Technion mission
February 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A visit to Israel, a tour of The Technion’s research unit and attending the conferment of an honorary doctorate on former NSW Governor Dame Marie Bashir form part of an exciting mission planned by Technion Australia. Read more
Good report for JewishCare
February 18, 2016 by Warren Hurst
Primary Health Networks (PHN), established by the Federal Government to improve co-ordination of care has complimented Sydney’s JewishCare following a visit to its Sydney facility. Read more
Armenian leader to address NSW plenum
February 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Armenian community leader Vache Kahramanian will address the Jewish community at next week’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more
Political visit to Monte
February 15, 2016 by Natalie Shymko
Sydney’s Montefiore aged care facility in Randwick was delighted has hosted a visit from NSW State Minister for Ageing and Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka and Coogee MP Bruce Notley-Smith. Read more
Israeli journalist to speak on German society
February 10, 2016 by Eileen Freed
Eldad Beck the Berlin-based correspondent of the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth since 2002 will speak to the Melbourne community on German society from the Shoah to the present day. Read more
New Zealand artist Lilach Cohen exhibits new works
February 1, 2016 by Keren Cook
A new exhibition at the Helensville Art Centre this week will showcase will showcase two and three-dimensional works, by Israeli artist Lilach Cohen culminating in an installation inspired by her relationship with the sea. Read more
Yom Hazikaron 2016: Are you connected to a victim?
January 25, 2016 by Eileen Freed
Melbourne’s 2016 Yom Hazikaron commemoration co-hosting organisations invite members of the community who have a connection to a fallen soldier or a victim of terror to participate in this year’s ceremony by lighting a candle in his or her memory and/or sharing a story, poem or song related to their loved one. Read more
Shir Madness 2016
January 25, 2016 by Geoff Sirmai
Registrations are now open for all singers, musicians and bands for this year’s Shir Madness which will take place in Sydney on multiple stages again at Bondi Beach Pavilion on Sunday 18 September. Read more
Bensch on the beach
January 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen is giving diners the opportunity to sink their toes into the sand and have a traditional Shabbat dinner on Tamarama Beach this summer. Read more
Eat Pray Nachas
January 24, 2016 by Natalie Shymko
Sydney’s Montefiore Home Hunters Hill campus is hosting Waverley Council’s Eat, Pray, Naches exhibition until February 21. Read more
Did you attend Bushey Synagogue?
January 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Zorach Salasnik has been officiating at London’s Bushey Synagogue since 1979…and is about to retire. Do you have any memories of him? Read more
Challenging media bias
January 20, 2016 by Eileen Freed
Zionism Victoria, in partnership with the Israel Advocacy Group, UIA and Zionist Federation of Australia, will present How to Challenge Media Bias, an informative media panel discussion moderated by Victorian State MP David Southwick. Read more
Opportunities for people with disabilities
January 18, 2016 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Melbourne’s Jewish Care is encouraging people in the community living with disability to apply for its new Pathways to Employment program, scheduled to start early this year. Read more
Religious Freedom analysed – then celebrated
December 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Masada scores well
December 18, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Kangarusski Children’s Art Exhibition
December 18, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Three hundred people have gathered at Melbourne’s Glen Eira Town Hall to celebrate the year-end of Russian School Lider and to visit the Kangarusski exhibition and award ceremony – “Israel through children’s eyes”. Read more
Wolper ups the ante
December 11, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Wolper Jewish Hospital has announced the expansion of its Allied Health team in response to increased demand for its professional services. Read more
The spirit of things
December 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Religious freedom is championed in the West but in the rest of the world American Ambassador-at-large for Religious Freedom, Rabbi David Saperstein advocates for minorities. Read more
A joyous Chanukah…shared with others
December 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Holocaust survivor guides receive achievement award
December 8, 2015 by Natalia Thomas
30 current active Holocaust survivor guides have been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the 23 years spent sharing their experiences and life lessons with students and adult visitors at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
The Arava Australia Partnership cooks up a storm in Sydney
December 4, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
The Arava Australia Partnership (AAP) have celebrated the culinary differences between their community and Sydney’s. Read more
A special day for those with disabilities
December 4, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care has marked the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) with a vibrant family event. Read more
New president for TBI
December 2, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
At Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel’s congregation’s AGM Dr Robert Sward was elected as its incoming President. Read more
Brains are unisex
December 2, 2015 by Agencies
A new study by Israel’s Tel Aviv University used more than 1,400 MRI scans to demonstrate that human brains cannot be categorized as “male” or “female.” Read more
Young achievers in Melbourne
December 1, 2015 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Over 80 mentees, mentors, family members and friends have attended Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Young Achievers graduation at the Caulfield Pavilion. Read more
Let my people know
November 26, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
‘Tribe: Let My People Know’, is a mobile application designed to bridge Jewish life and technology due to launch in Australia next month. Read more
Jewish Care AGM
November 23, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s 2015 Annual General Meeting included a panel discussion titled ‘The Next Generation: Tomorrow’s Change Leaders’. Read more
Putting your best foot forward
November 19, 2015 by J-Wire
Melbourne’s YoungUIA Women’s Division will run a workshop next month titled “Upskill Yourself: How to put your best foot forward.” Read more
Food from the Arava
November 17, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
The agricultural community of the Arava in Israel is a living miracle of Israel that has turned the dry, barren desert into the Land of Milk and Honey…and will demonstrate their culinary skills in Australia. Read more
Celebrating Israel and the Point of No Return
November 16, 2015 by Dalia Ayalon Sinclair.
The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia’s Celebrating Israel 2015 event entitled “Point of No Return” will be dedicated to the plight of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Europe and the Jewish refugees expelled from Arab countries prior and post the ‘Partition Plan’. Read more
