“A sad and shameful day for all Australians” 

Australia’s support of a UN resolution on Palestine will help to broker peace, the foreign minister says, but a Labor MP argues it will leave Jewish Australians isolated. Read more

A deep-dive into online antisemitism

Jewish people are scared. A hostile environment has been created in which targeting Jews seems to be once again acceptable. Read more

Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks

Australia has unfrozen aid to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees after security advice, following accusations some staff helped attack Israel. Read more

Awards at JCCV AGM

The 2023 JCCV General Sir John Monash Award was presented to Pauline Rockman at the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) AGM on Monday night. Read more

New and old faces as JCCV meets MPs

Dozens of Victorian MPs from across the political spectrum gained a deeper understanding of the Victorian Jewish community, Jewish faith and challenges with antisemitism at a special event hosted by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria. Read more

Leifer: Who is saying what…and the timeline of a gruelling experience

Sisters sexually molested by their ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer felt a wave of relief and validation as they learned their abuser would spend years behind bars. Read more

JCCV commends bravery of boys facing a knife in bus

A man brandishing a knife confronted a group of Jewish students from Melbourne’s Leibler Yavneh College while they were aboard a public bus. Read more

A presidential get-together

For the first time in recent years, leaders from across the Victorian community gathered for the Jewish Community Council of Victoria’s Council of Presidents. Read more

‘Landmark’ laws to ban Nazi symbol in Vic

Victoria is poised to become the first Australian state or territory to ban the public display of the Nazi swastika in a “thunderous blow” to white supremacists. Read more

Redefining the The Jewish Community Council of Victoria

Closer ties with community partners and aligning more strongly with affiliates has been a strategic focus this year for the JCCV. Read more

Melbourne Jewish community suburbs listed

A number of sites in the Melbourne suburbs of Balaclava, Caulfield North and Malvern have been listed as Tier 2 exposure sites for COVID-19. Read more

JCCV adds to Burnside criticism

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has endorsed The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s condemnation of the recent Twitter statement made by Julian Burnside QC. Read more

Video: Henry Greener has a chat with Daniel Aghion

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria President Daniel Aghion speaks with Henry Greener on the values, culture and diversity of the roof body of Victorian Jewry. Read more