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June 2015 Tammuz 5775
Seussical magic
The Cat in the Hat and his zany friends came to life on the Scopus stage
in the College’s production of Seussical. The cast, together with the Marc
and Eva Besen Orchestra transported audiences into Dr Seuss’ colourful,
quirky and imaginative world in a story told entirely through song. The Cat
in The Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz and a host of jungle
creatures discovered “a person’s a person no matter how small” − the
famous Dr Seuss quote which lies at the heart of Seussical.
The cast of Seussical
Israeli flag comes to life
Creativity abounds
Junior primary students at both
campuses enjoyed creative, handson learning this term using iPads as
a creative tool across the curriculum.
Yom HaAtzmaut is always a special day at
Scopus, with lots of Israeli dancing, music
and blue and white on display. This year also
saw the entire Gandel Campus of nearly 900
students from Years 4-12 come together on
the oval to form a giant Israeli flag. The final
result was photographed from the top of the
adjacent Besen Family Performing Arts Centre.
In class, students use a variety of
materials and pick up the iPad as
one of the resources they need to
suit their purposes.
Recently Prep students used iPads
to record time lapse photography
while drawing their journeys from
school to home. They then combined these with simple text in the app WordFoto
combining art, literacy and creative writing in a fun exercise.
Year 2 students showing their designs
made with the Kaleidoscope app
Year 1 students designed digital creatures and used the app Foldify to help them
understanding the difference between 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes.
Foldify allows users to create 3D figures on the iPad and then print and fold them
on paper.
Exploring patterns using their own leaf drawings combined with sequins, allowed
Year 2 students to utilise the app Kaleidoscope to create beautiful mandala
patterns, which they then printed and cut out to make flowers.
Students formed a giant Israeli flag on Yom HaAtzmaut
Our teachers have also attended sessions on using iPads creatively in all areas of
education and students are looking forward to continuing their
trans-disciplinary learning journey as the year progresses.
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From the Principal
One of the aims in the Scopus Mission Statement is to enable
our students “to make an informed choice as to the meaning of
their Jewish identity”. We strive to fulfil this aspiration by providing
stimulating and engaging Jewish Studies lessons, access to inspiring
educators and a variety of Jewish experiences. In the secondary
school, where students are making choices as to what sort of people
they wish to be and what are their priorities in life, most of these
experiences are optional. Students are therefore able to make their
own choice as to how to connect to Jewish life, just as they will as
adults. Since students are not obliged to participate, the voluntary
involvement of so many in such a variety of programs is all the more
rewarding for them and a true source of pride for the College.
This term a new fixture has been added to the many opportunities
for Jewish engagement, in the form of the Girls’ Prayer Service (GPS)
meeting once a week, and giving young women of Scopus the chance
to connect to the meaning and practice of tefila – the Jewish way
of prayer. Both attendance and motivation at this event have vastly
exceeded expectations, and the service has proved to be yet another
wonderful opportunity for students to choose to experience and learn
about authentic Jewish life. Since meaningful prayer is a great challenge
in modern times, and sadly many girls in particular feel distanced from
synagogue services, the ‘GPS’ is another way in which we help our
students to make that informed choice of what being Jewish means
to them.
Council update
Retiring College Executive members Sam Alter
and Steven Klein, with Lisa Kennett and
Amy Hershan
The College is always grateful to those
parents who give their time, knowledge and
expertise to the College Council, Executive
and Sub-Committees. The demands on
them are great but their input into the
success of the College is greater.
We take this opportunity to thank retiring
College Executive members Sam Alter
and Vice President, Steven Klein, for their
distinguished service, tireless efforts, wise
guidance and dedication to the College.
We welcome Russell Casper and Jonathan
Tisher to the role of Co-Vice Presidents and
look forward to their continued contribution
to the College.
Following the Annual Parents’ Meeting
earlier this year the College welcomes
new Council Members Gary Starr and Adir
Shiffman and thanks Rodney Brott, Michael
Borsky, Shane Gild, Anthony Goldman and
Lisa Farber for recommitting to the Council.
