Sonia Newell – Development Officer

Gabriella Goodridge (Year 11) Photo: Ofer Levy)

Mazal tov to Year 11 student Gabriella (Gabi) Goodridge and our other Emanuel swimming champions:

Whilst many of us were enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon on 10 March, Gabriella and around 100 other keen Jewish swimmers were participating in the 69^th NSW Jewish Swimming Championships at Des Renford Aquatic Centre. Gabi, a member of KRB Aquatics, broke through to win her first women’s AJN Cup. Other winning Emanuel swimmers included Noaa Smily (Year 3) who won the 8 girls 50m freestyle whilst Year 5 student Kayla Parks won the 10 girls 50m freestyle.  Gabi and Year 10 student Jade Berson both swam last weekend at the NSW State Open Championships.

Jewish Changemaker Awards

Don’t forget to send in nominations for the 2019 Changemaker Awards. We would love to see lots of Emanuel High School students and alumni on the nominations list, given that so many of our students and younger alumni are involved in volunteering for a variety of organisations and causes. 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

Kitty Lowinger with Year 6 2018 Project Heritage students

Last Sunday afternoon saw the launch of Emanuel grandparent Kitty Lowinger’s new children’s book Tika’s Amazing Journey. The stories she shares as seven-year-old Tika in this book are the stories of her childhood she was unable to tell until she was much older. With illustrations by two of her grandchildren, it follows a little girl on a train escaping Hungary with her mother. The book is part of the Sydney Jewish Museum’s Community Stories Project. Kitty was one of our Living Historians at Project Heritage 2018, and she also teaches high school students about the Holocaust at the Jewish Museum. www.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au

You ask why is it important to have grandparent contact details on our database? Our School Community is spread far and wide.  We love having grandparents involved with activities at School, as well as being able to tell them about what’s happening on campus, even if they don’t live locally.  The best way for us to do this is by getting in touch with them directly, hence the request for up-to-date contact details. Please send email/address 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 they live around the corner from our campus or on the other side of the world.

Last chance to purchase tickets 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