Australian Women's Register - Victorian organisations

Read about some Victorian Jewish women's organisations in the Australian Women's Register:

NOTE: Links open in the Australian Women's Register.

• The Melbourne Jewish Women's Guild (1896 - ) - Philanthropic organisation
• National Council of Jewish Women, Victoria Section (1927 - ) - Religious organisation, Lobby group, Philanthropic organisation, Membership organisation, Women's Rights Organisation

Victorian Jewish women and Australian honours

This list of Victorian Jewish women leaders who have received honours for service to the Jewish community was extracted from the Australian Honours database in July 2018, and is up-to-date at that time. We searched on the word 'Jewish' in the citation field. Imperial honours citations sometimes did not state the reason for the citation, so this search may not have picked up all Victorian-based Jewish women who have received honours under the Imperial honours system, and may not have picked up Victorian-based Jewish women whose citation was not specifically related to work with the Jewish community (or cited as such), for example - Susie Ivany OAM, featured in this exhibition, received the Order of Australia medal in 2017 'For service to women, and to aged care in Victoria'. She is included below. Similarly, Sylvia Gelman, whose AM was awarded 'In recognition of service to the community, particularly through a range of organisations concerned with issues affecting women'. Please let us know of omissions.

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The Order of the British Empire - Member (Civil)

Mrs Miriam Mina FINK MBE (1974)

In recognition of service to Jewish women

Mrs Sylvia GELMAN MBE (1981)

In recognition of service to education, youth and the Jewish community

Officer of the Order of Australia

Ms Carol Judith SCHWARTZ AO (2019)

For distinguished service to the community as a supporter of women in leadership roles, to social justice advocacy, and to business

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Member of the Order of Australia

Mrs Zosia (Sophie) MERCER AM (1995)

For service to the Jewish community

Mrs Sylvia GELMAN AM MBE (2003)

In recognition of service to the community, particularly through a range of organisations concerned with issues affecting women

Mrs Janina (Nina) BASSAT AM (2004)

For service to the community as an executive member of a range of peak Jewish organisations and through the promotion of greater community understanding

Dr Helen Olga LIGHT AM (2005)

For service to the community as Director of the Jewish Museum of Australia, particularly through support for significant cultural exhibitions and community based programs

Ms Carol Judith SCHWARTZ AM (2006)

For service to business and commerce in a range of executive roles, and to the community through support for health promotion organisations, preservation of historic buildings and the arts

Mrs Roslyn Frances SMORGON AM (2007)

For service to the community through fundraising and support for a range of Jewish, arts, women's health and sporting organisations

Professor Gilah Chaja LEDER AM (2019)

For significant service to higher education, and to the Jewish community of Victoria

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Medal of the Order of Australia

Mrs Ann Choma ZABLUD OAM (1991)

For service to the Jewish community and to women's affairs

Mrs Adele SOUTHWICK OAM (1993)

For service to the Jewish community, particularly through the Montefiore homes

Mrs Beverley DAVIS OAM (1995)

In recognition of service to Australian Jewish history and to the community

Dr Geulah SOLOMON OAM (1995)

For service to Jewish women and to the Jewish community

Mrs Esther WIESELMANN OAM (1995)

For service to the Jewish community particularly the care of aged people

Mrs Annia CASTAN OAM (2000)

For service to the Jewish community, particularly through philanthropic contributions and support for programmes and services for children with disabilities

Ms Ursula FLICKER OAM (2000)

For service to the preservation of Jewish history, particularly through the Melbourne Jewish Holocaust and Research Centre.

Mrs Zelda ROSENBAUM OAM (2000)

For service to the Jewish community, particularly through the Jewish Museum of Australia

Mrs Eva JOEL OAM (2003)

For service to the Jewish community through a range of women's interest, social welfare and charitable organisations

Mrs Masha ZELEZNIKOW OAM (2003)

For service to the Jewish community of Victoria, particularly through Jewish Care

Mrs Rysia Maria ROZEN OAM (2004)

For service to the Jewish community of Victoria, particularly through the National Council of Jewish Women

Mrs Julie MEADOWS OAM (2005)

For service to the community through the Write Your Story program of the Makor Jewish Community Library

Mrs Rachel KALMAN OAM (2006)

For service to the Jewish community through the Joseph Giligich Foundation, the 'Kadimah' and the AJAX Amateur Football Club

Mrs Zipporah OLIVER OAM (2006)

For service to people with disabilities, and to the Jewish community of Melbourne

Mrs Helen Shiela BRUSTMAN OAM (2008)

For service to the Jewish community, particularly through the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council

Ms Dianne HIRSH OAM (2009)

For service to the community through contributions to inter-faith dialogue, and to the National Council of Jewish Women Australia

Mrs Helen MORRIS OAM (2009)

For service to education through teaching and curriculum development roles with a range of Jewish schools

Mrs Sandra Rosalie BENJAMIN OAM (2010)

For service to the community, particularly through the Jewish Museum of Australia, and to the arts

Dr Vicki GORDON OAM (2010)

For service to the community of Victoria through roles with a range of Jewish organisations

Mrs Pauline ROCKMAN OAM (2010)

For service to the community, particularly through the Jewish Holocaust Centre

Mrs Susan Miriam BALINT OAM (2011)

For service to the community, particularly through the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia

Mrs Danielle CHARAK OAM (2011)

For service to women, to education, and to the Jewish community

Ms Katherine Ann KAPLAN OAM (2011)

For service to women through support for victims of domestic violence, and to the Jewish community

Mrs Maria LEWIT OAM (2011)

For service to the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre as a volunteer, and to literature as a writer and educator

Mrs Josette GOSTIN OAM (2012)

For service to the community through a range of Jewish organisations

Mrs Henrietta ALTMAN OAM (2013)

For service to the community, particularly through the Jewish Holocaust Centre

Mrs Rosalie Anne SILVERSTEIN OAM (2013)

For service to the community through educational, charitable and Jewish organisations

Mrs Miriam SUSS OAM (2013)

For service to the Jewish community

Mrs Rimma SVERDLIN OAM (2013)

For service to the Jewish community

Mrs Esther Gayle FRENKIEL OAM (2014)

For service to the Jewish community

Mrs Suzanne Laura HAMPEL OAM (2014)

For service to the community through the promotion and understanding of tolerance

Mrs Eva SLONIM OAM (2015)

For service to the community through Jewish cultural groups

Ms Susan IVANY OAM (2017)

For service to women, and to aged care in Victoria

Ms Phyllis Olivia DOREY OAM (2018)

For service to the Jewish community

Ms Dorothy Madge GRAFF OAM (2018)

For service to the Jewish community

Mrs Vivien Margaret BRASS OAM (2019)

For service to the Jewish community

Mrs Patricia Ann KEITH OAM (2019)

For service to the community through a range of organisations

Mrs Eva RATHNER OAM (2019)

For service to the Jewish community of Victoria

Mrs Ruth SCHEUER OAM (2019)

For service to the Jewish community of Victoria

Ms Barbara WERTHEIM OAM (2019)

For service to women