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Mazal tov to the Changemakers of 2021!
MELBOURNE mental health campaigner Cassandra Barrett has been named the winner of the inaugural Joshua Levi Young Professional Award at this year’s B’nai B’rith and JNF Jewish Changemaker Awards. 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 » »
Second-hand shop becomes a second home
SINCE its inception, B’nai B’rith’s Bargain Bazaar charity shop in Surry Hills has become an institution – a major social hub where all members of society interact. For some, it is a bargain hunter’s Aladdin’s cave and a place to stock up on household goods; for others, it is a second home. Read more » »
Last chance to nominate
NOMINATIONS for this year’s B’nai B’rith and JNF Jewish Changemaker Awards have been extended until Monday, October 25 with members of the community encouraged to enter anyone aged 14-35 who is making a difference to our society. Read more » »
At 99, Marianne was a fighter
PASSING away peacefully last week, a day after her 99th birthday, Marianne Schwarz knew she had landed a strong punch on the greatest physical challenge to her twilight years, returning to a fulfilling life after going 12 rounds with COVID-19. Read more » »
Nominate a Changemaker
THE 2021 B’nai B’rith and JNF Youth & Young Adult Changemaker Awards will kick off this year with a new award in honour of Joshua Levi, the late CEO of The Australian Jewish News. Nominations for this year’s awards opened on Monday, August 2. Read more » »
Jerusalem Post: ‘Mummy, I’m a Jewish Rodent:’ 5-Year-Old Aussie After Antisemitic Attacks
The Jerusalem Post quoted B’nai B’rith International President Charles Kaufman’s letter to the principal of an Australian school where a Jewish student recently became the target of anti-Semitic bullying. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Outraged by Anti-Semitic Bullying Incidents in Australian Schools
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are deeply angered by two separate reports of anti-Semitic bullying in Australian schools. Read more » »
JTA: Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage
JTA.org quoted Dvir Abramovich, the chairman of B’nai B’rith’s Anti-Defamation Commission, in its coverage of anti-Semitic bullying in Australian schools. Read at JTA Two reports of anti-Semitic bullying at schools in Australia are receiving widespread media coverage. Read more » »
