Posts Tagged: Australian Jews
Robbed by Nazis of Traditional Ritual, Elderly Jews Undergo Bar Mitzvah in Melbourne Nursing Home
Seventy-five residents of an Australian nursing home celebrated their bat and bar mitzvahs on Sunday, after missing the chance to do so at age 12 and 13, because of...
Mel Gibson Accused of Assaulting Reporter at Israeli Film Festival in Australia
A photographer for Australia's Daily Telegraph accused actor Mel Gibson of physical and verbal abuse on Sunday as he left an Israeli film festival in Sydney, the...
Melbourne Jewish Center Receives Half-Million Dollar Government Grant to Bomb-Proof Building With Security Wall
A Jewish center in Melbourne, Australia received a $500,000 government grant to build a security wall that will make the building bomb-resistant following heightened concerns of...
Australian PM Tony Abbott Pays Tribute to WWI Jewish Volunteers
Sky News - Prime Minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to Australia's 'Jewish warrior citizens' at an Anzac commemoration service in Sydney. More than one in...
Australian Jewish Institutions Under Lockdown Amid Sydney Hostage Crisis
Jerusalem Post - Australian Jewish institutions have placed themselves under lockdown due to a hostage situation in Sydney involving Islamic militants, community sources announced Monday....
Australian Jews on Edge After Islamic State Arrests and Rise of Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - Despite the rise of anti-Semitism across Europe in the wake of Operation Protective Edge, it is still easy to think that this...
What Does the Prisoner X Case Reveal About Israeli Intelligence?
The mysterious death of Australian-born Mossad agent Ben Zygier, commonly known as "Prisoner X," in an Israeli jail has sparked international intrigue into...
Reviewing the Case of Prisoner X
As former head of the Australian Jewish community and now resident in Israel, I was bombarded over the past week with endless calls...
Australia Schedules Elections for Yom Kippur
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Australian national election will be held Sept. 14, a date that falls on Yom Kippur, stirring a...
Sharansky Urges Soviet Jewry Freedom Movement’s Inclusion in Jewish Education
BALTIMORE—Modern Jewish education, according to Natan Sharansky, ignores an event of historic proportions akin to the exodus from Egypt. While in dialogue on Monday with Elie...
Painting to the Sound of the Music (VIDEO)
David Asher Brook is a 31 year old artist, living in Sydney Australia with his wife and three children. Growing up, Judaism was a...
New Israel Fund Sparks Furor Down Under
In June 2010, amidst considerable controversy, an Australian branch of the New Israel Fund (NIF) was launched by its president, former MK Naomi...
