Mount Scopus College
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
Mount Scopus principal Rabbi James Kennard (left) with ALP candidate Josh Burns at Caulfield Hospital last Sunday. Photo: Simon Kosmer
April 4, 2019, 9:26 am
Mount Scopus heading to Caulfield?
MOUNT Scopus College's dream of moving the entire school to Caulfield could be confirmed within 18 months.
By Peter Kohn
Josh Frydenberg being sworn in as Federal Treasurer last Friday. Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch
August 30, 2018, 12:01 am
Josh Hashanah
WHEN Malcolm Turnbull addressed the media on Thursday afternoon last week, the thought of becoming deputy leader of the Liberal Party hadn't even crossed Josh Frydenberg's mind.
By Joshua Levi
Photo: Maxim Popov/Dreamstime.com
June 21, 2018, 12:00 am
25 hours of tech-free bliss
As the power of technology to communicate and inform is equalled by its capacity to distract and disrupt, only an obligation to fully switch off allows me to truly switch on.
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
Sally Warhaft. Photo: Darren James
May 4, 2018, 12:01 am
Jewish candidate for lord mayor
SALLY Warhaft, the only Jewish candidate in the election for lord mayor, hopes to become Melbourne's first ever female Jewish lord mayor.
By Peter Kohn
What are Jewish values? Photo: Roman Milert/Dreamstime.com
March 8, 2018, 12:00 am
‘Tikkun olam’ is simply not enough for Jewish identity
We need a Jewish identity that includes the wisdom of Jewish learning and the beauty of Jewish practice, that sees the world and our place in it through a Jewish lens.
The IKEA in Netanya has a synagogue.
January 25, 2018, 12:00 am
Learning a valuable lesson from IKEA
Why the Netanya branch of flatpack furniture giant IKEA, which has its own shule, is a metaphor for the Jewish State.
Johnny Baker.
November 2, 2017, 10:46 am
Johnny Baker ‘gone far too soon’
THE community is mourning the untimely passing of Johnny Baker, whose forthright voice has been interwoven with Australian Jewish projects for decades.
By Peter Kohn
Make-A-Wish Israel CEO Denise Bar-Aharon speaks to students at The King David School last month.
October 10, 2017, 12:00 am
Granting wishes to sick children
Make-A-Wish Israel's CEO Denise Bar Aharon visited Australia last month to promote an Israel-Australia shared appeal that's helping children battling life-threatening illnesses.
By Rebecca Davis
Professor Rael Strous.
September 11, 2017, 12:01 am
Tackling stigmas
MENTAL health issues in Israel, particularly among Charedi Jews, are a priority for Professor Yisrael "Rael" Strous (pictured), who is in Australia this month to raise awareness about a new mental health unit in Bnei Brak.
Sue Hampel (left) and Frances Prince with their awards.
August 29, 2017, 12:01 am
MOTL founders honoured
HOLOCAUST educators Sue Hampel and Frances Prince have each been honoured with a Henryk Slawik Award from the Australian Society of Polish Jews and their Descendants.
By Peter Kohn
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
Oliver Bergman in action over the long weekend. Photo: ImagePlay Photography
June 22, 2017, 9:01 am
Boys deliver at Victorian championships
A TRIO of Jewish teens who’ve trained together for a decade achieved outstanding results at the Victorian Artistic Gymnastics Championships held on the June long weekend – rising above their own expectations.
By Shane Desiatnik
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
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