“Look At Us Now, Mother! takes the viewer along on a brave mother-daughter journey, in an effort to understand emotional abuse and whether it can ultimately be forgiven. During the film, home movies show Mildred not only badgering Gayle about her nose, but also telling her daughter she isn’t thin enough. Her breast aren’t big enough. […]

The God of Isaac  ~ A story of self discovery. Join us in conversation with Moira Blumenthal.

Changing lives – assistance needed. Millions of girls lose critical days, even weeks, of school through lack of access to tampons and sanitary towels. We will again be making up reusable ‘feminine health’ kits. We invite you to join us on Sunday 7 April from 2 – 5.30pm.               […]

CANCELLED ~ CHAMPAGNE MORNING TEA  

Join award-winning journalist IRRIS MAKLER in conversation with GERALDINE DOOGUE    

Council Shabbat 2019 at Emanuel Synagogue. Council Shabbat is held annually since 1929 on Shabbat Zachor. As the Shabbat before Purim it has special significance as it reminds us of the inspiring story of Esther, a courageous woman who advocated for her people’s right to exist in the diaspora world of her time.

NCJWA NSW GeneCircle A support group for Jewish women affected by BRCA The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia NSW is inviting Jewish women who are affected by a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation to join a BRCA support group. The meetings will be facilitated by Dr Mandy Goldman Strous, a retired oncologist and president […]

Our first meeting for the year is on Monday 4 March 10am-12pm and will be held at Our Big Kitchen. Rabbi and Laya Slavin have kindly offered for us to bake hamentaschen in the lead up to Purim. We will still have time for our regular check-in and discussions, so we have made this meeting slightly […]

                                I am pleased to invite everyone to our first Northsiders event of this year A SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEA AT MARTHA’S RESTAURANT when we will also launch the art exhibition of our Chair, Dee Hart, whose work will be on show at Martha’s […]

Join us on NCJWA Founder’s Day. National Council of Jewish Women of Australia NSW Rebbetzin Jana Gottshall Memorial Library presents Dr Anne Sarzin speaking on Dr FANNY READING: A VISIONARY FOR ALL TIMES.

Celebrating Israel 2018. This event marks the historic November 29, 1947 vote by The United Nations General Assembly to adopt the Partition Plan, Resolution 181, providing for the termination of the Mandate, the progressive withdrawal of British armed forces and the delineation of boundaries between a Jewish and an Arab state.

The mission of the Kindertransport Association is to reunite and bring together Kinder, Child Survivors and their descendants, and the public to commemorate the story of the Kindertransport Scheme as an important part of Holocaust History. This year, Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton will lead a Shabbat service at The Great Synagogue dedicated to blessing and […]

Lavinia Plonka US based acclaimed author of “The Little Book of Falling (And Getting Up)”. Practical advice based on the Feldenkrais Method.

Celebrate the Medal of the Order of Australia awarded to Victoria Nadel for her work within the Jewish and wider community.

Dr Lesley Andrews – What’s new in Breast Cancer Genetics and the new “Jenescreen” BRCA testing program

A BOOKS OUT LOUD EVENT with Natalie Narunsky ~ Exercising Your Brain and Cognitive Stimulation

Learn how science-based strategies and positive psychology can be used to develop peak performance, creativity, mental health and wellbeing.  Book on the booking website Humantix  https://events.humanitix.com.au/the-women-s-brain-with-dr-sarah-mckay

Join us for the Official Launch of the Shifra Group Film Society

Janet Merkur author of Sunflowers will share the secret world of codes & ciphers of Bletchley Park Q & A session with Gael Hammer.

Please join us for a morning of music and tea while supporting our MUM FOR MUM NCJWA program. This is an opportunity for mums dads and bubs under 1 to meet each other – grandparents an friends welcome. RSVP: nadene@mumformum.org.au or call Wendy on 9363 0257

This year the NCJWA NSW Birthing Kit Packing Day will take place on Sunday 24 June from 2pm – 5 pm and we are hoping to purchase items to pack 1,000 kits. Please help us to raise funds now on the Chuffed website https://chuffed.org/project/birthing-kits-NCJWA-NSW-2018  or call the office on 9363 0257. We need to raise these […]

EVOLVING BEYOND TRADITION – The Impact of Women’s Perspectives and Developing Roles. For all details: program, registration, accommodation & Partner’s Program, visit the ICJW website www.icjw.org  or contact office@icjw.org   

By popular demand we are again screening THE STURGEON QUEENS ~ we look forward to you joining us.

Mixed Talmud Classes with Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton

~CHANGING LIVES~ NCJWA NSW is launching an exciting new project producing and distributing reusable sanitary kits for women in developing countries. Millions of girls of menstruation age miss a week of school each month because they do not have the funds to buy sanitary towels and tampons. This equates to almost 3 months a year […]

The story of the famed Lower East Side smoked fish emporium Russ & Daughters and the Jewish immigrant family who has run it for 100 years and four generations.

Join us at The Great Synagogue on Shabbat Zachor

Join us for a great afternoon. This promises to be full of fun… entertaining & socialising with enjoyable company.

Eminent Australian producer & director Moira Blumenthal – How do you start again in a new country as a 53 year old white middle-class woman, and about to enter an industry as an unknown producer and director? Join us on 11 December 2017, 7.30pm.

World Kindertransport Day at NCJWA. Commemorates globally when all chapters of this Association remember the date the first train left Berlin bound for England with 200 kinder.

Building resilience and emotional intelligence: “The greatest gift you can give yourself, your children, your family and your community is the gift of your own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing”. Extraordinary artworks by Rebecca Litvan will be exhibited.