Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations

Mother’s Day 2020     

We hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day last Sunday. As the weeks go by, rulings on social isolation are being relaxed and this means many of us can now look forward to special times with family members we haven’t seen in person for quite some time. There are, however, some members of our community who must still stay socially isolated, but hopefully not for too much longer.

2020 Head On Photo Festival – ends on 17 May 2020

Have you had a chance yet to check out the 2020 Head On Photo Festival, founded by Emanuel parent Moshe Rosenzveig OAM? If not, you still have a few days to do so. The winning entry of the Head On Landscape Award was Whimsical Warrior by Marcia Macmillan, a special needs teacher from Mullengudgery Merino Stud east of Nyngan, Central NSW. It may look familiar to you, as Marcia was interviewed on television news during the week – surprisingly her winning entry, a photo of her 9 year old daughter running through their paddocks during a dust storm in January, was taken on her mobile phone, not on an expensive or fancy camera. To go to the website and to have a look at some of the many wonderful photographic works on display click here.  

Emanuel alumnus Sean Torban (Class of 2018) and Talking Holocaust

Sean Torban

Talking Holocaust was created by Sean because the number of Holocaust survivors still alive gets lower and lower every day, and hundreds of stories are forgotten or never have a chance to be told. By not sharing stories and knowledge of the Holocaust we are allowing this tragic chapter of our history to be forgotten. With the recent rise of anti-semitism and racist attacks going on all over the world, it is more important now than ever.

Sean asks these questions:

• How to have the conversation and how to know when to have the conversation about the Holocaust?
• How do you tell your child that over six million of their not so distant ancestors were killed because of their religion and beliefs?
• When is the right age to do so?
• Today, with all the infinite access to knowledge the internet brings to us, how do you tell right from wrong?

He is seeking stories to share and hopes some members of our community would like to take part in his next virtual event at the end of May. If you have a Holocaust story to share, please get in touch with Sean. You can send your submission to: seantorban@hotmail.com. If it is a big video file, he recommends using We Transfer here.

LIMMUZ OZ + NZ (Festival of Jewish ideas), 6 June 2020 – 14 June 2020

This year’s line-up is a totally online experience, dedicated to bringing the audience the best in Jewish learning over two weekends. You can see each presenter and book tickets here 

Wolper Hospital online

Wolper Hospital in Woollahra runs amazing rehabilitation programs including their MoveWell program which promotes a healthy and active lifestyle for all members of the community, but of course with Coronavirus, these sessions have had to be cancelled. However, Exercise Physiologists, Darsh and Jessica, are back with another exercise program to help you stay active whilst at home. All you need is a chair against a wall, a couple of bottles of water, a couple of shopping bags and a towel. Click here for the video.

These exercises are suitable for all their MoveWell participants including people attending Aqua classes, MoveStrong, MoveSteady, BackInMotion and MoveBig classes.

If you have any questions about the exercises or any suggestions, feel free to contact the team on 8324 2296 or email: movewell@wolper.com.au

If you have photos and/or news to share, please send to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Wishing you all Shabbat Shalom and have a great weekend.