History teacher Mr Marco Scali was one of two history teachers in Australia to win the Gandel Holocaust Studies Scholarship. The Scholarship, which includes three weeks of intensive study at Yad Vashem and Hebrew University in Jerusalem beginning January next year, means that Mr Scali will be travelling to Israel in late December to undertake research on the Holocaust and survivor testimonies. He is currently completing a Master of Arts in History at Macquarie University where his thesis area is in Psychohistory.

The scholarship is funded by Australian businessmen John Gandel and Frank Lowy, and is one of the most prestigious research grants available to history teachers in Australia. To prove that only the best calibre of candidates apply, Mr Scali was interviewed by a panel of 10 eminent History professors from both Australia and Israel at one stage of the application process. His success in this round along with strong marks gained in his Masters degree, and a recommendation by his supervisor was what enabled him to earn this venerable scholarship.

We congratulate Mr Scali on a superlative effort and wish him the very best in his studies next year.