Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA) is a prominent Jewish charitable organisation based in New South Wales. Founded in 1967,Levey, G. B. (2004). Jews and Australian politics. Liverpool University Press. the organisation raises communal funds for distribution among Jewish Day Schools, social service organisations, the NSW Community Security Group, and other Jewish community bodies.Rutland, S. D. (2021). The impact of COVID-19: a comparative study of the Melbourne and Sydney Jewish communities. Contemporary Jewry, 41(1), 247-272.Lander, K. (1997). Issues, Challenges, and Priorities Facing the Australian Jewish Community and its Jewish Community Professionals.Rutland, S., & Encel, S. (2006). Major Issues Facing the Jewish Community: Women's Perceptions. Australian Journal of Jewish Studies. In some cases, local Jewish organisations, such as the Sydney Jewish Museum, did not immediately join the JCA funding network, and instead waited years before joining and receiving funding.Berman, J. E. (2001). Holocaust museums in Australia: The impact of Holocaust denial and the role of the survivors. The Journal of Holocaust Education, 10(1), 67-88.
In addition to supporting NSW organisations, the JCA also supports Jewish community institutions in the Australian Capital Territory.Rosalky, A. (2022). THREE SCORE YEARS & TEN: REFLECTIONS ON 70 YEARS IN THE ACT JEWISH COMMUNITY. Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, 25. In total, the JCA provides funding for 24 local organisations.https://jca.org.au/supported-organisations/ The JCA has sponsored community studies of Jews in New South Wales and Australia-wide.Kim, H. K. (2020). Research from Academic Institutes. Contemporary Jewry, 40(1), 149-152.Gross, Z., & Rutland, S. D. (2015). Parochial or transnational endeavor? The attitude to Israel of adolescents in Australian Jewish day schools. Contemporary Jewry, 35, 237-261. The JCA model of charitable distribution is credited as improving outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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