Limmud FSU is a dynamic and pluralistic Festival of Russian-Jewish learning, culture and creativity. It empowers and brings together people of all ages, who are interested and inspired by the rich history and unique legacy of Russian speaking Jewry. It is an encompassing experience for the community, provided by people within our community. The program includes: International and local renown Read more…

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is dedicated to the preservation and study of the history and culture of East European Jewry worldwide. For nearly a century, YIVO has pioneered new forms of Jewish scholarship, research, education, and cultural expression. Our public programs and exhibitions, as well as online and on-site courses, extend our global outreach and enable us to Read more…

The Florence Melton Institue of Jewish Learning is an organization that creates high-level and thought-provoking courses covering a range of Jewish topics. We are the hub that coordinates Melton learning in Australia. Our courses are text-based, interactive, and engaging. We want discussion and new perspectives. We’ll offer many courses throughout the year, all online and recorded, stay tuned to hear Read more…

Nearly a decade of research, which has brought dozens of family lines, shtetls, and stories of origin into the light. Specialties include: Lithuanian Jews, American Jews, Galician Jews, Ukrainian Jews, Holocaust research. Experienced with DNA and reuniting “fallen branches” which were split apart due to centuries of oppression and migration. Read more…

When the global pandemic hit Melbourne in March 2020, Frances Prince resolved to spend her afternoons in lockdown reading to David, her 95-year-old father. The books they explored together revived David’s memories of his own Holocaust experience and his life as a Polish Jewish university student in postwar Munich. As the days passed, what began as a reading project to Read more…

The extraordinarily moving memoir by Australian Slovakian Holocaust survivor Magda Hellinger, who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage, kindness and ingenuity. In March 1942, twenty-five-year-old kindergarten teacher Magda Hellinger and nearly a thousand other young Slovakian women were deported to Poland on the second transportation of Jewish people sent to the Auschwitz concentration Read more…

Australian Friends of Yad Vashem (AFYV) was established in March 2005 to coincide with the opening of the new Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Since then, thousands of Australians have visited the new museum, including several prominent families who have become major benefactors. The 1st wall of the Australian section of the Memorial Cave at Yad Vashem has Read more…

March of the Living Australia is a dynamic not for profit organisation dedicated to combating intolerance through an inclusive and immersive educational experience centred on Holocaust memorialisation, social justice and creating a powerful connection to Israel, our community and future generations. Derived from our rich Jewish heritage, the core values of March of the Living are respect, inclusiveness and tolerance. Read more…

Zionism Victoria’s mission of connecting Victorians with Israel is bolstered by the Jakob Frenkiel Connecting Cultures service. This important community initiative is a free service offered to all Victorian schools and communal organisations aiming to foster cross-cultural awareness. By educating and informing students and their teachers, Connecting Cultures fosters their understanding of Jewish culture and history, the Jewish connection to Read more…

Courage to Care is a not-for-profit organisation delivering Upstander Programs to schools, workplaces and organisations across Victoria. Delivered by our team of skilled and dedicated volunteers and featuring inspiring first-person testimonies from Holocaust Survivor Speakers who were saved by Upstander action, our Upstander Programs promote acceptance of diversity within our community. Programs transform bystander behaviour by demonstrating the core fact Read more…