This is who I am
Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations
Mazal tov to Emanuel Grandparent Lesley Gild OAM
Lesley, who has three grandchildren at Emanuel School – Claudia Hochroth, in Year 6 and her brothers Liam, Year 2 and Zachary at Kornmehl, received an OAM in the recent King’s Birthday awards for service to the community:
- Member, Social Justice Committee, New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, 2004-2019.
- Chair, Family and Community Services Advisory Committee, JewishCare, 1998-2004.
Disability
- Advisor, National Disability Long-term Care and Support Scheme, Productivity Commission, current.
- Advisor, Inclusion Action Plan, NSW Transport, current.
- President, Access Ezer, 2004-2019.
- Co-Chair, EnableNSW Advisory Committee, 2009-2013.
OzHarvest
- Founding Board Member, 2004-2008.
“It is lovely that the Australian community has acknowledged my contribution and the work I have done in a variety of areas in such as social justice, food rescue and human services.
“You just do the work because it takes you into an environment where you can see things that need doing,” Lesley Gild told J-Wire. Her input as a member of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ Social Justice Committee and working as Co-Chair on the EnableNSW Advisory Committee were activities that resonated with her. “Making a contribution while representing NSW consumers has been very satisfying,” she said. Lesley is pictured here with grandson Liam Hochroth.
Burger Centre
Established in 1991, Burger Centre has grown into the heart of the seniors’ community in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. It is a joint venture between JewishCare and Montefiore, with no less than five Emanuel connections on staff including two current parents – Christina Caddy-Gold who is Manager and Tmne Blair, Leisure & Lifestyle Professional. Past parent Mally Ellis is Leisure and Lifestyle Assistant, with two more past parents Asnat Meretz who works as Student Counsellor and Lisa Werner who is their Leisure Therapist. Emanuel grandparent Gary Inberg, Board Member, Montefiore is on the Joint Operating Committee.
Burger Centre clients recently enjoyed a night out at VIVID 2023 with some of these staff members. “It was like being on holidays,” commented one of the clients. Sometimes we forget how much of a hurdle it is for seniors to go out at night by themselves or even with their families. Christine Caddy-Gold says: “This is why we do what we do. Everyone enjoyed themselves so much. Clients were treated like VIPs, getting an escort car to guide our bus past the barricades to a reserved parking spot just for them. Chairs were set out for everyone. We arrived before 6.00 pm so we were well and truly settled enjoying our delicious supper and wine, when BAM! The lights all came on. It was spectacular and pretty much for the entire time we were there we had the area to ourselves”.
Burger Centre invites us to join them for a unique event for all ages. THIS IS WHO I AM is a long-term international theatre project created by award-winning theatre maker and Randwick resident ,Jeremy Goldstein. Originally commissioned by British Council Singapore with a mission to platform under-represented voices and raise awareness around unconscious bias, this first Sydney edition for the Burger Centre in Randwick fosters a deeper understanding and shifts perceptions around ageing positive. Aptly entitled, THIS IS WHO I AM, this unique artistic platform offers a meaningful opportunity for The Burger Centre seniors to tell stories from their lived experience to the people that matter to them. The stories will be told through a series of moving autobiographical monologues and photo portraits by Sydney-based photographer, Cassandra Hannagan. These are real-life stories of struggles and achievements which might otherwise go untold or unacknowledged.
Free live event
When: Sunday 16 July 2023
Time: 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Where: Burger Centre, 120 King Street, Randwick
Book via the link
J’ACCUSE!
Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 7.00 pm
A documentary regarding Lithuanian Holocaust fraud, this film will be shown at B’nai B’rith Centre, Kensington. See the poster for details and to book your tickets, call 9321 6300 or email: council@bbnsw.org.au
Private Tour to the Art Gallery of NSW
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Gesher is pleased to invite you to a private tour of the 2023 Archibald, Wynne and Suleman Prizes at the Art Gallery of NSW on Wednesday 2 August 2023. If you have any questions before booking, please email Sonia Newell.
Speaker opportunity – Brave Talks
A message to our community from Talya Rabinovitz at Jewish Care: “I‘m part of the team that organises Brave Talks, an event that sees three people from our community share their experience of a mental health challenge, from the stage. We’ve seen our two Brave Talks events completely sell out. Our wonderful, brave speakers have shared stories of anxiety, childhood trauma, anorexia, schizophrenia, addiction….the stuff we usually hide, they’ve shared and left our audiences in awe.
We’re currently looking for more speakers for our Brave Talks August and November events. If you have a story of mental health and would like to explore speaking, please email me: trbinovitz@jewishcare.com.au even if you don’t think your story is “worthy” – in fact especially if you don’t think it is – please reach out. I promise you, someone in the audience will need to hear it!
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.
Shabbat shalom, stay safe and have a great weekend.