It’s been a busy and invigorating week for the Perth Jewish community, and this belated post is reflective of that.  Next week will be no less momentous with several visiting dignitaries, led by Natan Sharensky. Some text needs to go on record to describe the phenomenal accomplishment of Carmel School in presenting their Jewish studies [...]

A photo of the boy by the name of Peter Schiff, mentioned in the diaries of Anne Frank as “her one true love”, has been uncovered (ABC News). In the diaries, kept by the young girl prior to her capture and eventual death at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, Anne wrote of Peter: “…Peter was [...]

There are so many outrageous things happening on a day to day basis that delegitimise Israel as a Jewish homeland that we run the risk of being immune to the collective impact. The latest is the big email campaign regarding the selection of cities for the international monopoly board by Parker Brothers.  It would seem [...]

In recent times the rift within the Chabad Lubavich movement has spilled over into Jewish communities in various places, sometimes to the point that it starts to undermine the exceptionally valuable and entirely legitimate outreach work undertaken by the Shluchim of the Rebbe. There are a number of Chabad Chassidim who aspire to the idea that [...]

Q:  When does an allegation become a fact?  A:  When it is a headline in the West Australian On page 34 of todays West Australian there is a headline “Terrorist Chief killed by Israel”.  Had the headline said “Hizbollah claim Terrorist Chief killed by Israel” it may have been more accurate.  Nowhere in this report does it [...]