


126 years of fighting for frayhayt, glaykhayt un gerekhtikayt - freedom, equality & justice.

The Jewish Labour Bund in Melbourne was established in 1928 and continues to enact its ideological focus of frayhayt, glaykhkayt and gerekhtikayt (freedom, equality and justice) today. The Bund focuses on creating and nurturing a strong sense of secular Jewish identity through Yiddish language and culture in our community. Learn more about our history here.
The Bund runs a number of cultural and political events throughout the year and is involved in wider community forums and rallies such as the Bono Weiner Lecture, Yiddish music performances and events for Jewish yom toyvim (holidays). We also have an extensive collection of events, lectures and entertaining videos through our Bund Online page.

Upcoming Events

SAVE THE DATE: Commemoration
of the Night of the Murdered Poets
August 2025
The Bund and Kadimah join together for a night of reflection and poetry.

Mir Zaynen Ale Brider: We Are All Brothers
“Mir Zaynen Ale Brider” is an opportunity to gather as a community to call for an end to injustice, discrimination and suffering. To decry the degradation and cruelty being inflicted on the civilians of Gaza. To reflect on shared grief and pain. To demand mentshlekhkayt and frayhayt above all else.
All proceeds from the evening will be donated to Standing Together.

Morgnshtern Running Club
Melbourne Marathon Festival
Sunday, 12 October 2025
We are seeking interested khaveyrim who would like to run or walk as part of the Morgnshtern team at this year’s Melbourne Marathon in any category (2.5k walk, 5k, 10k runs). We will be looking to work together to raise funds for SKIF/Bund in the process.
Archiving Call Out
We are currently seeking materials to add to our new Bund and SKIF archive.
If you have any MELBOURNE related Bund, SKIF, Tsukunft photos, videos, sound bytes, documents, please get in touch to organise digitisation.
Our Most Recent Events
Just a few snapshots of khaveyrim at our most recent events.
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