Rabbi James Kennard
Amy Hershan
College President
Yizkor Aleksander Ranoschy
The Scopus community extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of former Principal,
Aleksander Ranoschy AM, who passed away just before Pesach, aged 96.
Mr Ranoschy served the College with distinction as a passionate educator for over twenty years.
He is fondly remembered as a dedicated and highly respected Principal from 1971-1985, who
knew and cared for every one of the thousands of students in the school during those years. He
exuded wisdoms beyond mere academia and his door was always open to students and
staff alike.
Mr Aleksander Ranoschy
During his principalship the College saw many significant developments, not only to school
facilities but also to curricular and co-curricular programs, in both Jewish and General Studies.
He taught students that their responsibilities as citizens were as important as their commitment to
personal development, values which are still at the heart of the Scopus experience today.
At the Shloshim service honouring Mr Ranoschy AM " ,, Old Collegian (’70) and Chancellor of Monash University, Dr Alan Finkel
AO, said, “Mr Ranoschy was a man for whom the welfare of the students came first, his every decision at school was ultimately
for the benefit of the students. He worried about them collectively and individually. One cannot ask for more from a Principal, and
Mr Ranoschy delivered.”
The beautiful garden on the Gandel Campus, dedicated in Mr Ranoschy’s honour at the time of his retirement continues to be a
welcoming place for quiet reflection and is visited daily by students and staff.
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Premier’s VCE Awards
Girls’ Prayer Service
Mazal Tov to our 2014 Premier’s VCE Award winners:
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Michael Alter – Accounting
Gideon Cohen –Theatre Studies
Darby Dexter – Religion and Society
Adam Hayman − Accounting
Liora Mervis – Health and Human Development
Joel Tauber – Further Mathematics
Premier’s VCE Awards are presented to Victoria’s
top students by the Department of Education and
Training. Awards are based on students’ VCE subject
results, with the number of awards determined by the
number of students in each subject.
We congratulate our winners and pay tribute to the
teachers who have supported them.
Melanie Rabinowicz, Natalie Gabriel, Ms Adina Bankier-Karp,
Jessie Horovitz and Ashleigh Krawitz at the Girls’ Prayer Service
Girls from Years 7-12 come together each Tuesday morning for
an early morning prayer service with a difference.
Following the experience of students on last year’s Ulpan
program, who participated in an all-girls prayer service in Israel,
the students were keen to continue the idea and incorporate it
into their daily lives in Melbourne.
Aiming to bring new meaning to prayer, the girls, with the
guidance of the Informal Jewish Education team, plan to bring in
speakers, hold meditation sessions, discussion groups, textual
studies and theme weeks to enhance the meaning and spirituality
of the prayer experience.
Liora Mervis, Gideon Cohen, Rabbi James Kennard, Darby
Dexter, Joel Tauber (Absent: Michael Alter and Adam Hayman)
The Girls’ Prayer Service (or GPS as it has become known)
attracts a large number of girls each week, and together with
the popular Friday night minyan at Gandel Besen House and
regular lunchtime shiurim, this new initiative provides our students
with another opportunity to connect to and engage with their
Judaism.
Music connection
Enrol now
During 2015 the
College was invited to
participate in a new
education initiative
with the Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra.
MSO Connect is a
pilot program involving
only seven schools
and aims to connect
musically engaged
students and schools
with the MSO. The
Students involved in the MSO Connect program outside Hamer Hall
40 Scopus students
involved will attend three MSO concerts at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, as
well as an open rehearsal throughout the year.
At the first live Q&A forum they attended with renowned conductor Benjamin
Northey and four members of the MSO, our students benefitted immensely from
the interaction with professional musicians. As the program continues into second
semester, they will also have access to master classes and in-school workshops with
MSO musicians.
If you are considering
enrolling your child into the
College for 2015, 2016 or
beyond, or know someone
else who wishes to, now is
the time to register.
