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Seussical magicThe 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 lifeYom 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.

Students formed a giant Israeli flag on Yom HaAtzmaut

Published for the Mount Scopus College Community Editor: Vicki Davis June 2015 Tammuz 5775

Creativity aboundsJunior primary students at both campuses enjoyed creative, hands- on learning this term using iPads as a creative tool across the curriculum.

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 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.

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.

Year 2 students showing their designs made with the Kaleidoscope app

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From the PrincipalOne 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.

Rabbi James Kennard

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.

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.

Council update

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.

Amy Hershan College President

Mr Aleksander Ranoschy

Retiring College Executive members Sam Alter and Steven Klein, with Lisa Kennett and Amy Hershan

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Premier’s VCE AwardsMazal Tov to our 2014 Premier’s VCE Award winners: • 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.

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.

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.

Liora Mervis, Gideon Cohen, Rabbi James Kennard, Darby Dexter, Joel Tauber (Absent: Michael Alter and Adam Hayman)

Music connectionDuring 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 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.

Enrol nowIf 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.

Melanie Rabinowicz, Natalie Gabriel, Ms Adina Bankier-Karp, Jessie Horovitz and Ashleigh Krawitz at the Girls’ Prayer Service

Students involved in the MSO Connect program outside Hamer Hall

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Career choices

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.

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.

Career Awareness Morning

Spotlight on sportIt’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!

Benefits both waysThe 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.

New in 2015, the Homework Support Program in partnership with Stand Up sees our students partnered with newly arrived young migrants and refugees, 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.

Senior Boys Softball Premiers for the fifth consecutive year

Year 12 student Jemima Herschberg reads to a student during a Homework Support Program session

Scopus Star WarsThe 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.

Taylor Segeal, Nathan Faiman, Rabbi Kennard, Alec Sachs, Jesse Searle, (winners Group section), Jasmine Goldberg (winner Voice section), Gabriella Platus (winner Variety section)

Lifelong learners

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.

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 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.

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.

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Henry Lanzer

Congratulations to Ashlea Gild (’14) the inaugural recipient of the

‘Henry Lanzer Keter Shem Tov − Crown of a Good Name’ Award

Sharing their s’machotMazal Tov and thank you to Sage Priester who generously directed donations to Mount Scopus College on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.

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.

Rabbi James Kennard with Sage Priester

Staff taking part in a Peer Observation workshop

Along with the regular activities like lunch orders, tuck shop and Challah sales, the Parents’ Association has been very busy!

Campout on the SkolnikThe 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.

Scopus SupperCurrent 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.

Mother’s Day stallMother’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 nightA 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.

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Parents’ Association

Art to make you thinkDuring 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.

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.

Campout on the Skolnik Oval

Jordana Borensztajn, Sarah Wilson and Caroline Rose at the Scopus Supper

Cassandra Friedman with her artwork in the Quad

Mother’s Day stall at GBH

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Save the date

2015 ReunionsClass 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’ morningsFink 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 ExhibitionAn 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.

Scopus Flashback

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

Jack Skolnik

Come for a tourWe 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:

• SmorgonFamilyPrimarySchool(Years4-6)–Wednesday5August• LewFamilySecondarySchool(Years7-12)–Thursday13August• GandelBesenHouse(LowerKindertoYear3)–Friday21August

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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BIRTHSLouise (Mandel) ’95 and Daniel Lowinger, AsherNatasha (Rubinfeld) ’99 and Dean Sholl ’90, Eden and AlonTahlia (Meschemberg) and Mark Pastor ’99, HarlowMarita Alexander ’81 and Matthew Calbert, AddisonRomy (Mittelman) ’96 and Benjamin Preiss, SaulJess (Scholl) ’02 and Ben Tuszynski ’00, NoahAmanda (Smorgon) and Antony Jolson ’02, GeorgieMichelle (Dorfman) ’93 and Martin Alden, JessicaZara (Livshiz) and Joel Cooper ’97, MilaDina (Figdor) and Raphael Sebbag ’97, ChanaNicky (Blashki) and Toby Mac ’99, JesseMelanie (Rozen) ’97 and Tamir Aloni ’90, OliviaTalia (Wright) and Michael Susman ’05, HarveyNicole Iglicki ’94 and Ben Gold, OliviaKarina (Shpigel) and Jeremy Banky ’92, MadeleineSharon Simon ’98 and Simon Goodrich, RubyDeborah (Gutman) ’94 and David Miller ’80, EdenNikki (Sher) ’01 and Dean Katz, SiennaVanessa (Shelton) and Darren Loewy ’95, AshtonAmanda (Demsky) ’94 and Brett Robinson, MarloRachel (Svirskis) ’99 and Adam Waisman ’98, EdenNatalie (Mizrachi) ’01 and Oren Flamm, AidanTanya (Szylkrot) and David Nozik ’01, ZaraCara (Leiba) ’98 and Jason Besser ’98, LeviMiriam and Alain Behar ’82, JacksonAmanda (Milun) ’98 and Michael Bell, MiaDeborah (Bernstein) and Robbie Friedman ’87, LeviJulia Peterburgsky and Alan Landau ’87, KaterinaJoanna Shinewell ’93 and Barry Helfenbaum ’79, JamesIlit (Olenski) ’02 and Daniel Golshevsky ’00, ThomasJodie Auster ’94 and Rachel Neumann, JulietMelanie (Lipson) ’97 and Vaughan Raleigh, KaiRebecca (Goldstein) and Leigh Gratzer ’97, NaavaNatalie (Feldman) ’96 and Robert Weisz ’92, JakeNatalie (Same) ’01 and Josh Ferguson, LilyDana (Golabek) ’00 and Robert Majman ’99, ParkerAmy (Montag) ’98 and Jonathan Lipshutz ’97, EdenLisa (Hoffman) ’00 and Mark Levi, MacyNatalie (Amar) ’01 and David Gringruz, JesseJodi (Roach) ’02 and Daniel Sherr ’95, HudsonNatalie (Same) ’99 and Andrew McLellan, SiennaNicole (Brouze) ’01 and Alon Ellis ’01, LiatElissa (Smorgon) and Joshua Sharp ’96, AriellaSim Iglicki ’99 and Tobi Skovron, HarperTammy (Sedergreen) ’89 and Kane Edelsten, FinnJanet (Myers) and Jonathan Granek ’96, TalSheli (Aizenstros) ’00 and James Tsun, CameronLauren (Urban) ’99 and Adam Norich ’96, BillySimone Rosenblatt and Greg Super ’89, HarryGeorgie (Bancroft) and Simon Bergman ’92, AllyNicki (Hirsch) ’98 and Jonathan Granek ’00, MylaElyse (Wein) ’02 and Sam Schachna, CharlotteTali (Fayer) and Nimrod Carmi ’87, ShyleeNicole (Kleid) ’99 and Joel Small ’96, TaliDorienne (Shakenovsky) and Oran Harel ’96, ShaniJanine (Diamond) ’90 and Russell Feldman, SarahMelissa (Levin) ’01 and Richard Michaels, TobyCarly (Sondheim) ’99 and Simon Stainmagen ’96, MilaLiz (McLeish) and Dean Sunshine ’84, HarryNaomi (Berkovic) ’04 and Ariel Kincler, AdamNikki (Mahemoff) ’97 and Alex Grinstein, TheodoreTahli (Koch) and Damien Moss ’91, EdwardGanit (Becker) ’01 and Daniel Taft, JonahTanya (Aronov) ’95 and Abie Munz ’95, RafaelDalia (Ben-Galim) ’95 and Adam Ognall, TamarHayley (Kuperholz) and Danny Lewkowicz ’99, MillieMandy (Segal) ’01 and Brad O’Toole, AsherNatalie (Kiper) ’01 and Yogev Harari, DahliaRachel (Lowinger) and Adrian Elton ’89, JosephMarissa (Kretsch) ’98 and John Noel, FlorenceKaren (Erdos) and Josh Bihary ’91, ViolaMichelle (Naftal) ’93 and Andrew Casper ’88, Nellie

