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COMMUNITY NEWS

Geraldine Jones Z"L

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our founder, Geraldine Jones (Tova bat Zvi), after Yom Kippur, September 30th 2017, after a long and difficult illness.
Geraldine is survived by her five children – Peta, Amanda, Melinda, Jeremy and Quentin, her beloved sons and daughter in law, Aharon, Geoff, Paul and Naomi, fifteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren, in whom her joy for life, her curiosity about the world, her passion for social justice and her love of dancing are reflected.
See an article in Letters from Jewish Australia for more details

Florence Melton Adult Mini-School course

for full details click here

NSW Board of Jewish Education
Year 10 Israel program

see www.bje.org.au for details

Rookwood Jewish Cemetery
Sydney, Australia
Searchable web site with genealogical information and images of headstones. Images for most of the 27,000 headstones are available on line now.

To register for upcoming Shalom Institute Events in Sydney

see

http://www.shalom.edu.au/

Jewish Emergency Management Plan (JEMP)

People concerned about the welfare of family and/or friends in Israel
and who wish to speak to a counsellor should
contact Jewish Care on 03-8517 5777 (Vic) or 1300 133 660 (NSW).

Australians visiting the Middle East are advised to
contact www.dfat.gov.au.

JEMP Information Hotline 1800 18 18 16 (Vic)
or 1300 JEMP AU (1300 5367 28) (NSW)
www.jemp.org.au

'Joe the Gadget Man' Z”L

Joe Sandow, who died on Saturday 26th October, 2002, was known throughout Australia as “Joe the Gadget Man”. Joe was a salesman extraordinaire, who came here from England 53 years ago with his wife and three little girls.
See the 'Letter from Jewish Australia' about his life.

Some Information about Israel to use during discussions about Israel

Immigration Information

The Australian Jewish Community offers help and advice to would-be Jewish immigrants through Jewish Care Australia. More..