Australasian Union of Jewish Students

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Australasian Union of Jewish Students

Abbreviation	AUJS
Formation	1948; 74 years ago (1948)
Founded at	University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Type	Federation of Jewish student societies at Australian and New Zealand universities
Membership	23 soceities
Affiliations	World Union of Jewish Students Zionist Federation of Australia Executive Council of Australian Jewry
Website	www.aujs.com.au

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) is a federation of Jewish student societies at Australian and New Zealand universities and other higher education institutions. It was founded in 1948 at the University of Sydney and is affiliated with the World Union of Jewish Students. AUJS' constitution lists its four pillars as Judaism, activism, Zionism, and pluralism. AUJS runs social, educational, political and religious events on University campuses.

Principles[]

All of the organisation's activities are based on the four pillars of Judaism, Zionism, Pluralism and Activism.^[1]

Executive committee[]

AUJS' current Executive Committee members were elected at its Annual General Meeting on the 16th of August, 2020.^[2]

Position	Holder	Region of Residence
President	Gabrielle Agosin	New South Wales
Vice President	Natalie Gunn	Victoria
Treasurer	Samuel Abrams	Victoria
Fundraising Coordinator	Andrew Gordon	Victoria
Public Affairs Coordinator	Gabrielle Stricker-Phelps	New South Wales
Campaigns Coordinator	Pnina Hagege	New South Wales
Conferences Coordinator	Alissa Foster	New South Wales
Leadership and Development Coordinator	Zak Ben-Moshe	Victoria
Jewish Engagement Coordinator	Chloe Corne	New South Wales
Marketing Coordinator	Nina Peer	Victoria
NSW President	Nadia Coburn	New South Wales
VIC President	Liron Rapoport	Victoria
QLD President	Carmi More	Queensland
WA President	Dylan Kotkis	Western Australia
NZ President	Diana Shaul	New Zealand
ACT Co-Presidents	Nina Kayman and Edan Schonberger	Australian Capital Territory

Conferences[]

AUJS runs various conferences throughout the year, including:

• Political Training Seminar
• JCA Millie Philips Leadership Training Summit
• Summer Camp
• Accelerate Winter Conference

Israel Programs[]

AUJS operates the Taglit-Birthright Israel programs for Australian students. This program offers students subsidised trips to Israel. Every year AUJS sends over 300 participants to Israel on these trips. AUJS also offers other Israeli-based programs, including the Leadership Development Program.

Constituent organisations[]

AUJS operates on national, regional and campus levels. Most Regional organisations have a representative on the National Executive. Similarly, each campus organisation has a representative on that Region's Executive. AUJS is an affiliate of the Zionist Federation of Australia and Executive Council of Australian Jewry.

Active campuses[]

Western Australia[]

• University of Western Australia
• Curtin University

New South Wales[]

• University Of New South Wales
• University of Sydney
• Macquarie University
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of Wollongong

Queensland[]

• University of Queensland
• James Cook University

South Australia[]

• University of Adelaide
• Flinders University
• University of South Australia

Australian Capital Territory[]

• Australian National University

Victoria[]

• - LatJSS (La Trobe University)
• - MonJSS (Monash University)
• - MUJSS (The University of Melbourne)
• Swinburne University of Technology
• RMIT
• Deakin University
• Victoria University

New Zealand[]

• University of Auckland
• University of Otago

Tasmania[]

• University of Tasmania

See also[]

• Australian Association for Jewish Studies

References[]

External links[]

• AUJS website
• AUJS National Constitution as at 2020