Bund Membership 2025-2026
This year, the Bund turns 128 years old. Throughout our history our mission remains the same: to make a shenerer un beserer velt far ale (a more beautiful and better world for everyone). We are committed to both caring for the welfare of the Jewish people and recognising the humanity of all people.
What seems so natural to us, is strangely foreign to much of the world. Which is why the work of the Bund and SKIF are more important than ever.
Some of our many activities and events in the past year include:
- Our regular annual events including the April 19th commemoration, the May Day Celebration, the Bund yoyvl, Sukes BBQ
- The celebration of multiple yom-toyvim in our own style including SKIFs dritn seder and Lag B’Omer fayerung, the Bund’s annual Yom Kipper ceremony and a joint Tikun Leil Shevues.
- Remembering dates that others forget, including a celebration/commemoration evening for the Night of the Murdered Yiddish Poets
- Involvement in general communal events including our annual attendance at Pride March
- Co-presenting the In One Voice Festival
- Multiple meetings with left-leaning groups in the Jewish community to build coalitions, working groups and activities
- Ongoing development of the Bund archive which has garnered thousands of views from around the world
- The annual Bono Wiener lecture, this year given by Jack Jacobs discussing the Bund, Israel and Zionism
- Coordinating activities with other Yiddish focussed groups in Melbourne including co-sponsoring the annual Yiddish SofVokh and the Miriam Trinh lecture on Yiddish poetry written during the Holocaust
- Constituted a Morgnshtern athletics team to take part in a fun-run
- Upgraded security at Waks house with fence and cameras following a long complex grants application process
- Run a series of discussion groups on challenging topics under the title Gor Heyse Tey.
- Members of the Bund participated in a panel at LimmudOz on the topic of Bundism in the 21st Century.
- Chana Mrocki Memorial Mentorship with Joshua Waletzky and the Mir Kumen On Choir
- Promoted and attended peace vigils organised by Jews and Friends for Ceasefire
- Offered support to the Adass Israel community following the firebombing of their shul
The Bund remains committed to not just speaking about its beliefs, but acting on them.
Doikait is Doing!
SKIF remains our brightest jewel. We have a knowledgeable, energetic and deeply committed helfer grupe. They have thrown themselves into regular Sundays, camp fundraisers, mini-SKIF events, school visits to recruit more kids and have run highly successful camps over the past year.
Whilst doing all this, they are actively planning a huge celebration later this year to mark the milestone of 75 years of SKIF in Melbourne!
In turn, the Bund and Yugnt Bund support, educate and train the helfer and seminaristn for their work with SKIFistn, so that we can build future generations dedicated to improving the world.
The Mir Kumen On choir has been singing, rehearsing and performing at multiple events. The choir celebrated its 17th anniversary and presented at Limmud Oz on Revolutionary Yiddish songs.
Critically, we continue to deal regularly with the necessary activities to keep our organisation functioning – ensuring that Child Safety is central to everything that we do; ongoing work maintaining Waks House and continuing to seek expert advice on physical and methodological security.
With your help, our organisation can continue to thrive, grow and flourish, so that we can indeed make a besere, shenere velt.
Mit Bundishe Grusn
Chavershaft
Join for the membership year 2025-2026 and you get:
- discounted merch and tickets to events
- voting rights at AGM and EGMs*
- an overwhelming sense of Chavershaft
Membership packs will be shipped at the conclusion of the Membership Drive.
*Please note that International members do not have AGM and EGM voting rights.
Please note that all new members are subject to committee approval.