Adelaide’s Massada College in Glenside, South Australia, has received a $100,000 gift from mining magnate Rabbi Joseph Gutnick which will secure its immediate financial future.
“This is wonderful news for our community,” President of the Jewish Community Council of South Australia, Norman Schueler told J-Wire.
The Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations had given the school until December 17 to raise adequate funds or it would shut off the school’s financial supply.
“DEWR has funds in place for the school’s survival…conditional on the community satisfying them that we have done our bit to raise money for the school too,” Schueler added.
Following an emergency meeting involving the Executive Council of Australian Jewry the school earned a reprieve.
“This is not the first time Joseph Gutnick has come to the school’s aid….he is a very far-sighted man,” Schueler said.
Gutnick told J-Wire: “I am delighted to help any Jewish school anywhere in Australia which finds itself in strife and struggling to survive. The future is our children.”
He added: “I have a special attachment to Adelaide. My father (Rabbi Chaim Gutnick OBM) used to travel there to lead the prayers for the Chagim and was also a regular visitor when they needed a rabbi to officiate at a wedding.”
The funds have been pledged over a two year period.
It has been a very hard year, not knowing the future for the children, or the teachers, specially the teachers from out of state. R Gutnick is a mentsch, and we appreciate this gesture immensly. Now Adelaide needs an influx of younger families, the more the better, to bring in vitality, community, resources, Yiddishkeit, and pride. Otherwise this may be the last time we will be able to make an appeal. Schkoach!
rab.yossel helps all schools world wide
May you continue to grow mechayil el choyil and be mekadesh shem Hashem veshem Lubavitch bechol katzvey teivel! gezunterheit un freilicherheit!
Very worthy community to help! Donate and save the building so the neighbor Arabs, who are ready to pounce on it, don’t get it and all the students aren’t left to no Jewish school, God forbid! Thank you Yossel Gutnick!
Thank you Shliach R’ Yossi Engel for fighting and campaigning for the survival of this school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May all your hard work for the Adelaide Jewish Community be recognized by all, and strongly supported!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (together with your wonderful family)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Rabbi Gutnik also gave to Chabad Schneur school of France
http://www.kehilat-chneor.com/ they are in crisis and need funds so the don’t loose their campus building
Mazal and brochos to you and your whole family.
As much as the Gutnicks have a special attachment to Adelaide, Adelaide has a special attachment to the Gutnicks.
The Gutnick family have been an outstanding example of tzedakah and unconditional love for fellow Jews.
good for you. may you go from strength to strength and help all schools throughout australia and beyond.
I always want to believe there are good and noble people. I don’t see them, but I somehow, feel their presence. And I am happy to see the proof for that opinion of mine from time to time.
unbeleivable man!
Bless you!