Caulfield electorate women leaders
Mr SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (09:39): We have some great women in leadership roles right in the heart of Caulfield, and I want to give a shout-out to some that I have had some interaction with in the last week. After 151 years one of our oldest synagogues, the St Kilda Hebrew congregation, has elected Janice Iloni-Furstenberg as the first female president of the shul. Janice has been in leadership roles for a number of years as treasurer, vice-president and now president. Congratulations to you, Janice. Also congratulations to the Sassoon Yehuda Sephardi shul. They had a Torah dedication, and again Joanne Levy is the president. Joanne has done an exceptional job in that shul. Congratulations to her on her great work. A big-shout out to Ronit Chrapot, the president of WIZO Victoria, for organising an annual gala, which featured Eve Barlow, a 35-year-old Scottish Jew who has been very proactive against antisemitism. Finally, I wanted to give a big shout-out to the National Council of Jewish Women Australia (Victoria) president, Helen Lewin, who had the AGM during the week, which unfortunately I could not attend, but my wife, Hayley, stepped in. She is the president of the United Israel Appeal—we have a lot of presidents in our community. She awarded a volunteer award to Sheryl Salcman for her years of community service. These are great role models doing some fantastic things in our community. We all need to do more to encourage more women in leadership roles, but I want to say thank you for the great work that all our women in leadership roles do in our community.