March 2015 Newsletter - Sydney Jewish Museum

MARCH 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Professor Gus Lehrer FAA
The year since last Pesach has been one of excitement and progress at the Sydney
Jewish Museum.
Stage One of our redevelopment project has now been completed, with the
construction of the new Education and Resource Centre. This facility, which has
drawn widespread praise, provides flexible accommodation for up to 120 students in
three classrooms. Division walls can also be folded away to create a space capable
of seating up to 300 people.
Although it has not yet been officially opened, this space has already been utilised
successfully for two major functions: the opening of our Signs of Life exhibition,
featuring Andrew Denton, and the 70th Commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz, featuring Dr Brendan
Nelson.
This development has confirmed the position of the Museum as a hub of cultural and intellectual activity in
Sydney, for both the Jewish and wider communities. This is borne out by the fact that we have held over 80
functions over the past year, almost all of which were sold out.
As a counterpoint to this good news, I am very sad to report that the last year has seen the passing of our
Founder Board Member, Marika Weinberger OAM. Marika was a pivotal figure at every stage of the Museum,
from before its conception, to its 20th anniversary, and beyond. She was the life and soul of the Museum, and
she will be sorely missed.
Our programs continue to flourish. The Schools education program has seen more than 20,000 students over
the past year, a record number. We have held teacher training programs, as well as seminars for clients such
as hospital staff and the NSW Police Force. We cover sensitivity to populations with particular backgrounds,
such as Survivors of the Shoah.
All this activity requires great effort, and I am deeply grateful to the staff, as well as to our dedicated team of
volunteers, led by the indomitable Survivors. It is they who make it all happen.
TRIBUTE TO MARIKA WEINBERGER OAM
Marika belonged to a group of people that made, and still make, this Museum so
special – our Holocaust Survivors.
For many years Marika kept secret the story of her suffering during the Holocaust,
but gradually she began to recognise an obligation to use her experiences to educate
others in the fight against racism and intolerance.
In 1991 John Saunders AO, a fellow Survivor, invited Marika, then President of the
Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, onto a planning committee for
the future establishment of the Sydney Jewish Museum. Marika was on the Board of
the Museum from its inception in 1992, serving as vice - President for many years.
Uniquely, the Museum’s Constitution specifically singles out Marika as being entitled to a position on the
Museum Board for life. At Marika’s 80th birthday party in 2008, she was awarded Honorary Life Membership of
the Museum.
Marika’s legacy is everywhere in the Museum and she will be sadly missed by all of us.
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO Norman Seligman
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2014 was a very successful year at the Museum and we welcomed a record 45,000
visitors, including 20,000 school students.
We have had a very satisfying start to the year, with thousands of school bookings
already confirmed. In addition to our regular programs, we plan to engage students
and teachers in exciting programs with renowned international figures, such as Anna
Funder (author of Stasiland) and Thomas Keneally AO (author of Schindler’s Ark).
We are also launching a variety of new initiatives to connect local and interstate
students with the Museum. In addition, we are extending the reach of our adult
education programs by engaging a wider sector of professional and Corporate bodies.
Sadly, our Founder Board member, Mrs Marika Weinberger OAM, passed away in December. Personally, I
would like to commend Marika for the tremendous support and guidance that she gave me over the past
13 years. It was a privilege and a pleasure to know her and to count her as both a mentor and a friend. We
always valued her wise counsel, guidance and friendship. She took many staff members under her wing and
nurtured and inspired them.
We will shortly be sending out renewal notices for annual membership. Your membership is vital, not only
because of the income it generates, but because it demonstrates vital support for the Museum and assists us
when applying for project funding.
Our new Education and Resource Centre is part of the vital refurbishment that we are undertaking to increase
the capacity of the Museum. We have begun expert modelling of our operations to determine how to most
efficiently schedule student visitors and optimise the use of the Museum’s space.
The Resource Centre provides access to the 2481 Survivor testimonies recorded by the Shoah Foundation in
Australia. I’m pleased to announce that we now have access to Yad Vashem’s education program entitled;
Voices - Reflections after the Shoah. We are only the second museum in the world to be entrusted with this
outstanding educational resource, demonstrating our excellent relationship with Yad Vashem. This program
gives visitors access to an interactive learning module with the world’s greatest historians and is a centrepiece
of our new Education Centre.
