Zeddy Lawrence interviews Henry Greener
May 27, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Zeddy Lawrence takes over the show, asking Henry about his camel collection and past as an antique dealer, followed by the unveiling of the Israel Peace Garden, officiated by City of Glen Eira Mayor Cr. Jim Magee and Zionism Victoria President Yossi Goldfarb. Read more
Worstward Ho: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
May 27, 2023 by Alex First
Irish writer and Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett’s works can be difficult to get your head around. Read more
Peru police seize cocaine packets bearing Nazi flag
Fifty-eight one-kilo packages of cocaine wrapped in Nazi swastikas and bearing the word Hitler have been seized by Peruvian police. Read more
Big plans for Victoria’s Courage to Care
May 27, 2023 by J-Wire
Courage to Care Victoria hopes to double the number of students they reach in the next four years as they forge ahead on their mission to create a generation of Upstanders against prejudice and discrimination. Read more
Iran unveils Khaybar missile capable of reaching Israel
Iran presented to the world a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (around 1,240 miles) capable of carrying a 1,500-kg warhead, Tehran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported. Read more
Catch Me If You Can: The Musical – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
May 25, 2023 by Alex First
Tony Burge, who assumes the role of lead FBI agent Carl Hanratty chasing boyish con man Frank Abagnale Jr. excels in Cloc’s production of Catch Me If You Can. Read more
Shoebox tale of Shoah survival alters entrepreneur’s life
May 25, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
It was an ordinary shoebox that changed Eitan Neishlos’s life forever. Read more
Israeli president to belatedly present State Cup Trophy after soccer fans rushed field
May 25, 2023 by TPS-IL
President Isaac Herzog will present the trophy to the soccer State Cup winner Beitar Jerusalem on Wednesday at his official residence in Israel’s capital. Read more
Problematic
May 25, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
For three millennia, the reaction towards Jews, Judaism and the Promised Land has been problematic. Read more
Shavuot and the Culture Wars
May 25, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
As far as the Bible was concerned, the festival of Shavuot ( Pentecost) that we celebrate this weekend was no more than a harvest festival. Read more
Israel 75 Peace Garden in Melbourne
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Israel 75 Peace Garden, established by Zionism Victoria in partnership with the City of Glen Eira on the occasion of Israel’s 75th anniversary, symbolises both the friendship between the Jewish community and the City of Glen Eira, as well as the historic bonds between Israel and Australia. Read more
Dershowitz: Amanpour equating terrorists and victims is beneath contempt
May 24, 2023 by JNS
Rabbi Leo Dee, who said he is considering suing CNN for $1.3 billion, has retained the attorney and former Harvard Law school professor Alan Dershowitz on a pro bono basis. Read more
Dan Springer to farewell JNF
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
JNF Australia CEO Dan Springer announced that he plans to step down at the end of the year, after almost 11 years in the role. Read more
A Sydneysider joins the demonstrations in Israel
With his camera at the ready, Sydney photography enthusiast David Itzkowic hit the streets in Israel to capture the mood of the ongoing Saturday night protests in Israel. Read more
Verdi’s Requiem: A concert review by Shirley Politzer
May 24, 2023 by Shirley Politzer
Verdi’s Requiem, his largest and most significant choral work, performed recently by the Sydney Philharmonia Festival Chorus and Orchestra, is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, a double choir and orchestra. Read more
May-28 3pm Sydney: Melodies of Memory
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire
Jewish Arts is thrilled to host Dr Noreen Green, conductor of the acclaimed Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, at an event featuring iconic music relating to the Holocaust.
May-28 3pm Sydney: Melodies of Memory
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire
Jewish Arts is thrilled to host Dr Noreen Green, conductor of the acclaimed Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, at an event featuring iconic music relating to the Holocaust.
Victorian Government budget to exact heavy toll on Jewish day schools
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Australian Council of Jewish Schools says that a 5% payroll tax could result in an increase of at least 4% in fees imposed by Victorian Jewish Day Schools. Read more
Global Jewish call for UN to positively reference IHRA definition
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
AIJAC has joined 178 Jewish organisations across the globe in calling for the United Nations to favourably reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism at its upcoming in its upcoming “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response”. Read more
Ginette Searle to leave ZFA
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Ginette Searle is to leave her position as CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia later this year. Read more
M-E schools textbooks expert briefs Australian MPs
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ECAJ and Parliamentary Friends of Israel have co-hosted Middle East textbooks expert Marcus Sheff at Parliament House in Canberra. Read more
Israeli terror victim to file $1.3 billion lawsuit against CNN
May 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two daughters were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, rejected an on-air apology from CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour on Monday and said on Tuesday he intends to file a $1.3 billion lawsuit against the cable news giant. Read more
Shavout in Israel in the 1930s and 1940s
May 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Bikkurim celebrates the presentation of the first fruits coinciding with Shavuot. Read more
Judicial reform: An urgent imperative
May 23, 2023 by Martin Sherman
For months Israel has been engulfed in a tumultuous public dispute in the titanic clash between the advocates of a direly needed reform of the country’s system of law enforcement on the one hand, and its increasingly strident opponents on the other. Read more
Miracle baby defies odds, leaves hospital after lengthy battle for his life
May 23, 2023 by Pesach Benson
After 80 days of battling for his life in a neonatal intensive care unit, a premature Israeli baby was sent home from a hospital in Ashdod on Monday. Read more
Sky’s the limit for Israel’s autonomous UAV hunter
May 23, 2023 by TPS-IL
Among the cutting-edge Israeli technologies on display at the GoForIsrael investment conference in Tel Aviv this month was the “Goshawk,” an autonomous drone hunter patterned on birds of prey. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Joachim Matthias Wendt – Silversmith extraordinaire
May 23, 2023 by Features Desk
Joachim was born on 26 June 1830 in Itzehoe, a small town in Holstein, Germany, which at the time was a Danish province. Read more
I Wanna Be Yours – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
May 23, 2023 by Alex First
Navigating the vicissitudes in a relationship can be tricky at the best of times, but cross-cultural unions, more often than not, face additional difficulties. Read more
Sadie Weiner 1926-2023
May 23, 2023 by Jacob Kamaras
Sadie Weiner — beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother — passed away on May 15 in Perth. She was 96 and lived independently until the final few weeks of her life. Read more
Beautiful Highness: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
May 22, 2023 by Alex First
Today, deteriorating mental health is spoken about far more often than it used to be, which is a good thing, but what does it look like up close and personal? Read more
