Sonia Newell – Development Officer

Mazal tov to alumnus David Mizrahi (Class of 2005)

David Mizrahi

It’s not every day that a member of our School community receives a prestigious Australian-American Fullbright Commission Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.  We wish Emanuel alumnus David Mizrahi, MSc (UNSW) Mazal Tov on just that!  David who is an accredited exercise physiologist at UNSW is based at the Children’s Hospital, Randwick and will be submitting his PhD within the next couple of months. He specialises in exercise during and after chemotherapy for paediatric and ovarian cancers.  He and his wife Carly who also attended Emanuel School for her Primary education, will be heading to Memphis, Tennessee where, next year, David will learn and collaborate with the best paediatric exercise-oncology researchers at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, investigating the role of exercise in children after completing their cancer treatment.

David says “The Fulbright scholarship is undoubtedly my greatest achievement as a clinical researcher. I have great aspirations to change the way cancer patients are managed in the future, which includes the fact that all patients should have access to and support of a tailored exercise program to their needs.  Currently, there is growing support for the use of exercise in oncology clinics, however it is not standard of care. I will be spending 10 months in a world-leading institution where nearly all children will be offered an exercise assessment or intervention, which will be inspiring to be involved in.”

Emanuel School is certainly a leader in education today, and was already leading the way back in its early days too. An alumnus recently sent me this clip of a TV interview with some Year K students in 1989.  One of these students is now an Emanuel parent.  It’s a shame they couldn’t spell “Emanuel” correctly but it is such a cute interview.  What about the teacher’s comment “computers will never take over the classroom!”.  Watch the full video here: www.facebook.com/tysonwarms/videos/10156077204567393/?t=4

So many of our students and younger alumni are involved in volunteering for a variety of organisations and causes, and they would be most worthy candidates to be nominated for this year’s Jewish Changemaker Awards.  See categories for Youth (under 18) and Young Adults (18 to 35 years) and please nominate your child/children accordingly. Nominations can be done online: www.jnf.org.au/changemaker

We are still hoping to get more grandparent contact information for our database. Send to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au to ensure they receive invitations to various events throughout the year, and also so they receive our bi-annual Grandparents and Friends newsletters which are a great way to read about what’s happening at School – no matter if you live around the corner from our campus or on the other side of the world.

Tickets are selling fast, so book now for the NSW Friendship Circle hosted private screening of the award-winning documentary My Hero Brother at 7.00 pm on 4 April at Events Cinema, Bondi Junction. The movie follows a group of young people with Down Syndrome who embark on a demanding trek through the Himalayas with their brothers and sisters.  Spaces are limited so head to their website to secure your tickets: My Hero Brother Movie Tickets

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