Applications are still being
accepted for entry in 2015
and 2016 in many year
levels. Places are very limited
or unavailable in some year
levels.
If you are considering
Mount Scopus Memorial
College for your child,
please contact Registrar,
Anna Faiman
as soon as possible on
9834 0070 to obtain an
enrolment form.
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Spotlight on sport
It’s been an action packed semester in sport with both interhouse and
interschool competitions involving students from Smorgon Family Primary
School and Lew Family Secondary School.
In Term 1 students represented their house in Swimming Galas at Years
4, 5 and 6, and a combined Years 7-9 competition saw Hillel house take
out top spot.
We achieved our best-ever result in interschool EISM (Eastern
Independent Schools of Melbourne) swimming, placing third overall in
division one. Across 68 events involving ten schools we achieved eleven
first places including breaking an association record, and were awarded
the title of Most Improved School.
Primary teams competed in six interschool grand finals for the summer
season including three Kanga cricket teams and Danish rounders, which
all won premierships. Secondary teams took part in seven grand finals
and highlights included the Senior Boys Tennis A team recapturing the trophy for the first time since 2003 and our Senior Boys
Softball team winning the premiership for the fifth consecutive year – Kol Hakavod!
Senior Boys Softball Premiers for the fifth
consecutive year
Career choices
Benefits both ways
The College offers an incredibly
diverse range of community
service opportunities for students
in Years 7-12, allowing them to
find their own way to make a
meaningful contribution to their
community, country and world.
Career Awareness Morning
As part of our Senior School Career Education
program, the biennial Career Awareness Morning for
Years 10 and 11 students gives them an opportunity
to hear from over 40 speakers working in a variety
of industries. Speakers discuss their jobs and detail
the duties involved, personal requirements, stress
levels, training, opportunities and specialisations.
Each student hears up to six informal career
presentations, which gives them an insight into
particular occupations and allows them to assess
whether these are areas that they would like to
further investigate. This year, career fields included:
architecture, graphic design, music, social work,
law, psychology, teaching, finance, marketing,
nursing, medicine, engineering, occupational
therapy, speech therapy, hospitality and journalism
just to name a few.
New in 2015, the Homework
Support Program in partnership
with Stand Up sees our students
Year 12 student Jemima Herschberg
partnered with newly arrived
reads to a student during a
young migrants and refugees,
Homework Support Program session
mostly from Sudan. Once a
week our students travel to Dandenong Library to tutor these
children and assist their integration into Australia and hopefully
widen their academic opportunities. The program also provides
immense personal growth and development for Scopus students.
Before volunteering, students attended three training sessions
on immigration, Sudanese culture and teaching. After just a few
sessions, it was wonderful to see the interaction and learning taking
place between the two groups of students.
Scopus Star Wars
At the end of the sessions, students had a
firsthand taste of the life of a helicopter pilot when
a helicopter landed on the Skolnik Oval at recess.
Students were able to meet the pilot and learn more
about a career in aviation, as well as take a peek
inside a working helicopter.
We thank the many parents, Old Collegians and
friends of the College who gave up their time to
speak to our students.
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Taylor Segeal, Nathan Faiman,
Rabbi Kennard, Alec Sachs, Jesse Searle,
(winners Group section), Jasmine
Goldberg (winner Voice section),
Gabriella Platus (winner Variety section)
The Eva and Marc Besen
School of Music and Susie
and Eric Stock School
of Drama presented the
inaugural ‘Scopus Star
Wars’ talent contest
recently. Evolving from
Scopus Idol, the evening
featured performances from
singers, dancers, actors,
bands, instrumentalists,
acrobats and comedians
from Years 7-12.
