ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCEConnect COMMUNITY with us FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY Bialik Shelanu Connecting the Bialik Community Issue 7 - Pesach April 2017 - Nisan 5777 Editor - Hana Spiegel

Wishing the Bialik Button Project In February, the Bialik Button Project achieved its 10-year long Community a Chag goal of collecting 1.5 million buttons to commemorate the Jewish children murdered in the Pesach Sameach Holocaust. Over 250 guests attended the official opening of the Button Installation, including Bialik grandparent Holocaust survivors, alumni, senior students, Jewish communal leaders and federal and state MPs , John Pesutto, Michael Danby and Josh Frydenberg MP pours buttons into David Southwick. the canister for Poland A moving tribute trailer was screened as a precursor to the Button Documentary Film being produced to tell the story of the Button Project, with a haunting melody performed by Alumna Tiah Gordon, who recorded the song “Ponar” at the Belzec concentration camp in 2016. The beautiful installation is now permanently on display in the Art and Technology Building. Hairspray - the musical

This year’s musical production, activities to meet the demands of the Hairspray, was held at the Renaissance show. The wonderful camaraderie Theatre, Kew in order to accommodate a displayed between the cast and crew larger audience and was still a sell-out! throughout the production process will certainly add to their life-long memories. It was an incredible learning journey for our students, giving them the Kol ha’kavod to the entire cast and crew opportunity to develop significant for an outstanding performance. insight into an historical period where bigotry prevailed and to learn how ideologies and behaviours can change when people unite and take a stand. Bialik’s inclusivity meant that all students who auditioned, or volunteered for the crew, regardless of experience and ability, were guaranteed a part in the show. We were also thrilled to include some Bialik alumni. Their commitment was huge – with students successfully juggling sporting commitments and other outside-school

Bialik. Be your best Bialik Shelanu Pesach 2017 1 ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY Shalom Kehilla Educational Excellence Shalom Kehlilla Kooyong Student Prize Winners Pesach is a perfect time to ‘remember the stranger’. The Mazel tov to Class of 2016 students Ruby Bouhadana and book of Shmot (Exodus) Jordan Sandler, who were awarded The Kooyong Student reminds us that ‘you once Prize by fellow alumnus, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP. The were strangers’ and during Kooyong Student Prize is awarded to students in recognition the Pesach seder (service and of excellence in academic and extra-curricular pursuits, meal) we fill a cup for Elijah, leadership amongst peers and a strong commitment and encourage strangers to upholding the school’s values and strengthening the to join us, eat with us and community at large. celebrate freedom with us. At Bialik we have taken this theme of menschlichkeit to heart, and you will see examples of this in these pages. From outreaching within and beyond our community through the Buttons Project to fundraising, giving gifts and friend-raising, the Bialik experience is one that combines personal and communal decency and activism with hard work and high achievement. Although our Class of 2016 achieved the highest results in the State, coming first in menschlichkeit, mentoring, charity and communal activism is equally important. We also know that the students who achieve their very best are those with balance and a variety of interests in their lives. 2016 Top Designs Our Parents’ Association have been busy launching our 75th anniversary year with the Bialik Fete, and we look Mazel tov to Julia Machlin who was forward, as the oldest Jewish school in , to shortlisted from over 1000 applicants opening our doors to the community in our Anniversary for 2016 Top Designs. Week in the last week of June when our archives – and The competition recognises the work indeed the whole school - are on display. of top VCE Art, Design and Media I look forward to welcoming you to our exhibition. students. Her product line “Aygeo”, an environmentally friendly brand aiming Chag Sameach, to promote sustainable Jeremy Stowe-Lindner domestic life skills, Principal was exhibited at the Melbourne Museum. Atom Award for Animated Film ACMI ‘Screen It’ Award In late 2016, then Year 8 student In November 2016, then Year 10 student Jemma Zuker’s animated short Bailey Marr won the 2016 ACMI ‘Screen film was named as one of It’ competition in the Senior Videogame two finalists nationally in the category for his game ‘The Adventure of Best Middle School Animation The Lost Treasure’. ‘Screen It’ is Australia’s category in the Atom Awards. national film, animation and game-making Jemma’s black and white clip competition for school-age students. ‘Bird’ is about a young girl who feels like she doesn’t The award, a testament to Bailey’s have a place in the world creativity and diligence, was presented to around her. him at the ‘Screen It’ red carpet award The Atom Awards ceremony. Mazel tov Bailey! celebrate the best of Australian and New Zealand screen content from the education sector and is the second-longest- Discover Bialik for yourself running film and media awards in Australia. Book a tour. Try a day. Well done Jemma! For more information, email: [email protected]

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39% of Year 12s 48.4% of us volunteered as 52% of us mentored received an ATAR school leaders a younger student score of 95 or during the year above The Prep Journey What have our new Preppies been experiencing in their first term of schooling?

