In fractious times, remembering the Holocaust is as vital as ever
January 26, 2023 by Juliet Moses
In these fractured and fractious times, the one thing that people of different political stripes and ideologies seem able to agree on is that we are living in fractured and fractious times. Read more
Shabbat Bo: Mezuzah
January 26, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
This week we read about the preparation of the Israelites to leave Egypt. They were told to prepare a lamb for each household to eat together on the night that the Egyptian firstborn would be killed, and they would be let free from slavery. Read more
Mahmoud Abbas: 40 years of Holocaust revisionism
January 26, 2023 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
With a 40-year history of Holocaust revisionism, Mahmoud Abbas is not expected to participate in sombre International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations on Friday. Read more
Zionism Victoria congratulates Tatarka and Michelson
January 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Zionism Victoria board members Sam Tatarka and David Michelsonhave been recognised in the Australia Day Honours with Medals of the Order of Australia (OAMs). Read more
Why are Palestinians threatening to join Israeli cellular networks?
January 26, 2023 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Palestinians are threatening to take their business to Israeli telecom companies if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas doesn’t back down from a new tax on cellular subscriptions. Read more
Mysterious handprint, moat discovered by Jerusalem’s Old City walls
January 26, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Archaeologists discovered the remains of a moat and a mysterious hand imprint outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday morning. Read more
What’s Love Got to Do with It? A movie review by Alex First
January 26, 2023 by Alex First
Jemima Khan, the former wife of Pakistani cricket captain and politician Imran Khan, has written a cross-cultural romantic comedy. Read more
Behind the scenes in Fauda
January 26, 2023 by Jeremy Ungar
In Fauda Season 4, Episode 2, actors refer to three Israeli companies that helped Doron and the team locate the bad guys. Read more
2023 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients
January 25, 2023 by J-Wire Staff
We thought the times had changed, but these awards show a regressive streak, with only one woman out of the 24 honourees. And there is no competition between the two major States, with Victoria scoring three times as many gongs as NSW.
Tar: a movie review by Alex First
January 25, 2023 by Alex First
Surely an Oscar awaits Cate Blanchett for her extraordinary multilingual, piano playing performance in Tar. Read more
Israeli President on Judicial Reform: ‘Lack of Dialogue is Tearing Us Apart From the Inside’
January 25, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned on Tuesday that national divisions over a controversial judicial reform plan are like a “barrel of explosives on the verge of exploding.” Read more
Netanyahu Pays Surprise Visit to Jordan
January 25, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paid a surprise visit to Jordan, where he met in Amman with King Abdullah. It was Netanyahu’s first foreign trip since becoming Prime Minister in December. Read more
The heat generated by many Israeli politicians needs to be turned down
January 25, 2023 by Ron Weiser
To opponents of Israel and her existence, it does not matter who is in government, or what Israel does, or how she behaves. It’s all the same to them. Read more
University of Melbourne adopts the IHRA antisemitism definition
January 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Melbourne Administration has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including all the examples, as a part of their anti-racism commitment. Read more
New Ministers of Health, Interior Announced to Replace Aryeh Deri
January 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The Shas party announced on Monday afternoon that Knesset member Haim Biton will replace Aryeh Deri as Interior Minister while Michael Malkieli will take the health portfolio. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: The First Jewish Governor-General of Australia – Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs GCB GCMG
January 24, 2023 by Features Desk
Isaac was born on 6 August 1855 in Melbourne, the son of Alfred and Rebecca. Read more
ECAJ calls for rapper Ye being denied a visa to visit Australia
January 23, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles requesting that the American rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, be denied a visa to enter Australia. Read more
Tens of thousands attend third mass rally in Tel Aviv
January 23, 2023 by JNS
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to protest against the government’s planned judicial reform. Read more
Sunday: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
January 23, 2023 by Alex First
Sunday Reed is a firecracker. Read more
Netanyahu Fires Interior Minister, Opposition Slams Government ‘Circus’
January 23, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired embattled government minister Aryeh Deri at the end of Sunday’s Cabinet meeting. Read more
Feintooner
January 23, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Rule of Thumb. Read more
Wennesland and Guterres stay mum on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
January 23, 2023 by David Singer
Tor Wennesland – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) – and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres– continue to ignore the existence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) at their peril. Read more
Emanuel School major benefactor passes away
January 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Jewish education benefactor Aron Kleinlehrer has passed away at the age of 100. Read more
The unhinged reaction to the new Israeli government
January 20, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The unhinged reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government represents a crisis for the Jewish people both in Israel and in the Diaspora. Read more
Jan-24 8:30pm SBS-TV: U.S. and the Holocaust Part 1
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire
Ken Burns has done it again. Read more
Jan-31 8:30pm SBS-TV: U.S. and the Holocaust
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire
Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but remain divided over what to do even as World War II begins. Individuals and organisations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Read more
National Anthems
January 20, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
There is something so dated, archaic, and non-sensical about National Anthems, and indeed flags, that takes us back to a world of ancient tribal warfare, conquests, and long-lost identities. Read more
Israel’s president to attend Mount Scopus 75th anniversary celebration
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted an invitation from Mount Scopus Foundation President David Gold to visit Melbourne. Read more
Israeli and PA envoys hurl accusations at Security Council
January 20, 2023 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The Israeli and Palestinian Authority ambassadors to the United Nations slung barbs at each other in a fiery debate on Wednesday at the U.N. Security Council. Read more
Frantic Frenzy
January 20, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
The Oxford dictionary definition of frenzy states “a period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.” Read more