Tammy (Hammerschlag) ’00 and David Hershan ’00, EvieDana (Krause) and Eitan Kabillo ’94, AmelieAnna (Itkin) ’99 and Andy Rosenberg, CharlieTammy (Shmerling) ’00 and Daniel Ciddor, JoshuaShari (Sweet) ’06 and Adam Beckman, NadavJennifer Kirschner ’96 and Clive Kaicer, ZaharaDani (Karp) ’96 and Eric Sharret, MaggieNoa (Weinstein) and David Holcdorf ’00, EdenJordana Kaspi ’94 and Ciro Cuccurullo, JessicaLauren (Huberman) and Danny Harris ’01, WillowSamantha (Freidin) ’95 and Alan Kirszner ’95, EdenAnna (Kotler) ’98 and David Ellis, SabineLucy (Cohen) and Andrew Halphen ’96, EdieJo (Stabey) ’92 and Anthony Upton, CodyVicki (Goldbloom) ’95 and Gary Israelsohn ’93, MillaRebecca (Werther) ’95 and Leon Lopata, MaliaLauren (Gingold) ’02 and Yoni Ajzner ’97, LibbyLior Albeck-Ripka ’97 and Jesse Lubitz ’97, RaphaelLauren (Givoni) ’02 and Darren Factor, Savannah

MARRIAGESVictoria Goldberg ’03 and Amit Sheshinski Talia Zyngier and Jeremy Neumann ’01Elena Latch and David Bloom ’98Judith Kirszbaum and Jordan Weizman ’05Karra Jacobson ’05 and Elliot Schulberg Jordana Mac ’01 and Alistair Wilkinson Allie Pollak and Dan Rosen ’95Mikki Hofbauer ’04 and Jono Cahil Arielle Umansky ’04 and Gavin Kaicer Jenna Schultz and Samuel Wloszczowski ’03Amy O’Brien and Ayal Manor ’02Maya Simon and Oren Golvan ’03Amanda Lenny ’00 and Marcel Berger ’00Romi Winston ’05 and Brad Rychter ’06Lani Praszkier and Jordan Karp ’03Lior Albeck-Ripka ’97 and Jesse Lubitz ’97Adina Heilbrunn ’04 and Yaron Lang Gabbi Cukier and Jason Menche ’03Simone Baxt ’94 and Simon Shepes ’92Carly Yelen ’04 and Dave Skurnik Jess Whelan and Ben Schmidt ’01Tarryn Simms ’09 and Joshua Guest Bianca Friedman ’03 and Gui Glasberg Amy Barnard and Joshua Dascal ’06 Kim Mosbach and Justin Strauch ’05Naomi Gladwin ’03 and Paul Mrocki ’02Taryn Wolfson ’03 and William Cherrell Mandy Kaplan and Ami Heyman ’94Romy Grace ’03 and Ethan Steen Bat Sheva Sykes and Noey Kolt ’10Hannah Merkrebs ’05 and Braham Cohen Caroline Goston ’05 and Jonathan Sasoone

IN MEMORYCyril Ashton (Life Councillor)Diana Sharp ’73 Leanne Levin ’90Aleksander Ranoschy (past Principal)Alison Wolinski ’96Michael Prawer ’76Aimee 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.

Dor le Dor – Generation to GenerationPlease continue to keep us informed by sending your news to kaleidoscope@scopus.vic.edu.au or call us on 9834 0046.

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AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURSMarc 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.

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.

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