[Australia]: Executive Council of Australian Jewry

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Overview​

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) is a peak body representing the Australian Jewish community, and the umbrella organisation for over 200 Jewish organisations across Australia. It is the Australian affiliate of the World Jewish Congress, the worldwide umbrella organisation of Jewish communities. It is also affiliated with the Commonwealth Jewish Council, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, and the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. Each state, apart from Tasmania, has a peak body that is a constituent of ECAJ: New South Wales: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (NSWJBD) Victoria: Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) Western Australia: Jewish Community Council of WA (JCCWA) Queensland: Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD) South Australia: Jewish Community Council of South Australia (JCCSA) The ECAJ Policy Platform has a strong focus on public policy, covering a broad range of issues including: human rights, Indigenous issues, multiculturalism, interfaith relations, refugees, education, Holocaust remembrance, racial vilification, antisemitism, religious issues, and Israel and the international community. The federal government recognises ECAJ in an official capacity.

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President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry	Robert Goot, AM, SC