Dedication of the ‘Henry Lanzer
Keter Shem Tov – Crown of a Good
Name’ Award
Henry Lanzer has served Mount
Scopus College with distinction
for over 25 years. Our College
was blessed to have had Henry’s
involvement as College Treasurer
from 1988 to 1996 and then for 18
years as the Foundation’s dedicated
President, retiring in 2014. Under
his leadership, many millions of
dollars were raised for fee relief and
for multiple major capital works
projects including the George and
Gita Smorgon Sports Complex,
the Besen Family Performing
Arts Centre, the Szalmuk Family
Henry Lanzer
Early Learning Centre, the Slezak
Multimedia and Technology Centre and our two new primary
school developments at Gandel Besen House and Smorgon
Family Primary School at the Gandel Campus.
Mount Scopus College would be a very different place without
Henry’s extraordinary leadership, wise counsel and fundraising
efforts.
To pay tribute to Henry, and to his exemplary volunteerism,
Mount Scopus College is proudly dedicating the recently
introduced ‘Keter Shem Tov – Crown of a Good Name’ Award
in his honour.
The ‘Keter Shem Tov – Crown of a Good Name’ Award
is distinct from any other award for excellence, effort or
achievement, and is designed solely to celebrate concern
for others and the inclusion of all. Our Year 12 students are
invited to vote for the member of their year group who has
done the most to make the cohort inclusive and who has
made the most difference to their cohesion – the one whose
efforts on behalf of everyone else are most valued. It is the
only award announced at the annual Graduation Dinner and
the recipient will be publicised along with the VCE results. An
Honour Board will be located in a prominent location at the
College.
The ‘Henry Lanzer Keter Shem Tov – Crown of a Good Name’
Award is to honour, above all else, the attribute of caring for
others and demonstrating concern for their wellbeing, and to
show that the College values those who value others.
Lifelong learners
Staff taking part in a Peer Observation workshop
Just as our students are lifelong learners at Scopus,
so too are our teachers. Research shows that it is
the quality of teaching that makes the single biggest
difference to student learning. Professional growth
for staff and continuous improvement in teaching
practice allows teachers to learn from each other and
fosters an environment of ongoing improvement and
best practice.
In our primary schools a number of new strategies
help teachers grow and develop in their practice,
through professional development, mentoring for
new teachers, growth development/appraisal and
coaching. This year, all primary teachers have the
opportunity to work with a ‘trained teacher coach’,
who supports them as they work through options to
improve their practice.
In secondary, teachers take part in workshops run by
our Co-ordinator of Teacher Development, Frances
Prince. They also receive feedback on their teaching
practice from a variety of sources, including teacher
feedback surveys completed by students, peer
observation and professional buddies. This allows
teachers to plan, in conjunction with their faculty
leaders, how to further develop and enrich their
classroom teaching on an individual basis.
Sharing their s’machot
Mazal Tov and thank
you to Sage Priester
who generously directed
donations to
Mount Scopus College
on the occasion
of her Bat Mitzvah.
Mount Scopus College feels privileged that the ‘Henry Lanzer
Keter Shem Tov – Crown of a Good Name’ Award will honour
Henry’s lifelong devotion to the College and its students, with
the knowledge that his efforts testify to and embody the very
concept that this award celebrates.
Congratulations to Ashlea Gild (’14)
the inaugural recipient of the
‘Henry Lanzer Keter Shem Tov − Crown of a Good
Name’ Award
Rabbi James Kennard
with Sage Priester
Thank you also to the
family and friends of
Dion Hershan, who
kindly donated to the
College on the occasion
of Dion’s 40th birthday.
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Parents’ Association
Along with the regular activities like lunch orders, tuck shop and Challah sales, the Parents’ Association has been very busy!
Campout on the Skolnik
The Labour Day weekend brought together over 370 people for an action packed
overnight campout on the Skolnik Oval. Activities included rock climbing, swimming,
an outdoor twilight movie, Sportwise programs, jumping castle, arts and crafts,
African drumming and a fantastic fully catered dinner and breakfast. Feedback was
so positive that Campout will now be held biennially, so mark your diaries for 2017!
Thanks to our wonderful committee of Ronit Joel, Paul Platus, Alan Rosengarten,
Aron Steg and Jonathan Tisher whose hard work was the driving force behind the
success of this great event.