Nourishing their Jewish soul Nourishing their literacy All our Preppies have been Preppies love their learning their Hebrew letters, own reading journals, exploring the festivals library lessons and story of Purim & Tu B’Shvat worlds under the expert (New Year for Trees) and guidance of our Literacy experiencing interactive Coach Corinne. Pesach seders.

Nourishing their numeracy Nourishing their whole being Numbers take on special From specialist music to significance in Bialik’s new specialist sport and e-learning Numeracy program for teachers, Preppies are excited Preppies, with Numeracy to embrace the next stage of Coach Rebecca. their learning journeys.

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Tikkun Olam is central to the College’s vision of Communal Responsibility. Raising funds for important causes, as well as donating time and resources, are just some of the ways in which we assist in ‘repairing the world’. So far, our students have raised close to $18,000 for external charities in 2017. Saving Hearts with Love Shave for a cure Valentine’s Day was celebrated at Bialik in the best possible In an effort to raise way ... by helping others! Bialik’s Mazkirut (Year 12 student more than previous leaders) sold chocolates and flowers and students came to years in the annual school dressed in red and donated a gold coin. ‘World’s Greatest Shave’ Many returned in the evening in for the Leukaemia their pyjamas to attend an open-air foundation, the Mazkirut cinema. They raised close to $2000 introduced exciting new and all proceeds went to ‘Save elements to the event. a Child’s Heart’, an organisation The ELC joined in by in Israel that provides lifesaving contributing a gold coin surgery to children, no matter their donation with the race, gender or religion. celebration of a ‘crazy hair day’. In addition, female Selling Coffee for Youth Projects students had the opportunity to donate Year 8 ETGAR students are making and selling fresh coffee a minimum of 15cm and hot chocolate from the Gary Peer Coffee Van, in order to of hair to ‘Zichron raise money for the charity ‘Youth Projects’. Menachem’ – an You can get your hot drink at organisation in Israel the Tooronga Road entrance that creates wigs on Wednesday mornings for people that have from 7:40 am. Last year the lost their hair due to cancer treatment and other students raised $1,600 for conditions. Youth Projects. The school raised over $14,000 for this very Special thanks to Gary Peer worthwhile cause. and the Alumni who have given their time to assist the students and help this great initiative. Purim with a Difference Pesach The festival of Pesach has always been a fun This year, our Years 2-12 students had an exciting time and exciting chag for our students as we recount on King Achashverosh’s party boat on the Yarra whilst the incredible story of the ELC enjoyed a wonderful Purim Shpiel. Purim is a the Israelites’ exodus time of giving and our Senior students did us proud. from Egypt through an Our Year 12s visited Dandenong Primary school and interactive, informal gave mishloach manot gifts and our Year 11s spent education setting time playing, interacting and bonding with their Kinder during our model buddies. seders. It was beautiful Bialik College is to see the proud to offer age teenagers giving appropriate model selflessly of their sedarim to all our time, showing students. patience, warmth Primary students and connecting attended traditional model seders whilst the with younger Middle school model sedarim linked the traditional students, with the contemporary world. Our Senior school displaying true students experienced seders with links to their Bialik spirit and personal lives and development. family values. 4 Bialik Shelanu Pesach 2017 ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY Bialik Celebrates 75 Years of Educational Excellence

