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Young Achievers Honoured Evidence of Te Nuclear AJN MELBOURNE OFFICE Level 1, 589 Glenhuntly Road NEWS Why would a terrorist Elsternwick 3185 ‘ Telephone: (03) 8531 8900 regime hide and Facsimile: (03) 8531 8955 THIS meticulously catalogue SYDNEY OFFICE Level 1, 55 Grafton Street its secret nuclear files, Bondi Junction 2022 if not to use them at a Telephone: (02) 8383 0800 WEEK Facsimile: (02) 8383 0855 later date? ’ Website: www.jewishnews.net.au What’s in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Advertising enquiries: [email protected] your Jewish News Netanyahu on Iran Email: [email protected] Publisher: Robert Magid Group CEO: Joshua Levi MONASH CENTRE MAYORAL ELECTION WIZO SHABBAT SHALOM National editor: Zeddy Lawrence Deputy national editor: ‘Our greatest general’ Two Sallys in race Illuminating the Do I still need Gareth Narunsky Israel correspondent: Nathan Jeffay honoured in France for mayor’s robes Woman in Gold to ask a rabbi? Religious affairs editor: Yossi Aron OPENING the new Sir John Monash SALLY Warhaft is the only Jewish GREGOR Collins, the former caregiver NOWADAYS, as there is so much Jewish Arts editor: Danny Gocs Centre, Malcolm Turnbull paid tribute candidate in the election for of Maria Altmann, subject of the knowledge available to us, much of it Features editor: Rebecca Davis to Australia’s greatest citizen soldier Melbourne’s lord mayor, while fellow acclaimed movie The Woman in just at the touch of a button, is having Journalists: Peter Kohn, – referencing his Jewish heritage – hopeful Sally Kapp prides herself Gold, shed light on her charismatic a personal rabbi who we can approach Shane Desiatnik, Sophie Deutsch, and to the 11,000 Diggers who fell in on developing strong business ties character at last Sunday’s WIZO for guidance still such a necessary Aaron Fetter France during World War I and have between Australia and Israel. brunch at the Crown River Room. component in Jewish life? Photographers: Peter Haskin, no graves. Page 4 Page 6 Page 8 Page 20 Noel Kessel Subeditor: Rebecca Alford, Michelle Perl ANZAC FOOTY TRIBUTE VISITING AUSTRALIA FEATURE LOVE & LEGACY Supplements editor: Belle Kwan Tribute to Greg Representing the IDF Feeding the body and Honouring all Finance: James Fede: Manager – Sales, Marketing & Communications Sher at AFL match to the world’s media soul of terror victims of our bubbas Multimedia development manager: FAMILY members of Private Greg FOREIGN journalists in Israel are there IN Jerusalem, one woman’s project GRANDMOTHERS from Melbourne’s Ren Rizzolo Sher took part in an Anzac Day Eve “to do the story about Palestinian becomes another person’s package: Jewish community reflect on their National art director: cauldron-lighting at the Melbourne- suffering first and foremost and blame of dinner items, blankets, socks, lives in a new exhibition featuring Stephen Fretwell Production: Richmond match in memory of the that suffering on Israel”, according to prayer books and more. Liora Tedgi portraits, filmed interviews and Glenda Steckoll (manager), Jewish Australian soldier killed on former IDF spokesman Peter Lerner founded the Ohr Meir & Bracha Terror heirlooms, which opens this weekend Vivienne Napolitano, Mervyn Willrow, active duty in Afghanistan in 2009. ahead of his talk in Melbourne. Victims Centre after she herself was a at the Jewish Museum of Australia. Adriana Alvarez, Tiffany Morris-North, Page 5 Page 7 victim of an attack. Pages 12-13 Page 22 Daniel Goodrich, Samantha Oakley National Sales manager: REVEALED BY BIBI MUSIC Gary Marks GREG SHER AWARDEES Advertising: Joyce Wainstein, Jeremy Ungar, Barbara Sacks, Evidence of Tehran’s Wonderland Deborah Maybloom, Sharon Krawitz, Young achievers Shaun Rabinowitz nuclear program in Coachella honoured BENJAMIN Netanyahu is waiting with ALISON Wonderland, aka Alex Sholler Financial controller: Tony Clark THE annual Greg Sher Memorial bated breath to find out whether his – now the highest billed female DJ Administration: Maureen Scott, Shield Awards were announced at intelligence coup from Iran, revealed in the history of Coachella – tells The Olivia Smith, Lisa Grasko, Margi Fain, the Anzac Day service of the Victorian in a dramatic speech on Monday, AJN that the performance she gave Estelle Miller, Sally Freeman Association of Jewish Ex- and is enough to derail the ”terrible” at the festival last month was “the The Australian Jewish News does not Servicemen and Women (VAJEX), nuclear deal struck in 2015. biggest show of my life”. guarantee the kashrut of any restaurant, held last Sunday. Page 14 Page 25 caterer or product advertised. Felix and Yvonne Sher, the parents The Australian Jewish News of Private Greg Sher of Melbourne, FATAL FLOOD SPORT is printed by Fairfax, Victoria who was killed on active duty in and Spotpress, NSW. Afghanistan in 2009, were on hand Ten teenagers killed Medals and PBs in the Printpost: No 100007670 for the presentation of the awards. ABN: 54618993967 VAJEX president Harry Lubansky explained that students eligible for during Dead Sea hike water at nationals The Australian Jewish News is published by the awards are not yet taking a high leadership profile in their school, THE smiling faces of 10 teenagers, cut ALL the early starts and hours put Polaris Media Pty Ltd. however they contribute by doing outstanding service in the community. off in their prime, dominated Israeli into training each week are paying To advertise call: This year’s recipients are Elisheva Groner and Mindy Ruschinek (Beth (03) 8531 8900 news this week. 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