JCCV Jewish Immersion Day for Multifaith Spiritual Carers
September 9, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has hosted the annual JCCV Spiritual Health Care Jewish Immersion Day aimed at creating better understanding of the Jewish community and the needs of Jewish patients for spiritual care professionals in hospitals around Victoria. Read more
Community organisations learning to keep their cool
August 18, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) recently hosted a seminar for leaders and professional staff from Jewish community organisations aiming to help them ‘Keep Their Cool’. Read more
Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner Celebrates Our Faith Identities
July 18, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria and the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission (EIC) of the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church co-hosted the twelfth Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner on Sunday at the Catholic Leadership Centre. Read more
Melbourne Jewish Community Iftar dinner
June 20, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has co-hosted its first Iftar Dinner with the Islamic Council of Victoria. Read more
Jewish-African dinner
May 9, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has hosted the first Jewish – African Communities Friendship Dinner. Read more
JCCV Drug and Alcohol Forum sees family and relationships as critical
April 12, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has held a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Forum in order to seek direction on the most effective measures to reduce drug and alcohol abuse in the Jewish community, especially amongst young people. Read more
Politicians and councillors learn about the community
April 8, 2016 by David Marlow
State MPs Hong Lim, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs, David Southwick Shadow Minister for Innovation, and the mayors of Bayside and Stonnington Councils, Cr Jamie Hyams from the City of Glen Eira, policy advisers and policymakers have participated in the Jewish Community Council of Victoria’s (JCCV’s) 2016 Politicians’ and Councillors Jewish Immersion Day. Read more
Early Pesach in parliament
March 29, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and Zionism Victoria has hosted a Passover themed luncheon at State Parliament with thirty Members of Parliament, including Ministers and Shadow Ministers. Read more
Jews of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity are all part of the community – new video
March 8, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has launched a new video to highlight that Jews of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity are welcome members of the community. Read more
Age editor speaks at JCCV plenum
February 2, 2016 by David Marlow
Editor-in-Chief of Melbourne newspaper The Age Andrew Holden was the keynote speaker at the February Plenum of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV). Read more
United Nations International Holocaust Memorial Day: Melbourne
January 29, 2016 by David Marlow
Nearly 500 members of the Jewish community, members of Parliament and members of the Consular Corp attended the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration on 27 January in the Glen Eira Town Hall. The day of commemoration was established by the UN to recognise the liberation of Auschwitz. Read more
JCCV awards prizes for videos on the LGBTI community
December 2, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has awarded prizes this week to three young filmmakers for videos helping to communicate about issues affecting young Jews of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity. Read more
Melbourne awards community leaders
November 17, 2015 by David Marlow
Over 200 people from across Melbourne’s Jewish community have attended the JCCV 2015 Community Recognition Awards. Read more
The JCCV: 2015 in review
November 17, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria’s video report of the year in review. Read more
Recognising Australia’s first people
October 15, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has hosted the first JCCV Aboriginal Constitutional Recognition Forum to help explain to the community the need for change in terms of Constitutional recognition for Australia’s first people. Read more
The Victorian police and the Jewish community
October 15, 2015 by David Marlow
In his first public address to the Victorian Jewish community as Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, Graham Ashton outlined the challenges facing the force. Read more
Hospital pastoral carers
September 4, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) have hosted the second annual Jewish Immersion Day for Pastoral Carers from hospitals. Read more
Social inclusion in Melbourne
August 25, 2015 by David Marlow
In a milestone event for social inclusion in the Jewish community, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) held its first LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) Community Engagement Symposium. Read more
Multicultural leadership conference hosted by the JCCV
August 10, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has held its inaugural JCCV Community Leadership Conference. Read more
Two milestone events for JCCV
August 4, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) Plenum month plenum was a game changer for Melbourne LGBT community and for those members of the community with a disability. Read more
The industry of lies
June 26, 2015 by David Marlow
Israeli Journalist Ben Dror-Yemini explored the “Industry of Lies” targeted at Israel at a community event in Melbourne’s Lamm Jewish Library of Australia. Read more
A defribrillator for JCCV
June 14, 2015 by David Marlow
An automated external defibrillator (AED) unit has been presented to the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) as part of Hatzolah’s ‘Start the Heart’ project initiated and funded by Gandel Philanthropy. Read more
Andrew Blode appreciated
May 18, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria President Jennifer Huppert has presented Andrew Blode with a Certificate of Appreciation from the JCCV for his support, passion and leadership as Chair of the JCCV Child Protection Reference Group. Read more
Melbourne youth’s alcohol problems
May 8, 2015 by David Marlow
The Melbourne Jewish community has addressed problems involving youth and alcohol. Read more
Victoria protects its children
May 6, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has been facilitated the JCCV Child Protection Policy Training Program aimed to help Jewish community organisations, schools and synagogues establish effective policies and practices to help protect children from child sexual abuse. Read more
Yom Hashoah in Melbourne
April 17, 2015 by David Marlow
In a very moving and meaningful ceremony at the Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University, the annual Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) Yom Hashoah Commemoration was held to a packed auditorium. Read more
JCCV disclaims Reclaim Australia
April 7, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) condemns the Reclaim Australia rallies advocating and inciting religious intolerance which took place over the weekend. Read more
Parliamentarians get immersed in Jewish Melbourne
March 30, 2015 by David Marlow
Fifteen Victorian Members of Parliament have participated in the Jewish Community Council of Victoria’s (JCCV’s) 2015 Politicians’ Jewish Immersion Day, visiting Jewish Care, the Jewish Museum of Australia, St Kilda Hebrew Congregation, the Jewish Holocaust Centre and the Beth Weizmann Community Centre. Read more
Meeting and eating
March 23, 2015 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) have celebrated Harmony Day by co-hosting a Jewish – Muslim Friendship Dinner. Read more
Keep a level head at Purim…says the JCCV
February 24, 2015 by David Marlow
Purim is approaching, a time to read the Megillah, dressup in costumes, eat hamantaschen and enjoy the chag with family and friends. Read more
