Student leaders end world tour
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students’ premier Leadership Development Program to the United States, United Kingdom and Israel has ended after five weeks jam-packed with meeting inspiring speakers, lobbyists, academics, politicians, diplomats and leaders from all over the Jewish world. Read more
AIJAC welcomes call for negotiations…but
January 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A call for a return to negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians by the the Foreign Ministers of Australia and the U.K. has been welcomed by The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council…but not their views on the settlements. Read more
Heavy rain brings silver lining
January 19, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The stormy weather in Israel last week caused a lot of damage but also brought great blessings, filling the reservoirs, and making the waterfalls rush and the ravines overflow. Read more
The Gift of Life joins a fight for life
January 15, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Gift of Life Australia has received an urgent and desperate plea to help save the life of a Jewish Mum,wife and grandmother in London in need of matching stem cell transfusion to save her life . Read more
Seeing snow for the first time
January 10, 2013 by Benjamin Rutland
Hundreds of Ethiopian Olim (Immigrants) living in The Jewish Agency for Israel Absorption Centers in Safed have experienced snow for the first time in their lives. Read more
The ADC opposes discrimination against GLBTI
December 19, 2012 by Geoffrey Zygier
The Melbourne-based Anti-Defamation Commision has come it in support of all Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Australians in their battle against discrimination. Read more
Sydney University’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies – the ECAJ has its say
December 12, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Associate Professor Jake Lynch at Sydney University’s Centre for Peace and Conflict recently rejected an offer of co-operative civics research from a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem because the CPC supports BDS, including boycotting Israeli academics. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has its say… Read more
Jerusalem Prize for Premier Barry O’Farrell
December 11, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
The Jerusalem Prize is a prestigious award given by the World Zionist Organisation to select individuals internationally…last night NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell became the latest recipient. Read more
Anti-Defamation Commission welcomes legislation change
December 7, 2012 by Geoffrey Zygier
ADC chairperson Dr Dvir Abramovich today welcomed proposed changes to anti-discrimination legislation contained in the Federal Government’s Anti-discrimination and Human Rights Bill 2012. Read more
Israeli ambassador rebuked – community responds
December 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council and the Zionist Federation of Australia have voiced their criticism of Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s decision to rebuke the Israeli ambassador Yuval Rotem over the settlements issue. Read more
An award for John Howard
November 30, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has received the inaugural “AIJAC Award Recognising Distinguished Leadership” and spoke about the current debate in the United Nations over the debate to assign observer status to Palestine. Read more
David Pryce-Jones addresses AIJAC
November 29, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Australian Financial Review editor Paul Bailey was hosted in Israel by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council coincidentally at the time of the 10-day war with Gaza. He joined distinguished British author/historian David Pryce-Jones in speaking to an AIJAC lunch in Sydney this week… Read more
UIA NSW announces new president at AGM
Bruce Fink has handed over the presidency of the The United Israel Appeal of NSW to Lance Rosenberg at its recent 51st AGM. Read more
Qantas meets with AIJAC
Qantas Managing Director & CEO Mr Alan Joyce has met with AIJAC National Chairman Mr Mark Leibler AC and Dr Colin Rubenstein AM Executive Director AIJAC in Melbourne. Read more
The ADC slams Leunig cartoon
November 21, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
ADC chairperson Dr Dvir Abramovich today slammed Age cartoonist Michael Leunig’s recent cartoon on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Read more
AUJS Voices Support for Rocket-Ravaged Israel
Following the sudden escalation in rocket attacks on southern Israel with more than 150 rockets fired since the beginning of the month the Australasian Union of Jewish Students launched a Facebook campaign called ‘Code Red – Stop the Rockets’ aimed at providing solidarity from afar for Israelis living in fear of the attacks. Read more
Can you save this baby’s life?
November 13, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Baby Boaz is 4½ months old and unless a stem cell match is found for him soon his tiny life may well end before his first birthday. Read more
ADC heads to Parliament to discuss antisemitism on campus
October 9, 2012 by Agencies
The Anti-Defamation Commission of the B’nai B’rith will present a forum on antisemitism at university campuses at Parliament House later this month in a bid to help Victorian universities understand and respond appropriately to the scourge of antisemitism. Read more
A cry from the heart
October 6, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Shai Chaim is a Melbourne child facing whose only chance of life depends on a blood stem cell of bone marrow transfusion. The Gift of Life is maximising its efforts to find a match following a plea from the child’s uncle… Read more
Rambam in the House
September 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
MLA Walt Secord has told the NSW Parliament of his AIJAC/Rambam experience. Read more
Rambam 10 years old
September 3, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s Rambam Israel Fellowship Project has celebrated its 10th anniversary. Read more
Gift of Life at work
July 24, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Three men linked to each other through the Gift of Life donor program have met Australian program organiser Shula Endrey-Walder in New York. Read more
NSW Parliamentarian makes personal Genocide Study Tour
February 18, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor Upper House MP and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Walt Secord has made a self-funded genocide study tour to Israel, Armenia, Iraqi Kurdistan and Auschwitz-Birkeneau. Read more
Census – Identify as Jews
Australia’s peak national Jewish body is urging all Jewish Australians to write in the word ‘Jewish’ or ‘Judaism’ in answer to the question on the census form that asks ‘What is your religion?’ “This should be done for each member of the household when you complete the form on census night on Tuesday 9 August 2011”, said Dr Danny Lamm, the President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Barmitzvah boy helps rebirth Carmel Forest
July 15, 2011 by Henry Benjamin
Isaac Crawford celebrated his Barmitzvah in Sydney…and donated all his financial gifts to the JNF. Read more
Netanyahu meets with Albert Dadon
June 29, 2011 by Agencies
Albert Dadon, the founder of the Australia Israel Leadership Forum, met Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday to hand over a policy paper outlining three key recommendations to strengthen further the bilateral relationship between Australia and Israel. Read more
Interfaith flourishing
May 10, 2010 by Community Editor
The Uniting Church in Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry have reaffirmed the value of contact and cooperation with the 30th meeting of the “National Dialogue” in Melbourne. Read more
UIA Melbourne campaign launched
March 11, 2010 by Carli Binko
United Israel Appeal Victoria has launched its 2010 campaign at Crown’s Palladium Room. Read more
Al-Manar to be further investigated
February 4, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Al-Manar, the reported Hezbollah-backed TV station fed into Australia via satellite, is the subject of a new investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authroity. Read more
Bride gets her green wedding wish
January 20, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Adopt an Acacia is a new JNF initiative which has itself been adopted by Sydney couple Zoe and Darren Smorgon. Read more
