The concept of Dor L’Dor, from generation to generation is the key to Jewish community and survival. Raye Freedman was raised to identify actively with the Jewish people and religion, and to pursue mitzvot with a generous heart. 

Woolf Fisher’s name is recognised as a byword for business excellence, but the man himself may yet be best remembered for his outsize contributions to New Zealand’s educational culture. In either event, his life story is a testament to a common Jewish story in New Zealand of effort and reward.