Aleph Melbourne Explained

Aleph Melbourne
Location:Melbourne Victoria
Leader:Michael Barnett

Aleph Melbourne is a Jewish LGBT organization located in Melbourne, Australia.[1] [2]

History

Aleph Melbourne was founded in January 1995 for gay Jewish men. In the late 1990s bisexual men were also welcomed as members.[3] [4] In 2007 the group became inclusive of LGBTIQ Jews, families and allies.[5]

Aleph attempted to join the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) in 1999, but was denied acceptance when Orthodox synagogues threatened to quit the JCCV if Aleph was permitted to join.[6] [7] [8]

In 2015 the group celebrated their 20th anniversary by creating a documentary about themselves called "Aleph Melbourne- Celebrating 20 Years."[9] [10] [11] The documentary was screened at the St Kilda Film Festival, the North Brisbane Film Festival, the Respect Belfast Human Rights Film Festival, the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival, and the Brooklyn My True Colors Festival.[12] [13]

Events and services

Religious services

Aleph Melbourne is primarily secular, but has hosted services and dinners for major Jewish holidays like Passover and Rosh Hashanah.[14] The group has also celebrated Hannukah with other members of the Melbourne community.

Aleph Melbourne and its coordinator Michael Barnett also speak out to end homophobia in the Jewish community across Melbourne and Australia.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Pride March

Aleph Melbourne has participated in Melbourne's Pride festival "Midsumma" every year since 1997.[19] In 2016 the group excluded themselves after the festival made a financial partnership with News Corp, which Aleph Melbourne believed had supported homophobic journalists.[20] [21] [22]

Political involvement

Aleph Melbourne created and distributed Voters Guides for the 2013, 2106, 2019 and 2022 Federal elections,[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] the 2018 and 2022 Victorian state elections[28] [29] and the 2020 Local Council elections,[30] covering voting areas with large Jewish populations. These guides presented political candidates' views on LGBTIQ issues, including same-sex marriage.[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aleph Melbourne . QGroups . en-US . June 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170518155606/http://www.qgroups.com.au/listing/aleph-melbourne/ . May 18, 2017.
  2. Web site: Community Directories . Out Community . June 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091016040951/https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/directories/listing?id=3265 . October 16, 2009.
  3. Book: Drinnan, Neal. The Rough Guide to Gay & Lesbian Australia. 2001. Rough Guides. 9781858288321. en.
  4. Web site: Michael B's Story · Staying Negative. stayingnegative.net.au. 2017-07-14.
  5. Web site: Aleph Melbourne – Championing LGBTIQ inclusion and advocacy in the Jewish community. mikeybear. December 20, 2017. April 23, 2019. Aleph Melbourne.
  6. News: Shul support for Keshet JCCV bid - The Australian Jewish News. 2015-07-31. The Australian Jewish News. 2017-07-14. en-US.
  7. News: Keshet triumphant in JCCV bid - The Australian Jewish News. 2015-08-07. The Australian Jewish News. 2017-07-14. en-US.
  8. Book: The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Planning Assessment, 2004-2005: The Jewish People Between Thriving and Decline . ʻAner . Nadav . 2005. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. 9789652293466. en.
  9. News: May-21 Melbourne: Aleph Melbourne – Celebrating 20 Years. 2017-04-26. J-Wire. 2017-07-14. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427052836/http://www.jwire.com.au/may-21-melbourne-aleph-melbourne-celebrating-20-years/. 27 April 2017. dead.
  10. News: 20 years of Aleph. 2017-05-01. J-Wire. 2017-07-14. en-AU.
  11. News: Crowd-funding for Aleph's documentary. 2015-09-13. J-Wire. 2017-07-14. en-AU.
  12. News: Aleph Melbourne. Wesson. Alynne. 2017-06-14. The New York Blueprint. 2017-07-14. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616040547/http://www.nyblueprint.com/aleph-melbourne. 2017-06-16. dead.
  13. Web site: Film Trailers Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival. sbjewishfilmfestival.org. en-US. 2017-07-14.
  14. Web site: Community Organisations . Jewish Australia . en . June 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240208083430/http://www.jewishaustralia.com/community.htm . February 8, 2024.
  15. Web site: Jewish leaders accused of ignoring homophobia. . 2009-09-16. 2017-07-14.
  16. Web site: Jewish community group makes landmark anti-homophobia message . Riley . Benjamin . Star Observer . 27 February 2014 . en-US . June 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170630222002/http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/jewish-community-group-makes-landmark-anti-homophobia-message/119050 . June 30, 2017.
  17. Web site: Jewish Council says it is Okay to be Gay . Riley . Benjamin . Star Observer . 6 November 2013 . en-US . June 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106195847/http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/jewish-council-says-it-is-okay-to-be-gay/112120 . November 6, 2013.
  18. Web site: Progressive Jewish body applauds DOMA repeal . Riley . Benjamin . Star Observer . 5 July 2013 . en-US . June 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170612042204/http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/progressive-jewish-body-applauds-doma-repeal/106231 . June 12, 2017.
  19. News: Pride March in Melbourne. 2016-02-02. J-Wire. 2017-07-14. en-AU.
  20. News: People Are Mad About News Corp Sponsoring An LGBTI Pride Festival. BuzzFeed. 2017-07-14. en.
  21. News: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Banned From Pride After Gay Nazi Cartoon. LOGO News. 2017-07-14.
  22. Web site: Midsumma to keep controversial partnership with News Corp . Wade . Matthew . Star Observer . 7 December 2016 . en-US . June 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316015326/http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/midsumma-news-corp/154348 . March 16, 2017.
  23. News: Melbourne marriage equality political guide. June 22, 2016. J-Wire. July 14, 2017. en-AU.
  24. Web site: Voters Guide to Marriage Equality in Jewish Melbourne. mikeybear. August 26, 2013. Aleph Melbourne. April 22, 2019.
  25. Media Release: Aleph Melbourne Voters Guide for Marriage Equality. mikeybear. June 21, 2016. Aleph Melbourne. July 14, 2017.
  26. Aleph Melbourne launches 2019 Federal Election Voters Guide for LGBTIQ Equality. mikeybear. May 14, 2019. Aleph Melbourne. May 14, 2019.
  27. Aleph Melbourne launches 2022 Federal Election Voters Guide. mikeybear. May 16, 2022. Aleph Melbourne. December 31, 2022.
  28. Aleph Melbourne launches 2018 Victorian State Election Voters Guide for LGBTIQ Equality. mikeybear. November 18, 2018. Aleph Melbourne. April 22, 2019.
  29. Aleph Melbourne launches 2022 Victorian State Election Voters Guide for LGBTIQ+ Equality. mikeybear. November 13, 2022. Aleph Melbourne. December 31, 2022.
  30. Aleph Melbourne launches 2020 Local Council Election Voters Guide. mikeybear. October 5, 2020. Aleph Melbourne. December 31, 2022.
  31. News: Same Sex Marriage candidates. 2013-08-29. J-Wire. July 14, 2017. en-AU.

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