Melbourne community in shock over Mount Scopus daubing

The president of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has spoken out on the daubing of “Jew Die” on the perimeter wall of Mount Scopus College. Read more

We are Here

This year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration in Victoria will follow the theme of  ‘We Are Here’. Read more

Victoria Police calling for a system for protest permits

Victoria Police has called for legislation changes to introduce a permit system for protests. Read more

JCCV suspends relations with Muslim counterpart

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has announced that it has suspended relations with the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV), as a result of malicious public statements made by the ICV President Adel Salman and Vice President Mohamed Mohideen. Read more

Prahran school protest called off

A pro-Hamas Prahran High School teacher made controversial statements at a pro-Palestine rally, which threatened to draw rival protest groups to demonstrate outside Prahran High School on the day they started school. Read more

Beth Weizmann targeted again

Melbourne’s Jewish Community Centre Beth Weitzmann has been once again the target of antisemitism. 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

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

Rabbi Genende receives General Sir John Monash Award

Rabbi Ralph Genende’s positive impact across the community has been recognised at the JCCV AGM this week. 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

JCCV Jewish Immersion Program redefined

Twenty staff from the City of Glen Eira Council joined the virtual broadcast of the newly revamped Jewish Immersion Day Program, hosted by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria. Read more

JCCV hosts Nina Bassat Book Launch

A moving and personal account of child survival has been captured in Nina Bassat’s memoir, “Take the Child and Disappear”. 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

JCCV now under new management

The short-lived presidency of Dr Andre Oboler of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria is now over,  a month before its planned date at end of January. Read more

Dr Andre Oboler’s short-lived presidency

One month after being elected president of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, Dr Andre Oboler has announced his resignation from the role, effective 29 January 2021. Read more

JCCV happy with outcome of antisemitic incident’s investigation

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has welcomed the conclusion of the investigation into Dr Arthur Nasis who sent a letter with antisemitic remarks to his sister which was received inadvertently by the subjects of its content. Read more

JCCV’s Zoom plenum

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria affiliates have connected online for the May Plenum meeting. Read more

Small communities are stronger when they work together

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) hosted the Inaugural JCCV Small Communities Dinner with over ninety community leaders and clergy from seven small, diverse Victorian communities. Read more

Annual Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner explores youth issues

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission (EIC) of the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church have co-hosted the fourteenth Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner at the Catholic Leadership Centre.  Read more

AJA takes issue with CAM’s statement

 

The Australian Jewish Association believes that The Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism statement supporting Victoria’s African community is ill-considered and counterproductive. Read more

From Out of Left Field: The JCCV shifts to the Left

Anyone familiar with the stances adopted by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) in recent time will surely have noticed that it has shifted sharply to the left, especially over, but not limited to, the referendum on same sex marriage…writes Professor Bill Rubenstein. Read more

JCCV votes on Same Sex Civil Marriage

The members of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) voted overwhelmingly in support of same sex civil marriage at their Plenum last night.  Read more

Postgraduates slam antisemitism and Holocaust denial in universities

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has condemned the increasing prevalence of Holocaust denial, antisemitic posters that are appearing on campuses nationwide. Read more

Jewish Muslim comedy debate

During Cultural Diversity Week, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) teamed up together to host the 2017 Jewish – Muslim Comedy Debate with the topic ‘North of the Yarra is Better than South of the Yarra.’  Read more

Security plan escalated in Melbourne

Melbourne’s Community Security Group has issued a joint statement with The Jewish Community Council of Victoria announcing that it has enacted its escalation plan following intelligence indicating that the community may be at rick of an attack. Read more

A defribrillator for JCCV

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

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

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