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WEB1 day ago · AIJAC analyses Australia’s abstention. Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 3:03 pm. The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says the Australian Government should have voted “no” if it is genuinely committed to Australia’s long-standing bipartisan policy of supporting a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace.
Swords of Iron Memorial – J-Wire
WEB10 hours ago · The memorial is made of iron, with a diameter of 14 meters and a height of approximately 5.5 meters. Inside the core of the memorial, the verse is engraved: “Therefore Zion will weep bitterly, and Jerusalem will give forth its voice. My heart, my heart grieves for their fallen; my bowels, my bowels grieve for their fallen” (from the ...
From Australia's Jewish Past – J-Wire
WEB10 hours ago · Hephzibah Menuhin – American-Australian pianist, writer, and passionate supporter of women’s and children’s rights. Hephzibah was born on 20 May 1920 in San Francisco, USA. Her father Moshe Menuhin, from Lithuania, was descended from a distinguished rabbinical dynasty. Her mother, Marutha, has …
The Substance – J-Wire
WEB2 days ago · Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) used to be a movie star, before transitioning to hosting a successful morning workout show on TV. Now middle-aged, her ugly-natured, self-centred, self-serving boss Harvey (Dennis Quade) decides she is dead weight and that her time is up. So, he gives her the heave ho. Driving home, with the torment associated ...
Melbourne - J-Wire
WEB3 days ago · Aug-26 2:20pm SBS World Movies: Fill the Void. Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of an Orthodox Hassidic family from... Aug-25 6:40pm SBS World Movies: Driving Miss Daisy. An old Jewish woman and her African American chauffeur in the American South have... Aug-25 3pm SBS-Viceland: Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over.
News Archives – J-Wire
WEBSeptember 8, 2024 by J-Wire. Three Israelis workers at the Allenby Border crossing with Jordan were shot and killed when a truck driver approaching the terminal from Jordan at the terminal opened fire. The attack prompted Israeli authorities to temporarily close all land crossings with Jordan.
Readers' Letters Archives – J-Wire
WEB1 day ago · Arab nations refuse to follow suit. Perhaps they fear history repeating. Despite the ugly Australian anti-Jewish incidents to date, we hope that history will not repeat here. Alan Slade. Dover Heights, Sydney. Send a letter to the J-Wire by emailing l etters@jwire.com.au. Tags:
australia Archives – J-Wire
WEBAug 16, 2024 · December 13, 2023 by AAP J-Wire. Filed under News. 6 Comments. Australia has voted in favour of a UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for a “sustainable ceasefire” with his Canadian and New Zealand counterparts.
English - J-Wire
WEBAug 4, 2024 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic drama English concerns identity and culture Photo by Pia Johnson. Identity. Being comfortable in our own skin. It is integral to who we are and what we stand for. English is about that. It is about love and loathing, aspiration and fear. It deals with learning to speak a …
We are Here - J-Wire
WEBApr 5, 2024 · This year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration in Victoria will follow the theme of ‘We Are Here’. The Jewish Community Council of Victoria is calling for community members to submit photos for a special video presentation ahead of this year’s commemoration. The video presentation aims to show our community proud, strong and here – 79 years after […]