Community and Heritage: Judaica Prize giving (Norma Bloch)

On the 17^th of October we hosted our Judaica Prize giving. This year we decided to give a totally new spin on the format of the event and opted for an Israeli Breakfast. What a resounding success this proved to be. 

The function began with the morning Shacharit service led very competently by Doron Werner. Parents and invited guests then proceeded to the Centre where they were seated at beautifully decorated tables.

The pupils and I then presented the annual report using a power point system, which included many photos and explanations regarding the festivals and functions the department has enjoyed during the course of the year.

There were many generous and supportive organizations to thank for their unwavering backing and assistance to our programme. It must be noted that without their continued contributions the department would cease to exist.

As each individual or head of an organization was thanked they were called up to place their picture on our gratitude board which was displayed in the shape of a Magen David.

Last but not least we paid tribute to each pupil. We expanded on their virtues and talents by using their Hebrew names and equating their qualities with biblical characters with the same names.

Here are some of the special prizes awarded:

The KNZC award was presented to Oren Cohen

The DHSA award was presented to Doron Werner, who also is our new head of Judaica.

The Union of Jewish Women award was presented to Joshua Aronoff.

 A delicious breakfast catered by Mrs. Sharon Levitan ended off the celebrations.

The success of this function would not have been achieved without the assistance and help of Mrs. Sue Jacobson and Mrs. Jodi Aronoff.