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2023 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients – J-Wire

Browse > Home / News / 2023 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients – J-Wire January 25, 2023 by J-Wire Staff Read on for article We thought the times had changed, but these awards show a regressive streak, with only one woman out of the 24 honourees. Read more » »

A unique opportunity to learn about the Voice – J-Wire

October 20, 2022 by J-Wire Read on for article Next year, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum that will ask whether Australia should enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament within the Constitution. Read more » »

An evening of Truth & Lies – J-Wire

Read on for article Sydney’s JewishCare has hosted an evening of divulging international truth and lies about refugees, at which former Federal judge Marcus Einfeld shared many controversial situations. Marcus Einfeld and Music for Refugees/Jews for Refugees Philip Feinstein Marcus Einfeld was appointed to the Federal Court in 1986. Read more » »

Send a message against racism – join the Harmony Walk – J-Wire

Browse > Home / Have You Heard? / Send a message against racism – join the Harmony Walk – J-Wire October 7, 2022 by Community newsdesk Read on for article Four Sydney Councils – Randwick, Waverley, Bayside & Woollahra will join Multicultural NSW in supporting the anti-racist Harmony walk being held on 16 October. Read more » »

Being Jewish in a non-Jewish school – J-Wire

Browse > Home / News / Being Jewish in a non-Jewish school – J-Wire September 28, 2022 by Ori Golan Read on for article For someone still at school, Year 11 student David Loven is striking in his eloquence and the passion with which he speaks. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Courage to Care’s change of leadership in Victoria – J-Wire

B’nai B’rith Courage to Care’s change of leadership in Victoria – J-Wire  J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service Read more »

Australian Jewish groups and Indigenous politics: “thin and more of a veneer without depth”

The annual Earle Hoffman Oration was delivered in Canberra by one of the late founders of the city’s Jewish community family, human rights lawyer George Newhouse.He spoke about the relationship between the Jewish community and the First Nations peoples of this land as it stands today. Read more » »

A new Aussie vice-president for B’Nai B’rith International

Browse > Home / News / A new Aussie vice-president for B’Nai B’rith International December 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk Read on for article Sydney’s James Altman has been elected senior vice president of B’nai B’rith International by the organization’s International Board of Governors during its triennial meeting in Washington. Read more » »

2021 Australia Day Awards » J-Wire

Browse > Home / News / 2021 Australia Day Awards January 25, 2021 by J-Wire Staff Read on for article For the first time since the modern-day awards were inaugurated in 1975, a rabbi has received the nation’s highest award, the AC. Read more » »

Jan-20 5:30pm Zoom: Forum – Change and Suppression Practices in the Jewish Community

Browse > Home / Dates for your Diary / Jan-20 5: 30pm Zoom: Forum – Change and Suppression Practices in the Jewish Community Read on for article Jewish Care invites you to a unique community forum to discuss LGBTQA+ conversion practices (sometimes Read more » »