The Australasian Zionist Youth Council (AZYC) was established to strengthen

Zionist Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after '' Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...

aims in Australia by facilitating collaboration amongst Australian

Zionist youth movement A Zionist youth movement ( he, תנועות הנוער היהודיות הציוניות ''tnuot hanoar hayehudiot hatsioniot'') is an organization formed for Jewish children and adolescents for educational, social, and ideological development, i ...

s. It is the

umbrella organisation An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and ofte ...

for seven Zionist youth movements in Australia and

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. The seven member movements have branches in Sydney,

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

and Canberra in Australia and

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

and

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

in New Zealand. The AZYC is responsible for governance of the movements, representing the movements' interests to the

Zionist Federation of Australia The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is an umbrella organisation in Australia of the Zionist movement. It was established in Melbourne, Victoria in 1927 by prominent personalities, including Sir John Monash and Rabbi Israel Brodie, with Monas ...

and is a forum for cooperation and dispute resolution between the movements. The AZYC is instrumental in operating programs for Jewish youth in the smaller Jewish communities of Adelaide and Canberra by working with youth organisations Jewish Adelaide Zionist Youth (JAZY) and Canberra Zionist Youth (CATZ), respectively.

Shnat

Shnat is a year-long educational and leadership gap program in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

run by each member movement for high-school leavers from Australia and New Zealand. The AZYC administers and supports each movements' Shnat program by providing a unified registration system for all participants and assisting with insurance and flights. It runs seminars for all Shnat participants in Israel throughout the year, including: *Opening Seminar (an introduction to Shnat and living in Israel) *Advocacy Seminar (training for participants to deal with

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and anti-Zionism), jointly run with StandWithUs *Closing Seminar (a conclusion to Shnat and preparation for an active role in community life upon return to Australia/New Zealand) The AZYC works in conjunction with

Machon L'Madrichei Chutz La'Aretz Machon Le Madrichim (hebr. for " Institute for Youth Leaders"), officially known as Machon L'Madrichei Chutz La'Aretz ( he, מכון למדריכי חוץ לארץ)("Institute for Youth Leaders from Abroad"), is a gathering of young people in Jerus ...

(The Institute for Leaders from Abroad), which runs a five-month educational component of Shnat for most of the movements.

Members

Habonim Dror Habonim Dror ( he, הַבּוֹנִים דְּרוֹר, "the builders–freedom") is the evolution of two Jewish Labour Zionist youth movements that merged in 1982. Habonim ( he, הַבּוֹנִים, "the builders") was founded in 1929 in the U ...

(Australia, New Zealand) * Betar (Australia) *

Bnei Akiva Bnei Akiva ( he, בְּנֵי עֲקִיבָא, , "Children of Akiva") is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 42 countries. It was first established in Mandatory Palestine in 1929. History B ...

(Australia, New Zealand) * Hashomer Hatzair (Australia) *

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(Australia) * Netzer (Australia) *

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(Australia)

Board

The AZYC is run by a board of current or previous leaders of one of the Zionist youth movements. The positions and 2022 board members are as follows *Rosh (head) of the state of New South Wales: Victoria Richards *Rosh (head) of the state of Victoria: Joseph Zeleznikow *Rosh (head) of Australia: Morgan Rothschild *Sgan (vice-head) of Australia: Jaydon Benn

References

External links

*Official website: http://www.azyc.com.au/ {{Jews and Judaism in Australia Zionist youth movements Youth organisations based in Australia Zionism in Australia Zionism in Oceania Jewish organisations based in Australia Jews and Judaism in New Zealand Australasia

Shnat

Members

Board

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