# Australasian Union of Jewish Students

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) is a federation of Jewish student societies at Australian and New Zealand universities and other higher education institutions. It was founded in 1948 at the University of Sydney and is affiliated with the World Union of Jewish Students. AUJS' constitution lists its four pillars as Judaism, activism, Zionism, and pluralism. AUJS runs social, educational, political and religious events on University campuses.

## Principles

All of the organisation's activities are based on the four pillars of Judaism, Zionism, Pluralism and Activism.

## Executive committee

AUJS' current Executive Committee members were elected at its Annual General Meeting in 2023.
| Position | Holder | Region of Residence |
| President | Noah Loven | Victoria |
| Vice President | Zac Morris | New South Wales |
| Treasurer | Joe Hadassin | Australian Capital Territory |
| Public Affairs Coordinator | Nathan Levy | Victoria |
| Campaigns Coordinator | Joshua Strauss | Victoria |
| Leadership and Development Coordinator | Max Babus | Australian Capital Territory |
| Jewish Engagement Coordinator | Miriam Itzkowitz | New South Wales |
| Marketing Coordinator | Ilan Janet | Victoria |
| NSW co-Presidents | Michael Grenier and Danielle Tischmann | New South Wales |
| VIC President | Holly Feldman | Victoria |
| WA President | Aviva Blitz | Western Australia |
| NZ Co-Presidents | Leah Burger and Ethan Nemeroff | New Zealand |
| SA President | Jonathan Iadarola | South Australia |
| ACT Co-Presidents | Maya Grynberg and Mia Kline | Australian Capital Territory |

## Conferences

AUJS runs various conferences throughout the year, including:
* Political Training Seminar
* JCA Millie Philips Leadership Training Summit
* Summer Camp
* Accelerate Winter Conference

## Israel Programs

AUJS operates the Taglit-Birthright Israel programs for Australian students. This program offers students subsidised trips to Israel. Every year AUJS sends over 300 participants to Israel on these trips. AUJS also offers other Israeli-based programs, including the Leadership Development Program.

## Constituent organisations

AUJS operates on national, regional and campus levels. Most Regional organisations have a representative on the National Executive. Similarly, each campus organisation has a representative on that Region's Executive. AUJS is an affiliate of the Zionist Federation of Australia and Executive Council of Australian Jewry.

## Active campuses
### Western Australia

* University of Western Australia
* Curtin University

### New South Wales

* University of New South Wales
* University of Sydney
* Macquarie University
* University of Technology Sydney
* University of Wollongong

### Queensland

* University of Queensland
* James Cook University

### South Australia

* University of Adelaide
* Flinders University
* University of South Australia

### Australian Capital Territory

* Australian National University

### Victoria

* La Trobe Jewish Students' Society - LatJSS (La Trobe University)
* Monash Jewish Students' Society - MonJSS (Monash University)
* Melbourne University Jewish Students Society - MUJSS (The University of Melbourne)
* Swinburne University of Technology
* RMIT
* Deakin University
* Victoria University

### New Zealand

* University of Auckland
* University of Otago

### Tasmania

* University of Tasmania