Unite
Connect Jewish healthcare professionals across disciplines, career stages, and regions of Aotearoa New Zealand.
A professional home for Jewish healthcare in Aotearoa
Unite. Support. Advocate.
NZJeMA connects Jewish healthcare professionals across New Zealand, strengthens professional belonging, and helps create safer, more inclusive healthcare environments for everyone.
Doctors & trainees
Nursing & allied health
Dental & mental health
Students & researchers
A community built around care.
NZJeMA's five public purposes are drawn from its constitution and reaffirmed in the 2026 AGM presentation.
Advocacy
Challenge antisemitism, racism, and hate while advocating for fair, safe, and inclusive healthcare environments.
Member support
Support Jewish healthcare professionals and students who experience antisemitism in workplaces or universities.
Collaboration
Build purposeful relationships with Jewish and Israeli medical associations in New Zealand and around the world.
Education
Help the medical community understand the history, dangers, and professional impact of antisemitism.
2026 AGM snapshot
From a small group to a national network.
These dated, aggregate milestones were presented at the 2026 AGM. They are shown as a historical snapshot, not as live membership figures.
Looking ahead
The AGM set a simple direction: grow the community, create more events and projects, and keep speaking up for Jewish healthcare professionals.
Grow the community
Projects & events
Advocacy & speaking up
Every Saturday
Jewish Medicine Pulse
A concise weekly briefing on Israeli medical innovation, Jewish healthcare, antisemitism in medicine, bioethics, and the medical stories gaining serious attention worldwide.
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Member connection
Events that create real professional ties.
NZJeMA events bring members together through conferences, networking, webinars, student sessions, and family activities. Past events remain available in our archive.
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The next NZJeMA event will be announced here. Members will receive details directly when registration opens.
Suggest an eventStatements & insight.
Formal NZJeMA statements remain separate from curated news, with clear dates, strong imagery, and our complete public archive.
Warm wishes for the Jewish New Year
A Rosh Hashanah message and practical 2026 observance dates for New Zealand healthcare teams.
Read the letter →
Our statement regarding the Bondi Beach mass shooting
A formal organizational response, clearly marked and dated.
Read statement →
Our statement regarding the Otago Medical Research Foundation event
NZJeMA's position on institutional expertise, scientific integrity, and public trust.
Read statement →
Antisemitism in Medicine: An International Perspective
Historical context and an international examination of antisemitism in healthcare.
Read article →
Advocating Against Antisemitism in New Zealand Healthcare
Why community, education, support, and advocacy matter in Aotearoa.
Read article →Connected internationally.
Explore the Jewish medical associations and healthcare networks NZJeMA is connected with around the world.
Volunteer-run, member-powered
Help build NZJeMA's next chapter.
Organise an event, help with communications, support advocacy, or bring an idea. Every contribution can strengthen the community.