“Something is going to happen. Mark my words, something is going to happen.” It was the closing stages of a tight State of Origin match when Phil Gould uttered this phrase, doubtlessly smiling to himself at the level of insight he had provided. It’s easy to pile on ‘Gus’, largely because it’s his job to […]
“Something is going to happen. Mark my words, something is going to happen.” It was the closing stages of a tight State of Origin match when Phil Gould uttered this phrase, doubtlessly smiling to himself at the level of insight he had provided. It’s easy to pile on ‘Gus’, largely because it’s his job to […]
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Jun. 1, 2021 1:55 PM
A scandal at a leading Jewish organization in Melbourne has once again thrust the issue of equal gender representation in the top levels of Australia’s Jewish community into the spotlight – an aspiration female community members have been working tirelessly to achieve for years.
Last December, Keren Zelwer was a leading candidate to join the executive of community organization Mizrachi Australia. In a secret ballot, however, she was unanimously rejected by the executive members, all of whom were male.
The decision created a strong public backlash. Local Jewish community organizations, including NCJWA (Vic), a separate arm of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia that operates independently in Victoria, slammed Mizrachi Australia (the umbrella body for religious-Zionist Jewry in Australia).
“Something is going to happen. Mark my words, something is going to happen.” It was the closing stages of a tight State of Origin match when Phil Gould uttered this phrase, doubtlessly smiling to himself at the level of insight he had provided. It’s easy to pile on ‘Gus’, largely because it’s his job to […]