ADC calls for UN anti-Israel report to be condemned
June 3, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to unequivocally reject and condemn the draft report by Leila Zerrougui, the special representative of the Secretary- General for children and armed conflict, which recommends placing Israel on a list with terrorist organisations such as ISIS, Boko Haram, Taliban and al-Qaeda, and states like Syria and Sudan— entities that systematically cause harm to children and are considered to be among the world’s worst human-rights violators. Read more
ADC welcomes compromise
May 31, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has welcomed the compromise reached at the FIFA congress after the Palestinian Football Association withdrew its call to suspend Israel at FIFA’s world meeting in Zurich. Read more
ADC welcomes President Obama’s stand against antisemitism
May 28, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has welcomed President Obama’s stirring speech at Congregation Adas Israel in Washington in which he warned of the alarming rise in global antisemitism and noted that, “When we allow antisemitism to take root, our souls are destroyed. It will spread.” Read more
AUJS responds to Jake Lynch
May 22, 2015 by Dean Sherr
Although it is replete with self-serving rationalisations, Associate Professor Jake Lynch’s defence of his conduct at the Richard Kemp lecture on March 11, “BDS and the Kemp affair: clearing up misunderstandings”, represents a significant climb down from the militantly unapologetic support for Lynch’s actions previously proffered by the “Sydney Staff for BDS” group and other prominent figures on Lynch’s behalf. Read more
Swimming the Kinneret for children with cancer
May 21, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Yigal Sela, who heads the Israel office of the Zionist Federation of Australia, will swim the entire length of the Kinneret to raise funds for cancer research. Read more
Restored Allenby park opened
May 21, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
UIA Young Families launched in Sydney
May 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Israel came to Sydney as UIA’s new division, Young Families, celebrated their launch event at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park on Yom Yerushalayim. Read more
UIA Young Families
May 14, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
UIA NSW is launching an exciting new division aimed at families with young children ‘UIA YOUNG FAMILIES’. Read more
AUJS visits NSW parliament
May 14, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
A delegation of student leaders from the Australasian Union of Jewish Students has met with parliamentarians and senior political figures at NSW Parliament House. Read more
NCJWA National Conference
May 13, 2015 by J-Wire
National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) will hold their 30th conference in Sydney, from 31 May to 3 June. Read more
New conversation for B’nai B’rith and ECAJ
May 13, 2015 by J-Wire
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and B’nai B’rith’s Alfred Dreyfus Anti-Defamation Unit successfully launched their “In Conversation” series in Sydney last week. Read more
ADC slams EU decision re remove Hamas from its terror list
December 23, 2014 by J-Wire News Service
B’nai B’rith International and The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission have condemned the decision by the EU Court of Justice to remove Hamas from the EU terror list. Read more
New president for the AICC [NSW]
December 23, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Jillian Segal is the new president of the NSW branch of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Read more
Calling all game-changers
December 21, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
B’nai B’rith Alfred Dreyfus Anti Defamation Unit and JNF Australia are calling for nominations for their annual National “Game Changers” Awards. Read more
At the JNF wicket
December 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Legendary South African Test cricketer was guest of honour at a recent JNF breakfast. Read more
Waks quits Tzedek
August 26, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Manny Waks, the founder of child sexual abuse advocacy group Tzedek will leave the organisation in November. Read more
ECAJ asks for balance
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has asked the Save the Children Fund to introduce balance to their current campaign seeking support for Gaza’s young. Read more
Billboard draws community attention
August 22, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission and The Jewish Community Council of Victoria have denounced a billboard in Melbourne equating Israel with the former apartheid regime in South Africa. Read more
JNF provides a welcome respite
August 19, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
More than 2,500 Israeli schoolchildren whose homes are close to the Gaza border have received a welcome break from the tension generated by a daily dose of rockets…they were bussed to safer pastures for respite courtesy of the Jewish National Fund’s Australian arm. Read more
Is anti-Zionism antisemitism?
August 18, 2014 by Brenda Segal
200 members of the Melbourne community have attended a panel discussion on – “Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?” Read more
Governance for Maccabi
August 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Maccabi Australia has released its Member Protection Handbook and with it a structure that ensures proper governance and process. Read more
Liberman not scheduled to visit Australia
August 17, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A Jewish newspaper published an “exclusive” report that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman was “set for an Oz Tour” later this month. J-Wire can confirm he is not. Read more
The Inside Word on Cyber Security
December 9, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mr David Irvine has addressed the annual Edith Cowan University Business Lunch of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) on the topic of cyber security. Read more
A safe camp is a good camp
With the summer holiday period approaching, child sexual abuse advocacy group Tzedek has issued guidelines ensuring a safer environment for you children and grandchildren planning a camp holiday. Read more
Signing objections to Section 18 changes
November 28, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A group representing multicultural communities in NSW has met at the NSW Parliament to sign a single document expressing objection to changes to the Race Discrimination Act. Read more
Iran: ZFA makes a statement
November 27, 2013 by J-Wire
Philip Chester, the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, has expressed his concern about the latest deal impacting on Iran’s nuclear program. Read more
Journos report back
November 27, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ recent Journalists Mission to Israel will address a public meeting in Sydney next week. Read more
Jerusalem Prize for Julia
November 27, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard has been awarded the 2013 Jerusalem Prize. Read more
Anti-Semitism up 21%
November 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
In his report covering the 12 months’ period ending on September 30, 2013, Jeremy Jones has reported 657 incidents defined by the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission as “racist violence” against Jews. Read more
AIJAC and the Boat People
July 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has voiced its views on how Australia is dealing with asylum seekers. Read more