The second stage of the 2012 Capital Appeal development will comprise both a major upgrade to the
permanent Holocaust Exhibition and the establishment of a new Human Rights and the Holocaust Section.
The works involve significant changes to the existing displays and a major upgrade of disability access
facilities. Research is presently underway and the physical upgrades will take place in 2016.
In association with the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust
Survivors and Descendants, the Museum will host; ‘Unto Every Person there is a Name’ on Sunday 12 April at
1.30pm. This forms part of the Yom Hashoah commemorative events taking place on April 12th and 15th.
Thank you for your much needed and appreciated support either directly to the Museum or via the Jewish
Communal Appeal. It is vital to ensure the continuity of the valuable work we do on behalf of the Jewish and
wider community.
I look forward to welcoming you to the Museum in the year ahead.
On behalf of the Museum Board and Staff,
the President Professor Gus Lehrer FAA, and the CEO
Norman Seligman, wish you and your family a happy,
healthy and kosher Pesach.
www.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au
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SIGNS OF LIFE
Sponsored by the JCA Szlamek and Ester Lipman Memorial Endowment Fund
Signs of Life, our exhibition featuring family letters
from the Holocaust, has received rave reviews from
Museum visitors.
The Exhibition was launched in December by keynote
speaker, Andrew Denton, whose moving opening
address received a standing ovation.
In 2014, Denton had followed a trail of personal letters,
which took him from Sydney to Treblinka in Poland, as
part of the popular SBS Series ‘Who Do You Think You
Are?’
“We keep on
writing page after
page into the
never-never and
there is no reply”
- Isidor Pollak
The experience left an indelible mark and fostered an understanding of the historic and symbolic
importance of a letter. Excerpts from Andrew’s speech have been published below with full permission:
“When we read a letter we see, not just words and meaning, but in the stroke of the pen the fierceness of the dotted ’i’, or the flamboyance of the crossed ‘t’ – we glimpse the soul
of the person who wrote it.
And we see more. Who amongst us has not stared at a letter of great personal moment or
meaning and pictured the very circumstances in which it was written? The look on the face
of the author as they wrote it?
Beyond even that, what gives a letter its greatest power is the fact that the person who
wrote it – perhaps lost to us forever – once held it, looked on it as we do, breathed on it as
we are. The oils from their hands are in that letter, however faint, and with them, the very
essence of the person we so dearly wish to hold.
For the most intangible instant, as the oils from our own hands mingle with the remnant
DNA of the letter writer, we imagine ourselves joined.”
The Signs of Life Exhibition will remain on show until January 2016.
MUSEUM SHOP
A stylish selection of Seder Plates,
Matzah Covers and Passover gifts available
A great range of Pesach gifts in stock
148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst.
Open Sunday to Friday Closed Saturday.
Phone 02 8036 0112 Postage available
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INSIDE THE ARCHIVES
Tales of a Curatorial Intern - Sarah Suchet
I recently completed my Masters in Art History in my home country, Germany. Interested in learning more about
curatorial work and Australian culture, I applied for a position as an intern at the Sydney Jewish Museum, and
was fortunate to be invited to join the Museum’s Curatorial Department for a three-month period beginning in
December 2014.
I was lucky to have been entrusted with a wonderful
collection of material recently donated by Jeffrey Hilton, the
son of Jewish immigrants, each with a remarkable life story.
While reviewing and documenting the collection, I learned
how artefacts can ‘speak’ and tell a story - not only about
their origin and purpose, but they can also tell personal and
moving stories about the life of the owner.
Jeffrey’s mother, Leonie Hirschberg, was born in Berlin and
escaped from the Nazi regime shortly after the Kristallnacht
pogrom in November 1938. She fled to Singapore, where
she met and married her first husband, Leonard Oppenheim.
In 1942, the Japanese occupation forced the couple apart
and Leonie escaped to Sydney. Leonard was captured by the Japanese, and was held prisoner until his
death in 1945.
Holding Leonard’s letters in my hands, I can almost feel the love and affection he felt for his wife, and I’m
saddened by his confidence that they would be together again.
“My thoughts are with you always…
I miss you terribly”
“Longing for the day when we shall
be re-united...”
