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Sand in the Apricot Jam art goes to Israel

Wellington artist Rebecca Holden will be exhibiting her WWI commemorative show Sand in the Apricot Jam at the Museum of Rishon LeZion, Israel, later this year. The exhibition features large-scale painted works representing the New Zealand Mounted Rifles of WWI. Rebecca has…

The magic of Israel

To us, Israel couldn’t have been further from the culturally divided portrayal we’re fed through mainstream media.Tim Phin Throughout history, there has never been a more contested, conquered, and desired place on earth, than Israel. Babylonians, Persians, Ptolemaic, Romans and…

On sliding doors

I remember the day when, as a child, I walked into an elevator with my sister and parents, and as the doors were closing, my sister decided to test out whether the doors would open up if she stuck her arm…

A New Year Message from Simon O’Connor

This year the Jewish Community received a personal message from National MP Simon O’Connor for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It read: Rosh Hashannah, like all new year holidays, is a time to reflect on the past and consider…

The problem with Ardern’s Corbyn endorsement

For many Jewish New Zealanders, their decision on which political candidate to support will at least partly be based on that candidate’s position on Israel and “the conflict”, as well as their sensitivity around anti-Semitism as it exists in 2017. …

Did NZ become a post-war haven for Nazis?

The recent airing of the TVNZ Sunday program featuring Willi Huber has raised some disturbing questions. At a time when the New Zealand government’s policies towards refugees from the Holocaust were highly restrictive, it appears that Nazis were able to…

TVNZ honours Nazi soldier, minimises Holocaust

A recent Sunday programme on TVNZ reported on a “remarkable survivor” of World War II who arrived in New Zealand in the 1950s. This was not a Jewish refugee who survived the war and the horrors of death camps. Nor…

Facts on the ‘Wall’

One of the most misrepresented and emotionally loaded issues about Israel – and there is a smorgasbord to choose from – is its security barrier. This is one of the issues that featured prominently in a recent programme on Maori…

Preparing for the election as people of faith: A Jewish perspective

The following speech was delivered at an interfaith meeting organised by the Religious Diversity Trust by Deb Levy. It is said that if you ask two Jews for their thoughts, you’ll get three opinions. We are a people of debate…

Polish Jewish History: A Christian documentary filmmaker’s view of the Holocaust

Over several decades, Dr Tomek Wiśniewski has meticulously documented Polish-Jewish history, has written numerous books and articles and produced a number of documentary films on the subject. He has worked tirelessly, as he puts it, ‟to ensure the past is…

Poll shows strong Kiwi support for Israel

A new poll on the attitudes of New Zealanders to Israel, commissioned by the Israel Institute of New Zealand and conducted by Curia Research, shows four times as many kiwis support Israel as are opposed to the Jewish State. Fifty-five…

I am a Zionist

The Israel Institute of New Zealand has released this video, that goes through the facts about Zionism and Israel. It is based on an article that was originally published by Shalom.Kiwi.

10 pro-tips for becoming an effective anti-Israel protester

29 July 2017 saw an anti-Israel rally in Auckland’s Aotea Square that had been billed as “Alaqsa solidarity rally” to protest against Israel’s “security measures that require Palestinians to enter through metal detectors to go pray” (sic). These measures were…