Bushfires
Danny Gluck, Rabbi Daniel Rabin, David Southwick MP, Shlomo Nathanson, Fred Bergman with Australian Sikh Support providing donations to bushfire affected communities.
January 14, 2026, 6:01 pm
Jewish community helping bushfire relief
Victoria's bushfires force Jewish camps to evacuate
By Sharyn Kolieb
The Little Desert Lodge near Nihill, now completely destroyed by a bushfire. Photo: Facebook.
January 28, 2025, 1:03 pm
Bushfire destroys Jewish camp venue
The loss of the facility comes as a significant blow to Chabad Youth's camping programme.
By Bruce Hill
Photo: Noel Kessel
June 17, 2021, 1:30 pm
Helping to revitalising ravaged communities
By CARLY DOUGLAS
Photo: Noel Kessel
March 5, 2020, 12:44 pm
Bushfire funds at work
More than $3 million has been raised for the Victorian Jewish Bushfire Relief Appeal following the devastating summer fires that ravaged the state.
By AJN STAFF
Photo: Arsen Ostrovsky
February 18, 2020, 9:00 am
‘Your pain is our pain’
Proceeds from the evening were directed to the World Wildlife Fund’s Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund.
By AJN STAFF
NSW volunteers making calls for JNF's Green Sunday. Victoria's appeal will be held this Sunday, February 16.
February 11, 2020, 2:10 pm
JNF to help re-green Australia
JNF Victoria's Green Sunday appeal will be held this Sunday, February 16, with 50 per cent of funds raised directed to supporting wildlife and nature recovery efforts.
By AJN STAFF
Photo: Noel Kessel
January 30, 2020, 8:33 am
Support for school kids
An initiative by Victoria's Jewish community, in conjunction with Vinnies, will help around 1000 young people to get on with their studies in fire-ravaged areas of Victoria.
By Peter Kohn
Photo: Josh Saacks
January 23, 2020, 12:23 pm
Support for bushfire victims
'We are here shoulder to shoulder helping our Australian friends who lost everything to the fires'.
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Ralph Genende, David Smorgon and John Branagan from the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade at Sunday evening’s service. Photo: Peter Haskin
January 16, 2020, 1:22 pm
Solidarity and support welcomed
Members of Melbourne’s Jewish community came together on Sunday for an evening of Tefillah, Tzedakah and solidarity for the thousands affected by the devastating bushfires.
By Peter Kohn
Rabbi Captain Dovid Gutnick and Victoria Police Senior Police Chaplain Drew Mellor in Mallacoota.
January 16, 2020, 12:26 pm
Rabbi on the front line
Melbourne's Rabbi Dovid Gutnick has been offering moral support to locals in bushfire-affected areas.
By Peter Kohn
Photo: Noel Kessel
January 16, 2020, 9:00 am
Community raises millions
Collectively – both organisationally and through the generosity of individual philanthropists – the Jewish community has contributed over $6 million for bushfire relief to date.
By AJN STAFF
Jewish couple David and Leah Wallace lost their home and shop in the southern NSW town of Mogo.
January 13, 2020, 11:23 am
A sombre start to 2020
'The past few weeks have proved anything but relaxing for our community, our country or indeed the world at large'.
By AJN STAFF
Baking cookies for firies and victims at Our Big Kitchen
January 9, 2020, 10:11 am
Community rallies for victims and firefighters
Campaigns have been launched by Jewish communities across Australia.
By Peter Kohn
Cecily and Roger Parris.
January 9, 2020, 9:58 am
‘Our street looks as if a bomb went off’
"The top of the street looks as if a bomb went off with row upon row of burnt-out houses."
By Joshua Levi
Jewish couple David and Leah Wallace lost their home and shop in the southern NSW town of Mogo.
January 9, 2020, 9:53 am
‘There was no way to save our home’
'The ferocity and speed with which that fire hit Mogo was enormous'.
By Gareth Narunsky
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