Shane Desiatnik

Michael Swibel (left) and retiring
Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque
hold the 2018/19 A-League trophy at
Optus Stadium in Perth last Sunday.

May 23, 2019, 12:00 am

"PURE elation" was how Sydney FC's A-League and National Youth League football manager Michael Swibel described the moment he and head coach Steve Corica embraced on the pitch following the Sky Blues' 4-1 penalty shootout A-League grand final win against favourites Perth Glory.

By Shane Desiatnik

The North Caulfield Maccabi FC men's side.

May 23, 2019, 12:00 am

Maccabi trouble soaring Eagles

QUALITY is the word that comes to mind to describe last Sunday's match of the week in round 8 of the Victorian State League 2 Southeast men's football competition

By Shane Desiatnik

Australia’s 4x400m men’s relay team at the 2019 World Relay Championships
in Yokohama, led by Steven Solomon (on right).

May 16, 2019, 12:00 am

Solomon’s Aussies shine at World Relays

AUSTRALIA'S men's 4x400m relay team, led by Steven Solomon, took a giant leap forward in their development at the World Relay Championships in Yokohama last weekend, just one year out from the 2020 Olympic Games to be held in nearby Tokyo.

By Shane Desiatnik

Riding a wave of courage ... Lisa Zilberpriver.

May 16, 2019, 12:00 am

Lisa’s gutsy journey from pain to pride

IF you are in need of some inspiration, look no further than middle distance triathlete Lisa Zilberpriver's example.

By Shane Desiatnik

JNF Australia's new president Marcus Rose. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

May 12, 2019, 12:00 am

New JNF president inspired by nature

NEW JNF Australia president Marcus Rose has revealed his deep passion for nature conservation will shape his leadership, and take JNF's comprehensive breadth of environmental protection projects in Israel "to the next level".

By Shane Desiatnik

Australia’s Ashleigh Werner (centre) at the women’s monobob medal presentation at Lake Placid, USA, on April 13.

May 9, 2019, 12:00 am

Debut monobob win is icing on Werner’s cake

ASHLEIGH Werner has had a golden start to competing in bobsleigh's newest discipline – women's monobob (solo bobsleigh) – earning her first international race win last month at Lake Placid, USA, the 20-corner Olympic course where she first learnt to drive a sled in 2017.

By Shane Desiatnik

Maccabi Lakers’ Keyan Kramer regains possession in the team’s grand final
win against the Inner City Raptors. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

May 2, 2019, 10:14 am

Maccabi men achieve club record

The Maccabi Lakers showed that last November's extra-time Season 3 grand final triumph over UNSW Black was no fluke by winning the 2019 Season 1 decider 112-97 over minor premiers the Inner City Raptors on Monday night.

By Shane Desiatnik

April 23, 2019, 12:00 am

Nelson to headline Sydney’s Yom Hashoah commemoration

AN injection of youth participation, a distinguished keynote speaker in Dr Brendan Nelson, and free events in three parts of Sydney that share the theme of Memorials and Memories will make for a powerful and diverse Yom Hashoah commemoration program commencing later this month.

By Shane Desiatnik

April 18, 2019, 12:00 am

Dancing Deb does Aussies proud

THREE major international tournaments in just three weeks would be a heavy load for any elite athlete, but like all of her sporting and academic pursuits, aerobic gymnastics competitor Deborah Greenbaum eagerly stepped up to the challenge.

By Shane Desiatnik

20-year-old
Benno Negri won gold and
silver age division medals at the Australian
Swimming Championships last week.

April 18, 2019, 12:00 am

Jewish swimmers prove they belong at nationals

"THIS was my 17th consecutive nationals [appearance] – I feel honoured … and at 32, it never gets old," said North Sydney swimmer and Paralympian Matthew Levy, after competing in the 2019 Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide last week.

By Shane Desiatnik

April 11, 2019, 11:59 am

Helping lost voices to speak

A DEEPLY emotional guided tour of Ravensbruck and Sachsenshausen concentration camps near Berlin in 2018 inspired Sydney photographer Richard Wiesel to go on a mission to capture images of personal items that once belonged to inmates.

By Shane Desiatnik

April 11, 2019, 12:00 am

AFL in the Holy Land

IT may not have been quite up there with Cazaly, but Australia's embassy in Israel hosted an Australian Rules Football tournament featuring dozens of Australian ex-pats (pictured) at Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park recently to help celebrate the start of the AFL season in Australia.

By Shane Desiatnik

The Good Box co-founders Madelyn Jones (left) and Gali Blacher.

April 4, 2019, 11:59 am

Tackling homelessness one-on-one

THERE was a precise moment when Jewish millennial Gali Blacher and her friend Madelyn Jones knew they would create The Good Box, a social enterprise tackling the sapping isolation of homelessness by providing opportunities for anyone to purchase, and personally give, useful everyday items to individuals in need.

By Shane Desiatnik

Steven Solomon (right) accepting the Maccabi NSW Sportsman of the Year
award and Lou Rose Trophy from Maccabi World Union vice-president Tom
Goldman on March 31. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

April 4, 2019, 12:00 am

Celebrating our sporting stars

JEWISH athletes from NSW and Victoria evenly shared the spoils on the 2018 Maccabi Australia Sports Awards winners' list unveiled last weekend.

By Shane Desiatnik

Front from left: Jewish LGBT+ World Congress president Frank Giaoui, Dayenu president Kim Gotlieb and Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah with Congress members at Emanuel Synagogue. Photos: Shane Desiatnik

March 31, 2019, 12:00 am

Historic conference packs a punch and a party

FROM a "queer tour" of the Sydney Jewish Museum and more than 20 small group seminars by 24 presenters from around the world, the 25th Jewish LGBT+ World Congress proved to be a colourful celebration of inclusivity.

By Shane Desiatnik

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