UIA Women’s breakfast: Melbourne
March 1, 2016 by Toni Susskind
Melbourne’s UIA Women’s breakfast was attended by over 500 supporters, with the aim of raising funds to support the Youth Futures project in Israel. Read more
AUJS receives world-wide recognition
January 1, 2016 by Dean Sherr
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has been recognised as Union of the Year at the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) Congress Awards Ceremony in Jerusalem. Read more
Greece’s drive to recognise Palestine disappoints the ADC
December 25, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has labelled the vote by The Greek parliament urging the Greek government to recognise the state of Palestine as premature and counterproductive. Read more
Zionism presence in Canberra
December 21, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The first meeting of an interim ACT Zionist Council has been held in Canberra expressing very strong support to establish a local, Canberra-based Zionist organisation. Read more
First youth program group this summer heads to Israel
December 19, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
40 young adults from all over Australia and New Zealand have travelled to Israel on the first organised program during the Australian summer season. Read more
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
Student debate turns ugly
December 14, 2015 by Julian Kowal
A debate on “ethno cultural policy” at last week’s National Union of Students (NUS) Conference nearly ended in violence after it was hijacked by an aggressive group of far-left student delegates. Read more
Australian reporters report on their trip to Israel
December 11, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
AUJS and Emanuel School welcome new shaliach
December 3, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
In a first for New South Wales, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) and Emanuel School have appointed a Shaliach at both institutions in 2016. Read more
Journalists’ report card
December 2, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Journalists who participated in this year’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ annual Journalists Study Mission to Israel will report to the community at a public meeting in Sydney next week. Read more
ZFA at work in Canberra
December 1, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Zionist Federation of Australia has visited Canberra meeting with the offices of 26 Senators and Members, including Cabinet Ministers, Shadow Cabinet Ministers and Senate cross-benchers. Read more
Winner of UIA Roots Project
December 1, 2015 by J-Wire
Joel Ehrlich is the winner of the UIA NSW’s 2014 Roots Project. Read more
Teaching in Israel
October 29, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Gabby Oberman, a graduate of Bialik College in Melbourne was 23 when she embarked on a Masa Teaching Fellowship (MITF) in Netanya, Israel. Read more
Kangarusski camp
October 9, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski has held its first holiday camp in Sydney. Read more
New leadership for AUJS
October 6, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Michael Fisher, a commerce/law student at Melbourne’s Monash University, and the AUJS National Treasurer in 2015, has been elected as National Chairperson for 2016. Read more
Teenage leadership plan
September 22, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia has hired Ellie Golvan to implement the Diller Teen Fellowship in Australia. Read more
Commemorating Yitzhak Rabin
September 19, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Melbourne Jewish community will gather next month to remember his life and legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z”l. Read more
Australia plans tax treaty with Israel
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australian Government has announced its intention to enter into tax treaty negotiations with Israel. Read more
Malcolm meets AUJS
September 17, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A delegation of 50 AUJS students from around Australia has visited Canberra to develop their political knowledge and skills, by meeting with many of the nation’s senior leaders in Parliament House…including Malcolm Turnbull days before he became Prime Minister. Read more
Community welcomes Malcolm
September 16, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is no stranger to the country’s Jewish community given that his federal seat of Wentworth is home to the majority of Jews living in Sydney. Read more
The ZFA annual plenary in photos
September 2, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Were you at the ZFA annual plenary in Sydney? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Young Adult Division launched in Sydney
August 22, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
I-Society celebrated its launch as the new Young Adult Division of the Zionist Council with a night of Israel Inspired Indulgence. Read more
Meet the people of the Arava
August 21, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Scientists, agriculturalists and educators from the Arava region of Israel are to visit Australia. Read more
50 years of AUJS Academy
Naomi Dorevitch still clearly remembers when she was just four-years old, waving goodbye as her grandmother boarded a boat that was to take her Safta to Israel. She pleaded with her father who promised that when she was finished school she could visit her Safta. So it came to be that thirteen years later, in 1964, she joined the first Academy group of students from Australia to Israel. Read more
From the Arava to Melbourne
August 7, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Twelve Israeli students from the Acacia School in the small desert community in the Arava region have visited Melbourne for a ten-day visit as part of the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2GETHER (P2G) program. Read more
New UIA group for Melbourne
August 7, 2015 by Carli Diamond
YoungUIA and UIA Women’s Division are delighted to announce the launch of a new and exciting group – the YoungUIA Women’s Division – a group aimed at engaging and connecting Jewish female professionals, predominately in the 20-40 age bracket. Read more
Mayor of Jerusalem keynote speaker for JNF
August 5, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
JNF Australia has announced that Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem will be the keynote speaker at this year’s JNF Annual Dinners. Read more
Australian legislators visit the Gaza border
July 31, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
A delegation of legislators and political advisors from Australia toured the Gaza perimeter to learn first hand about life on the border and to hear about different projects promoted by KKL-JNF for the benefit of frontline residents. Read more
A new birdwatching centre in Israel
July 30, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
In the middle of the noisy metropolis in central Israel known as Gush Dan, a unique gem of nature is now being created, which will introduce visitors to the world of birds… thanks to the support of JNF Australia. Read more
Immigration to Israel from France up 11% on last year
July 28, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Over 200 French Jews, half of whom are children, arrived in Israel last night aboard a special Aliyah flight organized by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption. Read more
