The Tales of Hoffmann

July 13, 2023 by  

An opera review by Murray Dahm Read more

Napoleon was right about the Jews

June 13, 2023 by  

With the barrage of untruths emanating from Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas and his underlings, it is always a welcome and refreshing phenomenon when world leaders recognise and speak the truth about Israel and the Jews…writes Joseph Frager. Read more

CNN promotes anti-Israel propaganda for children

May 29, 2023 by  

Children’s author Ibtisam Barakat wants to use kids’ books “to keep the Palestinian dream of a homeland alive”…writes Marjorie Gann. Read more

A Sydneysider joins the demonstrations in Israel

May 24, 2023 by  

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

CNN’s antisemitic disgrace

May 10, 2023 by  

When CNN came under new leadership last year, its message to the public was that the network wanted to “rebuild trust as a non-partisan news brand”… writes David M. Litman. Read more

‘Operation Shield and Arrow’ seeks to reestablish Israeli deterrence

May 10, 2023 by  

The Israeli Air Force surprised Palestinian Islamic Jihad early on Tuesday with a series of strikes and targeted assassinations in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Wesley Edward BROWNE OAM

April 24, 2023 by  

On the eve of ANZAC Day, J-Wire publishes his obituary of late father Wesley Browne written by his Garry. Wesley Brown was a highly-respected member of Sydney’s Jewish community involved in preserving the memories of those Jewish Australians who served in their country’s military. Read more

We are custodians of this memory: 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

April 18, 2023 by  

In April 1943, on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover, the Germans occupying the Polish capital surrounded the Warsaw Ghetto – the Jewish quarter they had created – in preparation for its final liquidation…writes Prof. Piotr Gliński. Read more

A cavalier approach?

February 14, 2023 by  

On 13 February 2023, J-Wire published an opinion piece by Ruthie Blum entitled: “Three Jewish Funerals and an Israeli Hate-Fest”. Read more

There are no two sides here

February 7, 2023 by  

No, there are no “two sides”. And no, it’s not the “occupation”. And no, it’s not that “they don’t have a political outlook”…writes Ben-Dror Yemini. Read more

South Africans expose the ‘Israeli apartheid’ fallacy

February 2, 2023 by  

More and more these days, people are calling Israel an apartheid state…writes Paul Schneider. Read more

Netanyahu: Blinken visit sign of ‘unbreakable’ US-Israel bond

January 31, 2023 by  

The U.S.-Israel relationship is one of modern history’s great alliances, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Read more

Israeli army boosts forces in West Bank

January 29, 2023 by  

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged a “strong, swift and precise” response to a deadly Palestinian shooting attack near a synagogue on Jerusalem’s outskirts as its military sends more troops into the occupied West Bank. Read more

Majority of Dutch adults don’t know the Holocaust occurred in the Netherlands, study finds

January 27, 2023 by  

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) on Wednesday released a new study which exposed a disturbing lack of awareness of key historical facts about the Holocaust and the Netherlands’ own connection to Holocaust history. Read more

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich: Israel’s power couple

January 5, 2023 by  

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, the outgoing chief of the Israel Defence Forces general staff, probably never thought he would need to call the incoming prime minister over a political matter in his last month of service…writes Ksenia Svetlova. Read more

Everyone knows ‘Ma’oz Tzur,’ except they don’t

December 16, 2022 by  

The lights are kindled, the shamash is returned to its place, and the family breaks into song: It is a rousing, march-like melody that is the aural equivalent of the menorah’s light—energy, joy and hope in the depth of winter, a promise of rebirth…writes Sarah Ogince. Read more

The Iranian regime is intensifying its violence against protesters

December 14, 2022 by  

The wave of protests and social upheaval that erupted in Iran following 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s morality police, who had detained her for “improperly” wearing her hijab, has not died down…writes Ioannis E. Kotoulas. Read more

Teaching Terror to Tots

December 13, 2022 by  

Palestinian Media Watch recently published a report on Fatah’s Waed children’s magazine, covering every issue published over the last eight years. Read more

Jewish activists in Europe join forces against xenophobia

November 23, 2022 by  

In recent years, Europe has seen an alarming rise in antisemitism…writes Nicci Mowszowski Read more

An evening of Truth & Lies

October 7, 2022 by  

Sydney’s JewishCare has hosted an evening of divulging international truth and lies about refugees, at which former Federal judge Marcus Einfeld shared many controversial situations. Read more

How a Jewish girl went into hiding with a Nazi family

September 28, 2022 by  

It is the last winter before Germany’s capitulation. The seventeen-year-old Anni Gmitruk walks alongside a man wearing a swastika armband. It’s dark, and the snow crackles under their shoes. They have just been to the cinema in Zerbst, a small city deep in the Third Reich, to see Heimkehr, a classic among Nazi propaganda films. Read more

Activist for life and enlightenment: In memory of Halina Strnad (21/04/1930 – 06/09/2022)

September 22, 2022 by  

Halina Wagowska was born in Poland and grew up in the city of Poznań, in which her loving parents (‘my fount of all wisdom’) had instilled within her a resilience and strength of character that would serve her well in later years…writes Geoff Allshorn. Read more

When Christians blow the shofar, it’s a wake-up call for Jews

September 18, 2022 by  

They were blowing the shofar, but it wasn’t Rosh Hashanah…writes Sarah Ogince. Read more

Keeping Dads in the picture: unpacking masculinity this Father’s Day

September 2, 2022 by  

In an age of respectful relationships, toxic private school cultures and a post-#MeToo world, it’s the question many parents are asking: how do we raise happy, healthy boys?…ask Cassandra Barrett and Dr Simon Grof. Read more

Study shows viruses can kill gut bacteria of Crohn’s, bowel disease

August 18, 2022 by  

Many of the microbes that live in our gut are good for our health, while others contribute to inflammatory bowel disease or other disorders. Read more

The Secret Jewish History of Olivia Newton-John

August 10, 2022 by  

J-Wire republishes an article by Seth Rogovoy on Olivia Newton-John originally published in forward.com. Read more

Lydia Litvyak: World’s first female fighter ace

July 27, 2022 by  

On Aug. 1, 1943 (29 Tammuz 5703), during the throes of World War II, a Jewish fighter pilot was shot down over Ukraine. She was Lydia Litvyak, Russia’s—and the world’s—first female fighter ace. ..writes Stephen Bryen. Read more

Blog – The JNF Educators Tour: Galilee

July 11, 2022 by  

We all start our day in our own preferred way and today proved no different. Read more

Blog- The JNF Educators Tour: Lower Galilee

July 10, 2022 by  

Israel… how can you possibly begin to explain Israel in words. Words are so limited; the feelings, emotions, thoughts that come to mind when I am is Israel is overwhelming (in the best possible way). Read more

A hat trick of monumental architectural designs in Jerusalem

July 7, 2022 by  

Pristine white trousers and a crisply ironed linen shirt may not seem like the appropriate work attire at a construction site. But architect Etan Kimmel of Kimmel Eshkolot Architects in Tel Aviv looks at ease. Read more

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