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Walking together this Chanukah
Changing of the guard
What’s On this Chanukah
Eight nights of splendour Prepare to have plans every night of Chanukah as the eight-day Pillars of Light Festival will be running at Federation Square every night of Chanukah. Organised by the ARK Centre, the events will kick off on Sunday, November 28, for a celebration of multiculturalism with a 12-foot high chanukiah. Read more » »
‘Leader, doer, achiever’ mourned
TRIBUTES have flowed for communal icon Phil Symons who passed away last month. In a long and diverse communal career, Symons, 93, served as a president of the Victorian Jewish Board of Deputies – predecessor of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV), – Mount Scopus Memorial College and Mizrachi, and was strongly involved with B’nai B’rith. Read more » »
Last chance to nominate
B’nai B’rith Youth Organisation ‘up and coming’ in Sydney
AFTER recently restarting in Sydney, B’nai B’rith Youth Organisation (BBYO) NSW is moving in the right direction and is “up and coming”, according to co-president Ruby Borer. An international pluralistic Jewish youth organisation, BBYO caters to about 80,000 teens in more than 55 countries. Borer said it is “run by teens for teens”. Read more » »
A souper way to support the needy
SARAH Bendetsky and her husband Avi, alongside co-founder and director Alina Zamel-Well, opened the doors of new not-for-profit restaurant Souper Bistro in Caulfield North late last month, serving vibrant and authentic Russian kosher cuisine to generate funds to feed the needy and establish a lively community hub. Read more » »