Bialik College
Over 1000 students and staff from Bialik College formed the largest human menorah ever on May 9, 2019, Israel's Independence Day.
May 10, 2019, 9:55 am
Melbourne Jewish students make world’s largest human menorah
MELBOURNE'S Bialik College celebrated Israel’s Independence Day by creating the world’s largest human menorah.
Mount Scopus College.
April 29, 2019, 12:00 am
Scopus move ‘should be for everyone’
LEADERS of several Jewish schools have called for more scrutiny on the land-swap proposal, spearheaded by a federal Labor government if elected, to move Mount Scopus College to Caulfield.
By Joshua Levi
The Jewish Children’s Aid Society presents a cheque for $600,000 to the principals of Melbourne’s Jewish schools. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 9, 2019, 9:06 am
Principals rally for worthy cause
IN a historic first, the 11 principals of Melbourne's Jewish schools joined together to support the launch of the Jewish Children's Aid Society (JCAS) fundraising drive for Jewish children with disabilities late last month. 
By Rebecca Davis
From left: Cara Davies' mother Danielle, Jeremy Bassat, Isabelle Worth and Sahar Shavit.
May 20, 2018, 12:01 am
High achieving Jewish students
LAST year, almost 51,000 Victorian students completed their VCE – and on Tuesday morning, 13 Jewish students were among the 274 highest achievers presented with VCE Premiers Awards by Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, James Merlino.
By Rebecca Davis
Sholem Aleichem school captains Hillel Ringelblum and Ella Simons lay a wreath at the VAJEX service. Photo: Pinchos Cylich
May 6, 2018, 12:01 am
Helping hand for veterans
AN organisation dedicated to looking after ex-service personnel in financial need has had strong Jewish involvement down the decades.
By Peter Kohn
Anthony Pratt. Photo: Peter Haskin.
August 31, 2017, 12:01 am
Billion dollar donation
BUSINESSMAN Anthony Pratt has pledged to give away an unprecedented $1 billion to charity before he dies.
By Evan Zlatkis
Israel Kipen is remembered as a philanthropist and a pioneer.
July 10, 2017, 12:01 am
Schools pioneer mourned
ISRAEL Kipen, Holocaust survivor, philanthropist and Jewish day schools pioneer, has passed away at 98. Kipen was among a small circle that founded Mount Scopus Memorial College, Australia’s first Jewish day school, in 1948.
By Peter Kohn
Masada College, which celebrated its 50th birthday last year, could be hit hardest by Gonski 2.0 funding if the proposed plans are passed by the Senate.
June 22, 2017, 12:00 am
Gonski to hurt Masada
MASADA College is the only Jewish school that will lose funding if the Gonski 2.0 proposals are passed by the Federal Senate.
By Joshua Levi
May 11, 2017, 12:00 am
Principals shed light on teacher’s arrest
Victoria Police is working with Bialik College to identify students who may have been photographed by a former teacher who has been charged with making child pornography.
By Joshua Levi
Josh Frydenberg MP at the launch of Bialik College's Button Project installation. Each button represents a child killed in the Holocaust.
February 24, 2017, 12:00 am
Bialik buttons bring tears to the eyes
Josh Frydenberg MP opened Bialik College's Button Project installation last week, featuring 1.5 million collected buttons, each one representing a child killed in the Holocaust.
Jana Zvedeniuk's performance of Nadia Popova has been chosen for Top Class.
February 14, 2017, 12:01 am
Excellent artists
STUDENTS at Melbourne’s Jewish day schools are among those who have been selected for the VCE Season of Excellence 2017, a program showcasing the best student work across the arts.
Bialik College students participate in a Yom Ha'atzmaut parade last year.
January 26, 2017, 12:00 am
Principals’ dismay at Bibi
THE principals of Bialik College and Mount Scopus Memorial College have expressed their “profound dismay” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be addressing the community’s youth during his visit to Melbourne.
Nimrod Shapir from Bialik College received an ATAR of 99.9. The school earned first place in Victoria based on 2016 VCE results.
December 22, 2016, 12:00 am
Bialik College tops state
Bialik College’s remarkable VCE results have earned the school first place in Victoria for 2016 based on median, and percentage of study, scores over 40.
By Phoebe Roth
Mount Scopus College student Jordan Berman received a perfect ATAR of 99.95.
December 15, 2016, 10:20 am
Top class VCE results
As ATAR scores were released in Victoria on Monday, December 12, it became apparent that Melbourne’s Jewish day schools produced extraordinary results.
By Phoebe Roth
St Philip's College in Alice Springs.
September 16, 2016, 12:00 am
School sorry for Hitler dress-up
An incident at an Alice Springs school last week in which a student dressed up as Adolf Hitler in front of a group of Jewish students has been described as an “innocent mistake”, and a “very distressing lesson for all concerned”.
By Evan Zlatkis
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