Subscribers’ comp: “Dead Europe” giveaways
J-Wire has ten double passes for Australian director Tony Krawitz’s latest film “Dead Europe”. To win simply send an email from the address you used to subscribe to J-Wire. Valid at any participating cinema….
Australian Holocaust music expert lectures in Arizona
Sydney-based Joseph Toltz will lecture on “The Accidental Pioneer: Music from David Broder’s 1946 Work in the Displaced Persons Camps of Europe” at the Tucson Jewish Community Center this weekend. Read more
ANZACs reenact Beersheba Charge
Australian Light Horse riders have reenacted the historical charge of the Australia and New Zealand Armed Corps (ANZAC) at KKL-JNF’s Beit Eshel site in Nahal Beersheba Park. Read more
The Monte and Millie
Last week, nursing homes owner took out a full page in the Australian Jewish News detailing her reasons for advocating a change in the Board of the Sydney Jewish care home…the Monte answers her… Read more
Salute to Israel at Central
Everything that was promised and more was delivered at The Central Synagogue’s “A Salute to Israel” concert. Read more
Australian made film on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
An Australian film dealing with the Israeli-Palestine conflict will screen this week… Read more
Jewish Care Responds
Melbourne’s Jewish Care has responded to a newspaper article entitled “Jewish Care Under Fire” in which allegations were made about the quality of the care offered. Read more
Australia, Israel and the Community of Nations
Federal Labor Member of Parliament Mark Dreyfus has addressed the 74th Annual Assembly of the Zionist Council of Victoria in Melbourne on Australia, Israel and the Community of Nations Read more
Parliamentarian addresses NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Plenum
Charismatic Member of the Legislative Council Walt Secord has addressed the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies monthly plenum. Read more
Oboler publishes report on online hate
Dr Andre Oboler is the CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute. The OHPI an organisation dedicated to combating online hate, has released a major report into Aboriginal Memes and Online Hate. Read more
Shana Tova from the ECAJ
Dr Danny Lamm, the president of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry sends a Rosh Hashana message… Read more
…and from the ZFA
Philip Chester, president of the Zionist Federation of Australia also has a Rosh Hashana message for the community… Read more
“The Mascot” – Truth or Fiction?
The Mascot is the international best-selling Holocaust biography of Alex Kurzem written by his late son, Mark. The book centers on the elder Kurzem’s recovery of his identity as Ilya Galperin, his family’s lone survivor of the 1941 Jewish massacre in Koidanov, Belarus, and an eyewitness to the murder of his mother and two siblings…writes Dr Colleen Fitzpatrick. Read more
Breaking the Silence responds to Ron Weiser
In two opinion pieces on J-Wire (“War of Words” 2 Sep 12 and “Co-founder of Breaking the Silence speaks at Australians for Palestine event” 12 Sep 12), Mr Ron Weiser continues to assert that two activists who recently visited Australia, and were hosted by the Australian Friends of Palestine, were representatives of Breaking the Silence…writes Yehuda Shaul. Read more
Shana Tova from the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies
A video New Year message from Yair Miller, president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies….. Read more
Shana Tova for our New Zealand readers
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has sent a Rosh Hashana message to our New Zealand readers… Read more
New Year greeting from Malcolm Turnbull
L’Shana Tova from Tony Abbott
Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott has sent a Rosh Hashana message to J-Wire readers… Read more
From Ambassador Rotem…
Israel’s ambassador to Australia, HE Yuval Rotem, sends a Rosh Hashana message… Read more
NSW plans to cut $317m from schools’ budget
State Labor MP, Mr Walt Secord says that NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell is causing uncertainty and angst in the community by refusing to detail his cuts to the non-government education sector, including Catholic and Jewish schools. Read more
World-wide search for school head teacher
The New Jewish Primary School in Finchley, London UK, seeks an inspirational and innovative founding Headteacher, from January or April 2013. Read more
JCA Head in Poland
The president of Sydney communal organisation JCA Peter Philippsohn is currently visiting Poland on a Melton Course. He sends a report. Read more
Garden named for Triguboff at the Rabin Centre
JNF Patron and generous benefactor Harry Triguboff AO was in Israel this week for the inauguration of a garden bearing his name at the Rabin Centre in Tel Aviv. Read more
New Year Message from the Prime Minister
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sent a New Year’s message to the community through J-Wire… Read more
$16m from the Victorian Government for Family Violence Victims
The announcement by the Victorian Government this week that it is going to provide an extra $16 million for counselling and support services for an increasing number of family violence victims has been warmly welcomed by the Rabbinical Council of Victoria. Read more
Private education scheme for Melbourne
Applications for the Werdiger Jewish education grant scheme are now open. Read more
Sydney Beth Din: reinstate fired Melbourne rabbi or face Din Torah
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre is embroiled in a battle with the Sydney Beth Din after it defied an order of the Jewish court. Read more
UPJ sends letter of protest to Israeli PM
Australia’s Union for Progressive Judaism has written to Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu outlining deep concern about the recent attacks on Palestinians in Jerusalem. Read more
Kellerman through to round 3
Adam Kellerman has won his second round match in the wheelchair tennis event at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Read more
The first Shana Tova
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has a special Rosh Hashana message for the Jewish community…. Read more
