New leadership for AUJS

September 12, 2023 by  
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AUJS has held its Annual General Meeting, as leaders from across Australia and New Zealand gathered together to discuss policy priorities and elect the new leadership team for 2024. Read more

The Jewish festival of love in Sydney

August 7, 2023 by  
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Sydney’s young Jewish adult community came together last Thursday night to celebrate the annual White Party in honour of Tu B’Av, the Jewish festival of love.

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Green Sunday in Sydney

February 16, 2023 by  
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200 young volunteers gave of their time to participate in the annual JNF NSW’s Green Sunday telethon.
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AUJS Leadership for 2022

August 18, 2021 by  
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AUJS has held its second-ever Zoom AGM with students from across Australia and New Zealand electing a new Executive Committee to lead the organisation in 2022. Read more

AUJS nets three world awards

January 4, 2021 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has won awards in three categories at the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) Congress for 2020, in individual and group categories. Read more

AUJSxAZYC distancing together – mental health campaign

May 12, 2020 by  
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In these uncertain times, many organisations have had to adapt and adjust their operations. Read more

AUJS elects its executive Committee

September 1, 2019 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) elected its new Executive Committee which will lead the organisation into its 72nd year. Read more

AUJS celebrates Purim

March 4, 2018 by  
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Hundreds of Jewish young adults attended the NSW Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) Purim party celebration at El Topo Basement, in the heart of Bondi Junction in Sydney. Read more

AJA takes issue with CAM’s statement

January 17, 2018 by  
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The Australian Jewish Association believes that The Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism statement supporting Victoria’s African community is ill-considered and counterproductive. Read more

Victorian Jewish community supports Australians of African descent

January 15, 2018 by  
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The Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism which includes The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has expressed its targeting the African community as scapegoats for youth crime in the state. Read more

Kim Beazley to deliver 2017 AUJS Sir Zelman Cowen Memorial Oration

January 27, 2017 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS)  has announced the launch of the 2017 Sir Zelman Cowen Memorial Oration, to be delivered by Australia’s former Deputy Prime Minister, Opposition Leader and Ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley. Read more

AUJS receives world-wide recognition

January 1, 2016 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has been recognised as Union of the Year at the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) Congress Awards Ceremony in Jerusalem. Read more

New leadership for AUJS

October 6, 2015 by  
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Michael Fisher, a commerce/law student at Melbourne’s Monash University, and the AUJS National Treasurer in 2015, has been elected as National Chairperson for 2016. Read more

Commemorating Yitzhak Rabin

The Melbourne Jewish community will gather next month to remember his life and legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z”l.  Read more

Inaugural Youth Parliament of World Religions

September 19, 2015 by  
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Over five hundred young people from across NSW gathered in Sydney last night for the inaugural ‘Youth Parliament of World Religions ’ with two  AUJS leaders, Elenore Levi and Avia Madar addressing the packed gathering. Read more

Malcolm meets AUJS

September 17, 2015 by  
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A delegation of 50 AUJS students from around Australia has visited Canberra to develop their political knowledge and skills, by meeting with many of the nation’s senior leaders in Parliament House…including Malcolm Turnbull days before he became Prime Minister. Read more

Register for AUJS Aviv

June 14, 2015 by  
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Registrations for AUJS Aviv are now open and, as a special bonus, if you register before 19th June, AUJS will pay for your mobile phone use while you’re on the program! Read more

Web site for the Israeli elections

February 27, 2015 by  
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In the lead-up to the 2015 Israeli Elections, The Australasian Union of Jewish Students  has launched an informative website “israelrepresent.org”.

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AUJS says no to discrimination

September 22, 2014 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has hit out at a letter in support of discrimination signed by Australian academics. Read more

Coming to terms with 6,000,000

July 21, 2014 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has launched ‘6 Million Friends’, an innovative social media campaign designed to help people conceptualise the number of Jewish people who died in the Holocaust. Read more

Australian students commemorate Anzac Day in Israel

April 29, 2014 by  
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The Zionist Federation of Australia organised a full two day program for 240 Australian gap year participants from Bnei Akiva, Betar, Habonim Dror, Hashomer Hatzair, Netzer, Hineni, IBC and AUJS Aviv, in conjunction with KKL (JNF Israel) to commemorate Anzac Day in Israel. Read more

Sharansky launches AUJS campaign

March 28, 2014 by  
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Natan Sharansky, the executive chairman of the Jewish Agency, has launched the Australasian Union of Jewish Students’ (AUJS) I am an Israeli campaign, as part of his Australian tour. Read more

AUJS backs ECAJ on Racial Discrimination Act issue

December 5, 2013 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has backed the Executive Council of Australian Jewry in calling on the Federal Government to abandon its plans to repeal or weaken Australia’s race hate laws. Read more

Baskets of peace

August 8, 2013 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have joined forces with the Sikh Students Association for a basketball game in the name of peace and understanding. Read more

PM meets AUJS

May 28, 2013 by  
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has hosted a short meeting with members of the Australian Union of Jewish Students in Canberra. Read more

AUJS at odds with Sydney uni students

April 16, 2013 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has criticised the University of Sydney’s Student Representative Council (SRC) for passing a “divisive and counterproductive” motion calling on the University to end all ties with the Technion. Read more

AUJS seminar attracts top politicians

August 30, 2012 by  
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AUJS has run its fifteenth star-studded fifteenth year premier AUJS Political Training Seminar—PTS—in Canberra. Read more

Leader for Leadership

July 27, 2012 by  
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The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has appointed  Rachel Flitman to lead its 2012/13 Leadership Development Program (LDP) – AUJS’s flagship international program. Read more

Community Help for AUJS

September 1, 2011 by  
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Leaders from the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS), the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and the Zionist Council of Victoria (ZCV) have met to discuss how the community’s leadership could better support AUJS on campus. Read more

AUJS denies ABC Sought Liberal Jewish Students for Q&A

February 24, 2009 by  
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In a bid to have a balanced audience for its Q&A TV panel program, the Sydney Morning Herald has claimed that th ABC approached the Australian Union of Jewish Students. Read more