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PETERCOVID19 KOHN & REBECCA DAVIS HITS HOMEyear 12 student Ariella Opat relayed, “Many of the aspects that AS numbers of COVID-19 cases make year 12 so special – such as have soared in the past week, the direct communication with teach- Jewish community has felt the ers, socialising and studying with impact of the pandemic. others – has been taken away, Eleven elderly residents at making it hard to stay motivated. ’s Hannah & “While this year has certainly Daryl Cohen Family Building in been tough, many of us have Windsor have been diagnosed with found comfort in knowing that COVID-19, along with a staff while we may feel alone, the whole member, the organisation reported state is in the same position.” on Wednesday afternoon. Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Colleges The remaining residents and 74 principal Dr Shimon Waronker staff were tested on Monday night. told The AJN that while the best Jewish Care posted on its web- place for learning is in the class- site that the staff member had last room, the YBR@Home program worked at the Windsor facility on has evolved into “a fully func- July 26 and is now in quarantine tioning ‘online school’ offering”, at their home. commenting, “Our campuses will “As a precaution, Jewish continue to support the commu- Care has locked down the entire nity in the safest way possible.” Hannah & Daryl Cohen Family Meanwhile, Building and all staff onsite have principal Jeremy Stowe-Lindner been communicated to directly,” said the school is currently work- the website stated. Jewish Care’s Hannah & Daryl Cohen Family Building. Photo: Peter Haskin ing to ensure the needs of children Residents remain in their rooms of permitted workers and those and are supported with meals to “Our thoughts are with the Meanwhile, with stage Having resumed ‘Scopus@ deemed vulnerable are met. them there. Each visit to a room AFACorp staff member who is in four restrictions taking over home’ straight away, and using “At this time, the college is sees staff put on a full set of PPE quarantine at home,” stated Jewish metropolitan Melbourne and feedback from the first lockdown not only focused on ensuring that and then remove it before seeing Care Victoria CEO Bill Appleby. Mitchell Shire, all Jewish schools period to make online learning every class is completed in real anyone else. DHHS last week requested a have been forced into remote even more effective, Mount Scopus time but also on the wellbeing “Clearly, this news will be dis- lockdown of Gary Smorgon House learning – including years 11 principal Rabbi James Kennard of students, parents, staff and the tressing for our elders, their fam- as a precaution until testing of and 12. told The AJN, “We have to do wider community,” he added. ilies and our staff. Jewish Care all elders and staff could occur. Mount Scopus Memorial what we must to keep students, Despite deeming this period has deployed appropriate senior DHHS coordinated the testing College school captains and year staff and the wider community “the most challenging time in leadership and additional resources which occurred between July 31 12 students Ramona Chrapot and safe.” the college’s history”, Sholem to the home to assist during this and August 2. Raph Lipshut said that upon the Praising the resilience and posi- Aleichem principal Helen time,” the organisation stated. Appleby added, “We will con- heightening threat of coronavirus tivity of students, staff and parents Greenberg said the school is Meanwhile, all 111 elderly tinue to offer supports to all elders, since the beginning of the year, throughout the pandemic, prin- “committed to strongly following residents at Jewish Care’s Gary taking every precaution to ensure it became clear that “2020 would cipal of The King David School the regulations, balancing keeping Smorgon House in Caulfield have staff and elder wellbeing. We want not be the expected ‘best year of (KDS) Marc Light said, “As the connected, and looking out for returned negative COVID-19 to reassure everyone we are work- our lives’”. whole school moves to this new each other”. results after a worker tested posi- ing together in a proactive manner “We cannot deny that this year stage of distance learning, the Further, tive for COVID-19. The subcon- to protect our community. I would has been challenging; we have strength of our unique and pre- principal Cherylyn Skewes urged, tracted kitchen worker, employed like to thank our amazing elders, missed out on a plethora of school cious King David community will “It is essential that we follow the by catering contractor AFACorp, our committed staff, and DHHS and social events, ones we have be key in ensuring that we pull government advice that seeks to last worked at Jewish Care on for acting swiftly and with an longed for since we were children,” through this together.” keep our students, staff and fami- July 19. abundance of caution.” they said. Musing on the period, KDS lies safe during this period.”

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