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Supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of the Jewish community of Victoria.
May 23, 2016 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Galit Ben David’s cooking passion started at home. [Read more]
March 1, 2016 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria has launched its 2016 Annual Appeal with this year’s first Major Donor Dinner, held at Jeanne Pratt’s ‘Raheen’ residence in Kew. [Read more]
February 17, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
Melbourne’s Jewish Care will launch its 2016 Annual Appeal tomorrow with the first of several donor events that will aim to raise $3.6 million for the many programs and services that receive little or no government funding. [Read more]
December 14, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
Jewish Care Victoria has hosted a special Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony for 75 of its aged care residents who had never celebrated this religious milestone. [Read more]
December 4, 2015 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Melbourne’s Jewish Care will host a special ceremony for its aged care residents who haven’t yet celebrated their Bar or Bat MitzvahMany residents missed out on this significant life event due to reasons such as living through times of war and communism. [Read more]
Nov-21 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer
While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, was fighting in the Resistance during the Second World War, the debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren was selling Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more
Dec-29 11:20pm SBS-TV: Uri Geller’s Secret Treasures
Uri Geller, the man who bends spoons, reads minds, and can stop your watch. Read more
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
