The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) is the peak representative body for Jewish students in Australia and New Zealand. Founded in 1948, AUJS is a pluralistic, student-led organisation committed to the values of Judaism, Zionism, Activism and Pluralism. Affiliated with the World Union of Jewish Students, AUJS provides educational, social, political and religious programing across campuses. Through leadership development, community engagement, advocacy and international opportunities, AUJS empowers Jewish students to explore their identity, build lifelong connections, and contribute meaningfully to Jewish life, Israel, and broader society. AUJS operates at national, regional and campus levels through a network of student leaders.
Bnei Akiva Perth is a Modern Orthodox Zionist youth movement at the heart of the Perth Jewish community. It offers weekly activities for students in Years 2–12, biannual camps, and community events, all rooted in the ideals of Torah, Avodah, and Aliyah. Led by local youth leaders and shlichim, Bnei Akiva Perth fosters Jewish identity, leadership, and a strong connection to Israel in a fun and inclusive environment.
Carmel School is a vibrant Modern Orthodox Zionist Jewish day school, and one of Perth’s highest performing K-12 schools. Located in the heart of the thriving Perth Jewish community, Carmel provides an essential and authentic educational experience. Our vision is to enable Jewish continuity, through the knowledge, identification and connectedness that is taught and modelled in the school. We uphold the vision of Am Yisrael Chai; the eternal nation and Jewish continuity.
Chabad WA has served the Jewish community in Western Australia for over 30 years. Chabad provides many activities, a very warm shul, youth activities, classes, holiday activities, caring for the needy and much more. You will feel at home at Chabad.
Jewish Burial Society, serving our community in time of need.
under the auspices of the Jewish Community Council of WA Inc, is tasked with the oversight of the Jewish Community’s security and emergency management programs and policies.
The CSG is run by a small team of professional staff with many highly trained, committed and dedicated volunteers. These volunteers are tasked with the safety, security and protection of the WA Jewish Community. The CSG motto is “To Protect Jewish Life and The Jewish Way of Life” and it carries out this task in conjunction and consultation with State and Federal Authorities. It advises the community on threats and necessary requirements for Synagogues, Jewish Day Schools, Institutions and Communal Events.
We are an educational institution, providing a comprehensive Jewish studies program for school-aged children and adults, including the Perth Yeshivah and we host Tefilot incidental to our educational objectives.
Habonim Dror is a Jewish and Zionist youth movement that operates throughout Australia, as well as around the world. Our aim is to enrich Jewish identities and create an engagement with Israel for the youth in our community. Through critically analysing the world around us, we strive to empower the youth, providing them with the ability to develop a meaningful Jewish identity that exists in all spheres of life, which is to be used to improve oneself, the Jewish people and the wider world. The unique atmosphere created in the movement has ensured we are one of the largest Jewish youth organisations in Australia. We run weekly programs for Juniors (Years 2-8) on Wednesdays after school and for seniors (Years 9-12) on Sunday evenings. We also run many events throughout the year and have biannual camps in the winter and summer holidays which are always the highlights of the Habo calendar.
The Jewish National Fund of Australia (JNF) is a prominent and trusted communal organisation, raising funds for life-changing, environmental and social welfare projects, while maintaining a tangible link between the Jewish People and Israel.
JNF’s vital work is divided into the following areas: Forestry & Green Innovations, Water Solutions, Community Building, Zionist Education & Advocacy, Research & Development, Heritage Sites, and Disabilities & Special Needs, most recently healing and rebuilding Israel’s southern and northern communities since October 7th.
Home of many of Perth’s community offices, the Holocaust Institute, meeting rooms and function centre
The Kashrut Authority of Western Australia (KAWA) is a non-profit body committed to the enhancement and expansion of all aspects of kashrut. KAWA is the authority that oversees and manages all kashrut-related matters in Western Australia including:
Assistance and advice is available for all matters relating to kashrut including the koshering of kitchen and utensils, and the provision of information regarding kosher products available at local food retailers. KAWA also distributes updates to the kosher list in conjunction with Kosher Australia which are available on the PHC Facebook page and website.
