Mary Poppins: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 5, 2023 by Alex First
Filed under Featured Articles, theatre
In a word, Mary Poppins is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Read more
Holocaust survivors call for salute ban
Holocaust survivors are calling on the Victorian premier to ban the Nazi salute, saying the gesture brings back the memories and pain of millions of Jewish people murdered. Read more
Israel’s president to attend Mount Scopus 75th anniversary celebration
January 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted an invitation from Mount Scopus Foundation President David Gold to visit Melbourne. Read more
MAOZ Safeguarding Unit to protect Melbourne’s Jewish children
August 16, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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To effectively protect Melbourne’s Jewish community, MAOZ has forged an alliance with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) in the development of a safeguarding unit. Read more
Antisemitic flyer claims COVID is Jewish
July 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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A flyer declaring that COVID-19 is a Jewish conspiracy has been posted at the front of Melbourne’s Sassoon Yehuda Synagogue. Read more
Nazi salutes, swastikas at Melbourne school
A Melbourne school principal has been accused of giving speeches endorsing Nazis, calling Jewish people subhuman and failing to protect his students from racial discrimination. Read more
Leifer could apply for judge-only trial
A former ultra-orthodox school principal charged with child abuse offences is considering whether to apply for her case to be heard in a judge-only trial. Read more
Kadimah appoints new CEO
February 18, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Filed under Have You Heard?
Melbourne-based Kadimah has announced the appointment of Rachel Chrapot as Director and Chief Executive Officer. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Aussie Legends From Days Gone By – Gabriel Bennett
February 3, 2022 by Features Desk
Filed under Featured Articles
Gabriel was born in London in December 1817, and emigrated with his wife Rosetta to Melbourne in 1853, settling in Adelaide the following year. Read more
All Things Equal Cafe celebrates its first anniversary
January 30, 2022 by Nomi Kaltmann
Filed under News
It has been one year since the All-Things Equal Cafe launched in Melbourne. A registered charity, All Things Equal is a fresh take on the typical cafe in Melbourne, providing purposeful employment for people with and without disability in a ‘mainstream’ work environment. Read more
Standing against antisemitism and intolerance
November 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Victorian Liberal Nationals have announced a new commitment to combating antisemitism and intolerance across the state. Read more
Follow the app and discover Melbourne’s Jewish history
November 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Enjoy ‘A Jewish Walk Through Marvellous Melbourne’ via a brand-new app launched by the Australian Jewish Historical Society-Vic. Read more
JCCV Jewish Immersion Program redefined
October 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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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
Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes Victorian Government’s response to the anti-vilification inquiry but sounds a warning
September 8, 2021 by J-Wire News Service
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The Online Hate Prevention Institute has welcomed the Victorian Government’s response to the Inquiry into anti-vilification protections but warned that the critical issue of online hate, which is fuelling much of the vilification the inquiry investigated, may not be receiving the urgent attention it needs. Read more
Supporting the children of Israel this Kol Nidre
September 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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UIA Victoria is supporting an important project of national priority in Israel for its 2021 Kol Nidre appeal. Read more
Nazis, COVID protests and antisemitism
August 24, 2021 by Julie Nathan
Filed under Featured Articles
Racism in the 21st century has focussed on opposing non-white immigration into white-majority countries and calls to expel those not of European ethnicity. Read more
A party to ignore lockdown
August 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has expressed its strong disappointment in and condemns the actions of a small group of people in our community who have not followed COVID restrictions. Read more
Melbourne Jewish community suburbs listed
August 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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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
Aussie madrichim in the Arava
July 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Filed under News, Younger Minds
Four Melbourne students have used their gap year in Israel to become madrichim to lead programs in the Arava. Read more
Grant to improve governance in COSV synagogues
July 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria has secured a Besen Family Foundation grant to boost the governance skills of member synagogues. Read more
Rabbi Gabi appointed to Victorian Anti-Racism Taskforce
June 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Geoffrey Edelsten passes away at 78
June 13, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
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Geoffrey Edelsten, the former Mount Scopus student who went on to attain degrees in medicine and surgery ahead of owning the AFL teams Sydney Swans has passed away in his home in St Kilda. Read more
UIA Women’s Division photo gallery
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire photo story
Filed under News, Photo Galleries
The UIA Women’s Division event shared between Perth and Melbourne was held at Melbourne’s Classic cinema. Were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Violence against women on the agenda
The President of the Rabbinical Association of Australasia Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and The Ark Centre’s Rabbi Gabi Kaltman have met for with the new Executive Director of White Ribbon Australia Brad Chilcott in Melbourne. Read more
Politicians slam Nazi graffiti dubbed on Premier’s image
July 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Vandals have pasted an image of Victorian premier Daniel Andrews with a swastika on his forehead and with a Hitler moustache on a road sign in the suburb of Highett. Read more
New CEO for UIA Victoria
June 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Jeff Feldman has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of UIA Victoria. Read more
Meet Dr Sue Silberberg
June 3, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
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Dr Sue Silberberg has released a History Book entitled “A Networked Community – Jewish Melbourne in the Nineteenth Century”, an Academic Publication of her PhD Thesis at Melbourne University…she talks with Henry Greener. Read more
Former Melbourne community residence property to be sold
August 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The 3683 sqm site, once home to the Mark and Dina Munzer Community Residence (Munzer) in Caulfield North, has remained vacant since its closure in March 2017 and is now on the market for sale. Read more
Jeanne Pratt awarded Life Membership of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
August 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has presented Jeanne Pratt with a Life Membership to acknowledge her generosity toward the MSO and celebrate her commitment to Australia’s cultural life. Read more
Scopus students bring music to cancer patients
July 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Filed under Mt Scopus, Younger Minds
Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College students has brought music to patients receiving treatment for cancer at Box Hill Hospital Read more