This year marks Bialik’s 75th and it was expressed through songs, SAVE THE DATE anniversary, from its humble literature and celebration of Jewish beginnings as a kindergarten in festivals and culture. The community is invited to visit Drummond Street, Carlton, to our Bialik during the 75th Anniversary With strong support from the current incarnation as a home to Celebration Week: community for Bialik to expand, the more than 1,000 students and their Shakespeare Grove campus opened in Monday 26 June – Friday 30 June. extended families. 1963 and the school became known Bookings are essential: The Bialik Hebrew School and as Bialik College. Less than a decade www.trybooking.com/PIZJ Kindergarten was operational from later, Bialik had to move to a bigger as early as the late 1930s as an campus - first to Wantirna, which was There will afternoon and Sunday school, offering short-lived, and then to our current be numerous instruction in Hebrew. In 1942, a campus on Auburn Road in 1981. exhibitions kindergarten, operating out of a and displays In this, our 75th year, we have much single story house in the centre of the of student to celebrate. The vision and passion of vibrant Carlton Jewish community, work, our founders continues to guide Bialik was opened. including College today and Bialik continues to an archive In 1958, the decision was made to adapt to change whilst at the same exhibition of transform Bialik into a day school time teaching the children of our the history that offered an alternative philosophy community the importance of our of our to other Jewish schools of the day: history, our Jewish traditions and a school. one that centred on Zionism. Hebrew love of Israel. Bialik Staff 1969 was pivotal to the new philosophy Like our Facebook Alumni Page www.facebook.com/bialikcollegealumni Championship Winners!

The Bialik Wolves Senior Teams had an outstanding Summer Season making College sporting history with four of our teams winning each of their respective EISM Championships Grand Finals. This outstanding achievement was especially rewarding because of the large numbers of Year 12 students electing to participate in sport in 2017 and bolstering teams.

EISM Secondary Swimming Congratulations to our Secondary Swimming Team on a fabulous effort at the EISM Swimming Carnival.

There were many personal bests culminating in Bialik Boys Hockey Team being placed 6th overall with the narrowest of margins for the 3rd–6th placings.

Girls Soccer Team

Boys Volleyball Team

Brooke Roseman (Year 10) - medals Jesse Nissen (Year 10) - medals Girls Tennis Team included 1st U16 Butterfly included 1st U16 Freestyle A Bialik Shelanu Pesach 2017 5 ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY ZIONIST RESPECT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY EMPATHY JEWISH DIVERSITY COURAGE CARING ISRAEL ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PRIDE KNOWLEDGE PERSEVERANCE COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIENDS FESTIVAL CULTURE INTEGRITY Fun at the 75th Anniversary Fete The incredible 75th Anniversary Fete Families also enjoyed the live was held on Sunday 26 March 2017. It performances of so many talented was a great day out for the whole family Alumni, current students and a ‘Dads offering a variety of rides, activities, a band’. market as well as food for all ages and Thank you to all our sponsors who tastes. generously donated in some form The success of the fete was largely due to the Fete. Your contributions were to Mish Kohn, Stacey Dodge and their fundamental in enabling the school to team of dedicated volunteers as well successfully fundraise. as the many parent volunteers who The funds raised from the Fete will go worked tirelessly on the day. The Bialik towards new playground equipment. community spirit shone throughout the school. A major highlight was the Dunk Tank where kids had the opportunity to have members of staff drop into a tank full of water.

Purim BBQ A huge thank you to the amazing Bialik College Parents’ Association volunteers who To get involved in the BCPA, volunteer for events cooked and served or for more information, please visit our Facebook over 1,000 sausages page or email [email protected] at the Purim BBQ.

Sir Zelman Cowen Public Speaking Competition 2016 BCPA Family Camp 2017

In 2016 the Sir Zelman The annual BCPA Cowen Public Speaking Family Camp was Competition celebrated a huge hit giving its fourth year and was 30 families the attended by Lady Anna opportunity to Cowen. shmooze, sing, swim, play and celebrate The competition Shabbat together. offers all Year 8 and 9 students the opportunity to hone Save the Date: their oracy skills, while paying tribute to the Tuesday 16 May - Bialik Information Evening memory of one of Australia’s leading Jewish figures, former 7.30pm - Years 4&5 Collaborative Zone Governor General Sir Zelman Cowen. Friday 26 May - Grandparents’ Morning Tea Students addressed a topic of their choice associated either 9.00am-12.00pm - ELC & Primary School with the theme of commitment (Year 8) or Jewish life (Year Sunday 25 June - Mega Reunion for all Alumni 9). Overall winner Barr Donde (Year 9) presented a ‘Letter 4.00pm-6.00pm - Evelyn Hellen Library of Gratitude’, addressed to individuals past and present who have held high the banner of Judaism. Year 8 winner Mon 26 June-Frid 30 June - 75th Anniversary Week Nitsan Shavit spoke on society’s concept of perfection and Exhibitions throughout Campus its illusions, while Year 9 winner Ally Spiegel explored the Wednesday 9 August - Bialik Open Day contradictions and the spaces within ‘I am but I’m not’. 10.00am-12.00pm - Years 4&5 Collaborative Zone

