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Sydney communications specialist Dionne Taylor and Melbourne Rabbi Daniel Rabin have both been nominated for this year’s Top 25 Young Visionaries, an international list recognising young Zionist leaders. The annual initiative, run by the Jerusalem Post and Jewish National Fund-USA, recognises Zionists under 46 for their contribution to Israel, Jewish life and Zionist advocacy. Nominations […] The…
Around 80 young Zionist leaders from Australia and New Zealand recently took part in the annual Australasian Zionist Youth Council Bogrim Seminar. Representatives from youth movements and communal organisations came together for three days of leadership training, discussion and Jewish learning. The seminar, supported by JNF Australia and the Milly Phillips Foundation, included participants from…
John Menadue has earned an important place in Australian public life. His career has encompassed government, diplomacy, business and public administration. That record makes his increasingly antagonistic commentary about Israel, Zionism and mainstream Australian Jewry not less troubling, but more so. Menadue served as private secretary to Gough Whitlam, general manager of News Limited, secretary…
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited a facility where terrorists found guilty of murder will be hanged. The site, currently under construction, is located in central Israel. Its exact location has not been revealed. The facility will include a “dedicated wing” where terrorists sentenced to death will be transferred and await hanging. It will […] The post Ben-Gvir shows off…
The IDF has reported that it has returned to Israel and to his family the remains of Staff Sergeant Yehuda Yekutiel Katz, an armoured corps soldier He was the son of Holocaust survivors Yosef and Sarah Katz. He was due to leave the army only ten days after the Sultan Yacoub battle.The battle, in Lebanon’s […] The post Remains of an IDF soldier killed in 1982 returned from Lebanon appeared first on…
Some of New Zealand and Australia’s leading figures in science, technology and business will gather in Auckland next week to consider what New Zealand can learn from Israel’s development as a technology and innovation economy. The New Zealand Israel Innovation Hub (NZIIH) will hold its 2026 Annual Leaders’ Luncheon on Wednesday, 26 August, with former […] The post NZ innovation leaders to examine…
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies will elect its next president to succeed David Ossip at its annual general meeting tomorrow night. Eligible members will vote in the room using their phones, with proxy votes also counted before the result is announced later in the meeting. The contest pits veteran corporate and communal leader Garry […] The post Battle for the Board: Browne vs Joffe in rare…
The Federal Coalition is right to demand that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his senior ministers account for their conduct before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.On 18 August, Liberal MP and shadow Minister for Education Julian Leeser called for the Commission’s reporting deadline to be extended and argued that Albanese, Attorney-General Michelle […] The post Let…
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Wars, trauma and healing journeys When one considers the life and work of Melbourne psychiatrist and trauma specialist Paul Valent, respect for wisdom and homage for creativity coalesce in one person. Valent is truly a worthy elder of our community, who has rendered remarkable lifelong service to his patients […] The post Know Thyself: Our hidden selves in a…
Barbara Selby – A life of laughter, learning and giving Barbara was born on 7 May 1915. She was the youngest of three children to Orwell Phillips and his wife, Helene Hart. She spent her early years living between a beautiful heritage-listed home known as Tusculum on Manning Street, Potts Point, and a summer house […] The post From Australia’s Jewish past appeared first on J-Wire .
