Schools Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/category/schools/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:51:56 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Children affected by Bondi attack rebuild trust in emergency services https://www.jwire.com.au/children-affected-by-bondi-attack-rebuild-trust/ https://www.jwire.com.au/children-affected-by-bondi-attack-rebuild-trust/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:48:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179003 Children from families affected by the Chanukah terror attack at Bondi Beach took part in a community event on Sunday aimed at easing their fear of emergency services. The morning at Rodney Reserve in Dover Heights grew out of a conversation between Bondi survivors and the NSW government’s Bondi Community Response team, led by the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/children-affected-by-bondi-attack-rebuild-trust/feed/ 0 179003 Jewish children targeted in antisemitic attack at Questacon https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-children-targeted-in-antisemitic-attack-at-questacon/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-children-targeted-in-antisemitic-attack-at-questacon/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:07:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178912 Two Jewish primary school students on a Canberra excursion were subjected to a Nazi salute slogan by a fellow student. This episode is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting visibly Jewish children in public spaces. Two Year 6 students from Mount Scopus Memorial College, a Jewish independent school in Melbourne, visited Questacon […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-children-targeted-in-antisemitic-attack-at-questacon/feed/ 1 178912 CEO refutes claims about Montefiore St Ives development https://www.jwire.com.au/montefiore-rejects-claims/ https://www.jwire.com.au/montefiore-rejects-claims/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:27:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178655 Further to yesterday’s article, opponents of a proposed Montefiore retirement living development in St Ives are largely acting on misinformation about the project, according to the organisation’s CEO Robert Orie. The Jewish aged care provider has lodged a State Significant Development application with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for a seniors living […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/montefiore-rejects-claims/feed/ 0 178655 Residents campaign against Montefiore retirement complex planned for St Ives https://www.jwire.com.au/residents-campaign-against-montefiore-retirement-complex-planned-for-st-ives/ https://www.jwire.com.au/residents-campaign-against-montefiore-retirement-complex-planned-for-st-ives/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:55:28 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178598 A community campaign has emerged in Sydney’s St Ives against plans by Jewish aged care provider Montefiore to build a large retirement living complex behind Masada College. Residents are warning that the proposed nine-storey buildings would be out of scale with the surrounding neighbourhood. Montefiore has lodged a State Significant Development application with the NSW […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/residents-campaign-against-montefiore-retirement-complex-planned-for-st-ives/feed/ 0 178598 $12m boost for Jewish education announced during Chief Rabbi Mirvis’s visit https://www.jwire.com.au/12m-commitment/ https://www.jwire.com.au/12m-commitment/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:34:04 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178474 A $12 million multi-year funding commitment to Jewish education and community programs was announced at Kesser Torah College during a visit by Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis. The announcement by the Waratah Education Foundation was made this morning during a gathering of educators, community leaders and supporters focused on the importance of Jewish education in […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/12m-commitment/feed/ 0 178474 New principal for Kesser Torah https://www.jwire.com.au/new-principal-for-kesser-torah/ https://www.jwire.com.au/new-principal-for-kesser-torah/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:04:20 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=142025 Sydney’s Kesser Torah College has appointed Rabbi Yaacov Chaiton as its new College Principal. Rabbi Chaiton’s appointment comes after a six-month-long search which included the engagement of specialist recruitment companies in both Australia and the USA in conducting a global search. Several highly qualified candidates went through an intensive selection process including multiple interview rounds […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/new-principal-for-kesser-torah/feed/ 0 142025 Students unite with brothers and sisters from Ukraine https://www.jwire.com.au/students-unite-with-brothers-and-sisters-from-ukraine/ https://www.jwire.com.au/students-unite-with-brothers-and-sisters-from-ukraine/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:53:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=135936 UIA recently collaborated with Jewish Primary Schools in Sydney to connect students to their Jewish brothers and sisters in Ukraine who have suddenly found themselves as refugees. UIA NSW Women’s Division President Caroline Bolot addressed Primary School students from Moriah College and Masada College about the current challenges thousands of children their own age are […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/students-unite-with-brothers-and-sisters-from-ukraine/feed/ 0 135936 HSC: Emanuel exceeds expectations https://www.jwire.com.au/hsc-emanuel-exceeds-expectations/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hsc-emanuel-exceeds-expectations/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:02:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=133280 Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2021 exceeded expectations under the shadow of the COVID pandemic. Their resilience and perseverance throughout their remote learning journey and the extended build up to the HSC Examinations has been impressive. This ability to work independently under difficult conditions is a highly prized mindset and skill that they will carry […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hsc-emanuel-exceeds-expectations/feed/ 0 133280 New principal for Masada https://www.jwire.com.au/new-principal-for-masada/ https://www.jwire.com.au/new-principal-for-masada/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:45:17 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=120567 Sydney's Masada College has announced that Mira Hasofer has been appointed as college principal taking over from Martin Tait at the start of Term 3, 2021.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/new-principal-for-masada/feed/ 0 120567 Emanuel School hosts two innovative conferences for educators https://www.jwire.com.au/emanuel-school-hosts-two-innovative-conferences-for-educators/ https://www.jwire.com.au/emanuel-school-hosts-two-innovative-conferences-for-educators/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2019 05:38:10 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=102196 Sydney's Emanuel School has hosted two educator conferences attended by over 120 teachers from all over NSW.

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