Campout on the Skolnik Oval
Scopus Supper
Current parents, Old Collegians and friends of the College gathered at Fenix Events at the end
of Term 1 to hear social commentator and journalist, Sarah Wilson speak about her I Quit Sugar
philosophy. A scrumptious supper and silent auction topped off an entertaining and educational
evening hosted by Old Collegian Jordana Borensztajn (’99).
Special thanks to the dedicated organising team, including Mandi Azoulay, Georgia Borowski,
Elise Cook, Rebecca Lipsitz, Davina Onas, Caroline Rose, Karina Shpigel, Melanie Smorgon,
Becky Tempelhof, and Samana Trayer.
Jordana Borensztajn, Sarah Wilson
and Caroline Rose at the Scopus
Supper
Mother’s Day stall
Mother’s Day stall at GBH
Mother’s Day stalls were held at all primary campuses and students had a great time
choosing gifts from the amazing selection on offer. Co-ordinating the donation of gifts,
wrapping over 1,500 items and managing the volunteers on the day is a huge job
and our sincere appreciation goes to the Campus Stall committee of Elise Cook, Lisa
Simon, Penny Small, Natalie Weisz, Deborah Zipper and the many parent volunteers
who assisted.
Twilight footy night
A great crowd of footy and soccer keen kids enjoyed an evening of sports training, face painting, delicious food, a raffle and
giveaways. To Rachel Mieszelewicz and her team of helpers – Kol Hakavod!
None of these events would be possible without the wonderful and generous support from those companies who continually
donate goods and services to assist the PA in all that we do.
Art to make you think
During Term 1, Year 10 Visual Art students created and installed public art projects
in the secondary quadrangle aimed to elicit thought, conversation and reactions
from fellow students and staff.
Following an excursion to Melbourne’s street art laneways, students were asked
to create an artwork which spoke to the physical environment in the quad or to
the people who used the quad. They investigated how artists use public spaces to
communicate about contemporary culture.
Cassandra Friedman with her artwork in
the Quad
The artworks were temporary and used a variety of materials including fresh leaves
which slowly decayed, allowing some of the pieces to change in appearance over
time.
The installations raised questions and awareness about a variety of issues including the futility of war, the need to conserve
water for future generations, bullying and violence and even one depicting how school helps students grow and bloom
through knowledge.
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Save the date
Scopus Flashback
2015 Reunions
Class of 2010 – 5 year reunion
Thursday 6 August
Aimee Lewis, aimeelewis93@gmail.com
Class of 2005 – 10 year reunion
Thursday 8 October
Natalie Tenenbaum, natalietenenbaum@live.com.au
Class of 1985 – 30 year reunion
Sunday 15 November
Denise Kain, dkain@scopus.vic.edu.au
Class of 1975 – 40 year reunion
Sunday 20 September
Mark Gandur, MGandur@ticgroup.com.au
Class of 1965 – 50 year reunion
Sunday 8 November
Jack Hoppe, jhoppe@bigpond.net.au
Grandparents’ and
Special Friends’ mornings
Fink Karp Ivany Campus
Prep, Year 1, Year 2 − Wednesday 9 September
Gandel Besen House
Prep and Year 2 − Friday 4 September
Smorgon Family Primary School
Year 4 − Wednesday 14 October
Archives Exhibition
An exhibition titled Courage Then and Strength Now,
presented by the Helen Synman Archive Project will run
from Sunday 8 til Wednesday 11 November, featuring the
extensive collection and fascinating stories from over six
decades of College life.
Opening: Sunday 8 November, 2.00pm-5.00pm
Further viewing times: Monday 9, Tuesday 10,
Wednesday 11 November – during school hours.
Jack Skolnik
The Skolnik Oval – a meeting place, the holy grail of
College sport, the patch of green at the back of the
school known so well by so many…but who was
Skolnik?
The Oval was named during the early 1960s in
memory of Jack (Yitzchak) Skolnik (1901-1961).
