National Council of Jewish Women Australia
JEWISH WOMEN FOR A JUST WORLD
– advocacy
– empowerment
– community service
– philanthropy
– education
Remembering 9/11
We stand with the women of Afghanistan
We cannot stand silently while our sisters are losing everything they have dreamt, worked and built towards. As the Taliban takes back control over the country of Afghanistan and its capital city, Kabul, women and girls are being forced back into the dark. Not only will a literal curtain hide each individual but the forced wearing of the burqa is also a symbol that women are not human beings with rights and opinions and ideas and friendships.
Young women who were born and grew up post 2001 thought they were free in a way their mothers and grandmothers had not been. That freedom was an illusion.
As Jewish women we are especially obliged to stand up and state that religion and culture should never be considered acceptable reasons to restrict women’s freedom and safety. This is true whether the enemy is within the religion or without. We of all people know that it is possible to go from citizen to enemy at a stroke of a minister’s pen.
We call of the Australian government to do everything and anything in its power to help the women of Afghanistan.
NCJWA advocates, educates and empowers women. We are concerned with social justice and women’s issues and focus on building better lives for all.
Each of the 6 sections in Australia provides a variety of programs and projects based on our 4 tiered platform: Status of Women, Community Service, Israel, Education.
- We provide service to the community through grassroots programs and projects touching members of the Jewish and general communities from the very young to seniors.
- We empower and advocate for women via our work with other NGOs and advisory committees to the Government.
- We support Israel through advocacy, education and fundraising for various Israel projects.
- We educate especially on women’s rights including Jewish women’s rights.
- We are an active affiliate of the International Council of Jewish Women.
Sections
Join us – make a difference.
Become a member of your local section
Brisbane
President: Sheila Levine
Email: ncjwbne@gmail.com
Facebook: @NCJWABrisbane
Gold Coast
Email: ncjwagoldcoast@gmail.com
Office Bearers
President Barbara Stewart-Kann OAM
Vice President Ingrid Rubinstein
Sec/Treasurer Elizabeth Maradeen
Committee
Tammy Ota News Editor
Ann Silver Community Service
Dinah Sperring Marketing/PR
NSW
Co-Presidents: Miri Orden, Maxine Bachmeyer, Janet Merkur
Email: president@ncjwnsw.org
Website: ncjwansw.org.au
Facebook: @NCJWA.NSW
VIC
President: Helen Lewin
Email: helen.lewin@ncjwavic.org.au
Website: ncjwavic.org.au
Facebook: @ncjwa.vic
Contact
PO Box 104, Balaclava, 3183 VIC
Email: info@ncjwa.org.au
Facebook: @NCJWA
Telephone: 0420 891 923
Office hours: Mon & Wed: 9.30am – 3.30pm

Shirley Glance OAM, Sylvia Gelman AM MBE z”l, Rysia Rozen OAM, Negba Weiss-Dolev National President, Di Hirsh OAM – At the Sylvia Gelman Foundation Launch