Jewish Community Council of Victoria
Henri Korn, Holocaust survivor and guide at the Jewish Holocaust Centre, speaks with visitors. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 25, 2019, 12:00 am
From solemnity to celebration
WITH Pesach almost over, the community now turns to preparing for the highs and lows of the three "Yoms".
By Peter Kohn
A beaming Michael Barnett (second from right) of Aleph Melbourne with husband Gregory Storer (right) after the historic apology motion was accepted at Monday night’s JCCV plenum. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 5, 2019, 12:00 am
JCCV’s ‘sorry’ to Aleph 20 years on
HISTORY was made at the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) on Monday night when its plenum voted to apologise unconditionally to LGBTIQ+ advocacy and support group Aleph Melbourne for painful events that occurred 20 years ago.
By Peter Kohn
JBOD president Lesli Berger on stage with other faith leaders at St Mary's Cathedral.
March 21, 2019, 12:00 am
JBOD launches Christchurch crowdfunding campaign
THE New Zealand mosque massacres prompted the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) to launch a crowd-funding campaign in support of the Muslim community in Christchurch.
Michael Barnett (left) and Shaun Miller.
March 7, 2019, 12:01 am
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
OLD wounds were scratched at the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) plenum on Monday when it failed to formally apologise for denying affiliation to gay advocacy and support group Aleph Melbourne 20 years ago.
By Peter Kohn
People at the rally performed Nazi salutes. Photo: Screengrab, ABC News
January 10, 2019, 12:01 am
‘Confine these views to the dustbin of history’
JEWISH leaders have joined a legion of Australians condemning an anti-immigration rally in Melbourne on Saturday attended by Queensland senator Fraser Anning, at which neo-Nazi salutes were made and Nazi paraphernalia was displayed.
By Peter Kohn
From left, Bruce Atkinson, Saara Sabbagh, Jennifer Huppert, Richard Wynne, Rohini Kappadath, general manager of the Immigration Museum, and Ahmet Keskin.
December 19, 2018, 5:55 pm
Jewish-Muslim initiative tackles racism
A Jewish-Muslim initiative that provides training on how to safely respond to a hate attack was launched at Melbourne's Immigration Museum on December 10.
By Peter Kohn
Israel's ambassador Mark Sofer (right) hears about the Jewish Holocaust Centre from survivor guide Abe Goldberg. Photo: Zina Sofer
October 14, 2018, 12:01 am
‘An eye opener for me’
ON his first visit to the Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) on Monday, Israel's ambassador Mark Sofer was given a comprehensive briefing on the centre's future expansion plans and was shown through the museum.
By Peter Kohn
Andrew Bolt. Photo: Peter Haskin
August 9, 2018, 12:01 am
Thundering Bolt strikes Bagel Belt
HE is no stranger to divisiveness, and last week Andrew Bolt polarised members of both the wider and Jewish community. Four News Corp tabloids, including the Herald Sun published an op-ed by the controversial columnist entitled in the Daily Telegraph as "The foreign invasion".
By Rebecca Davis
JCCV vice-president Anton Hermann speaking to the censure motion at Monday's plenum. Photo: Peter Haskin
July 8, 2018, 12:01 am
AJDS carpeted by roof body
THE Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has voted overwhelmingly to censure the Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS), one of its constituent organisations, over its promotion of a pro-Palestinian rally held in May.
By Peter Kohn
Tamika Mallory. Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Hulu
June 7, 2018, 12:01 am
Activist’s invite revoked
VCOSS feared Tamika Mallory's comments would detract from their message, writes Peter Kohn.
By Peter Kohn
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
May 3, 2018, 9:01 am
$4 million security boost
A LANDMARK $4 million boost to security upgrades for the Victorian Jewish community was announced by Premier Daniel Andrews at South Caulfield Hebrew Congregation on Sunday.
By Aaron Fetter
Jewish Community Council of Victoria president Jennifer Huppert. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 2, 2018, 12:01 am
Fears of tax on shules
A BILL introduced into the Victorian Parliament to remove tax exemptions from charities that advocate religion has come under fire from the Victorian Opposition.
Former NSW Premier Morris Iemma.
January 21, 2018, 12:00 am
Iemma defends Danby over McNeill ad controversy
Former NSW premier Morris Iemma has defended Michael Danby after the media spotlight returned to the Melbourne Ports MP's advertisements about ABC journalist Sophie McNeill.
By Peter Kohn
Anton Block.
December 20, 2017, 12:01 am
‘We must be vigilant’
"THE Inquiry, its public hearings, findings and recommendations have been of seminal ongoing importance for the whole of Australian society," said Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Anton Block.
Jewish participants in Melbourne's Walk Against Family Violence.
December 1, 2017, 12:00 am
Marching against abuse
Ten Jewish communal organisations joined in the Walk Against Family Violence in Melbourne as part of the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and White Ribbon Day.
By Rebecca Davis
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