The unlearned lessons of 9/11
September 12, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Sunday marked the twenty-first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Read more
Rosh Hashanah
September 12, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
New trial date set for Malka Leifer
A new trial date has been set for former Jewish school principal Malka Leifer. Read more
Brian Sherman passes away
September 12, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Brian Sherman AM passed away on Sunday following a debilitating sickness from which he had suffered for a lengthy time. Read more
Rabbi Ben Elton signs the condolence book on NSW Jewry
September 12, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley invited Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton, the Chief Minister of Sydney’s The Great Synagogue, to enter a message in the Book of Condolence at Government House on behalf of the Jewish community of New South Wales. Read more
Feintooner
September 12, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Mad Maths: Simple as 1, 2, E3 Read more
Biden & Blinken silent on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
September 12, 2022 by David Singer
In the Arab-Israel conflict, where every word is dissected and analysed to see whether there could be any change of policy – the use of the words “a two-state solution” instead of “the President’s two-state solution” could well signal President Biden’s abandonment of his own two-state solution – Israel and Palestine – in favour of a Saudi two-state solution – Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine. Read more
Israel welcomes E3 ‘strong position’ against Iran’s demands
September 12, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Iran “continues to escalate its nuclear program way beyond any plausible civilian justification,” France, the UK, and Germany warned while acknowledging that the finalization of a renewed nuclear deal with Tehran was not in sight. Read more
Holocaust Institute of Western Australia and Courage to Care
September 12, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Mike Zervos, CEO Victoria has visited the Holocaust Institute of Western Australia (HIWA) to discuss the activity and growth of Courage to Care in the West. Read more
The Technion, Hebrew Uni and IBM to work together on AI
September 11, 2022 by Tali Aronsky
The Technion and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have signed a partnership agreement with IBM Research to advance artificial intelligence capabilities and applications in Israel. Read more
On the other hand
September 11, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
We are counting down to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Read more
Armageddon Time to open JIFF
September 11, 2022 by J-Wire
This year’s Jewish International Film Festival will open with the Australian premiere of Armageddon Time, starring Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, headlining the biggest JIFF festival to date. Read more
Queen Elizabeth’s relationship with Holocaust survivors and the State of Israel
September 11, 2022 by Dmitriy Shapiro
Jews around the world are reflecting on the consequential 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II following her death on Thursday and what she meant for the Jewish community. Read more
The queen is dead; long live the king?
September 11, 2022 by Ben Cohen
That Queen Elizabeth II was both Britain’s longest-serving and the oldest monarch is a testament to the period of history in which she lived and upon which she left an indelible mark. Read more
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra returns to America to play Carnegie Hall
September 11, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) is preparing for a tour of the United States under the leadership of its history-making conductor, Israeli-born Lahav Shani. Read more
UK chief rabbi hails crucial work of new centre to examine anti-Semitism
September 11, 2022 by JNS
A new academic centre to study anti-Semitism that is set to be unveiled in London on Sept. 11 has received praise from Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and the United Kingdom’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis reported The Jewish Chronicle. Read more
President Isaac Herzog signs condolence book
September 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog have signed the condolence book for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Read more
National Workers’ Organisation of KKL – JNF bring sunshine to kids with cancer
September 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Famous Israeli Children Stars visited “Dana-Duek” Hospital in Ichilov to entertain children suffering from cancer in an initiative of the National Workers’ Organization of KKL – JNF. Read more
Improving the success of IVF
September 11, 2022 by Tali Aronsky
A method of improving the success of IVF has been clearly identified in a systematic review of high-quality clinical trials – carried out by a team of researchers at Kaplan Hospital and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), led by Dr Devorah Heymann. Read more
The Dreyfus Affair Act II
September 9, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Queensland Liberal Senator Paul Scarr has always been a good friend of the Australian Jewish community and is pained by the upset caused by the analogy of the Dreyfus Affair he used in the Senate debating the ministerial conduct alleged demonstrated by Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. Read more
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth: Tributes
September 9, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tributes have been received to the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, who passed away yesterday in Scotland at the age of 96. Read more
Tearing up the rules of engagement between Israel and America
September 9, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A key strategy of Israel’s push-me-pull-you prime ministers, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, has been to refrain from publicly criticising America’s policies in the Middle East. Read more
Israel and Qatar are in talks to create a World Cup office
September 9, 2022 by JNS
Officials revealed on Wednesday that Israel and Qatar held diplomatic negotiations to establish a temporary office in Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Read more
A century and a quarter later
September 9, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Basel in Switzerland was the venue for a recent 125-year anniversary reunion commemorating the first Zionist Congress. Read more
The passing of Queen Elizabeth: Chief Rabbi’s statement
September 9, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has passed away at the age of 96. Rabbi Efraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, has issued the following statement. Read more
The Dreyfus Affair
September 8, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
A Liberal senator has compared with Attorney-GeneralMark Dreyfus with Alfred Dreyfus, the French army officer accused of treason at the end of the 19th century. Read more
JNF NSW family back together again
September 8, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
This week’s JNF’s Gala event hosted over 600 supporters in the first in-person major event since 2019. Read more
Senator Hollie Hughes has questions for the ABC
September 8, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Senate has been told by NSW Senator Hollie Hughes that she has questions for national broadcaster ABC to answer regarding its policy as to how it sees Israel. Read more
Jewish comedy at Sydney Fringe
September 8, 2022 by Community newsdesk
British-born Jewish comedian Robyn Reynolds is sweet, layered, and DELICIOUSLY FUNNY. To get to kniw her is a piece of cake. Read more
Abu Akleh and Biden’s pro-Iran realignment
September 8, 2022 by Caroline Glick - JNS
For four months, no one could explain the Biden administration’s seeming obsession with forcing Israel to accept responsibility for the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11. Read more
