L’Chaim – to Life: Peter Wertheim and the J7
August 3, 2023 by J-Wire
Morry Frenkel speaks with Peter Wertheim, Co-Chief Executive officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), about Australia’s involvement in the recently-formed J7, the Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. Read more
Aug-06 5pm Melbourne: Practical ways to save energy
August 1, 2023 by J-Wire
Online forum Read more
The day after
Trying to predict events when it comes to Israel and the region is fraught with uncertainty. Read more
Israeli demonstrators to ramp up judicial law protests
July 27, 2023 by J-Wire
Demonstrations against and for Israel’s judicial overhaul have paused for a traditional Jewish fast, with national leaders calling for reconciliation while activists vow to return to the streets and step up pressure on the government. Read more
Aug-31 Melbourne 6:30pm: Opening night screening of “Ego – The Michael Gudinski Story”
July 19, 2023 by J-Wire
A Magen David Adom event. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Siba Coppelson – mother of two knights and a most remarkable woman
July 18, 2023 by J-Wire
Siba was born in 1870 in England to Abraham Sloman and his wife, who had emigrated to England from Eastern Europe. Read more
Herzog scores two White House invites, before Netanyahu gets one
July 14, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli President Isaac Herzog—slated to be in Washington to address a joint session of Congress—has been invited twice to the White House. Read more
Aug-05 10:30pm SBS-World Movies: All Eyes Off Me
July 13, 2023 by J-Wire
A party in Tel Aviv, Israel. Read more
Jul-31 7:30pm SBS-World Movies: The Man in the Basement
July 13, 2023 by J-Wire
Jewish family man Simon and his wife Helen decide to sell a basement in their Paris building. Read more
Israeli surgeons reattach Arab boy’s head after ‘internal decapitation’
July 12, 2023 by J-Wire
Surgeons at Hadassah Medical Centre-Ein Kerem have reattached a boy’s head after a horrific accident left him internally decapitated. Read more
Second group for Mizrachi program
July 10, 2023 by J-Wire
Uncle Sham
July 7, 2023 by J-Wire
As 4 July is celebrated by Americans at home and around the world it is a good time to reflect on whether the “goldene medina” is still the Promised Land for Jews. Read more
Israeli soldier killed in terrorist attack near Kedumim
July 7, 2023 by J-Wire
A Palestinian terrorist, who sought to infiltrate the town of Kedumim, killed an Israeli soldier on Thursday. Read more
‘Not phrased well,’ BBC admits, after anchor says IDF happily kills children
On Tuesday evening, Anjana Gadgil, a BBC anchor, drew upon language that evokes blood libels during an interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Read more
Young Israelis’ summer days in young Israel
July 5, 2023 by J-Wire
As the summer holidays begin in Israel, KKL-JNF has dipped into its archives of how Israelis spent their time in the young modern in the early days of the young modern Israel in its native reserves. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Joseph Sternberg – one of the ‘great personalities’ of Bendigo
July 4, 2023 by J-Wire
Joseph, the son of Alexander – a clothier – and Frederica was born on 3 April 1852 in London. Read more
Wait, there’s more!
June 15, 2023 by J-Wire
Three days after the announcement of the King’s Birthday awards. South Australia has produced its third Jewish recipient and NSW has another AM Read more
IsraAid, JDC, Chabad assist Ukrainians on the ground in wake of dam flooding
June 9, 2023 by J-Wire
When the Kakhovka Dam collapsed on June 6, flooding southeastern Ukraine—killing several people and stranding thousands—those in the region turned to the Israeli non-governmental organisation IsraAID for help…writes Rachel Avraham. Read more
Jun-18 4:10pm World Movies: The Crossing
June 7, 2023 by J-Wire
December, 1942. Following their parent’s arrest for being part of the Norwegian resistance movement during the war, young siblings Gerda and Otto are left on their own. Read more
Jun-22 8:30pm SBS-TV: Devil’s Confession: Lost Eichmann Tapes – The Hunt
June 7, 2023 by J-Wire
A few weeks before the opening of the Eichmann trial, transcripts of recorded conversations that Adolf Eichmann had had with a Dutch Nazi journalist, Willem Sassen, were mysteriously handed over to prosecutor Gideon Hausner. Read more
Jun-24 5:30pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz: The Inside Man
June 7, 2023 by J-Wire
Auschwitz: The Inside Man tells the incredible untold story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish officer who managed to infiltrate the Auschwitz death camp to smuggle information. Read more
Jun-28 9:25pm SBS-Viceland: Movie – The Last Vermeer
June 7, 2023 by J-Wire
While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, fought in the Resistance during the Second World War, the witty, debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren hosted soirees and sold Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more
Jun-29 8:30pm SBS-TV: Devil’s Confession: Lost Eichmann Tapes
June 7, 2023 by J-Wire
As the Eichmann Trial continues, Gideon Hausner persists in his pursuit of the damning Sassen Tapes. Read more
Jun 27 & 28 Sydney: Vivaldi vs Piazzolla: Live at the Great
June 7, 2023 by J-Wire
The Live at the Great series continues featuring one of Australia’s foremost violinists and a didgeridoo player. Read more
Funerals held for three IDF soldiers killed on Sinai border
June 5, 2023 by J-Wire
The three Israeli soldiers killed by an Egyptian policeman at the border over the weekend were laid to rest on Sunday. Read more
ECAJ: Employment opportunity – Media Advisor
June 2, 2023 by J-Wire
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the national representative body of the Australian Jewish community, is hiring. Read more
Want to meet someone new in Sydney?
June 1, 2023 by J-Wire
Head to Maroubra Synagogue on June 18. 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
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.
