Lisa Kennett – new president for Jewish Care

Lisa Kennett is the new president for Melbourne’s Jewish Care following the two years under the leadership of Susie Ivany. Read more

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has held its 2021 Annual General Meeting

Dr John Zelcer has been elected and Susie Ivany, Prof. Sharon Goldfeld, and Michael Schoenfeld were re-elected to Melbourne’s Jewish Care Board. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Jewish Care Victoria has announced the appointment of Adjunct Professor Alan Lilly as its new Chief Executive Officer. Read more

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

“Older people are essential in the fabric of our society. We learn from our Elders. They are the custodians of our history and at every stage have stories to tell and contributions to make – in our lives and their own”, says Bill Appleby, Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne’s Jewish Care. Read more

Gary Smorgon House in lockdown

Jewish Care has instigated a precautionary lockdown at Gary Smorgon House in Melbourne. Read more

Active COVID-19 cases down to five at Melbourne’s Jewish Care residential home

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jewish Care Victoria has participated in the 25^th Annual Midsumma Pride March last week. Read more

Community playing a part to prevent violence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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