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 12 - Rosh Hashanah 2019 - Tishrei 5780 Arts Festival Wishing the the ELC engaged in Israeli dancing with visiting dance instructors from Bialik Community Bamba Dance. In Year 6s – 11, students exhibited Shana Tova their work at the Arts Showcase ‘Seeing Round Corners’ and in Middle School, the Year 6 Drama students presented performances based on indigenous themes. Parents and grandparents joined in the Year 7 Ballroom Dancing presentation. The Year 8 Film Opening with the Year 4 Dance Festival produced a range of short Show ‘So You Think You Can films. Dance’, Bialik once again celebrated the Arts in our annual Arts festival. The Mazkirut Omanuyot (student leaders) organised a visiting Visiting artist, Chieko Hester, magician as a lunchtime activity worked with all Primary students and the senior students enjoyed on the Paper Plane project, whist visiting comedy writer, Declan Fay. Bialik Stars Light Up The National Theatre

‘Beat’ was the theme of the eighth annual Bialik Rising Intermediate Solo Winner - Jasmine Filer Star singing competition which took place in the beautiful Intermediate Duet Winners - Shoshi Feldman & Natalie National Theatre, St Kilda. Performing to a full house of over Kontrobarsky 600 people, the singers were well supported by a talented pool of student musicians, backing vocalists and student Intermediate Group Winners - Sophia Benn, Madison Rogers, technical crew. Mia Vardi & Monique Zohar We were honoured to have guest adjudicators, Megan Senior Solo Winner - Jordan Kaplan Papworth, Robert Varno and Rita Satch all of whom attested Senior Duet Winners to the exceptionally high vocal standard, which made their - Yael Meltzer & Ellie task a difficult one. Roth The evening was hosted by our Mazkirut Omanuyot (student Encouragement Award - leaders), Bar and David, and lived up to its reputation as a Arten Singer Bialik calendar highlight! Encouragement Award - Congratulations to Bialik Rising Star 8 award recipients: Ray Levin Overall Winner - Adam Efron Junior Solo Winner - Dean Gorski Junior Duet Winners - Lex Amira & Tara Filer Our Creche Is Now Open

We are delighted to announce that the spectacular new Creche, the Judith Hellen Children’s Centre, opened on 1 July 2019. This state-of-the art facility warmly welcomes children as young as 3 months through to 3 years to the inclusive, nurturing community. We encourage all to come and have a look. Contact the Creche on 9822 7982 or email [email protected] to book a tour or find out more. Places are available but filling fast.

Bialik. Be your Bialik Shelanu Rosh Hashanah 2019 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 Kehilla Cultures of Thinking The timing of my writing this introduction to Conference Shelanu could not be Over 300 educators from more perfect. and around the world With our Bnei Mitzvah attended our 7th Cultures of ceremonies celebrated Thinking conference, where we and our biennial Cultures widened the net to include a range of Thinking conference of esteemed thought leaders successfully held, these to enrich our perspectives as two opportunities teachers. The theme was “Redefine perfectly showcase the Bialik experience. Reimagine Education” and once again Bialik was recognised as an Each Year 7 class presented an evening of honouring internationally renowned leader in education. family members, music, dance, culture and meaning whilst coming together as a Year level in this ‘coming of age’ ceremony that regularly elicited tears of joy and Primary Family Maths Night reflection in the audiences over the three nights of the ceremonies. In July, we welcomed This excellence in spiritual and community education is over 100 participants coupled with excellence in pedagogy – we aspire to be to the Primary School the best by learning from the best. for an interactive evening of Maths Throughout the educational world, Bialik’s Cultures of Games in the Thinking conference is a highlight of the calendar. This Mifgash. The evening year did not disappoint, with keynote speakers from the offered families University of Harvard, Reggio Emilia and the Australian the opportunity National University sharing their expertise with over 300 to experience the delegates from around Australia and the world. excitement of So with our Bnei Mitzvah beginning their journey into mathematics with a adulthood, and our community beginning their journey in range of hands-on and the new year, 5780, I wish you Chag Sameach and well enjoyable Maths Games. We loved the wonderful community over the Fast, feel and engaging in mathematics with each other. Jeremy Stowe-Lindner Principal Da Vinci Decathlon Winners In May, two teams of Bialik students participated in the annual Year 7 Da Vinci Decathlon. B’nei B’rith Youth Art The Da Vinci Decathlon is an academic interschool gala day run in the spirit of an Olympic Decathlon, with events of an Competition academic nature. The disciplines in We are extremely which the students proud of the six competed include students who won Science, English, prizes and had their Ideation, Art and artwork displayed Poetry, Cartography, for the annual B’nei Creative Producers, B’rith Jewish Youth General Knowledge, Art Competition. Code Breaking, Mathematics and Mazel tov to Engineering. The tasks within these disciplines were Anoushka Russell, exciting and challenging with a particular emphasis placed on Year 7 for sculpture; higher-order thinking skills. Emili Sahnovski, Year 12 for Students spent time in Term 1 and Term 2 engaged in mini sculpture; Joshua workshops within each of the disciplines and we are grateful Miller, Year 12 for oil painting; Joshua Worth, Year 12 to Gary Velleman, Dr Ford and Ms Kain for running sessions for sculpture; Lily Davies, Year 12 for oil painting and in their specific fields. Competition day was incredibly Jasmine Mashchenko, Year 12 for sculpture. challenging and our students both thrived and enjoyed the fast pace and high level of the complex tasks. We are very proud of the way our students represented our school and congratulate Team 1 on placing third in the Engineering Challenge.