Kol Sasson is a Sephardi Shule based in the suburb of Menora in Perth and was established twelve years ago. We offer regular services on Shabbat and Chagim, providing a warm and inclusive environment for our community.
Maccabi WA Inc is a not-for-profit volunteer sports club that connects the Jewish community in WA through sport and wellbeing. Part of a global organisation, we welcome both Jewish and non-Jewish athletes. With over 400 members, we offer a range of fitness and sports activities. Our facilities include outdoor ovals, a gymnasium, tennis and netball courts, a multi-use pitch, and the JHub Maccabi Community Centre. Our vision is to promote social connection, active participation, and improved wellbeing through inclusive programs that support physical and mental health and inspire the next generation.
MDA is Israel's ambulance and blood bank service. Funded by donations, MDA saves lives every day by providing Israel’s emergency medical response and ambulance services, managing the national blood bank and providing international disaster aid.
The Maurice Zeffert Home (Inc) is a Not-For-Profit organisation offering a 90-bed aged care facility, 51-unit retirement village, meals on wheels and a day lounge service.
Open since 1961, and employing 140 staff, Maurice Zeffert has always taken pride in providing a high standard of quality care to the Perth Jewish Elders while embracing the richness of Jewish culture and tradition.
Maurice Zeffert is a public benevolent and registered charity for tax deductible donations.
People are encouraged to support Maurice Zeffert through volunteering their time, donating and participating in the Wills and Bequest Program.
NCJWA is unique in Australia for its strong focus on women’s advocacy, and as an affiliate of the International Council of Jewish Women, it connects with women across fifty countries worldwide. With Sections operating around the country, the organisation runs a wide range of programs that create meaningful change within both the Jewish and wider Australian communities, ultimately aiming to make the world a better place. The WA Section contributes to numerous projects, including the Maurice Zeffert Home, Carmel School, the Hebrew Schools, the Menora Charity Foundation, and a Women’s Refuge, and also participates in Mitzvah Day, Anzac Day, International Women’s Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, and other community events. In addition, the WA Section actively supports various Israeli causes.
Our Esteemed Committee :
Co-President: Iara Morris
Co-President: Valerie Frank
Hon.Secretary: Louise Wingens
Committee member & Office Adminstration: Krisna Nidorf
Committee member: Jenny Faigenbaum.
The Perth Hebrew Congregation (PHC) has been at the heart of the Perth Jewish community for more than 133 years and is the largest Orthodox congregation in Perth WA.
A full range of daily tefillah services are held in the shule as well as a full schedule of religious, communal and cultural functions throughout the year, including an extensive educational programme for adults.
EmPower is PHC’s youth brand which creates opportunities for youth aged 3 – 25 years old, to connect to our Jewish values and identity and progress their Jewish and Hebrew learning through formal and informal educational, social and communal functions and activities.
Published weekly for over 50 years The Maccabean Newspaper is WA’s own independent Jewish newspaper, available in hard copy and electronically. The Maccabean reports on Jewish community activities, featuring regular contributions from community members, bringing the community together by inviting reader engagement. The paper also provides convenient round – ups of international news of Jewish interest together with news from within Israel.
The Maccabean advocates for maintaining and encouraging a vibrant Jewish identity in Perth and is wholeheartedly Zionist in its views.
As the glue that binds WA Jews together it continues to be an integral part of Jewish life in Western Australia.
The Perth Jewish Free Loan Society (Gemilut Hasadim) has served the Jewish community since 1914. Founded by early immigrants who pooled modest resources to help a fellow Jew establish a livelihood, the Society embodies the enduring value of mutual responsibility.
For more than a century, the need for financial assistance has remained constant. The Society provides interest-free loans to members of the Jewish community facing temporary financial difficulty. These loans support a wide range of needs, including business ventures, education, medical expenses, and other essential costs.
Our approach is founded on dignity and discretion. Loans are repaid over an extended period, ensuring that recipients can restore financial stability without undue hardship.
Originally established to assist new immigrants in building a secure future in Australia, the Perth Jewish Free Loan Society has continued its mission through times of global conflict and social change. Today, it remains a trusted and compassionate source of support for both immigrant and Australian-born Jews.