Born in Romania, Jack and his family immigrated
to Palestine before he settled in Australia at the
age of 27. Jack became a successful Melbourne
businessman and established the Australia-Middle
East Export-Import Co and later the World Travel
Service. He was a passionate sports fan, supporter
and patron, as well as a high-profile Zionist. In 1954
he was elected president of the Australia-Israel
Chamber of Commerce. Jack later married Rita
Rockman (Ellinson) in his 50s and passed away a few
years later having no children.
Little else is known of Jack Skolnik and his connection
to the College, and the Helen Synman Archive Project
would welcome any information to help develop a
more complete history of our deserving benefactor.
Please contact Archive Project Manager, Ms Frankie
Pinch, archive1@scopus.vic.edu.au
Come for a tour
We welcome all prospective students and families to come and see our campuses in action.
Visit our website (scopus.vic.edu.au) for full details of the remaining open morning events for 2015:
• Smorgon Family Primary School (Years 4-6) – Wednesday 5 August
• Lew Family Secondary School (Years 7-12) – Thursday 13 August
• Gandel Besen House (Lower Kinder to Year 3) – Friday 21 August
To arrange a meeting with College Principal, Rabbi James Kennard, and the relevant head of campus, or for a private tour,
please contact Anna Faiman, Registrar on 9834 0070 or afaiman@scopus.vic.edu.au
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Dor le Dor – Generation to Generation
Please continue to keep us informed by sending your news to
kaleidoscope@scopus.vic.edu.au or call us on 9834 0046.
BIRTHS
Louise (Mandel) ’95 and Daniel Lowinger, Asher
Natasha (Rubinfeld) ’99 and Dean Sholl ’90, Eden and Alon
Tahlia (Meschemberg) and Mark Pastor ’99, Harlow
Marita Alexander ’81 and Matthew Calbert, Addison
Romy (Mittelman) ’96 and Benjamin Preiss, Saul
Jess (Scholl) ’02 and Ben Tuszynski ’00, Noah
Amanda (Smorgon) and Antony Jolson ’02, Georgie
Michelle (Dorfman) ’93 and Martin Alden, Jessica
Zara (Livshiz) and Joel Cooper ’97, Mila
Dina (Figdor) and Raphael Sebbag ’97, Chana
Nicky (Blashki) and Toby Mac ’99, Jesse
Melanie (Rozen) ’97 and Tamir Aloni ’90, Olivia
Talia (Wright) and Michael Susman ’05, Harvey
Nicole Iglicki ’94 and Ben Gold, Olivia
Karina (Shpigel) and Jeremy Banky ’92, Madeleine
Sharon Simon ’98 and Simon Goodrich, Ruby
Deborah (Gutman) ’94 and David Miller ’80, Eden
Nikki (Sher) ’01 and Dean Katz, Sienna
Vanessa (Shelton) and Darren Loewy ’95, Ashton
Amanda (Demsky) ’94 and Brett Robinson, Marlo
Rachel (Svirskis) ’99 and Adam Waisman ’98, Eden
Natalie (Mizrachi) ’01 and Oren Flamm, Aidan
Tanya (Szylkrot) and David Nozik ’01, Zara
Cara (Leiba) ’98 and Jason Besser ’98, Levi
Miriam and Alain Behar ’82, Jackson
Amanda (Milun) ’98 and Michael Bell, Mia
Deborah (Bernstein) and Robbie Friedman ’87, Levi
Julia Peterburgsky and Alan Landau ’87, Katerina
Joanna Shinewell ’93 and Barry Helfenbaum ’79, James
Ilit (Olenski) ’02 and Daniel Golshevsky ’00, Thomas
Jodie Auster ’94 and Rachel Neumann, Juliet
Melanie (Lipson) ’97 and Vaughan Raleigh, Kai
