The Australasian Union of Jewish Students. National Assembly and Annual General Meeting 2014

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1 The Australasian Union of Jewish Students National Assembly and Annual General Meeting 2014

3 Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc. The Representative Organisation of Australian Jewry Level 2, 80 William Street Sydney NSW 2000 Address all correspondence to: PO Box 1114, Edgecliff NSW 2027 Tel (+61 2) Fax (+61 2) Web: PRESIDENT Robert M Goot AM, SC DEPUTY PRESIDENT Jillian Segal AM HON. TREASURER Peter Wise HON. SECRETARY Sharene Hambur EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Peter Wertheim AM VICE PRESIDENTS Jeremy Spinak (NSW) Nina Bassat AM (VIC) David Denver (WA) Jason Steinberg (QLD) Norman Schueler (SA) Daniel Albert (TAS) Robert Cussel (ACT) IMM. PAST PRESIDENT Dr Danny Lamm CONSTITUENTS NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Jewish Community Council of Victoria Inc Jewish Community Council of Western Australia Inc Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies Jewish Community Council of South Australia Hobart Hebrew Congregation ACT Jewish Community Inc AFFILIATES Australasian Union of Jewish Students Australian Federation of WIZO Union for Progressive Judaism Federation of Jewish Aged Care Services Maccabi Australia Inc National Council of Jewish Women B nai B rith of Australia/ NZ Jewish National Fun d of Australia Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Australia 24 September 2014 Nicola Kobilski National Chairperson Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) Shalom College University of New South Wales NSW 2052 Dear Nicola Both personally and on behalf of my colleagues on the Committee of Management of the ECAJ, I would like to thank you and wish you Mazal Tov on the successful completion of your term of office as National Chairperson. For all of us at the ECAJ, it has been a pleasure working with you and we commend you on your contribution to Jewish life across our universities. Your effective advocacy and leadership has been central to the fight against BDS in academia and the disturbing rise of antisemitism on campus. Under your leadership, AUJS has continued to be pro-active in driving the education and training of the youth of the Australian Jewish community to be able to speak in defence of Israel and to effectively engage with Australia s political system. Be assured the ECAJ recognises and appreciates the value of this work. I also thank you personally for your constructive contributions to the ECAJ s discussions on matters of community policy. I look forward to continuing our excellent working relationship and with your successor and other colleagues. Yours sincerely Robert Goot AM SC President OBSERVERS Council of Progressive Rabbis Federation of Australian Jewish Ex-Service Associations New Zealand Jewish Council Zionist Federation of Australia

4 September 23, 2014 MESSAGE TO AUSTRALIASIAN UNION OF JEWISH STUDENTS (AUJS) FROM DR DANNY LAMM PRESIDENT, ZIONIST FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA On behalf of the Zionist Federation of Australia, I am pleased to extend our greetings to the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) as you conclude another successful year. The ZFA recognises the outstanding efforts of AUJS in enriching Jewish student life in Australia and New Zealand. We congratulate you on a successful year of initiatives and cultural activities to promote Israel advocacy, activism and connection to Judaism. You have achieved great success in mounting campaigns supporting Israel in the past year in the face of aggressive and vicious campaigns to delegitimize Israel. You have also successfully engaged students in Jewish issues. The ZFA is proud to maintain a close relationship with AUJS. We are pleased to provide assistance to AUJS by arranging and supporting the national shlichut position. I wish to congratulate Leora Golomb on her productive second and final year as shlicha. Leora has made an outstanding contribution to the growth and development of AUJS over the past two years and we wish her hatzlacha as she returns to Israel. We are proud to partner AUJS in your short term Israel programs endeavours and are very excited by AUJS Academy program new partnership with Onward Israel (a Jewish Agency and ZFA initiative). I commend AUJS President Nicola Kobilski and the entire AUJS Executive for your dedication, activism and accomplishments. I look forward to our continued partnership in the coming year, and I wish you hatzlacha raba for all your endeavours. Dr Danny Lamm PRESIDENT

5 Contents 2

6 3 About

7 Introduction 4 Nicola Kobilski Jenna Shneier

8 5 Nicola Kobilski, Chairperson Chairperson

9 Vice-Chairperson Jenna Shneier, Vice Chairperson 6

10 7 Stephen Machet, Treasurer Treasurer

11 Political Affairs Director Matthew Lesh, Political Affairs Director 8

12 Amie Liebowitz, Conferences Convenor Conferences Convener 9

13 Campaigns Co-ordinator Rosa Zwier, Campaigns Co-ordinator 10

14 Samantha Freiman, President AUJS NSW 11

15 12 AUJS NSW

16 13 Rachel Kohan, President AUJS NSW

17 AUJS NSW 14

18 15 Dean Sherr, President AUJS VIC

19 AUJS VIC Joshua Heine, President 16

20 AUJS VIC Bryan Ladowsky, President Joshua Werdiger, President Daniella Silverstein, President 17

21 AUJS VIC Joshua Heine, President 18

22 David Slotar, President AUJS WA 19

23 20 Eli Shaul, President AUJS NZ

24 Maya Netzer, President AUJS NZ 21

25 AUJS NZ Amy Smith, President Siena Goldwater, President 22

26 Jacqui Cohen, Small Regions Chair Queensland South Australia Small Regions Committee Australian Capital Territory 23

27 Shlicha Leora Golomb, Shlicha 24

28 Basic Training Conferences Winter Escape t 25

29 Conferences Political Training Seminar 26

30 O-Week PolticalSpace Campaigns I am an Israeli BYEstander 27

31 Campaigns Yom Ha atzmaut 6 Million Friends Letters to all vice-chancellors and student representatives 28

32 Campaigns What would you do? - Mythbusters 29

33 Campaigns Peace Week Dinner Detector 30

34 Short-term programs International Programs Long-term program Changes in AUJS Intentional Programs 31

35 International Programs Key trends Follow-up 32

36 Social Media 33

37 Social Media 34

38 National Executive New South Wales Personalities Victoria Western Australia New Zealand Small Regions AUJS Ltd Board 35

Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc.

Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc. The Representative Organisation of Australian Jewry Level 2, 80 William Street Sydney NSW 2000 Address all correspondence to: PO Box 1114, Edgecliff NSW 2027