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Courage to Care

16/1/2018

 
Courage to Care
Courage to Care encourages individual acts of courage, social activism, action against apathy, a sense of empathy, a better understanding of history.

Chairman (NSW): ​Juliet Seifert
Chairman (Victoria): Tony Weldon 

Courage to Care is a major outreach program and travelling exhibition, designed to show people of all ages, all races and all persuasions that the individual can make a difference in a society which no longer cares, and that all of us has a personal responsibility to ourselves, our family and our community.
Click here to visit Courage to Care NSW:

Courage to Care - NSW
Click here to visit Courage to Care VIC:
Courage to Care - Victoria

B’nai   B’rith   Anti-Defamation   Commission   (ADC) -No longer a B'nai B'rith project from 2019

15/1/2018

 
The Anti - Defamation Commission is no longer a B'nai B'rith project but an active and respected  Jewish community organisation that serves the entire
​Australian community.
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The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) is an Australian Jewish community organisation whose mission is to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism, combat the defamation of the Jewish people and Israel, and promote and cultivate respect and understanding between people of all religions and backgrounds.
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ADC Mission
We are a Jewish communal organisation that works to ensure a safe and fair society for Australians of all faiths and cultures by combating anti-Semitism and racism in all its forms.

Why we do what we do
Jewish communities have deep historical experience of hate and prejudice.  To counter anti-Semitism we need to challenge prejudice whenever it occurs, whether it is directed at Jews or at other minorities.

Since 1979 ADC has worked to prevent, understand and counter anti-Semitism and all forms of racism.  We  build bridges with people outside our community and educate others to respect difference. We work to create a society resistant to hate, both for ourselves and for others.
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Anti-Semitism is our top priority but we also act on other areas of racism. We aim to educate both the Jewish and general community about the dangers of racism. Victoria is our focus, but we are also appropriately engaged with Australian and international issues in consultation with other organisations.
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B'nai B'rith Israel Commission

14/1/2018

 
The purpose of our commission is to:
  • Raise money for charities and organisations in Israel that require financial assistance
  • To raise awareness of needs in Israel amongst our members and increase their involvement and responsibilities.
This slide presentation was prepared for the District Convention in October 2013, and describes the projects supported by the Israel Commission

BBRV SuPPORTS JEWISH SENIORS IN RENTAL STRESS

3/1/2018

 
B'nai B'rith Retirement Villages
BBRV is the largest provider of affordable independent housing for Jewish Seniors in Australia operating since the 1960s.  BBRV currently controls two villages: Princess Gardens in Rose Bay and Kadimah Gardens in Wahroonga.

BBRV’s attention has been increasingly focused on assisting Jewish seniors living in rental stress through the provision of truly affordable and secure quality residential housing.

Rental stress occurs where the rent paid for residential accommodation takes up the majority of personal income leaving insufficient money to pay for even the most basic necessities of life, such as food, heating and medicine.

This situation is particularly prevalent in seniors with limited incomes who in many cases are forced to live in sub-standard accommodation such as basements, spare rooms and boarding houses with shared amenities.

Many of the Jewish Seniors suffering rental stress are pensioners while others like many of our parents were, recent arrivals with limited resources and family support, coming to Sydney in search of a better more secure life.

The consequences of property owners seeking to cash in on the recent Sydney property boom has seen many of our older residents being leveraged out of their long term residences, while others, struggling with unsustainable rental costs were forced to cut back on basic daily necessities.

Spiralling levels of enquiry over the last several years has led the BBRV Board to both significantly increase accessibility to accommodation and the level of financial support provided to Jewish Seniors in rental stress.

This support is delivered in the form of rental rebates with those assessed as requiring support  paying no more to live in BBRV villages than they would if they were housed in Public or Community housing.

In 2016 around 30% of the BBRV community received some level of support.  In recognition of the many Jewish Seniors seeking assistance the BBRV Board had in 2016 voted to increase support to $160,000 per annum.

In keeping with our mission BBRV will continue to support vulnerable Jewish seniors in our community through the provision of truly affordable independent residential accommodation.

Regards
 
Henry Wirth
Chairman
B'nai B’rith Retirement Villages Ltd
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B'nai B'rith Parents Home - Victoria

2/1/2018

 
B'nai B'rith Parents Home - Victoria
Chairman:  Kath Kolb

The B'nai B'rith Parents Home (Vic) Inc owns 17 one bedroom flats and 2 two bedroom flats in Inkerman Rd, Caulfield. One of these is occupied by a resident Caretaker, the remaining flats are used as affordable independent living accommodation for older Jewish people.

We charge a reasonable ingoing fee and a small monthly maintenance fee. Some of our residents have been with us for many years and flats don't become available very often. The buildings were built in the 1960s and we are spending a large amount on their continuing maintenance.
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The Melbourne Parents Home is run by a hardworking and very capable committee of B'nai B'rith members.

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