Antisemitism work recognised

In August 2025, the late Rabbi Eli Schlanger, assistant Rabbi of Chabad of Bondi, launched an initiative called Project Noah in the hope of combating antisemitism.

The program has recently received $200,000 in funding from Multicultural NSW and has joined a two-year NSW government Community Partnership Action (COMPACT) Program. COMPACT was launched following the Bondi Beach terrorist attack on December 14, 2025, as a state-wide network of community partners and allies standing united against hate.

Rabbi Schlanger, who was tragically killed in the Bondi attack, was first inspired by the vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who emphasised the responsibility to educate the world about the Seven Noahide Laws which are universal principles of morality and ethics that serve as a foundation for a just and peaceful society.

Following Rabbi Schlanger’s untimely death, his assistant Evie Summers, who also helped develop the program with him, quickly took over and now serves as manager of Project Noah.

“[Eli] did not want us to have a victim mentality. He wanted to show the beauty of Judaism. He wanted it to be fun … We’re all children of Noah and we all abide by universal values, and that is what connects us all. So, he wanted to show that we are more alike than we are dissimilar,” Summers told The AJN.