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For the third year in a row, Bialik’s Science Week enthralled students with an unusual array of exciting experiments and whacky scientific journeys of discovery. The theme of Energy permeated the school week, with students from ELC to VCE taking part in special activities such as creating smoothies with their own “legtricity” (electricity generated by pedalling bikes), exploring biofuel innovations for renewable energy, making rockets, growing mushrooms from coffee grinds Bialik gratefully acknowledges the and exploring the latest TESLA car that was generous support of Science Week at parked at Bialik for a day! Bialik, in memory of Bettie Kornhauser.

Makerspace Makes an Impact

Young scientists, engineers and workable arcade gaming machines techies are thriving at Bialik with from scratch (using cardboard or the popular Makerspace lunchtime wood and computer memory boards); club in the Library, which caters to creating content for viewing on all ages and interests. The projects virtual reality headsets and creating they engage in utilise a combination prototypes for the 3D printer. In of high-tech gadgetry and practical addition to “Techie Tuesday” and ingenuity, with a bit of competitive “3-D Thursday” there is also “Low- fun thrown in! Some recent examples Tech Wednesday” when students are include a competition to construct encouraged to rely on craft & fine the tallest structure using Blu-tack motor skills rather than technology to and straws; designing and building produce objects.

The Laura Kipen Memorial Tech Girls at Google Archive puts its party shoes on! Year 9 students Jemma Zuker, Nitsan Shavit and Shailee Carmeli recently had the amazing opportunity In June 2017 Bialik College will to visit Google headquarters in Sydney. celebrate its 75th birthday. In 2016, the students won first place in the Next Tech At the archives we are busily Girl Superhero app building Competition. They also preparing for the celebration achieved second place for the national prize. and are excited to announce that we will be launching our The students online searchable archive. Full won an all of photographs, newspapers expenses paid and quirky bits and pieces trip to Sydney from years past, the online for the launch archive will allow you to of this year’s explore and discover Bialik competition College’s rich history for yourself. Carlton Kindergarten circa 1940’s at Google, with photo of Chaim Bialik mingled with We are also busily planning the professionals exhibitions that will be displayed around the campus. in the IT / tech If you have any material you would like contribute, industries and please contact us at [email protected] experienced all the fun at the famous Google workplace. We would love to hear from you! Connecting the Bialik Community Our communications team is always happy to hear about the achievements of both current and past students and we take pride in publishing these on a regular basis on the College Website, Facebook and our bi-annual Bialik Shelanu magazine.

