Masada College

January 24, 2019, 12:01 am

THE Moriah College family has lost a "revered friend and iconic educator" with the passing of Max Lemberg, college Rabbi Dr Aryeh Solomon said this week.

By Gareth Narunsky

Keynote speaker at the NAJEX Jewish Remembrance Day service,
Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

November 8, 2018, 12:01 am

Reflecting on Armistice centenary

SYDNEY'S Jewish Remembrance Day service is always deeply moving, but it held even more resonance in its latest chapter at the Sydney Jewish Museum last Sunday – almost 100 years to the day since the guns fell silent at the end of World War I, and 95 years since General Sir John Monash officially opened the NSW Jewish War Memorial.

By Shane Desiatnik

October 28, 2018, 12:00 am

Students knuckle down for HSC exams

An ambitious 15-year-old Masada College student, Brad Neimann, is one of 69,383 students expected to complete their Higher School Certificate (HSC) this spring.

September 27, 2018, 12:01 am

Tributes flow for Wendy Barel

WORDS of comfort, love and support have been shared by family members, friends and colleagues of Masada College's former principal Wendy Barel, who passed away on Sunday, aged 65.

Wendy Barel speaking at Masada College's 50th anniversary gala dinner in 2016. Photo: Noel Kessel.

June 1, 2018, 12:01 am

Barel leaving Masada

AFTER serving 12 years as principal of Masada College, and with the continued support of the community, Wendy Barel (pictured) is retiring at the end of this school term due to health challenges.

May 1, 2018, 12:00 am

Davidson MP lauds community

During a private members statement on April 11 at NSW Parliament House, Davidson MP Jonathan O'Dea, whose electorate takes in the northern Sydney suburb of St Ives, praised the work done by Jewish organisations in the wider community.

By Gareth Narunsky

Chana Raizel Friedman with her grandmother and Holocaust survivor Alice Adamak. Photo: Giselle Haber

April 12, 2018, 12:01 am

Rebuilding, remembering lives

EMOTIONS ran high at UNSW's Clancy Auditorium as 800 people heard how Holocaust survivors built new homes and thrived in postwar Australia at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies' Yom Hashoah commemorative event on Sunday.

Diane Armstrong, Fiona Harari, Paul Drexler and Chana Raizel Friedman are some of the speakers at this year's Yom Hashoah commemorations.

April 8, 2018, 12:01 am

Commemorations will shine a spotlight on survivors’ new lives in Australia

"REBUILDING Lives" is the powerful theme for this year's NSW Jewish Board of Deputies' (JBOD) Yom Hashoah commemorative events.

Masada College is part of the Go North initiative.

March 30, 2018, 12:01 am

New initiative promotes Jewish life over the bridge

WITH the cost of living in Sydney's east continuing to rise, seven Jewish organisations on the north shore have launched a new initiative that aims to attract young families over the bridge.

Technion's vice-president of strategic projects, Professor Paul Feigin.

March 7, 2018, 3:50 pm

‘Israeli chutzpah and Chinese order’

AUSTRALIAN students of engineering - and in future, information technology or life sciences - have the opportunity of completing part or all of their course at Israel's first university campus in China, Guangdong Technion, which officially opened in December.

By Shane Desiatnik

Alan Dershowitz with Colonel Richard Kemp. Photo: Giselle Haber

March 1, 2018, 3:10 pm

Dershowitz inspires thousands in Sydney

ANY event with Professor Alan Dershowitz as a keynote speaker is bound to be special, but the 2000-plus audience at UIA NSW's gala event in Sydney last Sunday were, unexpectedly, treated to much more than an inspirational speech.

By Shane Desiatnik

Mayor of Ramat Hanegev and JNF Australia Green Week headline speaker, Eran Doron.

February 7, 2018, 12:01 am

Israeli Mayor to visit

JEWISH National Fund (JNF) Australia has a proud record of contributing to the development of communities in Israel's desert-dominated Ramat Hanegev.

By Shane Desiatnik

Sophie Caplan with her sons Ben, Gideon and Jonathan.

January 26, 2018, 12:01 am

Survivor leaves lasting legacy

WITH the passing of Sophie Caplan on January 19, the Sydney Jewish community has lost another precious Holocaust survivor, living historian and pillar of the community.

November 19, 2017, 12:00 am

Ehrlich’s tremendous legacy

Tributes have flowed in for communal stalwart Professor Frederick Ehrlich, who passed away on November 2, aged 85.

JBridge will allow parents to pay less money up-front to send their children to Jewish schools.

November 10, 2017, 12:00 am

Making Jewish education affordable

A HECS-style system for Jewish primary schools has been launched to make Jewish education more affordable.

By Joshua Levi

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