In 1944, Gyula Heitler (John J. Hilton) escaped from
a deportation train to Auschwitz. He was hidden
by a non-Jewish family until liberation in February
1945. Sponsored by a relative, he came to Sydney
in 1947 and began a highly successful business with
his brother Emil, introducing ladies knitwear to the
Australian market. It was not long after, that Leonie’s
and John’s paths crossed and they were married in
1949.
Working on this collection has been like holding a piece of history in my hands. I have learned about
Leonie’s life during the early post-war years. I have grasped her desire to claim compensation for her loss.
Simultaneously, I feel the pain of John’s loss in his letters, in which he makes plans for his future, especially in
one letter in which he writes to a relative in 1946:
“… fate has not spared us. Unfortunately, I do know that you too have
suffered an irreplaceable loss with your dear son Heinz and perhaps we will
never get over these blows in our lifetime. But life goes on, and since we
have been condemned to live on, we have to pick up courage so that we
can fulfill our duty to Life.”
Today, one still might be reminded of one of Sydney’s most successful fashion manufacturers by hearing the
slogan ‘It’s a Honey - it’s a Hilton’. But only a few people would know about John and Leonie’s private life. I am
very grateful to have been given the chance to work on this collection of private correspondence and to learn
about the far reaching consequences of the Holocaust.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS Chair – Aviva Wolff
Last year was the most successful year to date for the Public Program team, with over 6,000 attendees at over
80 events, ranging from book launches, film screenings, plays, lectures, panel discussions and more.
We hosted both a Member’s preview as well as a formal launch for the new exhibition, Signs of Life. Andrew
Denton was the keynote speaker and he gave an emotional and thought provoking address.
The Remember Me series, held on the third Sunday of each month, continues
to draw very large audiences. It provides a unique opportunity to hear a
Holocaust Survivor share their personal and emotional story of survival.
This year commemorates 70 years since the Liberation of Auschwitz.
In honour of this milestone, two events were held in conjunction with the
AAJHS&D. To celebrate life, a Sunday afternoon party was hosted for Holocaust
Survivors. They enjoyed afternoon tea and joined in with Len Mahemoff who
sang a number of Yiddish songs.
Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, gave
an outstanding speech at the Commemoration event on January 27th, which
attracted more than 340 guests.
Holocaust Survivor, John Gruschka
told his story to a packed room in
On 20 May at 6pm, we will host a panel discussion, entitled Telegrams to
February.
Twitter, which is a satellite event of the Sydney Writer’s Festival. The 5 member
panel will range in ages from 20 to 80+ and they will discuss the changes in communication over the decades.
We look forward to seeing you at many of our exciting upcoming events. Please check the Museum website for
dates and times. Please also ensure that you book well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Telegrams to Twitter
20 May 2015 @ 6:00pm
$15 ($10 MEMBERS)
Support the Museum
Become a Member, enjoying exclusive benefits
of being part of the Museum family
Share your talents by becoming a Volunteer
BOOKING ESSENTIAL
An exciting satellite event of the 2015 Sydney Writer’s
Festival.
Make a birthday, wedding or simcha donation
by purchasing a gift certificate or card
Moderator Daniel Grynberg will lead five panelists in
discussion about the changing forms of
communications and the lost art of letter writing.
Leave a bequest or make an endowment,
ensuring that the vital work of the Museum
continues
The panel will analyse the technology of their time
and question what has been lost or gained in the
digital age.
Buy a plaque to honour loved ones in the
Sanctum of Remembrance
Buy your gifts and Judaica at the gift shop
The SJM Cafe
Enjoy lunch, coffee and cake at the only
kosher cafe in Darlinghurst
Find the cafe on Facebook. Phone 02 8036 0148
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SEEN AT THE MUSEUM
Dr Brendan Nelson with Norman Seligman at the Auschwtiz
Liberation Commemoration Event.
Prof Gus Lehrer, President, with Andrew Denton at the launch of
the Signs of Life Exhibition.
Mary Ziegler with Andrew Denton at the launch of the Signs of
Life Exhibition.
Jeff and Lisa Schneider, Gary and Ruth Eckstein, and Donna
and Tomas Lopata at the opening of the Signs of Life Exhibition.
