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The Australian Jewish community can be traced to the first
European settlers in 1788 and is the largest in the Asian
region. Today, Australia possesses a vibrant Jewish community of
approximately 110,000 whom, predominantly lives in Melbourne and
Sydney, but smaller communities are scattered throughout the
country in places such as Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, the Gold
Coast, Perth, and even in Hobart. In recent years the Former
Soviet Union and South Africa have been the principal sources of
immigration.
Approximately 50 per cent of the Jewish community is Holocaust
survivors, their descendants or have close relatives amongst the
victims of the Nazi Genocide. Australian Jewry holds the highest
percentage of Holocaust survivors of any other Jewish community
in the world.
The leading communal organization is the Executive Council of
Australian Jewry. Jewish Australians are concerned with
promoting continued involvement in the Jewish community and have
many Jewish avenues including: two Jewish weekly newspapers (the
Melbourne and Sydney editions of the Australian Jewish News);
each week Australia's ethnic radio stations feature several
hours of programming of Jewish interest in English, Hebrew, and
Yiddish; Maccabi Australia fostering Jewish sporting activity;
Zionist and religious youth groups; over 100 synagogues
affiliated with all major religious movements throughout
Australia; mikveot, kosher butchers, bakers, and restaurants.
There are also two kosher hotels in Melbourne and new Jewish
museums in both Sydney and Melbourne.
All events, synagogues, organizations and everything you need to
know about the Jewish community in Australia is available at:
www.jewishaustralia.com.
What makes the Australian Jewish community most distinguishable
from other English-speaking Jewish communities is its high rate
of enrollment in Jewish day schools (75% of all primary school
pupils and 55% of all high school pupils) and relatively low
rate of intermarriage. Although this rate is increasing, it is
still much lower than anywhere else in the Western world.
Those Jewish days schools with websites include:
Adelaide:
Massada College:
www.massada.sa.edu.au
Perth:
Carmel School:
www.carmel.wa.edu.au
Gold Coast:
King Solomon College:
www.education.net.au/education/king-solomon-college/4069
Brisbane:
Sinai College:
www.sinaicollege.qld.edu.au
Melbourne:
The King David School (Reform):
www.kds.vic.edu.au
Beth Rivka Ladies’ College/Yeshiva Men’s College:
www.yeshivahcentre.org.au
Adass Israel School (Ultra Orthodox) # (03) 9523 6422
Sholem Aleichem College
principal@sholem.vic.edu.au
Leibler Yavneh College (modern Orthodox)
www.yavneh.vic.edu.au
Bialik College:
www.bialik.vic..edu.au
Mount Scopus Memorial College:
www.scopus.vic.edu.au
Doncaster Jewish Day School:
djds6@one.net.au
Sydney:
Kesser Torah:
www.kessertorah.nsw.edu.au
Masada College:
www.masada.nsw.edu.au
Moriah College:
www.moriah.nsw.edu.au
Mount Sinai College:
www.mountsinai.nsw.edu.au
Emanuel School:
www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au
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