Copy of CONFERENCE

PROGRAM

Be uplifted, engaged, challenged and most of all, united with women of all ages and backgrounds from across Australia.

OPENING NIGHT – Saturday August 22

Hosted by the Governor General Sam Mostyn AC at Admiralty House, invitation only

DAY ONE - Sunday August 23

8.45-9.45am

10.30am

10.45am

12.15pm

1pm

1.45pm

2.45pm

4pm

7.30pm

Bondi pilgrimage, with survivor Jessica Chapnik-Kahn, Luul Ibrahim, Joanna Weinberg, and Clr Kerri Spooner.

Welcome to the Conference

‘Culturally unsafe?’ Joanne Fedler, Amie Liebowitz, Nikki Marczak, and Jacqui Scheinberg, moderated by Michaela Kalowski

Short film 'Mashhad, the Hidden History of Iranian Jews’ introduced by Elana Benjamin

Lunch

‘4 female rabbis walk into a bar’ Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio AM, Rabbanit Judith Levitan, Rabbi Nicole Roberts,and Rabbanit Adina Roth in conversation

Afternoon Tea

WIZO Event

Dance & Schmooze House Party

DAY TWO - Monday August 24

10.15am

11.30am

12.30pm

1.15pm

2.30pm

3.45pm

‘Diversity & Exclusion’ Dr Saba Vasefi, Dr Sabrin Farooqui Mia Kline, and Roz Bellamy, moderated by Dr Sonja Hood

Lorraine Finlay in conversation with Lynda Ben-Menashe, followed by a tribute to Australian Jewish women of valour

Lunch

‘Backwards in High Heels: Women leading Jewish organisations today' Michele Goldman, Tahli Blicbau, Alisa Pincas, and Viola Bersten, moderated by Tanna Klevansky

‘When feminism fails us’ Professor Nareen Young, Breteil Tigris David, and Lisa Annese, moderated by Professor Catherine Lumby

NCJWA AGM and Elections

ACCOMMODATION

Click HERE to request billeting - numbers limited

Vibe, selection of hotels, has applied a 20% NCJWA conference discount rate:

TFE Hotels - Reservations - Hotel Availability

Adina Apartment Hotel,359 Crown Street Surry Hills, 83021000, surryhills@adinahotels.com.au, will apply a 20% NCJWA conference discount rate.

Pullman City Hyde Park, 36 College Street CBD, h8763@accor.com , 9361 8400, will apply a 15% NCJWA conference discount rate.

Porter House Hotel, 203 Castlereagh Street CBD, Hb1b3-sm@accor.com, 8236 2000, will apply a 15% NCJWA conference discount rate.

Oxford House, 21 Oxford Street Paddington, 90623130, hello@oxfordhousesydney.com $285 per night

REGISTRATION

Early Bird Full Conference Sunday 23 & Monday 24 Aug - $270

Early Bird Full Conference Sunday 23 & Monday 24 Aug Student or Pensioner - $130

Full Conference Sunday 23 & Monday 24 Aug - $300

Full Conference Sunday 23 & Monday 24 Aug Student or Pensioner - $150

Full Day Sunday 23 Aug Only - $150

Full Day Sunday 23 Aug Only Student or Pensioner - $75

Dance & Schmooze House Party Sunday Night Aug 23 - $36

Full Day Monday 24 Aug Only - $150

Full Day Monday 24 Aug Only Student or Pensioner - $75

REGISTER HERE

Join us for all or some of NCJWA's 2026 National Conference in Sydney. Together with women of all backgrounds from across Australia and the world, experience phenomenal local and overseas speakers, musicians, a unique Bondi Vigil, and an at-home dance party.