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2019 Premier’s VCE Awards

Premier’s Awards are presented to the top VCE students in each subject by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Four Bialik students received this prestigious award at a ceremony earlier this year. •Naomi Bagle-Zevin for Religion & Society and Hebrew • Hannah Grodski for Religion & Society and English Lee Oz Lifschitz Naomi Bagle-Zevin • Lee Oz Lifschitz for Religion & Society • Sienna Tugendhaft for Studio Arts

Hannah Grodski Sienna Tugendhaft

KABLE Mathematics

Kable Mathematics is a program designed by our Head of Mathematics, Faina Brichko, and facilitated by Dana Ma, a full scholarship recipient at Cambridge University.

The program, which runs after school, is targeted at Keen and Able Mathematics learners, providing them with greater insight into the world of Mathematics, enriching their knowledge in areas such as Number Theory, Combinatorics, Geometry, Algebra and Proofs. The program is designed to extend students’ problem-solving skills and expose them to the beauty of Mathematics beyond the confines of the curriculum. It focuses on exploring complex challenges often found in Mathematics competitions such as the Australian Mathematics Competition, the University of Mathematics Competition, Mathematics Challenge and Enrichment for Young Australians and the Maths Olympiad.

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Tikkun Olam is central to Bialik’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’. Bialik’s Biggest Morning Tea Mazkirut Pink Breakfast Raising money for the In May, the Cancer Council has never Mazkirut hosted been more delicious than an inspiring Pink at Bialik’s Biggest Morning Ribbon breakfast, Tea. Bialik staff spent raising just recess schmoozing, fressing under $3000 and raising money for a for the National great cause. Thanks to Breast Cancer everyone who contributed. Foundation’s life- saving medical research. With 1 in 7 Australians affected by breast cancer, so many Jewish Life in our community are affected. Thank you to all who supported the breakfast. Yom Yerushalayim Yom Ha’Atzmaut In celebration of Yom We celebrated Israel’s 71st Yerushalayim, our Preps birthday with an incredible, met up with their Year Guinness-World-Record- 12 buddies for a fun breaking feat. 1048 students activity during which and staff from the ELC through they wrote down their to Year 12 gathered together wishes and posted them to create the world’s largest on Bialik’s very own human menorah. Yom ‘Kotel’. The buddies Ha’Atzmaut was spent in have built a wonderful bond over the year and it is great joyous celebration with to see them interacting and learning from each other. activities such as Israeli dancing, flag raising, chamsot making, a film A week of commemoration, festival and many more to cultivate the students’ love recognition and ultimately, for Israel. great celebration Im Tirtzu - If you will it, it is no On Yom Ha’Shoah we commemorated those precious lives dream lost in the Holocaust and we celebrated the survivors. We thank the families and friends who joined us for our Yom Ha’Shoah assemblies. The Bnei Mitzvah program is always This was followed an incredible time for by Yom Ha’Zikaron, Year 7 students as a day dedicated to they embark on their remember Israel’s fallen personal learning soldiers and victims journeys researching of terror. On this day, their family trees, students attended conducting interviews a commemorative and preparing their creative responses. assembly to honour the sacrifices made The theme for this year’s Bnei Mitzvah program is ‘Im by fallen IDF soldiers and reflect on the ways in which Tirtzu’, which comes from Theodore Herzl’s famous they influenced their families, communities and the statement ‘Im tirtzu ein zo agadah’ (if you will it, it is no Jewish world as a whole. This year’s assembly included dream). an animation from the commemorative project ‘A Face. The Bnei ceremonies brought the students’ journies to a A Day. A Memorial” as well as the moving story of the joyous conclusion and were thoroughly enjoyed by students Peretz family, shown through a short film, ‘My Younger and their families. Elder Brother’.

