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Rivlin meets with Baird in Israel
ISRAELI President Reuven Rivlin met at his residence on Sunday afternoon with NSW Premier Mike Baird who is visiting Israel. His arrival in Israel marked the first official visit to Israel
Ambassador Regev
Australian-born Mark Regev has arrived in Britain to take up his post as Israel’s new ambassador to the UK. The former Mount Scopus student, who made aliyah in 1982, said […]
A day of interfaith learning
MORE than 112 students and teachers from Muslim, Christian and Jewish schools, both state and private, attended Together For Humanity’s (TFH) inaugural Inclusive Communities Youth Summit at NSW Parliament House last week.
When Yente met yentes
“MATCHMAKER, matchmaker make me a match, find me a find, catch me a catch … ” It was a case of a matchmaker meeting her match at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre last week when Nicki Wendt, who plays Yente in the brand new production of Fiddler on the Roof, met some real-life yentes from Jewish matchmaking service JJunction.
Erdogan: ‘Anti-Semitism is a crime’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an interview with CNN ensured that Jewish citizens living in Turkey will be safe, and slammed European countries for not heeding his terror warnings. […]
Drop in Palestinian terrorism
The month of March has experienced a drastic drop in Palestinian terrorism attacks in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and in Israeli cities within the Green Line, according to IDF data. […]
Sydneysider volunteering with IsraAID
KNOWN for being a popular holiday destination, the Greek island of Lesvos is now also where thousands of people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are arriving daily by boat as they seek refuge.
Stalwart honoured
THE volunteer work of NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Community Relations Committee member Judy Singer has been recognised by Leichhardt Council as part of its 2016 International Women’s Day Honour Roll.
Boteach at Yom Ha’atzmaut
AMERICAN celebrity rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Israeli MK Sharren Haskel will headline this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut Breakfast hosted by Caulfield Hebrew Congregation.
Poles apart no longer
WHILE some Poles did the work of the Nazis in executing Jews during the Holocaust, some Polish Jews did the work of the Soviets in executing members of the Polish Underground resisting the Soviet takeover of Poland after World War II, a leader of Australia’s Polish community told a gathering this week.