New hope
Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations
Gesher Online Speaker Series – NEW DATE
Out of respect for the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and the Australia-wide community memorial held on Wednesday evening, we have postponed our interview with Emanuel School alumnus, Ben Wilheim (Class of 2008). Ben formed the charity, Remember September, to raise awareness and funds for education and research into a cure for pancreatic cancer after his father and cousin died of the disease. It promises to be an insightful and inspiring evening, Ben will be interviewed by his close friend and supporter of his charity, alumnus Jonathan Baker.
Don’t miss out on hearing from a young man whose commitment to Tikkun Olam is changing the lives of thousands of people.
New date: Tuesday 17 November 2020
Time: 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Venue: Online
Bookings here
New trial hope for BRCA carriers
In last week’s Australian Jewish News, Emanuel parent, Amanda Isenberg, was interviewed in an article about an exciting new trial that aims to test the effectiveness of a drug currently used to treat osteoporosis but also shows potential as a treatment for breast cancer. Did you know there is a one in forty chance Ashkenazi Jews carry the BRCA gene mutation compared to the general population of one in four hundred chance? Amanda, a carrier of this gene mutation, undertook a mastectomy three years ago and is now a strong advocate of gene testing. She says “knowledge is power and I want to grow old, watching my children and then also hopefully my grandchildren grow up”. Amanda is happy to talk to anyone wanting more information and can be contacted by email. She urges members of our Jewish community who have not yet been tested for a BRCA mutation to contact Jenescreen.
Tribute to Netty Grant – 12 September 1921 to 7 November 2020
Netty – 97th birthday
As you will have read in Andrew Watt’s report, we acknowledge Yetta Grant, known to us all as Netty, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a volunteer here at the School from 1983 when the School was established, through to only recently. Netty and her late husband Sid were avid supporters of our School over the years, having initially been Board members of Temple Emanuel. Netty volunteered in our School library for over 30 years and both she and Sid were interviewed for Project Heritage about their former lives in England, where they founded the Bromley Progressive Synagogue in South London before their move to Sydney.
We helped celebrate Netty’s 90th birthday in 2011. At our Volunteers Assembly in 2017, Netty was named and honoured as one of four exceptional volunteers for her many years of helping in our School library.
In September 2018 we celebrated her 97th birthday during one of her volunteering sessions in the Primary library. Living at Montefiore Home, Randwick, she always looked forward to her weekly visits to our library and her great sense of humour and sharp wit will be sorely missed. Netty’s son Jeff Grant says “both my parents, of whom I am immensely proud, understood the meaning of Tikkun Olam, and did their best to achieve it”.
May her memory be for a blessing.
Nominate today
Parents – if your child/children volunteer their time to help others, why not nominate them for the 2020 B’nai B’rith & JNF Jewish Changemaker Awards
You have until Monday 16 November 2020 to nominate someone for these prestigious Changemaker Awards 2020 – youth categories (age 14 to 18) and young adult (age 18 to 35). For more information and how to nominate click here
Don’t let 2020 be any different to previous years when we have had outstanding nominations from some of our students and alumni, with winners in a number of categories. We would love to see some of our students and alumni nominated for this year’s awards. This short video highlights last year’s presentation evening.
Stay safe and Shabbat Shalom.
If you have photos and/or news to share, please send to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au