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Lifecycle information has been compiled from public notices placed in Jewish News and from personal Alumni News notifications. If we have inadvertently omitted your news, please let us know and we will ensure it appears in future Where are they now? editions of Bialik Shelanu. Ashleigh de Winter OC’11 Births Currently completing her Honours Degree Jonathan Baskin & Kate Lewis ’03 - Cash Sammy in Psychology at Melbourne Uni, Ashleigh Emile & Rachel (Potaznik) ’04 Ben-Attar - Noa was recently employed as iCan Program Marc ’00 & Yarra Berenholtz - Tom Co-ordinator at Stand Up. The program David and Davina (Shinewell) ’97 Berger - Emmy Pearl mentors and tutors 29 Sudanese refugee Adam ’03 & Vanessa Black - Maxwell Jason ’99 & Shelley (Goldwasser) ’03 Blankfield - Ben Levi students and recently held a successful Erez ’99 & Naomi Bogaty - Aiden Elliot leadership camp incorporating youth Ben & Anita (Starr) ’02 Borynsztein - Jasmine Ruby empowerment and identity. Itzik Bouzaglo & Tali Plotnik ’96 - Noa Nathan ’01 & Jordana (Cohen) Brett - Ariella Yetta Paul Glezer OC’99 Ashley ’03 & Catherine Cohen - Grace Twelve years ago, Paul left the corporate world to become a Joshua & Amie Frydenberg - Blake Sam & Jessica (Zukerman) ’05 Chester - Charlotte Ann personal trainer and health coach. He is Danny Gelman & Jessica Fleigner ’01 - Max Benjamin motivated to help others achieve their Darren & Emma (Jacobs) ’99 Gerber - James Oscar health and wellbeing goals and has Gui ’03 & Bianca Glasberg - Ezra Stan recently started an Ecommerce business in Michael ’03 & Veronique Gubieski - Rose Maayan wellness products. Paul also has a blog and Elliot ’00 & Vanessa (Blode) ’04 Janover - Olivia Lily podcast called My Wellness Wishlist where Brad ’01 & Michal Janovic - Loni he interviews authorities in holistic health, Antony & Amanda (Smorgon) ’04 Jolson - Oliver Henry mindfulness and spirituality and explores Lee & Elise (Kopel) ’03 Kelemen - Noah Lior all forms of health and life balance. Joel & Kelly (Popper) ’00 Laing - Emily McKenzie Adam ’99 & Zoe (Horton) ’99 Milgrom - Asher David Toby ’95 & Leesa Mittelman - Samuel Louis Josh Guest OC’01 & Luke Smorgon OC’05 Josh ’97 & Romi Onas - Ezra Founders of B2Cloud, Josh and Luke have been busy working Octave & Jessica (Krulis) ’04 Oppetit - Laila Eleonore with some of Australia’s largest and most Dan & Toni (Goldwasser) ’01 Ossher - Amy Sara innovative organisations on the strategy, Leighton & Ashleigh (Duzenman) ’02 Pyke - Yvie Lulu design and development of applications Josh ’92 & Hayley Rynderman - Beau and digital products. They have recently Ziv & Lanie (Lipson) ’05 Shalev - Yasmin Michal received awards from Financial Review, Adam ’95 & Aviva Sloane - Levi Joel ’03 & Gillian Snyder - Caleb Jordan Deloitte and other esteemed companies, Russell ’96 & Nat Sochen - Mia Lola placing them together with some of the most innovative high growth businesses in Engagements Australasia. Ben Clark to Jessica Worth ‘13 James Cochrane-Davis ’11 to Esther Gershenzon ’10 Steven Harris OC’96 Brad Cowan to Nadja Perelberg ’02 Three years ago, Steven started doing comedy under the stage Adam Glezer ’97 to Jaclyn Kuran name of Magic Steven and has performed Robbie Gringlas ’01 to Belinda Kagan at various comedy festivals in Australia Anthony Honigman ’02 to Naomi Burd ’02 Jarrod Lichtblau to Kerry Jechilevsky ’08 and overseas. His performances have been Andrew Rozen ’03 to Monica Gingold alternately described as autobiographical Dan Swart ’05 to Emma Selzer storytelling, deadpan comedy, guided meditation and long-form beat poetry. Marriages Steven is also publishing a book of Joshua Balbin ’02 to Hadas Danziger drawings, some of which can be seen on Jess Feldy ’04 to Lucy Wetherall instagram @magicsteven Joel Feren to Joanne Hendler ’05 Kevin Frank to Andrea Zivin ’05 Raelia Skalicky OC’98 Paul Glezer ’99 to Natalie Birman In 2016 Raelia was appointed Clinical Senior Adam Gringlas ’05 to Gemma Sharp Tahl Katz to Rebecca Zwier ’02 Lecturer at the Jesse Kochen to Deanna Blankfield ’08 where she has been teaching undergraduate Daniel Kontrobarsky ’10 to Julia Malinovsky medical students in Obstetrics and Adam Laitt to Courney Krulis ’07 Gynaecology. She recently obtained a PhD in Ryan Leon ’08 to Amy Rosenfeld the area of preconception genetic screening Joshua Levin ’07 to Taryn Lewis in Australian Ashkenazi Jewish populations Stephen Machet ’08 to Justine Pianko ’10 and also works as a fertility specialist in Adrian Davidson Panckhurst to Ingrid Weinberg ’06 clinics and private rooms. Daniel Purcell to Brodee Goldman ’06 Dion Raleigh to Dana Ochert ’06 Ariel Ritz ’05 to Sarah Richter Share your alumni stories with us at Bialik Shelanu: Brett Sacks to Ashleigh de Winter ’11 [email protected] Scott Shemer to Tova Crossman ’02 Luke Smorgon ’05 to Tahlee Bruch Please forward any change of contact details, news or occasions you Greg Spilkin to Gabi Klepfisz ’06 would like to share with us to [email protected] Idan Sustiel to Jess Cammerman ’07 Marc ’Unger 05 to Bianca Miller ‘08 8 Bialik Shelanu Pesach 2017