the past decade, planet Earth keeps sending us its summer siren’s call. According to NASA, nineteen of the hottest years have occurred since 2000, with 2016 and 2020 tied for the hottest on record. This summer is already making worldwide headlines, with England scorching beyond 40 degrees Celsius. Read more
Tu B’Av unites six Sydney youth organisations
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Jewish dayschool’s registration cancelled
August 16, 2022 by J-Wire
The Civil and Administrative Tribunal meeting in Sydney confirmed that the registration of the Yeshiva College, Bondi is not to be renewed and that it is now cancelled. Read more
MAOZ Safeguarding Unit to protect Melbourne’s Jewish children
August 16, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
To effectively protect Melbourne’s Jewish community, MAOZ has forged an alliance with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) in the development of a safeguarding unit. Read more
Israel’s UN ambassador calls for reinstatement of official ousted for denouncing Islamic Jihad
August 16, 2022 by JNS
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday urged the U.N. to reinstate Sarah Muscroft, who was ousted as head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Palestinian Authority for condemning Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more
