does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message golds world of judaica known until 1999 as golds book and gift company is the southern hemisphere s largest judaica store citation needed as well as being australia s main importer wholesaler and retailer of judaica items . it is owned by yirmi and miriam goldschmiedt prominent members of melbourne s orthodox jewish community . the store was opened in november 1987 in a rented building at 36 william street off the major carlisle street shopping strip in the balaclava suburb of melbourne to service the st kilda east jewish community complementing the kantor book store in high street st kilda which closed shortly afterward in 1989 . due to that store closing golds book and gift company became the largest importer and distributor of judaica products in australia . in december 1999 with both the growth of the melbourne jewish community and the expanding market of english language jewish publications the store relocated to larger premises at 3 william street which includes a carpark and a larger warehouse as well as changing its name to golds world of judaica . the store has also serves as a hub for the community with tickets to events in all of the various layers of the melbourne jewish community being sold there . the store currently sells much jewish literature including the siddur tanakh mishnah talmud halakhic works as well as works of jewish philosophy hasidut and kabbalah both in the original hebrew version and with english translation as well as many jewish themed non fiction and fiction books . also sold are judaica items like kippot tzitzit and tallitot tefillin mezuzot and jewish silverware items like candlesticks and menorot . it also stocks a range of jewish music compact disks jewish videos and dvds . references edit external links edit official website coordinates 37 52 11 s 144 59 38 e 37.86972 s 144.99389 e 37.86972 ; 144.99389 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title golds world of judaica & oldid 719923490 categories buildings and structures in melbourneretail companies of australia1987 establishments in australiacompanies established in 1987jewellery retailers of australiajewellery companieshidden categories articles lacking sources from april 2008all articles lacking sourcesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2011coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 may 2016 at 16 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view