Meet Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs

The Zionist Federation of Australia has hosted an intimate roundtable meeting with newly-appointed Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevich MK on Zoom. Read more

Getting together in the Arava

It is not often that the stars align. So when many staff members, professionals and volunteers, of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Arava Australia Partnership (AAP)  were in Israel at the same time to organise something special making the Israeli desert come alive. Read more

Eminent political historian to headline ZFA Plenary 2019

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has announced that Professor Gil Troy will be the guest speaker at our Plenary Conference which will be held in Sydney next month. Read more

New president for the ZFA

Dr Danny Lamm will not stand for reelection for the presidency of the Zionist Federation of Australia. Read more

Lamm has firm words for Albanese and Di Natale

Zionist Federation of Australia President Dr. Danny Lamm expressed his disappointment with comments made by Labor MP Anthony Albanese during an interview on the ABC program “the Insiders” on Sunday morning and disputes Greens leader Richard Di  Natale’s description that the protest at the Gaza fence was “peaceful”. Read more

ZFA’s Danny Lamm full of praise for Malcolm Turnbull and Julie Bishop

President of the ZFA, Dr. Danny Lamm has praised PM Malcolm Turnbull and FM Julie Bishop for voting against a UN Human Rights Council resolution which called for an investigation into Palestinian deaths during protests along the Israel-Gaza border. Read more

Dear Prime Minister

The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia Dr Danny Lamm has written to the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull asking him to think about relocating Australia’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Read more

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Herzl headlines this month

Herzl – The Dream That Came True, is a one man show performed by well-known Israeli actor Amichai Pardo of the renowned Israeli Orna Porat Children’s Theatre. Read more

The settlements Regulation Bill…the ZFA has its say

The Zionist Federation of Australia has acknowledged widespread concern at the passage of the Regulation Law by Israel’s Knesset (Parliament). Read more

“Shalom Israel” as Aussie gap year participants get ready to farewell Israel

It is nearing the end of the year; a time for many to finalise, organise and work towards deadlines.  Read more

Teenage leadership plan

The Zionist Federation of Australia has hired Ellie Golvan to implement the Diller Teen Fellowship in Australia. Read more

Commemorating Yitzhak Rabin

The Melbourne Jewish community will gather next month to remember his life and legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z”l.  Read more

A special work experience

A graduate from Melbourne’s Bialik  has spoken about the “incredible work experience” he had in Israel on a project which will impact on the future. Read more

Diller Teen Fellowship coming to Australia

An American based-program specially crafted to create an international network of Jewish teenagers to serve as effective leaders is to be launched in Australia. Read more

Swimming the Kinneret for children with cancer

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

A letter to FIFA

Dr Danny Lamm, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, has sent a letter to world football organisation FIFA about its intentions to debate  a motion calling for Israel’s suspension. Read more

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

The Shuk a great success

The Zionist Federation of Australia’s Israel Program SHUK has met with  tremendous success in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more

The Shuk: Learn all about Israel programs

The Shuk is coming to Sydney and Melbourne! It is the biggest Israel programs fair held in Australia and will showcase a wide range of gap year, study abroad, special interest, post-university and volunteer experiences for young adults aged 18-30. Read more

Jewish Russian community active

The Zionist Federation of Australia has launched its Russian Speaking Jewish Community project in NSW…and the first Russian Limmud has taken place in Victoria. Read more

Brave and timely

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Congress has been described as “brave and timely” by the Zionist Federation of Australia. Read more

Bible quiz winner fifth in her family to score

The Zionist Federation of Australia’s  Federal Bible Quiz took place took place recently in Melbourne with the winner joining three siblings who have won  the prize and a fourth who was runner-up. Read more

Improving the connection

The Zionist Federation of Australia has expanded its initiatives to engage the Russian Speaking Jewish community (RSJC) with Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity. Read more

Israel-Hamas: Information meeting in Melbourne

In a joint venture between  the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Zionist Council of Victoria, a community information is being held this evening in Melbourne… Read more

Swimming for life

Yigal Sela, Israel Office Director at the Zionist Federation of Australia will celebrate his own ‘Surgical Bar Mitzvah’ 13 years after recovering from his bout with cancer by swimming 25 kilometres, 1000 (yes, one thousand) laps of a 25 metre swimming pool, non-stop later this month. Read more

Taglit at Tiberias

160 young adult members of the Australian Jewish community have arrived in Tiberias at the start of an educational tour of Israel. Read more

The Shuk – ZFA program options for 2015

The biggest Israel Programs Fair ever held in Australia is heading to Sydney and Melbourne. ‘The Shuk’ will showcase a wide range of gap year, study abroad, post-university and volunteer experiences for young adults aged 18-30. Read more

Habayit: Melbourne home of Hebrew and Israeli culture

“Habayit’s” ‘Chanukat Habayit’ (house warming)has been  held at the Beth Weizmann Community Centre welcoming families from the Israeli and local Jewish Communities to celebrate the new centre for Hebrew and Israeli culture in Melbourne. Read more

Bible Quiz Winners

Sara Krishtul,  a Year 9 student at Melbourne’s Beth Rivkah Ladies’ College has won the 2013 Australian Bible Quiz. Read more

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