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We love connecting with community events. our grandparents in a To ensure Bialik multitude of ways. From grandparents grandparent teas, kabbalat receive invitations shabbats, sharing Shavuot to upcoming events, celebrations in the Primary please email their school, informative talks names and email and skill-learning seminars, address to: we always welcome and communications@ encourage our grandparents bialik.vic.edu.au to join in the Bialik Visitors to Bialik College Bialik College is proud to host special visitors throughout the year and as a result, students and parents are able to access and learn from these experiences. Pictured below are just some of the many visitors we have welcomed in 2019. Alon Ben-Gurion Nataly Zagaya Alon Ben-Gurion Former IDF spoke about the soldier Nataly legacy of his Zagaya told of grandfather David her inspiring Ben-Gurion. story from high risk to high-tech.

Darren Chaitman Miri Rot Author and Miri Rot, Alumni Darren Director of Chaitman read UIA’s Youth to students Futures, from his book addressed - Clara the Middle School Heavy-Hearted students. Pug.

Joey Kahn Arava Delegates Alumni Joey Kahn Our Year shared his cancer 10 hosts survival journey. welcomed the Israeli Arava youth delegation.

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Bialik College is delighted to announce the appointment Dogs for Life program. of Tanya Cherny as Foundation Director for the school’s The Foundation will also be philanthropic Foundation, B’Yachad. Along with the recent responsible for creating a appointment of Foundation Co-Chairs, Michael Carp and culture of giving within the Stacey Dodge, the creation of this new role signifies the school, cultivating awareness, school’s commitment to ensuring the continuity of Jewish gratitude and social justice Education. for students from Kinder As a former Bialik College alumnus (class of 2000) and now through to Year 12. a parent of two young daughters at the school, Tanya has a strong connection with Bialik College. Stacey Dodge, Tanya Cherny, Michael Carp The Bialik Foundation has been the driving force behind many major school initiatives over the last few years including the Primary School upgrade, the development of the new Creche which opened in July and the rollout of the Parents’ Association News Primary Bike Education Author Program Deborah Thank you to all parents who have supported BCPA initiatives. Some funds raised have gone towards the Lipstadt College’s Primary Bike Education Program helping students The BCPA hosts exciting master the skill of bike riding. Eight junior ‘Giant’ bikes events throughout the varying in size, bike helmets as well as an assortment of year, such as September’s ‘road’ signs and obstacles to assist with education were talk by internationally celebrated US historian purchased. Some of the learning will take place during Sport and author, Professor Deborah E. lessons and there will also be tutorials as well as a “Bike” Lipstadt. Professor Lipstadt spoke lunchtime club. to a sell-out crowd about her new These are some of the ‘extras’ that would not have been book: Antisemitism: Here and possible without the BCPA. Now.

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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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Real Life Experience for Year 10s on Industry Visits

Don’t miss out on the final JED To assist with the often challenging process of choosing subjects, careers and post school options, the Year 10s Talks for 2019 completed the Morrisby Online interactive careers guidance tool. The We have pleasure findings served as a guide for students in inviting parents who were then able to visit and and grandparents to investigate an industry and area of Principal Jeremy’s work that was of interest to them. Education Talks (JED Students gained some firsthand talk), a public lecture by Principal Jeremy: “5000 years of knowledge in a particular area about Jewish history in 80 minutes” on: the types of jobs available, skills used and how the workplace Thursday 24 October OR Tuesday 12 November 2019 operates on a daily basis. We would (repeated talks) like to thank the following organisations: Alfred Hospital, 9.30-11.00 am, Evelyn Hellen Library Jolson Architects, Moose Toys, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, realestate.com and University of Melbourne. Please book via https://www.trybooking.com/BFGKZ Discover Bialik for yourself Book a tour. Try a day. For more information, email: [email protected]

