Celebrating Israel – a photo gallery
Did you attend the Celebrating Israel function recently in Sydney? Visit the photo gallery. Read more
An Australian pianist and a New York taxi driver
In 1983 Sydney pianist Sarah Grunstein, who had moved to NY to study at Juilliard, stepped onto the curb on West 57th St. There were 7 empty taxis coming along. She got into the first, an old yellow checker cab… Read more
Wallenberg DVD: 10 giveaways
Melbourne jurist Alan Goldberg passes away
Alan Goldberg an Australian jurist who served as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia,has died in Melbourne. Read more
The first Philistine cemetery after thirty years of excavation
The Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon announces the groundbreaking discovery of the first Philistine cemetery to be found, a crowning achievement of more than thirty years of excavation at the site. Read more
Jewish Care supports NAIDOC week
Generational experiences of alienation, dislocation and persecution are dominant discourses of both the Jewish community and the Indigenous people of Australia. Read more
UIA Yom Ha’azmaut Mission
UIA’s Yom Ha’atzmaut mission to Israel was an unparalleled experience for all its participants. Read more
The Ideation Project
Sydney’s The Shalom Institute is now accepting applications for its second year of its ground-breaking innovation program, The Ideation Project. Read more
Political scorecard
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has asked the Coalition, the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Greens, the Jacqui Lambie Network and the Nick Xenophon Team to answer specific questions of concern to the Australian Jewish community ahead of the July 2 election…a republished story in the interest of those wanting full information for tomorrow’s election. Read more
We have dreams
Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Disability Services clients share their dreams in this moving video. Read more
Hidden for 2,400 years
A hoard of silver coins dating to the Hasmonean period (126 BCE) has been discovered during an archaeological excavation near Modi‘in in Israel. Read more
Google fails to remove neo-Nazi YouTube videos
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) says it is “scandalous” that the world’s largest internet company Google Inc. has failed to remove thousands of neo-Nazi hate videos from its video platform YouTube. Read more
Yom Limmud Sydney
The ever-popular biennial Yom Limmud Sydney will take place on Sunday, July 3, offering a program led by leading international and local presenters. Read more
Sydney loses a jewel
Sydney has lost one of the stalwarts of its community today with Margaret Gutman passing away at the age of 87. Read more
A rare insight into the making of “Shoah”
‘Shoah’ is a gruelling nine-and-a-half-hour-long documentary about the Holocaust, with secretly filmed footage of former Nazi officers and interviews in which survivors relive their experiences of the Holocaust. Read more
Holocaust remembered at Bergen-Belsen
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Dr Dore Gold has addressed a Holocaust Memorial Service at Bergen-Belsen. Read more
Pesach at Kesser Torah
Sydney’s Kesser Torah College has held its own Pesach event…a J-Wire photo gallery Read more
A Premier in Jerusalem
The Premier of NSW Mike Baird is the first premier of the State to have visited Jerusalem. Read more
Child sexual abuse: a female voice
This article is written by a female survivor of child sexual abuse in an institutional setting in the Australian Jewish community. Read more
UIA Major Donors
Did you attend the UIA Major Donors function? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Palestinian voices for peace
The wave of terror directed against Israelis by Palestinians certainly harms Israelis…write Roz Rothstein and Yitzhak Santis/JNS.org Read more
A chat with Ari
Toronto-based Ari Engel spent many of his school years in Melbourne where he has just won the 2016 Aussie Millions $1.6 million poker championship. Robbie Strazynski runs the Cardplayer Lifestyle blog and interviewed Ari earlier in his career. Read more
A Kiwi in Warsaw
Former New Zealand lawyer Lorraine Lipman writes about life in her new home in Warsaw. Read more
A multicultural Australia Day message
It is interesting to note that the buzz this year on Australia Day has been about diversity…writes Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. Read more
Hebrew University’s Melton Centre launches Distance Learning M.A. in Jewish Education
The Melton Centre of Jewish Education from the prestigious Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel’s top ranking college, is launching a new distance learning Masters degree track. Read more
Reader’s letter: Israel’s “transparency law”
This week many people asked me what really bothers me about the proposed “transparency law” promoted by the Minister of Justice, Ayelet Shaked. Read more
JIFF: 10 double passes to give away
J-Wire has ten double passes to give away to a movie of your choice featured in the Jewish International Film Festival which opens in Sydney tomorrow. Read more
JNF Gala Dinner Photo Gallery
Were you ate the JNF Gala Dinner in Melbourne? Check the photo gallery. Read more
Looking for Jews from Olomouc
Olomouc is the historical capital of Moravia in the east of the Czech Republic and a researcher is trying to locate families who may have roots there. Read more
Royal Commission published written submissions
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has published the written submissions made to the Yeshivah Melbourne and Yeshiva Bondi public hearing on its website. Read more
