Sydney Jewish Choral Society records for Sydney Dance Company
INXS did it. Lady Gaga did it. Bob Dylan did it. And now the Sydney Jewish Choral Society (SJCS) has done it too…recording a song at Studio 301 in Alexandria, Sydney. Read more
Shalom Institute to present documentary on contemporary slavery
Sydney’s Shalom Institute is to present the inaugural Australian screening of the human trafficking documentary film Not My Life. Read more
Race Discrimination commissioner addresses the ANU
Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane’s delivered an important speech this week at the ANU in Canberra impacting on the Section 18C debate surrounding the appeal to the Federal government to repeal the section, part of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more
Two turn 100
Two members of the community have reached their 100th birthdays and have been acknowledged by the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Scholarships available
The Melbourne-based Adler Kaspi families and Caulfield Hebrew Congregation are pleased to announce the launch of the Adler – Kaspi Israel Scholarships, to be awarded annually in memory of Andrew Adler z’l and Shlomo Kaspi z’l. Read more
Politicians visit Jewish House
Ron Hoenig, NSW Shadow Minister for Energy and Ports, Walt Secord, NSW Shadow Minister for Roads and Sophie Cotsis, NSW Shadow Minister for Housing have visited Sydney’s Jewish House. Read more
Mardi Gras Message
This weekend, the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade celebrates the 36th anniversary of the continuing struggle for human rights and equality waged by, and for, LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) citizens in Australia, including those in the Jewish and broader community. Read more
ABC’s Four Corners Stone Cold Justice Under the Microscope…write Jamie Hyams and Ahron Shapiro
The ABC programme Four Corners, together with the Australian newspaper’s Middle East correspondent John Lyons, produced a story, “Stone Cold Justice” about the alleged Israeli treatment of Palestinian minors it arrests in the West Bank. Read more
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron in Melbourne
The Zionist Council of Victoria (ZCV) in partnership with the United Israel Appeal (UIA) is pleased to announce Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron programs for 2014. Read more
Students in training
Over 70 members of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) have met in Sydney for Basic Training, the annual four-day territory training conference. Read more
New Day Centre for Canberra children
The first Jewish Long Day Care Centre and preschool in Canberra has opened its doors. Read more
Jewish future…have your say
Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett and Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky have engaged Jews around the world in an online conversation to determine ways to secure the Jewish future and strengthen young Jews’ Jewish identities and ties between Israel and the Jewish world. Read more
Not too late to nominate
Last chance to nominate someone you deem worthy of the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Community Medal… Read more
Tel Aviv University award for John Howard
The Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) have launched a Scholarship Fund which will provide financial assistance to students at New South Wales universities wishing to study on exchange at Tel Aviv University. Read more
World wide online Jewish conference
Australia will join Jewish communities from across the globe will take part in a three-day online brainstorming marathon next week, February 16-18. Read more
Stone Cold Justice – the ZFA has its say – Take 2
Dealing with Palestinian minors who take up rocks as weapons against Israeli citizens and soldiers in the West Bank is a very complex and multi faceted problem. Read more
Digitising education
Sydney’s Moriah’s Year 7 students have received a new MacBook Air as part of the College’s One-to-One Laptop Program. Read more
Ahead of Four Corners
Tonight, ABC-TV’s Four Corners will broadcast a program highlighting the exposure of Palestinian children living in the West Bank to Israeli military law whilst their offending Israeli counterparts are dealt with under Israeli civil law. Honest Reporting has something to say on The Australian’s reports on the issue….the Australian paper’s John Lyons collaborated with the ABC. Read more
J-Views’ multiple views
Apologies to those who received multiple emails from J-Views. Our techs believe they have found and corrected the glitch in the system…
Technion offers MBA to international market
The Technion, Israel’s leading university, now offers a prestigious international MBA aimed at entrepreneurs interested in practical start-up experience. Read more
On Remembrance and Boycotts: Thoughts and sentiments from Yosef Livne, Israeli ambassador to New Zealand
Time passes on and the pain of destruction is as fresh as 69 years ago when the camps were liberated. Read more
KA has its say
Recently the JCA and NSW Jewish Board of Deputies made a statement announcing a commission of enquiry into the kosher food industry in New South Wales. The KA responds…
Blue Mountains Getaway
For teenagers, the summer holidays are a time to get out of the house and hang with our friends. Read more
Australia Day Message from the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has this message for Australians on Australia Day, 2014. Read more
Mazeltov Adam!
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) today congratulated Adam Goodes on being named Australian of the Year for 2014. Read more
David Wilder writes to Isi Leibler
David Wilder heads The Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron…he is responding to an article by Isi Leibler published in J-Wire… Read more
Attacks on Julie Bishop unwarranted…write Peter Wertheim and Alex Ryvchin
It comes as little surprise that Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s refusal to condemn Israeli settlements in an interview with The Times of Israel was met with unreserved hostility by her predecessor Bob Carr, the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and, of course, the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Hanan Ashrawi. Read more
Israeli falls at the first
Israel’s top male tennis star has been eliminated from the Australian Open in the first round. Read more
Ariel Sharon remembered as military hero, political ‘Caesar’
The funeral for Ariel Sharon, 11th prime minster of the State of Israel, took place on Monday, with dignitaries from 19 countries coming to pay their last respects. Sharon served as prime minster from 2001 until 2006, when a massive stroke left him in a comatose state until his death on Jan. 11. Read more
J-Wire and its paywall
Following a comment from a reader, J-Wire needs to clarify its paywall position. Read more
