Jewish Holocaust Centre marks 30 years
Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre has marked its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner. Read more
Trip to Israel for a Kiwi start up contender
The Wellington City Council, Grow Wellington, Creative HQ, ATEED and Callaghan Innovation have joined hands with the Embassy of Israel in promoting the participation of a young,
talented and promising Kiwi “Start-up ist” in the Tel Aviv Start-up seminar and the DLD Innovation Festival which will take place from 13-19 September 2014 in Tel Aviv. Read more
Limmud sampler
Stand-up comedy, first-hand stories from Bob Carr’s favourite lobby group the “falafel faction”, or a former Israeli intelligence official analysing jihadi groups? It’s a tough choice for the 12pm session at Yom Limmud. Read more
Brussels: death toll rises to four
A fourth person has died following the attack on the Jewish museum in Brussels on Saturday. Read more
Been and scene at the Sydney Jewish Museum
The Sydney Jewish Museum has held functions related to the current Anne Frank exhibition…J-Wire presents images from the events. Read more
Aussies told not to take part in peace run
Six Israelis, three originally from Australia, were asked to refrain from participating in Australian ultra marathon runner Pat Farmer’s Peace Run, as it passed the Jewish communities of Eli and Shiloh in Samaria. The group had coordinated with Farmer’s team ahead of time to ensure that Jews and Palestinians could run together in a true show of coexistence. Read more
Cruising for love
Men in lion and dog suits, women wearing fluoro wigs and a magician with a top hat and baton; it doesn’t sound like a religious festival, but it is. Read more
In the wake of a martyr’s funeral
Palestinians have celebrated the funeral of al-Masri, the suicide bomber who blew up the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem in 2001. Arnold and Frimet Roth, originally from Melbourne, lost their 15-yr-old daughter Malki in the attack. Arnold Roth expresses his feelings in the wake of al-Masri’s funeral. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut
Yom Ha’azmaut celebrations in Melbourne and Sydney…celebrating Israel’s 66th birthday. Read more
Yom Hazikaron in Australia
Jewish communities across the world have paid tribute to Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror. Read more
Video: 250 Young Jewish Australians commemorate Anzac Day in Israel
J-Wire has reported the Anzac Day ceremony involving 250 young Jewish Australians in Israel on the Zionist Federation of Australia’s MASA program. Watch the video of the event. Read more
ECAJ makes its submission on Section 18C
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has made the following submission (Submission) in response to the Exposure Draft Exposure Draft of Freedom of Speech (Repeal of s.18C) Bill 2014 (the Exposure Draft). Read more
From Breaking the Silence
Jamie Hyams and Adam Shapiro of The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council have claimed on these pages that allegations aired on the ABC 4 Corners Program “Stone Cold Justice” were “old – some going back to incidents that were alleged to have occurred almost a decade ago.”
Specifically, Hyams and Shapiro were referring to the story of an array of settler attacks on Palestinian children in 2005 that led IDF soldiers to escort the children to their school in the village of at-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills.
Chag Sameach from the Prime Minister
Tony Abbott, the Prime Minister of Australia sends a Pesach message to J-Wire readers…. Read more
The fight against BDS
In a keynote speech in London, World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder on Monday called on Jewish community and organizational leaders to step up the battle against the anti-Israel Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement, saying that this was perhaps the most important thing they would ever do. Read more
Bob Carr: A reader’s thoughts
I don’t think that the self opinionated, arrogant Bob Carr should get away without a suitable reply both to his appearance on the 7.30 program on the ABC last night as well as his chapter about the “ IsraeliLobby “ also called ( by him ) the” Falafel Lobby”, in his book. Read more
Israelis abroad under-utlilised
Participants at a Global Israeli Leadership Summit held in London have been told that Israelis living in the Diaspora must be recognised by the Israeli government as being an integral part of the world-wide Jewish community. Read more
A Kosher Pesach from the Premier
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has sent his greeting for Pesach to the Jewish Community… Read more
Sydney’s Monte wins award for hotel quality catering
Sydney’s Montefiore Home has been recognised for excellence, taking out the top award for service delivery in relation to its hotel quality catering services. Read more
Finding your roots
A genealogist has visit the Canberra branch of the Australian Jewish Historical Society and passed on tips on how to find seemingly long-lost data. Read more
Sharansky launches AUJS campaign
Natan Sharansky, the executive chairman of the Jewish Agency, has launched the Australasian Union of Jewish Students’ (AUJS) I am an Israeli campaign, as part of his Australian tour. Read more
Sharansky joins UIA for lunch
Sydney’s United Israel Appeal has hosted a lunch for Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky…visit the Photogallery. Read more
ABC gives green light to hate speech
Due to face court in June…found dead yesterday
A Melbourne man due to face court in June on charges of child sex abuse has been found dead in his East St Kilda flat. Read more
Section 18C: A media conference with Mark Dreyfus
Mark Dreyfus is the Shadow Attorney-General and has faced a media conference dealing with the plans to repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more
Holocaust Film Series – Melbourne giveaways
J-Wire has 10 x double passes to the Holocaust Film Series in Melbourne to giveaway! Read more
Calling for volunteers to help grow Limmud-Oz!
Calling for volunteers to help grow Limmud-Oz in Sydney! Read more
UIA Sydney Major Functions
A gallery of guests at recent NSW UIA functions… Read more
BTS responds to AIJAC
The ABC Four Corners on the treatment of Palestinian children by the IDF was addressed by The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. The leader of Israeli advocacy group Breaking the Silence responds… Read more
AUJS and Hagshama Purim Party Photo Gallery
2014 saw one of the biggest young adult (ages 18-26) Purim parties on record, with more than 200 attendants packing into beautiful Set Bar for a night to remember! Read more