Among the events held in Melbourne recently were the UIA annual general meeting, Friends of Tel Aviv University cocktail party, Holocaust Centre conversation program, Jewish Aid farewell, Australian Jewish Medical Federation annual general meeting and the WIZO quest final.

Park Hyatt Hotel, Melboourne.

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POLICE arrested three pro-Palestinian protesters who were among a group rallying outside the Park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne where Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom were waiting to address about 400 delegates at an Australia-Israel Leadership Forum function on December 6.

Police said the protesters had broken an agreement to hold a peaceful protest.

There was a scuffle as 150 protestors holding flags and placards tried to force their way into the hotel from a side entrance about 7pm.

Senior Constable Wayne Wilson of Victoria Police said only three people managed to get into the building and were arrested immediately, while police held back others in the crowd who were trying to force their way in.
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Among the events held in Melbourne recently was the JNF gold patrons function, an exhibition at the Jewish Holocaust Centre, Mark Regev at a ZCV function, the Capital Jewish Forum lunch and a Mount Scopus College education evening.

Among the events held in Melbourne recently was the Pink Ribbon breakfast in aid of breat cancer research, a Jewish Care awareness evening and UIA seniors outing.

Families celebrated Succot at Luna Park, Melbourne on October 5. The annual event was organised by Chabad Youth.

A street party was organised by residents of Lempriere Ave, East St Kilda on October 7.

Thrills at Luna Park in Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin

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HUNDREDS of families celebrated Succot at Luna Park in Melbourne on Monday October 5, enjoying unlimited rides at the fun park.

There was music, entertainment, food stalls and a giant succah for the evening’s celebrations.

The annual event was organised by Chabad Youth.

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The Israeli-Australian-made film, $9.99, premiered in Australia on Tuesday night at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

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CONCERNS are mounting over a growing drug problem in the Melbourne Jewish community following the suspected drug overdose of a young adult in Caulfield last weekend.

The AJN has learnt that late on Saturday night (July 25), a large group of young people, who had gathered to “come down” after an evening of illicit drug-taking, consumed a cocktail of marijuana and prescription pain medication including the morphine derivative, oxycontin, before all passing out.

When they awoke the following morning, one of the youths was unresponsive. The friends called Hatzolah and an ambulance. Paramedics revived the youth with a defibrillator before taking him to hospital, where he was later released.
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