Volume 30 Issue 2 05 Feb 2021 23 Shevat 5781

Changemakers

Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations

I hope you and your family are all well and had a wonderful summer break. We have just completed Week 2 of the new school year and I hope you will enjoy reading this page each week, as I share news about members of our extended community and some of their achievements. If you have news to share, please get in touch.

Starting school is always very exciting and when you are a past student with your own children enrolled as students at your alma mater that is extra special, and when your first cousins are with you too, that is even more exciting.

Sisters Monika Silver (Class of 1998) and Anita Clark (Class of 1999), now have all their children here with Angus Clark starting in Year K this year. His brother Jacob (Year 3) and first cousins Ethan Czeiger (Year 4) and his sister Belinda (Bella) in Year 1 all love that Angus has joined them this year at Emanuel. Monika says “such a special day – so amazing that they are all on campus together”.

Angus and Jacob Clark with first cousins Ethan and Belinda (Bella) Czeiger

If you are also a past student with children starting here this year, I would love to share your photos too.

B’nai B’rith & JNF Jewish Changemakers Awards 

Winners of these prestigious awards were announced on 14 December 2020 via Zoom and we congratulate the following Emanuel students and alumni:

JNF Award for Contribution to the Jewish Community (Youth Category)

Highly Commended: Ezra Hersch (Year 12)

Co-winners: Chloe Miller (Year 12) and Liat Granot (Year 12)

Contribution to Australian Society (Youth Category)

Co-winner: Lara Fosbery (Year 12) together with Adam Leizer from Moriah

JNF Award for Contribution to the Jewish Community (Young Adult Category)

Highly Commended: Joshua Moses (Class of 2011)

Contribution to Australian Society (Young Adult Category)

Highly Commended: Julia Sussman (Class of 2014)

All winners have been invited to the JNF office in Bondi Junction on Tuesday 16 February 2021 for the official presentation of their awards. Perhaps your own children would make worthy candidates for nomination this year for their volunteering efforts to make the world a better place. Watch this space for details about the 2021 awards.

Australia Day 2021 Honours

As mentioned by our Principal, Andrew Watt, in his Ma Nishma report last week, two members of our School Community were recipients of the recent Australia Day Awards. Mazal tov to Geoffrey Jankelson age 90, grandfather of Jethro Igra (Year 8) and his brother Jonathan (Year 6), who received his Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the building and construction industry, particularly security of payment. He says: “it is important for me to give back to Australia and I am very honoured and excited to be recognised”. 

Geoffrey Jochelson OAM and wife Ilana, with grandsons Jonathan and Jethro Igra

Past parent Ellis Janks, father of Donny (Class of 2012) and Sally-Ann (Class of 2017), received his OAM for service to people with a disability through exercise, in recognition of his commitment to Achilles Sydney, an organisation he co-founded and has played a leading role for 24 years. Ellis is pictured here as a guide with Ben, one of the sight-impaired runners. There are now Achilles chapters all over Australia making a difference to people with disabilities and volunteers alike.

Ellis Janks OAM as a guide to Ben

Stay safe and Shabbat Shalom.

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