Rebecca (Goldstein) and Leigh Gratzer ’97, Naava
Natalie (Feldman) ’96 and Robert Weisz ’92, Jake
Natalie (Same) ’01 and Josh Ferguson, Lily
Dana (Golabek) ’00 and Robert Majman ’99, Parker
Amy (Montag) ’98 and Jonathan Lipshutz ’97, Eden
Lisa (Hoffman) ’00 and Mark Levi, Macy
Natalie (Amar) ’01 and David Gringruz, Jesse
Jodi (Roach) ’02 and Daniel Sherr ’95, Hudson
Natalie (Same) ’99 and Andrew McLellan, Sienna
Nicole (Brouze) ’01 and Alon Ellis ’01, Liat
Elissa (Smorgon) and Joshua Sharp ’96, Ariella
Sim Iglicki ’99 and Tobi Skovron, Harper
Tammy (Sedergreen) ’89 and Kane Edelsten, Finn
Janet (Myers) and Jonathan Granek ’96, Tal
Sheli (Aizenstros) ’00 and James Tsun, Cameron
Lauren (Urban) ’99 and Adam Norich ’96, Billy
Simone Rosenblatt and Greg Super ’89, Harry
Georgie (Bancroft) and Simon Bergman ’92, Ally
Nicki (Hirsch) ’98 and Jonathan Granek ’00, Myla
Elyse (Wein) ’02 and Sam Schachna, Charlotte
Tali (Fayer) and Nimrod Carmi ’87, Shylee
Nicole (Kleid) ’99 and Joel Small ’96, Tali
Dorienne (Shakenovsky) and Oran Harel ’96, Shani
Janine (Diamond) ’90 and Russell Feldman, Sarah
Melissa (Levin) ’01 and Richard Michaels, Toby
Carly (Sondheim) ’99 and Simon Stainmagen ’96, Mila
Liz (McLeish) and Dean Sunshine ’84, Harry
Naomi (Berkovic) ’04 and Ariel Kincler, Adam
Nikki (Mahemoff) ’97 and Alex Grinstein, Theodore
Tahli (Koch) and Damien Moss ’91, Edward
Ganit (Becker) ’01 and Daniel Taft, Jonah
Tanya (Aronov) ’95 and Abie Munz ’95, Rafael
Dalia (Ben-Galim) ’95 and Adam Ognall, Tamar
Hayley (Kuperholz) and Danny Lewkowicz ’99, Millie
Mandy (Segal) ’01 and Brad O’Toole, Asher
Natalie (Kiper) ’01 and Yogev Harari, Dahlia
Rachel (Lowinger) and Adrian Elton ’89, Joseph
Marissa (Kretsch) ’98 and John Noel, Florence
Karen (Erdos) and Josh Bihary ’91, Viola
Michelle (Naftal) ’93 and Andrew Casper ’88, Nellie
Tammy (Hammerschlag) ’00 and David Hershan ’00, Evie
Dana (Krause) and Eitan Kabillo ’94, Amelie
Anna (Itkin) ’99 and Andy Rosenberg, Charlie
Tammy (Shmerling) ’00 and Daniel Ciddor, Joshua
Shari (Sweet) ’06 and Adam Beckman, Nadav
Jennifer Kirschner ’96 and Clive Kaicer, Zahara
Dani (Karp) ’96 and Eric Sharret, Maggie
Noa (Weinstein) and David Holcdorf ’00, Eden
Jordana Kaspi ’94 and Ciro Cuccurullo, Jessica
Lauren (Huberman) and Danny Harris ’01, Willow
Samantha (Freidin) ’95 and Alan Kirszner ’95, Eden
Anna (Kotler) ’98 and David Ellis, Sabine
Lucy (Cohen) and Andrew Halphen ’96, Edie
Jo (Stabey) ’92 and Anthony Upton, Cody
Vicki (Goldbloom) ’95 and Gary Israelsohn ’93, Milla
Rebecca (Werther) ’95 and Leon Lopata, Malia
Lauren (Gingold) ’02 and Yoni Ajzner ’97, Libby
Lior Albeck-Ripka ’97 and Jesse Lubitz ’97, Raphael
Lauren (Givoni) ’02 and Darren Factor, Savannah
MARRIAGES
Victoria Goldberg ’03 and Amit Sheshinski
Talia Zyngier and Jeremy Neumann ’01
Elena Latch and David Bloom ’98
Judith Kirszbaum and Jordan Weizman ’05
Karra Jacobson ’05 and Elliot Schulberg
Jordana Mac ’01 and Alistair Wilkinson
Allie Pollak and Dan Rosen ’95
Mikki Hofbauer ’04 and Jono Cahil
Arielle Umansky ’04 and Gavin Kaicer
Jenna Schultz and Samuel Wloszczowski ’03
Amy O’Brien and Ayal Manor ’02
Maya Simon and Oren Golvan ’03
