Perth’s Carmel School educator selected to embark on empowering learning journey

Carmel School’s Teacher of Jewish Studies, Hebrew and Food Technology, Shohan Taub, has secured one of only ten available Australian scholarships for the Torah L’Am course. Read more

Leaders object to sales of Nazi memorabilia

An auctioneer specialising in military memorabilia has been criticised by Jewish organisations ahead of a sale of Nazi artefacts. Read more

Perth’s Rabbi Dr Shalom Coleman celebrates his 103rd birthday

Perth’s Rabbi Dr Shalom Coleman has celebrated his 103rd birthday. Read more

New principal for Carmel School

Perth’s Carmel School has announced the appointment of Dr Julie Harris as the new Principal, commencing in January 2022. Read more

John Howard inspires at UIA WA Campaign launch event

Over 600 supporters came together for the UIA WA Campaign Launch Event recently at Optus Stadium in Perth, where they heard keynote speaker former Prime Minister John Howard. Read more

Lest We Forget

On Friday, Senator Dean Smith, Liberal Senator for Western Australia and the President of Jewish Community Council of WA Joan Hillman laid wreaths on behalf of the Jewish Community in Western Australia at the Jewish War Memorial in Perth ahead of ANZAC Day. Read more

Tzipi Livni keynote speaker at UIA WA 2020 Centenary Celebration

UIA WA proudly hosted 700 Perth supporters at its 2020 Centenary Celebration with Israeli politician, diplomat and lawyer Tzipi Livni & Israeli musical artist Idan Raichel. Were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more

UIA WA 2020 Campaign and Centenary Celebration

UIA WA’s 2020 Campaign will be taken to the next level as it celebrates the milestone of Keren Hayesod-UIA’s 100 years of supporting the People of Israel. Read more

$6 million grant for the Perth community

The Perth community has received a government grant which will enable it to create a Perth Holocaust Museum and a William Cooper Memorial. Read more

Perth’s Jewish War Memorial turns 100

A service has been held to commemorate the centenary of the Jewish War Memorial in Kings Park, Perth on Sunday. Read more

Hebrew University Week in Perth

This last week has seen a plethora of activity in Perth by Israel’s preeminent university, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more

Carmel School utilises state of the art career guidance system

As an additional tool to assist Year 10 students with their subject selection,  Perth’s Carmel School has become one of only a handful of schools in Western Australia to utilise the innovative Morrisby Online system Read more

Gina and Carmel – mutual pride

Gina Steinberg, a graduate of Perth’s Carmel School has commenced a double degree in Commerce and Science (Psychology) at Curtin University after having won a prestigious John Curtin Undergraduate Scholarship. Read more

Bill Shorten on Joe Berinson

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has spoken in federal parliament on Joe Berinson who passed away earlier this month. Read more

Top Israeli artist to exhibit at the Perth Festival

The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery will present the exhibition Human Nature by prominent Yemen-born, London-based Israeli artist Zadok Ben-David as part of the 2018 Perth Festival. Read more

Nancy Spielberg to address UIA Women’s Division

Nancy Spielberg is to address the UIA Women’s Division events in Perth and Sydney…..and yes she is one of those Spielbergs! Read more

UIA Federal President visits Perth

Federal President of The United Israel Appeal Harold Finger has recently visited the Perth community. Read more

Treasures of the Venetian Ghetto – Restored by Venetian Heritage

It is almost two decades since Australian hosted a major a major international exhibition on Judaica.

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A medal and a torch

Perth’s David Urban has scored a gold medal at the tenth Special Olympics Australian National Games held recently in Melbourne. Read more

The first Challah Bake – Perth kickstarts the world

All over the world, women will be baking challah for the world-wide Shabbat Project.  Perth has kicked off the project! Read more

Attacking the Souls of a People: The Global Resurgence of Anti-Semitism

On July 25, as Israel’s war with Hamas raged, my niece, who is nearly 5 years of age, arrived at her Jewish day school in Perth to find the words “Zionist scum” daubed on the outer walls of the school. Read more

Rally in Perth

The Friends of Israel, in conjunction with Bridges for Peace and the State Zionist Council have held a peaceful rally, attended by over 1,000 people in the Murray Street Mall in Perth central city in support of Israel. Read more

Perth rabbi is national treasure

Australia’s most senior Rabbi is celebrating his 95th birthday with the launch of a biography and tribute. Read more

IDF training helps save lives in Perth

A former Israeli counter-terrorism soldier has been awarded Australia’s prestigious Bravery Medal for saving five people from a fire which destroyed a Perth shopping centre. Read more