What an honour
Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations
King’s Birthday Honourees – Mazal tov
We wish a hearty mazal tov to past parent Caroline Lewis for her Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the Jewish community of Sydney, and to Peter Halasz who was also awarded an OAM, for service to the community through charitable organisations, announced last weekend in the King’s Birthday honours list. Peter, a Holocaust survivor, was one of our Year 6 Project Heritage living historians last year.
Art and artists
Artist alumnus David Asher Brook has a solo exhibition at Fox Galleries in Collingwood, Melbourne from Wednesday 28 June 2023 – Sunday 30 July 2023. If you are visiting Melbourne during that time, you might like to check it out.
Grandparent Sandy Hotz attended the recent Community Art Show – a Showcase of Jewish Artists, organised recently by B’nai B’rith and COA – she is pictured below with the artwork she purchased at the exhibition.
Sandy Hotz and painting she purchased at Jewish Art Showcase
Save the Date
Wednesday 2 August 2023
After a three-year absence, Gesher is pleased to invite you to a private tour to the Archibald Exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. Details about this event will be out soon, so watch this space.
Holiday activities
July school holidays are approaching quickly. If you are looking for activities for your children during the break, you might like to consider volunteering with Friendship Circle for their July Day Camps (Monday 10 July 2023 – Friday 14 July 2023), if your children are in Years 7 – 12. The week will be packed with lots of fun activities, and a mix of incursions and excursions as part of the ongoing programs run by FC for children and young adults with disabilities. This is a great opportunity to build on existing relationships and make new friends, while having lots of fun. It will be based at Moriah College in Queens Park. If you have High School-aged children interested in volunteering for this camp please get them to register ASAP.
Teen Volunteers (ages 12-18 AND in Years 7-12): click here to register
New volunteers: please also complete all steps of our Teen Volunteer Application
Please email our Day Camp Co-ordinator Sophie Malek with any questions about Camp.
For creative kids aged 8 -12, there is the photography workshop on Tuesday 11 July 2023 – Wednesday 12 July 2023 organised through B’nai B’rith. For more details and to book call 9321 6300 or email council@bbnsw.org.au
Do you love to sing?
Over the years we have had some interest in a parent /grandparent and alumni choir. Perhaps some of our readers will even remember the parent/staff choir from some years ago.
Diana Springford, Head of Music, says “we are going for a pop up model for the first seven weeks of Term 3 (next term), culminating in a performance at the Night of Song on Monday 28 August 2023”. Rehearsals would be from Weeks 1-6 on Thursday mornings 7.20 am – 8.10 am in the Millie Phillips Theatre, conducted by Daniel Burley. All who join should please come to all rehearsals to maximise the quality of the experience and the performance at the end of it. Here is the google form to sign up to the Emanuel School Parent, Staff & Alumni Pop-Up Choir 2023
Before The King
Three of the four members of this band are Emanuel alumni, all from the Class of 2016 – Gabriel Jammy, Daniel Radomsky and Dean Smuskowitz. They have all played in this band since their school days and would love to see members of our School community in the audience at their next gig on Saturday 1 July 2023 at The Lansdowne in Chippendale. Tickets are $20.00, with a portion of each ticket being donated to the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre. Please note, you need to be 18+ to attend this event.
Internship in New York City
If you have children who are currently studying at university, this program might be of interest to them. Forum for Jewish Leadership (formally known as Brownstone) has just launched their New York Winter program for 2024, bringing young ambitious Jewish students from across Australia for a 3-week internship program in New York. Please visit their website for more information and the application link. Early application is advised as places are limited.
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.