Many colours
Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations
Back in time
The first School Yearbook was published in 1984, just one year after Emanuel School opened. At the time, this spiral-bound publication was momentous – the School community was very proud of all their achievements during that first year, and rightfully so. The 1984 publication was packed full of poems, stories and drawings by the students, along with reports by various teachers including this one from the first School Principal, Tom Wiedenman. Fast forward to now, we have certainly come a long way!
Talented artists in our School Community
Emanuel parent, Martine Springer and staff member, Janice Eliovson are pictured here with some of their artwork that was part of the very impressive Nefesh Art Show held recently.
Check out this amazing website just released by alumna, Jemima Firestone Greville (Class of 2017), which highlights her costume portfolio. Jemima is currently studying at University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Alumnus David Asher Brook (Class of 1998), who was instrumental in guiding us to create the artwork that hangs in the stairwell of the LINC Building, is currently part of a wonderful exhibition at Fox Galleries in Melbourne that ends on the 5 March 2023 and he will then have a solo exhibition opening at the end of June, watch this space for more details.
B’nai B’rith has a number of Art Competitions and workshops which may be of interest to you and to your children, so please check out these posters for details and get in touch with past parent Vivienne Radomsky, Project Manager at B’nai B’rith for enquiries/applications.
Past Principal, David Solomon, who is also a past parent, now spends much of his time painting. He will be showcasing some of his artwork as part of a fabulous exhibition at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf from Wednesday 8 March 2023 – Sunday 2 April 2023.
Friendship Bakery – time for yummy hamentaschen
Friendship Bakery is a social enterprise that aims to empower young people living with a disability. Delicious Dairy CY hamantaschen are available in-store at the Bakery, located at Shop A, 2 Laguna Street, Vaucluse. Choose from five flavours – caramel, chocolate, raspberry jam, nuts, and poppyseed – or try them all! You are invited to pop in to the bakery as per the times below or order online to collect your hamantaschen early next week.
In-store purchases:
Friday 3 March 2023: 8.00 am – 2.00 pm
Monday 6 March 2023: 9.00 am – 1.30 pm
Tuesday 7 March 2023: 9.00 am – 1.30 pm
Online orders via friendshipbakery.com.au – you can choose to collect on either Monday 6 March 2023: 9.30 am – 1.30 pm or
Tuesday 7 March 2023: 9.30 am – 1 30 pm
Mitch Burnie @ Adamama
Adamama
Manager of Adamama Farm, Mitch Burnie (Class of 2011) says, “Coming out of Summer and the garden is looking lush, a bit overgrown but full of delicious and nutritious soil and food. We have turned our attention to preparing for Autumn as we turn the compost, let beds go to seed to seed save and patiently wait to get those cooler veggies in the ground. Make sure you get down to the hub for one of the many workshops, volunteer or just a lovely stroll while the sun is shining”. Check us out here.
Here are details for one of the many workshops:
Intro to Food Forestry
Date: Sunday 2 April 2023
Time: 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Location: Randwick Sustainability Hub, 27 Munda Street, Randwick
Anyone can grow a food forest in almost any space. Join this engaging, informative and practical workshop to get an insight into how to do this at home.
You will learn:
- The principles of permaculture
- The design principles of a food forest
- How to design and maintain a food forest suitable to our local climate
- How to plant trees
- How to promote a healthy eco-system and soil health in your backyard.
2023 Maccabi Swimming Championships this Sunday 5 March 2023
All-comers 50m Masters Sprint Race
It is not too late to sign up for the All-comers 50m Masters Sprint Race this coming Sunday 5 March 2023 as a part of the Jewish Championships and in memory of Emanuel parent, the late Peter Michaelson. Club president and Emanuel parent Elan Miller says, “Pete was a valued member of the Maccabi Swimming club and competed at numerous Maccabi Swimming championships, breaking a number of records. He had a love and passion for Maccabi, especially the Swimming Club, and inspired many swimmers in the community both young and old. Pete’s generous spirit and infectious optimism will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He was genuine, patient, caring and kind with a heart of gold who would light up rooms and hearts wherever he went. Let’s celebrate Pete’s love of swimming!“
Entry Fee:
- Minimum $10 (Donation)
- All proceeds of the 50m race will be donated to Pete’s family, with 10% being donated to a charity in Pete’s name.
Charity:
- Rainbow Club: Delivering individualised swimming lessons for children with disability.
Email all inquiries and entries to: racesecretary.nswswim@maccabi.com.au
Gift of Life
Please help us help a member of our community
As many of you will know by now, we want to spread the word to help a member of our community, Murray Foltyn, the 41 year old brother and uncle of an Emanuel family, who has a rare blood cancer and requires an urgent blood stem cell transplant to help save his life. He and his wife Claudia (nee Milunsky) have a three year old and a nine month old baby girl and he is the uncle of Lily (Year 8), Matilda (Year 5) and Hazel Foltyn (Year 1).
Previous searches on the worldwide bone marrow database have been unsuccessful and our best chance of a cure is a match with a person of Jewish background.
We are reaching out to you and the power of our community for help in finding a match so that the transplant can proceed. Time is of the essence. Giving stem cells is a non-invasive process – similar to giving blood.
Could you be a match?
Are you..
- Aged 18-35
- Do you have parents/grandparents who are Jewish and came from a Czech/Slovak or UK or Russian Background? Bonus if from Illford, England, or the village of Halmesh just outside of Trnava (today part of Slovakia) or Morava Ostrava (today close to the border of Poland).
Although you will have missed the testing sessions at Wolper Hospital yesterday, you can still help by going direct to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood centres to donate blood and ask to be registered with the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
If you don’t meet these criteria, you can still help by sharing these details far and wide. If you can think of friends or family around the world who fit this criteria, they can also be tested at their local blood bank. You never know who might be a match!
Thank you so much on behalf of the Foltyn and Milunsky families.
Business-to-business equivalent of a dating site
Sharon Melamed
Emanuel parent Sharon Melamed, founder and managing director of tech start-up Matchboard was featured recently in The Australian Jewish News in the section titled Tech & Innovation. Her company celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, and Sharon says, “I got into the tech industry by accident when I had the idea for my matchmaking start-up, which has technology at its heart. Matchboard uses a similar algorithm to a dating site but it is a business-to-business version”. Sharon goes on to say, “while I used to think of technology as boring, now I realise its power to change and improve the world in so many ways – in health, agriculture, education and so many other areas. It’s those outcomes that you need to focus on rather than the technology in and of itself”. Last month, Matchboard passed 4400 buy-side clients, ranging from thousands of small and medium enterprises to hundreds of household brands.
We look forward to sharing our news and yours, so if you have photos and/or news you would like to share with us, please send to Sonia Newell.
“Wishing you and your family Chag Purim Sameach (Happy Purim)”.
Shabbat shalom, stay safe and have a great weekend.