Habonim Dror reach out to smaller communities
Ken HaShemesh HaOlah (KSO) is Habonim Dror Australia’s groundbreaking new outreach program, providing socialist-Zionist and progressive education for Jewish youths regardless of where they may live in Australia. Read more
Paul Seideman Annual Composition Prize: 2019 winners announced
September 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three young writers have been honoured for their moving and thoughtful compositions on the Holocaust, in the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand’s annual Paul Seideman Composition Prize for 2019. Read more
Moriah gets a special visit
September 4, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Engagement & Intervention Unit of the NSW Police Counter Terrorism & Special Tactics Command facilitate positive interactions between emergency services and young people through a special program. They recently visited Moriah College in Sydney. Read more
UIA NewGen Trivia Night
August 23, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Over 150 supporters attended UIA NSW NewGen (18-25) Committee Trivia night in Sydney. Read more
Melbourne teens attend US summer leadership camp
August 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Six Jewish teens from Melbourne public schools have recently returned from a three-week-long camp in Pennsylvania, USA where they represented the United Jewish Education Board at the B’nai B’rith Youth Organisation International Leadership Training Conference.
Northern Territory sister school students visit Emanuel
August 8, 2019 by Michelle Favero
A very special group of nine children and four teachers from Jilkminggan School, Emanuel’s sister school in the Northern Territory, recently made the long journey to Sydney for a week-long visit. Read more
Emanuel School student receives prestigious award
August 5, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Adam Riesel, a Year 12 student at Sydney’s Emanuel School is one of 25 students Australia-wide to receive the prestigious John Lincoln Youth Community Service Award for his outstanding community service and regular participation in events designed to provide much-needed resources, support or funds for research. Read more
Emanuel School students engineer their way to space
August 4, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Connecting to the upcoming National Science Week celebrations and complementing the school’s established innovation strategy, Sydney’s Emanuel School hosted ex-NASA JPL Engineer, now Amazon Lab126 Product Engineer, Christine Fuller. Read more
UIA NSW launches ‘My Israel’ short film competition
July 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA NSW has launched its inaugural Israel short film competition, ‘My Israel’ with various schools in August. Read more
Maccabi dances to its own beat
July 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Maccabi All Abilities dance workshop in Sydney gave kids the opportunity to enjoy dance. Read more
AZYC runs pre-camp training sessions for all Zionist youth movement leaders
July 9, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The 2019 Zionist Youth Movement Winter camp season has officially begun and thousands of campers across Australia are currently creating lifelong friendships, exploring their Zionist and Jewish identities and having an absolute blast. Read more
JNFuture Leaders
July 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fourteen young Australians have returned from Israel inspired, motivated and excited to contribute to Israel and our local Jewish community. Read more
Birthright Israel gears up for the summer season
June 27, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
With the support of Gandel Philanthropy its principal Australian partner of eight years, the Zionist Federation of Australia will send 160 young Australians, of which Gandel Philanthropy supports 80, on a 10-day special trip to Israel. Read more
A celebration to remember
June 25, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Kornmehl Centre Emanuel Pre-School recently celebrated its 20thbirthday with over 120 special guests including the Kornmehl family, past and current parents and teachers. Read more
Emanuel Students learn freedom and responsibility
May 30, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Emanuel School’s Year 9 students took part in an interactive and informative day about refugees and the quest for freedom as part of their course on Freedom and Responsibility within our Jewish Tradition. Read more
Israel and Judaism – 10-minute videos for young Jews
May 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Aussie students compete at the International Bible Quiz in Israel!
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Australian’s Emanuel Cohavi and Shani Spielman from Kesser Torah College in Sydney have competed in the 56thInternational Bible Quiz. Read more
Emanuel School historians
May 7, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Year 1 students recently transformed their classrooms into a museum, displaying ‘artefacts’ from years gone by. Read more
Shabbat the Diller Teen Fellows way
March 18, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The Melbourne Diller Teen Fellows have produed their Leadership Shabbaton. Read more
Debating rising star
March 17, 2019 by Susana Wills-Johnson
Perth’s Carmel’s Year 10 student, Aviya Solomon has made it through to the first round of candidates selected for the Western Australian Debating League (WADL) State Team. Read more
Emanuel School students take a stand
March 14, 2019 by Michelle Favero
Over 150 Emanuel Primary and High School students rallied to voice their concerns about the global climate crisis. Read more
The birth of the AUJS Holocaust Education Tour
Noa Bloch writes: In August 1941, in reprisal for a prisoner successfully escaping Auschwitz, the Nazis indiscriminately selected ten prisoners to be starved to death. Read more
Perth’s youth shine at JNF WA’s Green Sunday
February 12, 2019 by Nikki Leib
It was a record year for youth volunteers in WA on Green Sunday with the annual telethon having more students and young adults giving their time to make calls than ever before. Read more
70 years of Jewish education at Scopus
February 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Memorial College celebrated 70 years of outstanding Jewish education last Friday, exactly 70 years since the school first opened its doors on 8 February 1949. Read more
Full house – participants from six youth movements embark on their gap year in Israel
February 6, 2019 by Mel Perch
Over 100 young Jewish Australians departed from Melbourne, Sydney and Perth last week to spend a year in Israel on various AZYC (Australian Zionist Youth Council) gap year programs. Read more
BJE in Israel
January 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
76 students from Sydney made up the largest contingent ever to tour Israel under the auspices of the Board of Jewish Education. A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Build your own Challah board
December 23, 2018 by Community newsdesk
BJE has celebrated the end of the year with a Crafts Party at Bunnings Eastgardens in Sydney where BJE students and their parents were given the opportunity to build their own Challah boards. Read more
Six of the best
December 14, 2018 by Elana Bowman
Jewish students were those amongst those students who scored top of the class in specific subjects in the HSC. Read more
Mount Scopus shines in the VCE exams
December 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
2018 has been another successful year for Year 12 Melbourne’s Mount Scopus students in their VCE exams. Read more
A roaring success
November 29, 2018 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s primary production of the Lion King Jr was a roaring success. Read more
