Stephen Chipkin

August 20, 2020, 12:00 am

'We've done a successful job with this community for over 50 years and hopefully we'll continue doing that under my stewardship'.

By Gareth Narunsky

JewishCare executive officer Warren Hurst with Blooms Pharmacy manager
Cary Huynh. Photo: Gareth Narunsky

July 14, 2020, 10:46 am

Helping more people in need

The Financial Assistance Fund will provide direct cash grants and payments or vouchers for essential living expenses including accommodation, groceries, petrol and other essentials

By Gareth Narunsky

June 25, 2020, 12:00 am

Gender on the agenda

'Greater representation of women across all facets of communal leadership would not only serve women better – but the entire community would be stronger as a result'.

By AJN STAFF

June 25, 2020, 12:00 am

‘Simply not acceptable’

Over 60% of women feel uncomfortable with language used about or towards women in a Jewish organisation; 38% of women feel they don't have the same access to opportunities men do.

By Rebecca Davis and Sophie Deutsch

Donations to JCA help families like the Avilas access services through
JewishCare and have their children educated at Mount Sinai College.
Photo: Vicki Lauren Photography

June 19, 2020, 3:26 pm

‘Still a long way to go’

JCA: 'While we understand things are tougher for everyone, people should not simply rely on others to fund this community so that our service needs are met'.

By Gareth Narunsky

May 22, 2020, 11:09 am

‘Frontline needs we have to address’

JCA president Stephen Chipkin: 'I’m proud of the way our community has responded to COVID-19, and the way JCA has been able to step forward and use its reserves in a proactive way'

By Gareth Narunsky

April 5, 2020, 6:00 pm

$18m funding boost for communal organisations

'JCA has the strength to ensure all our organisations can continue to focus on the needs of the community and provide the support that is needed'.

By AJN STAFF

April 2, 2020, 9:01 am

$1 million pool for the needy

The COVID-19 Jewish Emergency Relief Fund will cover essentials such as food, shelter, medicines and other critical goods or services for an amount of up to $5000 per family.

By Gareth Narunsky

A file photo of Jewish communal leaders with Federal MP Dave Sharma.

March 31, 2020, 3:00 pm

Jewish communal emergency operations centre opened

'An emergency operations centre will be ready to assist members of our community who are in need'.

By Gareth Narunsky

An artist’s impression of the new White City.

March 14, 2019, 12:01 am

Fresh hope for Hakoah

DETAILED plans to build a $40-45 million Jewish community centre at White City will be submitted to Woollahra Council next month.

By Joshua Levi

February 19, 2019, 12:00 am

‘This is something that I want to fulfil’

By Gareth Narunsky

From left: Professor Chris Goodnow, Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Rina Michael, Executive Director of Weizmann Australia, and the Garvan Institute's Professor Jerry Greenfield, Dr Dorit Samocha-Bonet and Dr Joanne Reed.

December 19, 2018, 6:10 pm

How the Garvan-Weizmann Centre is ‘transforming medicine’

The Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics has only been open for 16 months, but has already sequenced an incredible 2.63 million individual human cells.

By Shane Desiatnik

Dr Debbie Burnett, who conducts research into disorders of the immune system at the Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics in Sydney.

June 6, 2018, 3:17 pm

Partnership boosted by $1 million donation

THE potential to uncover cures and personalised treatments for cancer through advancements in genomic medicine was significantly boosted earlier this month when the partnership between Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, forged in 2016, receiving its biggest individual donation.

By Shane Desiatnik

June 4, 2018, 6:04 pm

Campaign raises the alarm

THE edgy theme for JCA's 2018 annual campaign was "Dangerous Ideas", but large crowds at events in Sydney's north and east were in safe hands, as movers and shakers representing a broad spectrum of Jewry were steered by renowned futurist Phill Nosworthy into a discussion about the challenges facing the NSW and ACT Jewish communities.

By Shane Desiatnik

April 26, 2018, 12:01 am

Stalwart mourned

FRANK Wolf has been remembered as an astute businessman, an important communal figure, a generous donor and a humble and kind family man.

By Joshua Levi