Perth jewish community. An artists impression of the planned new jewish community centre in perth. In particular students and graduates engage through maccabi the zionist youth movements the shules and also through the very strong jewish student organisations based within perths four major university campuses. Last month we discussed the early days of the jewish community in perth.
Most carmel school families identify with and support perths vibrant jewish community. The wa government has committed 6 million in funding to the development of a new jewish community centre in perth to. David and rebecca hoffman came to perth in 1928 and opened a store on gore street at brock.
The first jew arrived in the same year but up to the 1880s only a few jews lived in perth. The synagogue offers facilities for. With a population of close to 10000 perths jewish community is an active warm and welcoming community which sustains the full scope of jewish institutions organisations and religious.
Established as an organization in 1892 it is the oldest of three shul and one temple serving the jewish community in perth. The perth hebrew congregation is synagogue located in the perth suburb of menora western australia. Community infrastructure some in urgent need of a rebuild built over the past few decades served a different market and a different community.
Historically perths jewish community has only expanded due to an external global event think recession escape from europe and then south africa.