The main object of the State Zionist Council of Western Australia is to uphold and foster the aims of Zionism, which include the unqualified support for the establishment of Israel and its ongoing existence; the strengthening of the State of Israel based upon its fundamental values;the unity of the Jewish people and the centrality of Israel in Jewish life; encouraging Jews to make Aliya; fostering and encouraging support of Zionist youth movements and other Zionist organisations in Western Australia.
Temple David’s purpose is to provide a welcoming and inclusive home where Jews can connect with our religious heritage, affirm our cultural identity, and practise our Progressive Jewish values.
We accomplish this by making the principles, values and ethics of Torah relevant to our everyday life and incorporating our Jewish traditions into contemporary living. Temple David offers opportunities to enrich ourselves, our families and our communal life through:
The Holocaust Institute of WA along with Courage to Care provides educational programs which strive to educate all, with the focus on high school students, the lessons of the Holocaust and its history. The Institute aims to foster tolerance and understanding and keep alive the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust. The exhibition, education programs and cultural events encourage broader social and community understanding. The Courage to Care educational outreach program inspires the youth to confront hatred, promote tolerance and to be proactive citizens in the face of adversity. The institute is located in the Jewish Centre and is staffed by volunteers. The institute welcomes schools and other groups, by appointment only. Courage to Care is a mobile exhibition which is mounted at different locations throughout the year and welcomes school and other groups by appointment only.
Published weekly for over fifty years, The Maccabean Newspaper is WA's independent Jewish newspaper, available in hard copy and electronically.
The Maccabean reports on Jewish community activities, featuring regular contributions from community members which bring the community together by inviting reader engagement. The paper also provides convenient round-ups of international news of Jewish interest together with news from within Israel. It advocates for maintaining and encouraging a vibrant Jewish identity in Perth and is wholeheartedly Zionist in its views. As the glue that binds WA Jews together, it continues to be an integral part of Jewish life in Western Australia.
Our Mission
Menora’s Mission is to inspire the Perth Jewish community through acts of kindness and engagement, to empower and uplift vulnerable families and individuals in the Jewish Community of Western Australia through the provision of financial and psychosocial support.
Our Vision
Menora’s Vision is to be a self-sustained organisation that compassionately supports and uplifts vulnerable people in the Jewish community of WA, in order that they not only survive, but ultimately thrive. This will be achieved by providing clients with financial and psychosocial support within a vibrant intergenerational, intra-community hub where we all work together to this end.
Keren Hayesod (UIA) is one of four national institutions responsible for raising funds in support of Israel’s national priorities, as outlined by the Prime Minister’s Office and in collaboration with The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Israeli government.
In Australia, UIA engages the Jewish community to support initiatives in Israel, focusing on areas such as aliyah (Jewish immigration), absorption of immigrants, at-risk youth, care for the elderly, and victims of terror through partnerships with organizations like Amigour, Youth Futures, and Net@. Additionally, UIA organises missions to Israel, offering participants a direct and meaningful understanding of its projects and the country’s challenges.
The Jewish Ex-service Men and Women conduct memorial services including Anzac Day throughout the year.
All Jewish ex-service men and women are eligible to join as full members if they have served for six months or more in the full-time, national service or citizen’s forces of any country that was not an enemy of Australia.
Associate Members (without service) are welcome to join WAJEX. It is important that the sacrifices of Jewish Service Men and Women is never forgotten and is passed on to the next generations.
Providing programs, events and fundraising activities in support of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel’s foremost centre of higher education and research. Forging a meaningful partnership between Australia and the people of Israel, the AUSTFHU helps to ensure the nation’s well-being by nurturing Israel’s greatest asset: the intellectual strength of its people.
WIZO has been serving the people of Israel for 105 years, with support from a global network fundraising in 38 countries, empowering individuals, strengthening families, and helping build a more compassionate and inclusive Israeli society. We provide life-changing programs for vulnerable individuals, from early childhood to old age:
Early childhood education for disadvantaged families.
Support for at-risk youth.
Domestic violence prevention and recovery, through shelters, hotlines, and long-term support for women and families.
Empowerment programs for women and girls.
Aged care services promoting dignity and quality of life for the elderly.