Carol Saffer

Melbourne

Journalist at Freelance

Community Heartbeat Editor at Australian Jewish News

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Articles

AUSiMED marks a decade of impact

2 months ago | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

Australia/Israel Medical Research (AUSiMED) is a non-profit organisation harnessing international collaboration and fostering medical developments benefiting Australia, Israel and the world. Early this month AUSiMED celebrated its 10-year milestone At the heart of the celebration was the recognition of the Lowy family’s unwavering support for the AUSiMED Lowy Paediatric Fellowships Program.
Parents' course strengthens bonds

2 months ago | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

Tuning in to Kids is a group course that helps parents and carers build skills in emotionally intelligent parenting, aimed at parents of children aged two to 10 years old. Developed by the University of Melbourne, the program helps parents strengthen their connection with their child through recognising and responding to “big feelings”, helping children learn how to regulate and express their feelings and behaviours.
Special father-son experience

2 months ago | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

In a world increasingly defined by innovation, collaboration and interconnectedness, fostering the next generation of leaders has never been more critical. The Father & Son Pioneer Program, a 13-day immersive journey to Israel, strengthens family bonds, cultivates leadership and builds bridges between nations in ways that inspire and empower.
Hatzolah and MJCF to conduct feasibility study

2 months ago | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

Hatzolah and the Melbourne Jewish Charity Fund (MJCF), guided by two Jewish psychiatrists, Associate Professor Paul Katz and Dr Sam F. Roberts, are conducting a feasibility study to address the mental health crisis in the community. According to a joint statement from Hatzolah Melbourne and MJCF, the scope of work falls into two areas split by “urgent” and “non-urgent” mental health cases.
Show at Malvern Artists' Society

2 months ago | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

After raising her four children, Sarah Epstein decided to embark on a new chapter of her life by studying fine arts and majoring in drawing at Victoria University in the 1980s. This decision was not just about picking up a hobby, it was a way for her to express her life experiences and channel her passion for creativity. Epstein and her husband Max, would often travel together, and she always carried her sketchpad, capturing moments wherever she went.
Solemn Holocaust memorial events held in Sydney, Melbourne

2 months ago | australianjewishnews.com | Shane Desiatnik |Carol Saffer

Well-attended and deeply moving commemorative ceremonies marking 2025 International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, were held in Sydney and Melbourne earlier this week.
Celebrating a bar mitzvah's 90th anniversary

Jan 22, 2025 | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

At the ACT Jewish Community Centre Shule in Canberra on the December 28 last year, past president Len Dixon, 103, celebrated the 90th anniversary of his bar mitzvah. His daughter Jo Dixon said, “My dad is a Kohen, and he read the Kohen aliyah as he would have done at his bar mitzvah.
Call out to tell your story

Jan 22, 2025 | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

Lena Christoph is a PhD student at the University of Vienna, with a focus on displaced persons after WWII who transited through the Philippines. She is currently visiting Australia for a two-month research trip in Sydney and Melbourne. Christoph is seeking former refugees or their families who might be willing to share their story. Her research includes Jewish Holocaust refugees and Russians who fled communism in Russia and China.
The Jam Project year 9 mentoring program opens

Jan 22, 2025 | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (Victoria) (NCJWA (Vic)) is excited to announce recruitment for the 2025 cohort of the Jam Project. The Jam Project provides year 9 girls in the Jewish community with an unparalleled opportunity for mentorship and personal development. Each participant is paired with a buddy mentor in her 20s and they meet fortnightly in their chosen place.
Celebrating a 60-year reunion

Jan 15, 2025 | australianjewishnews.com | Carol Saffer

A group of Jewish past students at Elwood High School recently came together for their 60-year reunion. During the 1960s the public school was predominantly Jewish as most of its students were children of immigrants from World War II who lived in the local catchment area, with many from Hungary and Poland.