Active COVID-19 cases down to five at Melbourne’s Jewish Care residential home
September 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Of the 33 Elders who contracted COVID-19 at Jewish Care’s residential home in Windsor, two sadly passed away and 31 have now been found negative of the virus. Read more
Big Boys Do Cry: Jewish Care launches new postcards for Men’s Health Week
June 18, 2020 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria’s Healthy Communities team have this week released a new series of mental health awareness postcards to coincide with Men’s Health Week (June 15 – 21). Read more
Jewish Care Victoria offers COVID-19 interes- free hardship loans
April 2, 2020 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has launched a special COVID-19 Interest-Free Hardship Loan, offering financial support to members of the community adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria Launches COVID-19 Helpline
March 23, 2020 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has launched a COVID-19 Helpline to assist and support those in the Victorian Jewish community impacted by the Coronavirus. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria welcomes 2020 Yesod participants
February 13, 2020 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria launched its 2020 Yesod Board Foundation Program with a welcome and induction session held at the Coppel & Piekarski Family Disability Respite Centre. Read more
Jewish Care rejects the Religious Discrimination Bill in its current format
February 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Leaders from Victoria’s most prominent faith-based and religious community service organisations have come together to urge the Federal Government not to implement the Religious Discrimination Bill as proposed. Read more
Marching with Pride
February 8, 2020 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has participated in the 25th Annual Midsumma Pride March last week. Read more
Community playing a part to prevent violence
December 6, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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Almost three hundred people attended the Preventing Violence Together Community Breakfast held this week at Glen Eira Town Hall Auditorium. Read more
Raise a cup to help prevent violence
November 26, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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For the second year running, Melbourne’s Jewish Care has developed a coffee cup campaign in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria partners with The Observership Program
November 18, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Observership Program that will further enhance its Yesod Board Governance Program. Read more
Celebrating a decade of Gary Smorgon House
July 8, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care’s Gary Smorgon House in Melbourne has celebrated 10 years of enriching lives for Elders in the Victorian Jewish community. Read more
Holckner Family donates $5 million to Jewish Care
June 3, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has received a $5 million donation from Charles Holckner and his family as part of the organisation’s Growing. For our Community. Capital Campaign. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria breaks new ground on Active Living Centre
May 19, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has marked the beginning of construction on the Anne & Eric Smorgon Active Living Centre in Caulfield with a groundbreaking event Read more
Milestone event draws high praise from federal treasurer
March 4, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has marked the halfway point in the construction of The Hannah & Daryl Cohen Family Building. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria awards construction contract for new active living centre
February 1, 2019 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has awarded the contract for the construction of the $7.15 million, state-of-the-art Anne & Eric Smorgon Active Living Centre to Four Square Pty Ltd. Read more
Jewish Care to commence construction on $39m Carnegie senior living community
December 17, 2018 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has awarded a multimillion-dollar construction contract for its Carnegie Senior Living Community to ARC3. Read more
Jewish Care: enriching lives for 170 years
November 29, 2018 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria celebrated its 170-year anniversary by previewing a new hardcover book paying tribute to the history of the organisation. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria and Maccabi All Abilities sign MOU
September 25, 2018 by Ayal Tusia
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Jewish Care Victoria and Maccabi All Abilities have recently signed a new memorandum of understanding, extending a long history of collaboration. Read more
The strength of the Jews is the Jew next door
August 26, 2018 by
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To provide great support the supporter must have empathy and understanding of the person – a lesson from the March of the Living. Read more
Former Melbourne community residence property to be sold
August 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The 3683 sqm site, once home to the Mark and Dina Munzer Community Residence (Munzer) in Caulfield North, has remained vacant since its closure in March 2017 and is now on the market for sale. Read more
JCCV introduces politicians to Jewish Melbourne
June 15, 2018 by David Marlow
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The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has organised and hosted the seventh Politicians Jewish Immersion Day for politicians, candidates and political advisers. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria opts-in to National Redress Scheme
June 6, 2018 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria will fully participate in the National Redress Scheme for people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria announced as finalist for VicHealth Award
October 27, 2017 by Ayal Tusia
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Melbourne’s Jewish Care has been named a finalist in health promotion’s night of nights, the VicHealth Awards. Read more
Youth mentoring programs at Jewish Care
October 24, 2017 by Kirsten Young
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Jewish Care Victoria has a long history of working with, and supporting, young people in the Jewish community by offering youth mentoring programs that connect 14-18 year-olds with independent and trained mentors aged 25 years and over. Read more
Hopes and fears – a video from Jewish Care
October 23, 2017 by Ayal Tusia
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‘Hopes and Fears’ shows a group of Holocaust survivors explaining what hopes and fears they have for future generations and the world they live in. Read more
Jewish Care Hosts Arava Project Delegation
March 27, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
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Jewish Care Victoria has hosted a delegation of Israeli and Australian Arava Project representatives and told them about the organisation and its aged care offerings. Read more
Generations connecting through tech, tea & tales
March 17, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
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An innovative intergenerational program, ‘Tech, Tea & Tales’ recently launched at Jewish Care Victoria – the first of its kind in Australia. Read more
Sharing #5000smiles for Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Annual Appeal
March 3, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
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Jewish Care Victoria has launched it 2017 Annual Appeal, its theme based on the popularity of using emojis to express our feelings. For the first time, the Appeal will include a dedicated social media campaign, titled #5000smiles. Read more
AFL kicks community goals
June 19, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
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Residents of The Manders Villas, Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s independent living units for people with disability, experienced a day at the football courtesy of the AFL and the Collingwood Football Club. Read more
A Bissel of Songs
June 16, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
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Melbourne’s Jewish Care asked residents to sing their favourite songs, in any language. What they heard was a wonderful collection of tunes in Yiddish, Russian and Hebrew. Read more