Beth Weizmann

April 30, 2019, 12:00 am

TENSIONS have flared over a decision by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Victoria to end its long tenancy at Beth Weizmann Community Centre.

By Peter Kohn

From left: Zeddy Lawrence, David Southwick, Sorina Grasso and Dinesh Mathew. Photo: Peter Haskin

November 23, 2018, 3:10 pm

Caulfield candidates clash

AHEAD of Saturday's Victorian election, security and antisemitism were hot-button Jewish issues as candidates for Caulfield faced off at a forum held by The AJN and Zionism Victoria (ZV) at Beth Weizmann Community Centre.

By Peter Kohn

Former Greens federal leader Bob Brown (left) with Greens candidate for Caulfield Dinesh Mathew last week.

November 6, 2018, 1:10 pm

Caulfield candidates to face off in debate

The Greens candidate for Caulfield has confirmed he will take part in an election debate hosted by The AJN in conjunction with Zionism Victoria at Beth Weizmann on November 14.

Asher Judah and David Southwick with UJEB Merkaz Bentleigh students, Paloma Schwartz-Moyano and Dante Akbarzadeh.

October 11, 2018, 12:01 am

Pollies splash the cash

IT smells like election season, with members from both sides of politics pledging hundreds of thousands of dollars to Jewish communal projects and organisations over the past few days.

By Rebecca Davis

October 5, 2018, 12:01 am

Leaders greet security funding

JEWISH community leaders have lauded Prime Minister Scott Morrison's confirmation, reported in last week's AJN, that Beth Weizmann Community Centre will finally get its much-needed federal government funding – as part of round two of the Safer Communities Fund scheme, under which Jewish institutions across Australia received a total of $4.1 million.

By Peter Kohn

September 7, 2018, 12:01 am

Ashmor to take on Burns

THE battle for the Melbourne bayside seat of Macnamara (Melbourne Ports) at the next federal election will be fought out between two well-known members of the Jewish community after community figure Kate Ashmor won what she called "a tough and democratic preselection" for the Liberals.

At the funding announcement at St Kilda Shule, clockwise from top left: State MP David Southwick, immediate past president of South Caulfield Shule Zeev Duieb, Senator James Paterson, Rabbi Yaakov Glasman of St Kilda Shule, Tim Wilson MP and Rabbi Dovid Rubinfeld of Melbourne Hebrew Congregation.

May 31, 2018, 12:00 am

Security funding boost for Melbourne shules

Funding for security upgrades at Melbourne shules, Jewish schools and organisations will receive a boost of more than $350,000 from the federal government's Safer Communities Fund.

By Peter Kohn

Lt Col Peter Lerner during his time as IDF international spokesman.

May 7, 2018, 12:00 am

Lerner on selling IDF to the world

Foreign journalists in Israel are there "to do the story about Palestinian suffering first and foremost and blame that suffering on Israel", according to former Israeli Defence Forces international spokesman Lt Col (Ret) Peter Lerner.

By Gareth Narunsky

May 3, 2018, 9:01 am

$4 million security boost

A LANDMARK $4 million boost to security upgrades for the Victorian Jewish community was announced by Premier Daniel Andrews at South Caulfield Hebrew Congregation on Sunday.

By Aaron Fetter

Dr Jonathan Schanzer. Photo: YouTube screengrab

February 27, 2018, 12:01 am

Expert eye on Trump tactics

THE tide is turning against Palestinians' obstructionism in their long-running conflict with Israel, a visiting US analyst has noted.

By Peter Kohn

September 8, 2017, 12:01 am

We won’t be ‘cowed by political correctness’

THE launch event of a new group called the Australian Jewish Association (AJA) will go ahead, despite being booted out of Melbourne's Beth Weizmann Community Centre.

By Joshua Levi

August 31, 2017, 12:01 am

A place in Jerusalem to call home

HE arrived in Jerusalem minutes before, on his first visit to the Holy Land. Before him lay the majestic beauty of the Old City, on a bright summer morning, and the promise of an exciting day ahead.

Julie Bishop (front) with Yavneh students, politicians and communal leaders she met while visiting the Jewish school last week.

August 25, 2017, 12:01 am

Lib Friends of Israel Vic founded

STATE and Federal politicians came together last Friday to establish the Victorian Liberal Friends of Israel (LFI).

By Joshua Levi

November 14, 2016, 12:01 am

Rapke stepping down

AFTER more than half-a-decade, Jane Rapke has decided to step down as executive director of Zionism Victoria at the end of this year.

Josh Weinberger sings Hatikvah at the Shimon Peres commemoration in Sydney's Central Synagogue on October 26. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

November 7, 2016, 12:31 pm

Moving tributes to Peres

Moving tributes to the late former Israeli president Shimon Peres were held at communal events in Melbourne and Sydney last week.

By Shane Desiatnik and Peter Kohn

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