Livia Albeck-Ripka
August 10, 2012, 12:19 pm
Preschool security boost
MORE than $4 million in security upgrades to Jewish preschools across Australia was announced by the government this week.
August 8, 2012, 9:00 am
A helping hand in Mumbai
MOVED by the poverty and injustice he witnessed on a business trip to India last year, Melbourne-born Jacob Sztokman has set up a world-first volunteering program for young Jewish adults. Having launched this year, Gabriel Project Mumbai partners poverty relief with active partnership in the Indian Jewish community, offering 20 to 28-year-olds the chance to volunteer in Mumbai’s slums for three to four months, preparing food for children and teaching them English.
August 6, 2012, 2:15 pm
Vic MPs experience Israel
FOSTERING vibrant relationships between the Jewish community and members of the Victorian Parliament is of prime concern to David Southwick, the member for Caulfield who recently led a delegation of Liberal MPs on an Israel study tour. Co-ordinated by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) during July, the tour involved meetings with Israeli media, a visit to the Knesset, Temple Mount, the Western Wall and briefings on the history of Israel and its current work in the areas of innovation and research.
August 2, 2012, 2:08 pm
BDS protestors guilty
TWO-anti Israel activists have been found guilty of assaulting police outside chocolate retailer Max Brenner last year. Sergio Tobon and Stephen Evans were convicted and fined $500 each last week by the Melbourne Magistrates Court for assaulting police during a violent scuffle in July last year. The incident occurred outside the store in Melbourne’s QV Square, at which 19 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) protestors were arrested.
July 27, 2012, 11:58 am
BDS court case may prompt law change
While five protestors remain charged with resisting arrest and assault, all charges of besetting and trespass have been dropped – a move defence lawyer Robert Stary hailed as “a landmark case in the annals of the criminal justice system because what it represents is people have a right to express themselves politically”.
July 25, 2012, 10:03 am
Tackling change
THE 21st century has seen sweeping change, global crises and vast leaps in technology and access to information. How the Jewish people cope with these challenges will be tackled at the Anti-Defamation Commission’s (ADC) 2012 Gandel Oration, where keynote speaker Brigadier General Gal Hirsch (pictured) will consider what lies ahead for the Jews.
July 20, 2012, 9:00 am
Danby declares war on Greens
AFTER disparaging Greens policies in recent weeks, federal MP Michael Danby has said the party’s potential success in the upcoming Melbourne by-election would be problematic for the Jewish community.
July 10, 2012, 12:01 pm
Leading the way
EARLIER this month, 25-year-old Josh Ferenbach from Access Inc, which caters to Jewish people with disabilities, took it upon himself to arrange a football training day with AJAX Football Club under Access’s leadership program.
July 3, 2012, 10:17 am
$4.7m boost to school security
THIRTEEN Jewish schools have received a $4.7 million security boost in the third round of funding for the federal government’s Secure Schools Program.
July 3, 2012, 12:00 am
$4.7 million boost to school security
NINE months after the synagogue at Masada College in St Ives was destroyed by fire, the school has received a grant for a security and fire detection system upgrade.
By Gareth Narunsky
June 29, 2012, 10:15 am
Searle is last man standing
CHAIRMAN of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission John Searle (pictured) was the last man standing after his fellow board members quit en masse following the rejection by Attorney-General Robert Clark of their unanimous nomination for commissioner.
June 25, 2012, 10:00 am
Abuse committee calls for submissions
THE committee charged with investigating the handling of child abuse by religious groups has called for submissions from the public. The parliamentary inquiry, set up to consider how religious and other non-government organisations respond to allegations of child abuse by members of their organisations, is seeking information about the reporting practices of these groups – including whether outing suspected criminals is systematically discouraged.
June 19, 2012, 9:00 am
Safety at last for King David
THE issue surrounding a potential pedestrian hazard outside The King David School’s Magid campus was resolved earlier this month, with the installation of a new school crossing.
June 12, 2012, 9:00 am
Always caring about Jewish values
JEWISH Care has reassured the community that a survey assessing how “Jewishness” should be reflected in its aged, family and disability services would not signal the end of kosher meals, Jewish staff or the observance of Shabbat and Jewish festivals.
June 5, 2012, 9:00 am
Maintaining the Jewish in Jewish Care
A NEW survey will asses how “Jewishness” should be reflected in Jewish Care’s aged, family, disability and community services. The provision of kosher meals, Jewish staff and Shabbat services all come under the microscope in the questionnaire, designed to measure the community’s expectations of a Jewish support ­organisation.
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