Connecting our Community – Gesher
Sonia Newell | Development Officer
Sydney Jewish Writers Festival (SJWF) 2019
On now until 26 August 2019.
Book tickets for SJWF online: www.shalom.edu.au/sjwf2019
Friendship Circle Walk (FCW) – 1 September 2019
Many of our students and alumni have, for years, supported Friendship Circle as volunteers at weekend and holiday camps and Emanuel School families will be part of the 10th anniversary of the Sydney Friendship Circle Walk on Sunday 1 September 2019. Funds raised so far: $55,812 of the $100,000 target. We hope you will join us for a morning of fun and activities for everyone, young and old.
To register for FCW on 1 September 2019 or to make a donation: click here.
Australian Jewish News (AJN) Rosh Hashanah Card Competition – calling children aged 5 to 12
This year is the 10th anniversary of the annual AJN Rosh Hashanah card competition. We hope some of our students aged 5 to 12 will enter, as many have done in past years. The brief is to create a design that captures the spirit of Rosh Hashanah and the winning entry becomes the newspaper’s official new year card, sent to a host of VIPs both locally and overseas, including the Prime Minister of Australia and the President of Israel. Entries should be submitted on an A4 sheet of paper, with the entrant’s name, age, school and contact details written on the back to: Rosh Hashanah Card Competition, PO Box 1000, Caulfield South VIC 3162. The closing date for entries is Friday 6 September 2019.
Good luck!
A message from the UIA Office
We hope you can join us at one of our September UIA Israel Updates. Please note that this month the updates are being held a week later than usual: instead of the first Tuesday and Wednesday, the second Tuesday and Wednesday.
We have two guest speakers, both of whom are articulate and knowledgeable to provide engaging updates on what’s currently happening in Israel and the surrounding region.
Dr Ron Weiser AM has been actively involved in our community for over 35 years, encompassing a variety of organisations. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, a Past President of the Zionist Federation of Australia and Honorary Life President of the Zionist Council of NSW.
Yair Miller OAM is the CEO of the United Israel Appeal and Immediate Past President of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, a Director of the NSW Council for Jewish Communal Security and Honorary Secretary of Kehillat Masada.
Tuesday 10 September 2019, 10.00am – 12.00 noon, guest speaker: Yair Miller OAM
Wednesday 11 September 2019, 10.30am – 12.00 noon, guest speaker: Dr Ron Weiser AM
If any of your family or friends would like to attend, just let us know and bring them along!
Please let us know which session you would like to attend by calling 9361 4273 or click here.
Looking forward to welcoming you.
The UIA Team
Primary Grandparents and Friends Day – Monday 16 September 2019
See invitation on next page for details
If you have photos and/or news to share, please send to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au