Stonnington Council defers Chanukiah decision

A motion to display the traditional Chanukiah at Melbourne’s Malvern Town Hall in support of the Jewish community in Stonnington was deferred at a Council meeting, to the dismay of Jewish attendees. Some angry attendees at the meeting called out ‘shame’ in response. Read more

Commemoration for forgotten Jews from Muslim countries

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) will host Victoria’s first community-wide commemoration of the Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran on Sunday, 30 November. Read more

For the Rabbi’s a jolly good Fellow

Melbourne community leader Rabbi Yaakov Glasman has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship by Monash University. Read more

JCCV recognises community contributors

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria presented two key awards at its annual AGM, recognising exceptional community members whose contributions have strengthened Jewish life across Victoria. Read more

C Care launches $500,000 campaign to double its capacity to help people in need

C Care has launched a major community fundraising campaign to raise $500,000 to help complete the fit-out of its new home in Pakington Street, St Kilda. Read more

Antisemitic and abusive Uber ride

A Jewish nursing student in Melbourne was racially profiled, vilified and abused when she tried to take an Uber ride from Melbourne’s Box Hill Institute. Read more

Premier backs down on protester face mask ban

Plans to crack down on protesters wearing face coverings and masks in a bid to improve social cohesion will be watered down, a move which has sparked a police and community backlash. Read more

Job applicant targeted with antisemitic hate

A young Israeli woman was surprised to be the target of a nasty antisemitic message after being rejected for a job by The Garden of Eden nursery in Albert Park. Read more

Blues mascot sacked after antisemitic walkout

AFL club Carlton’s mascot ‘Captain Carlton’ has been sacked after storming out of a young fan’s Bar Mitzvah celebration. Read more

JCCV launches information hub for community

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has launched its new Research & Data Hub for the community. Read more

New CEO at Melbourne Holocaust Museum

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Dr Breann Fallon. Read more

Dutch masterpiece is returned to Jewish family after over 80 years

After a twenty-year battle with the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), the painting ‘Lady with a Fan’ has been returned to the Jewish family, forced to sell it to the Nazis in the 1930s. Read more

Victorian multicultural review

The Victorian Government has announced its response to the Victorian Multicultural Review. Read more

Protest arises after Israeli refused haircut

A 30-year-old Israeli man went to the Juniper Salon hairdresser in the Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh on Monday to get a haircut. Read more

Bendigo Writers Festival uproar

Pro-Palestine activists are in a perpetual state of outrage over recent events surrounding the Bendigo Writers Festival (BWF). Read more

Leifer accused of new incidents in prison

Former Adass principal and convicted sex offender Malka Leifer is accused of new offences against a young woman on camera inside Melbourne’s women’s maximum-security prison. Read more

AJDS calls for sanctions against Israel

The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS) has once again moved against the mainstream Jewish community in Australia. Read more

Police hunting for masked serial graffiti attacker

Victoria Police is searching for an unknown man who has spray-painted hateful and offensive graffiti on the outside walls of the Toorak Road synagogue on at least five occasions between March and late July. Read more

Outrageous antisemitic targeting of young Jewish students

Ten and eleven-year-old Jewish students from Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Memorial College were targeted with antisemitic chanting during a school excursion to the Melbourne Museum on Thursday. Read more

New chair at Victoria’s Courage to Care

Sabrina Chakman has been appointed as the new B’nai B’rith Chair of Courage to Care Victoria Inc. Read more

Austrian volunteers at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Four young non-Jewish Austrian men have recently completed their volunteer assignments at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, having worked there for the past ten months. Read more

Man charged over car theft tied to Adass Israel firebombing

Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team has charged a man over the theft of a car connected to the Adass Israel Synagogue firebombing in Ripponlea in December 2024.
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Dealing with antisemitism service introduced by JCCV

As the volume and intensity of antisemitic incidents have increased dramatically since the October 7 massacres, the Victorian Jewish community has felt increasingly isolated, deserted and targeted. Read more

JCCV report on the Victorian Jewish community since October 7

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has published a new report on the Victorian Jewish community since the devastating terrorist attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023. It was presented to the community at the JCCV Plenum on Monday evening. Read more

Bipartisan celebration of Israel’s 77th birthday

State and federal politicians, multicultural community leaders, and Jewish community leaders met on Tuesday night in Melbourne to celebrate the 77th anniversary of Israel’s independence. Read more

JCCV launches new strategic plan

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has launched its new strategic plan, saying that it formalises the work they have already started and that it provides the organisation a clear path forward. Read more

Antisemitism up 52% in Victoria

The 2024 Victorian Antisemitism Report has reported a surge in antisemitic incidents in 2024, with a total of 552 recorded cases, marking the highest annual total ever documented. Read more

Delegation of Victorian politicians join March of the Living

Sue Hampel, co-president of the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, led a bipartisan delegation of Victorian politicians to Poland to participate in the annual March of the Living (MOTL) Holocaust remembrance program. Read more

Israelis visit Melbourne campus

Three young Israelis of various faith backgrounds spoke to a group of academics at the University of Melbourne at a meeting hosted by Professors Steven Prawer and Leon Mann from the Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism (5A). Read more

VicPol takes action against antisemitism campaigner

Victoria Police (VicPol) has applied for a personal safety intervention order (PSIO) against antisemitism campaigner Zara Cooper on behalf of Jewish Council of Australia Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz. Read more

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