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Victorian Jewish groups offered grants for healing after Bondi

Victorian Jewish organisations will be able to apply for new one-off wellbeing grants announced today in a move aimed...

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...

Jewish Care: 175 years of service to Melbourne’s Jewish community

Jewish Care Victoria celebrates its 175th Anniversary on Sunday. The Melbourne organisation has a strong tradition of caring for and...

Podcast: L’Chaim to Life: Rabbi Yoseph Nerenberg

Maurice Klein speaks with Rabbi Yoseph Nerenberg, Manager of Jewish Life at Jewish Care, who started off as assistant...

Keeping Dads in the picture: unpacking masculinity this Father’s Day

In an age of respectful relationships, toxic private school cultures and a post-#MeToo world, it’s the question many parents...

Almost $17m to help survivors

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) has announced the allocation of US$720 million to more...

Jewish Care appoints new Chief Medical Officer

Jewish Care Victoria has announced the appointment of Dr Simon Grof as its inaugural Chief Medical Officer. The CMO will...

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...

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 Victoria appoints new Chief Executive Officer

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

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.

Gary Smorgon House in lockdown

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

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.

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 We

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.

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.

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.

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.

Marching with Pride

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

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.