Record number of Jews aim for local council seats
A RECORD number of Jewish people are jostling for a stake in local politics - with 11 Jewish candidates contesting seats on Waverley Council and…
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Council & local affairs, 2008
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Women of valour in 1923, a small group of Jewish women in NSW formed the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia. Ieq Landsman reports on their humble beginnings to their overwhelming achievements ahead of the Council’s 85th-anniversary celebrations this weekend
THE year 1923 can be remembered for many things: Time magazine was first published; Coco Chanel introduced Chanel No.5 perfume; the Hollywood Sign…
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LONGSTANDING Randwick resident VIVIEN REED, daughter of the late…
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WOOLLAHRA Liberal councillor and law student ANTHONY BOSKOVITZ, 25, who…
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DESPITE being the youngest Liberal candidate standing for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Vox Pop In local council elections, do you vote candidates in based on Jewish issues?
It's not so much the Jewish issues, but more local Issues that I'm interested in - particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Jewish candidates under the scope Waverley Council a Record-breaking number of Jewish candidates are staking out seats on Sydney's local councils in the elections on September 13. Chantal Abitbol takes a closer look at the candidates
LIBERAL candidate YVONNE COBURN, 47, said it's her strong “social conscience”…
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LOCAL council elections are just around the corner, but it’s business as usual for Botany Bay Council. The city's mayor, Ron Hoenig, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NCJWA celebrates 85 years National Council of Jewish Women of Australia held is 85th anniversary celebration on August 23
From left: Dominique Goldstein, Doron Zelinger, Varda Goldstein. From left: Zelda Feigen, Ray Ginsburg, Phyl Glasser…
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JERUSALEM - Charismatic Charedi politician Aryeh Deri has requested that the National Election Committee overlook his criminal record and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boardroom briefing More photos: ajn.com.au The Jewish National Fund and State Zionist Council held a joint boardroom briefing with Naomi Ragen on September 2
Photos: Lara Hotz Harold Milner (left), Mesvp Basserabie. [?]nclair…
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DESPITE a record showing, only a handful of Jewish candidates appear to have clinched seats on various Sydney councils after elections were…
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A SHOALHAVEN city councillor has issued a formal apology for anti-Semitic comments he made earlier this year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Robert Goot President, Executive Council of Australian Jewry
AS president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the elected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wise to chair NSW security council
THE NSW Council for Jewish Communal Security has appointed Peter Wise as its inaugural chairman to oversee its $20-million Jewish Security Capital Appeal (JSCA)…
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NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council reached agreement on Saturday on a resolution that would reaffirm previous sanctions on…
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LIBERAL councillor Isabelle Shapiro has been elected to serve as Woollahra Council's deputy mayor for the second consecutive year…
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NEW YORK - Citing the need for his financial expertise during a time of crisis,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Not-for-profit What We Do Australian Council for Children and Youth Organisations (Accyo)
KATHERINE Sylvan is the CEO of the Australian Council for Children and Youth Organisations (ACCYO). ACCYO assists organisations by…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →But for an accident of time and place The ‘women trafficking’ industry is not a particularly Jewish issue, but a forum recently hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women Australia placed it in the forefront of Jewish thought. Anecdotal Evidence
FOR some reason, a phrase from a reading at an assembly that a group of us students organised one Yom Hashoah…
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