Australians “quizzed” by Netanyahu

Australian’s Chani Charak, 16 from Kesser Torah in Sydney and Chaya Leah (Lele) Kaltmann, 17 from Beth Rivka Ladies College in Melbourne competed in the 52^nd World Bible Quiz held in Israel. Read more

Respite for children from rocket area

More than  1,500 children from rocket-battered southern Israel participated in rest and recreation activities organized by The Jewish Agency for Israel outside the line of fire. Read more

Sharansky to visit Australia

Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency Nathan Sharansky will visit Sydney and Melbourne next month. Read more

Aid for Ukraine’s Jews

Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky has announced that The Jewish Agency will extend immediate emergency assistance to the Jewish community of Ukraine and will help secure Jewish institutions in the country. Read more

Babi Yar ceremony attended by world leaders

Hundreds of Jewish leaders from across the globe including Australia’s Dr Danny Lamm, have taken part in a ceremony at Babi Yar in Ukraine, where an estimated 50,000 Jews were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Read more

Jewish Agency works to assure women the right to pray at the Kotel

The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Chairman Natan Sharansky has met  with Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Chairman of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation expressing his shock at a letter sent by the Israeli Police stating that they would arrest women who recite Kaddish (the mourner’s prayer) at the Western Wall. Read more