Amanda Lenny ’00 and Marcel Berger ’00
Romi Winston ’05 and Brad Rychter ’06
Lani Praszkier and Jordan Karp ’03
Lior Albeck-Ripka ’97 and Jesse Lubitz ’97
Adina Heilbrunn ’04 and Yaron Lang
Gabbi Cukier and Jason Menche ’03
Simone Baxt ’94 and Simon Shepes ’92
Carly Yelen ’04 and Dave Skurnik
Jess Whelan and Ben Schmidt ’01
Tarryn Simms ’09 and Joshua Guest
Bianca Friedman ’03 and Gui Glasberg
Amy Barnard and Joshua Dascal ’06
Kim Mosbach and Justin Strauch ’05
Naomi Gladwin ’03 and Paul Mrocki ’02
Taryn Wolfson ’03 and William Cherrell
Mandy Kaplan and Ami Heyman ’94
Romy Grace ’03 and Ethan Steen
Bat Sheva Sykes and Noey Kolt ’10
Hannah Merkrebs ’05 and Braham Cohen
Caroline Goston ’05 and Jonathan Sasoone
IN MEMORY
Cyril Ashton (Life Councillor)
Diana Sharp ’73
Leanne Levin ’90
Aleksander Ranoschy (past Principal)
Alison Wolinski ’96
Michael Prawer ’76
Aimee Mazza (past staff)
The Scopus community extends its deepest condolences
to the family of Cyril Ashton. Cyril worked tirelessly for the
College in the 1970s and 1980s and was responsible for the
Scopus Chatter newsletter, fundraising, annual giving and
mothers’ club activities. He was Secretary of the Board of
Governors and a Life Councillor of the College and in recent
years volunteered in the Helen Synman Archive Project.
Mount Scopus Memorial College
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Burwood Victoria Australia 3125
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AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS
Marc Besen AC
Michael Saling AM
Sam Salcman OAM
Ian Harris OAM
Serge Liberman OAM
Nathan Shafir OAM
Mazal Tov to Marc Besen AC on receiving a Degree
of Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa from the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours were announced after
this edition of Kaleidoscope had gone to print and will
be acknowledged in our next edition.
The information in our Dor le Dor listing is compiled
from notices placed in the Australian Jewish
News and from personal notifications. A copy of
Kaleidoscope is available on the College website.
Scopus Values
Investment in the
Future – Tax
Benefits Now
It’s not too late to make your tax
deductible donation to the Scopus
Foundation, Scholarship or Building
Funds.
Your gift will help provide the
environment and programs for
conveying each and every one of our
Scopus Values. Many children are
experiencing their unique Scopus
education as a result of our support
for bursaries.
Our Scholarship Fund helps provide
tuition fee relief for one in four of our
families.
The Building Fund provides resources
and developments at every campus.
The Foundation welcomes new
pledges and gifts from existing
members which may be directed to
capital works, bursaries, programs
and its endowment fund.
Great returns guaranteed on every
investment! Please call Marilyn Simon
on 9834 0033 or email
msimon@scopus.vic.edu.au
to discuss any involvement or gift.
Scopus Values your Support
Telephone 9834 0000
Facsimile 9834 0001
Email kaleidoscope@scopus.vic.edu.au
Editor: Vicki Davis
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