An evening of Truth & Lies

Sydney’s JewishCare has hosted an evening of divulging international truth and lies about refugees, at which former Federal judge Marcus Einfeld shared many controversial situations. Read more

Community organisations partner to create A Kinder World Now.

In Sydney, Jewish House, The Friendship Circle, Maccabi All Abilities, The Choice Foundation, One&All, JewishCare, and The Central Synagogue have united to organise a disability advocacy and awareness event next week. Read more

Almost $17m to help survivors

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) has announced the allocation of US$720 million to more than 300 social welfare organizations globally to support home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors. Read more

Burger to cross the bridge

Sydney’s JewishCare and Montefiore are to extend their Burger Centre partnership to Sydney’s North Shore. Read more

Jobs Open!

CEO’s of Jewish House and JewishCare, Rabbi Mendel Kastel and Gary Groves are calling on the Sydney community to work together to connect local employers with job seekers. Read more

Jewish partnership helping our community to thrive

Sydney community organisations, JewishCare & Jewish House, have formed a landmark partnership with the launch of Jobs Open! – a joint initiative designed to connect local employers and job-seekers together to create mutually beneficial workplace opportunities. Read more

Gary Groves: First six months at the helm of Sydney’s JewishCare

The first six months in any job is always dynamic, but when it’s the top job of an established community organisation like JewishCare, operating in the middle of a pandemic, the challenges are tenfold and effective leadership is critical for agility, change and growth. Read more

Jeremy Spinak: what you can do

A rising light in not just the NSW Jewish community but also Australia’s has been dimmed into blackness with the passing of former president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies Jeremy Spinak. Read more

Jason Sandler takes the helm at JewishCare

After twelve years on the Board of JewishCare and more recently eight as President, Allan Vidor is stepping down from the Board.  Read more

JewishCare volunteers acknowledged

Sydney JewishCare volunteers have been acknowledged by Centre for Volunteering NSW at functions held in Randwick and Castle Hill. Read more

Aid for Holocaust survivors doubled for 2015

Elderly Jewish Holocaust victims in Australia, the last of their generation to have endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide, will receive significantly more aid in 2015, announced Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference). Read more

New Board for JewishCare

Sydney’s JewishCare has elected a new Board at its AGM. Read more

Three-legged care

To coincide with National Youth Mentoring Week,  Sydney’s JewishCare together with Raise and YWCA NSW and Australian Youth Mentoring Network staged a Guinness World Record attempt at the biggest 3 legged race. Read more

More help for Holocaust survivors

Changes to Claims Conference eligibility guidelines will allow Sydney’s JewishCare to substantially increase the number of home support packages that enables Survivors to remain living in their own homes. Read more

Working with government

Sydney’s JewishCare’s Mental Health team is involved in a major government initiative which aims to improve the overall health of all Australians. Read more

JewishCare co-operating on Mental Health

Sydney’s JewishCare has hosted a Mental Health – Meet your Neighbour meeting. Read more

Home Support for Survivors

New funding for home services for Holocaust survivors has become available for Sydney’s JewishCare. Read more

JewishCare Capital Appeal – Just in Time

With one week to go for Sydney’s JewishCare Capital Appeal, the project for which half of the funds is targeted is about to get underway. Read more

Top marks for Gary Smorgon House

Melbourne’s Jewish Care is pleased to announce that the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency (ACSAA), the government’s independent accreditation agency, recommended to award a perfect score of 44/44 in its first audit of Jewish Care’s Gary Smorgon House. Read more

JewishCare helps two-home children

In a new program, “Two Houses, One Suitcase, No Worries”, Sydney’s JewishCare is tackling the problems encountered by children whose parents have separated or become divorced. Read more