Community lifeline for Massada College
ADELAIDE'S Massada College will continue operating this year after members of the Australian Jewish community have rallied to donate to the beleaguered school.
NAOMI LEVIN
ADELAIDE’S only Jewish school, Massada College, will continue operating this year after members of the Australian Jewish community have rallied to donate to the beleaguered school.
Primary among donors was Melbourne-based philanthropist Joseph Gutnick who has give the college $100,000.
Calls by Australian rabbis from their pulpits have also paid off, with members of one Melbourne synagogue reportedly pledging thousands of dollars to assist the school.
The primary school faced immediate closure if it could not raise the required funds and quickly. The South Australian Government offered an undisclosed amount of assistance to Massada if it could match it with community money.
School president Yuval Yarom said they were grateful for all the assistance, which will help Adelaide’s families provide their children with a Jewish education.
Gutnick told The AJN he is please to be in a position to help the school, just as he has helped numerous communal organisations across Australia in the past.
“No community can exist without a Jewish school,” he said. “I hope everyone will help to keep this school going.”
He also urged others to chip in for Adelaide’s Jewish community.
Community members wishing to support Massada College’s appeal can do so by visiting www.massada.sa.edu.au
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