Carmel Pelunsky

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Sep 30, 2024, 9:22 PM

Dear Colleagues – 360

It is almost a year since I first wrote to you. Much has happened in that time. Indeed, much has happened in the last week. At worst, another punch in an intractable conflict. At best, a Middle East that now...

Sep 4, 2024, 10:41 PM

Dear Colleagues – 333

Dear Colleagues Depending on what is going on in your life, you may or may not be aware that a few weeks ago, on the 20th August, Israel recovered and returned the bodies of six hostages, Chaim Peri, Alex Dancyg,...

Jun 30, 2024, 2:40 PM

Dear Colleagues – 268

I grew up in a household of books. And so it was that one day, as a 9-year-old child, I took myself off to sit cross-legged at the bookshelf and picked out a random book. It was white, a...

Jun 3, 2024, 12:26 PM

Dear colleagues – 240

With all the noise surrounding October 7th, I realised that I have spent hardly any time lately thinking about what actually happened on that day. Cochav Elkayam-Levy reminded me. Elkayam-Levy is a Sophie Davis Post-Doctoral Fellow at Hebrew University’s Leonard...

May 14, 2024, 12:24 PM

Dear Colleagues – 220

If you happen to speak to me, or other Jewish colleagues, over the next few days, you may find us a little sad, a little raw, a little less tolerant. This week was Yom HaZikaron in Israel, followed by Yom...

Apr 21, 2024, 11:24 AM

Dear Colleagues – 198

The celebrations of Easter and Passover usually happen at a similar time of the year. Sometimes, they even overlap. I have often had friends over for a Passover lunch, decorating the table with chocolate easter bunnies wrapped in gold...

Mar 21, 2024, 6:25 AM

Dear Colleagues – 166

Dawn, Maroubra, Sydney Wed 21 2024

I had the wonder of the most beautiful sunrise this morning. First light came in its oranges and greys and then the sun surprised us, rising in a fluorescent pink over Sydney’s waters. I often think of the hostages...

Feb 24, 2024, 4:44 PM

Dear Colleagues – 140

As I post this blog, I wonder how many of you will ultimately read it. The war in the Ukraine continues, the US primaries are dominating the news and Navalny was murdered by Russia. There is a lot of...

Jan 27, 2024, 2:14 PM

Dear Colleagues-112

Since I last shared my perspective, a number of events have unfolded. Hamas terrorists, Hezbollah operatives, Israeli soldiers (mostly civilian reservists), Palestinians civilians and Israeli civilians continue to be killed in Gaza and on Israel’s northern border. There is...

Jan 8, 2024, 6:08 PM

Dear colleagues (2)

As I write this on Monday 8th January, many of us are returning to our offices, virtual or otherwise. Top of mind for me and many of my Jewish colleagues and friends, is the fact that today is 92...

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Carmel Pelunsky is a strategic advisor in talent, leadership and succession. Currently living in Sydney, Australia, she has lived and worked in Johannesburg, London, Europe and Asia.

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