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Alumni News Share your alumni stories with us at Bialik Shelanu: [email protected] Where are they now? Lisa Brichko OC’06 Rita Satch OC’07 Post graduating, Lisa (Teschler) went on to Since graduating from Bialik in 2007, study Medicine at Monash Rita has been making waves both in University, during which Australia and overseas, performing at time she undertook an world-renowned festivals, including overseas elective clerkship Glastonbury and Cheltenham Jazz at Harvard University. Festivals (UK). Her self-titled EP has Completing her internship in been play listed on BBC Radio 2, Triple the Emergency Department, J and was shortlisted as a finalist Lisa decided to specialise in the International Songwriting as an Emergency Physician, Competition. Rita has also won first now working at Cabrini and prize for her single ‘Not Ready For Love’ in the Unsigned Only the Alfred Hospitals. Lisa Music competition. welcomed her first child, Noah, with high school From The Laura Kipen Memorial Archive sweetheart James Brichko In September we hosted our 5, 10 and 20 Year Reunions - Class (OC ‘06) in December 2018. of 2014, 2009 and 1999. Lifecycle information has been compiled from public notices placed in the Australian Jewish News and The Reunions are always a lot of fun and a good chance to from personal notifications. If we have inadvertently catch up with old school friends. Each year level had a tour of omitted your news, please let us know and we will the school and heard from Prinipal Jeremy who spoke about how ensure it appears in future editions of Bialik Shelanu. Bialik is now, compared to how it was when they were at school. Have a look at then and now below. Lifecycle Engagements Jemma Davidson ‘10 to Joel Diamond Samantha Franco to Simon Kornberg ’04 Rachel Cohen ’10 to Joshua Miselowski ’10 Tarryn Edelstein ‘10 to Jordan Rothschild Sharna Black ’94 to Danny Starr ‘99 Kira Medalie to Jordon Tonkin ‘07

Class of 2014 - 5 Year Reunion Marriages Laura Southwell to Jules Berenholtz ’98 Sharon Feldman ’05 to Tom Dreyfus Kerryn Cohen ’07 to David Frenkel Bec Cohen to Marc Kiven ’05 Carlotta Migliolo to Corey Milstein ’11 Mary- Jane Bangit to James Silbert ’03 Nicole Levy 00 to Elihay Weinberger Births Ya’ara & Marc ’00 Berenholtz - Noa Class of 2009 - 10 Year Reunion Romy (Davidov) ’02 & Simon Brott - Levi Josie & Gideon ’03 Epstein - Michal Roni Alexandra (Rutman) ’06 & Joshua Givoni - Lulu Anna Alana & Ben ’00 Goldbloom - Georgie Matisse (Fantl) ’05 & Andrew ‘05 Goldsmith - India Luella Gemma & Adam ‘05 Gringlas - Teddy Zoe (Miller) ‘06 & Jeremy Kestenberg - Judd Zal Deanna (Blankfield) ’08 & Jesse Kochen - Ezra Joseph Romi (Levin) ’04 & Jason ’01 Israelsohn - Jaeger Elise Boyar ‘00 & Julian Kirzner - Chloe Janine Madeline & Jamie ’05 Nadler- Hudson Jay Cara Mand ’03 & Joshua Osowicki - Emmeline Class of 1999 - 20 Year Reunion Emily (Goldbloom) ‘04 & Josh Pask - Madeline Anita Samantha & Adam ’05 Rischin - Jack David Lana (Meltzer) ’01 & Jesse ’01 Rosenfeld - Jake Have you changed your details? Ellen & Simon ‘04 Rubinstein - Felix Tova (Crossman) ’02 & Scott Shemer - Claudia Please forward any change of contact details, news (Goldberg) ’03 and Amit ’04 Sheshinski - Laurie or occasions you would like to share with us to James [email protected] Tahlee & Luke ’05 Smorgon - Jasmine Zoe Simi & Daniel ’95 Stiglitz - Talia Emily Anne & Eden ’99 Winter- Stephanie Catherine 8 Bialik Shelanu Rosh Hashanah 2019