Dr Joachim Schneeweiss with Anna Berger at the launch of
the Signs of Life Exhibition.
Daniel Freeman signing his book The Aunts Mirrors.
Holocaust Survivors George Grojnowski and Peter
Rossler both presented their personal stories as part of
the Remember Me program.
A moving event was held in November to commemorate Jewish
refugees from Arab lands. Pictured are Joseph Barda, Dr
Racheline Barda, and the Israeli Ambassador to Australia,
Shmuel Ben Shmuel.
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SEEN AT THE MUSEUM
Alan Gold with journalist and guest speaker,
Paul Sheehan, at the launch of the book,
‘Stateless’.
Rebecca and Harold Finger at the launch
of the book ‘Stateless’.
A Sydney Chapter of WPO recently hosted a family Shabbat dinner at the Museum. The
families who attended were also able to meet five Holocaust Survivors who told their
personal history prior to the dinner. It was a very special evening.
The Greek Consul General, His Excellency
Dr Stavros Kyrimis, attended one of the three
events held with the Greek community.
Olga Horak, Nadine Levin, Gerty Jellinek
and Lotte Weiss at the WPO Shabbat
Dinner.
John Temple and Paul Drexler following Paul’s Remember Me
presentation.
Filmmaker, Judy Menczel (right) was present for the showing of her
documentary ‘Angst’. Judy is pictured with her husband, Alan Landis,
and Margaret Gutman OAM.
Holocaust Survivor, Eddie Jaku OAM, meets the Mayor of the
Greek city of Thessaloniki (also known as Salonica) which was
home to a major Jewish community prior to WWII.
Holocaust Survivor, Joe Symon, celebrates his 90th birthday with his
wife, Avril and their children.
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COMMUNITY LIAISON UPDATE - Rita Prager
100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
We would like to congratulate Salo Sperling, Dora Eisenberg and Zita Evans, Holocaust Survivors and Museum
supporters, who recently celebrated their 100th birthdays within a few weeks of each other. On behalf of the
Museum family we wish them many more years of good health, BIS HUNDERT UND ZWANZIG!
We also take this opportunity to thank all our supporters who have nominated the Sydney Jewish Museum as their
preferred charity in lieu of presents.
20 YEARS ON… AT THE MUSEUM
It gives me great pleasure to thank all our members and donors with whom I have had the pleasure to be in contact,
either by phone or on a more personal visit, during the last twenty years. You have all enriched my life while working
at this great Museum and I look forward to our next milestone together!
SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM AT MONTEFIORE IN RANDWICK
The Museum family and Montefiore residents get together four times a year, to celebrate birthdays and share the
Museum news and highlights.
SANCTUM OF REMEMBRANCE
The late Marika Weinberger, OAM, was instrumental in creating and preserving the Sanctum of Remembrance. I
was privileged to have been able to work with her and learn from her. Marika wanted us to remember that it is most
important for Holocaust Survivors to ensure that their voices and experiences during this terrible period in history are
not silenced, but carried forward by the next generation. The Sanctum of Remembrance pays tribute to the memory
of the six million martyrs and heroes, and those who survived but are no longer with us, as well as honouring the
Righteous Among the Nations.
PLAQUE DONATIONS
In loving memory of Braham Stern, Survivor of Auschwitz and Mauthausen. Husband of Barbara, father of Philip
and Timothy, and their families.
In loving memory of my parents Eugene & Dora Mannheimer, Renee & Robert, all perished in the Holocaust.
Moritz & Arthur, siblings and Survivors. Remembered by Bella Katz and family.
Family Zylberberg. Murdered in the Shoah. Helene Leperere and family.
George Freuden, Survivor and Volunteer. In loving memory, Hilary, Daniel, David and Naomi, Jody, Reno, Zac &
Max.
Ana Baca, Survivor.
Jim Grunstein, Survivor.
Alex and Marika Weinberger, (Munkács) – (Kosiče). Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. Shoah
survivors who lived the dream of this Museum. To rem ore information contact Rita Prager
on 02 9360 7999 – [email protected]
MUSEUM MILESTONES
Mazal Tov to
Roslyn Sugarman,
Jacquie Wasilewsky,
Rita Prager and
Tinny Lenthen who are
celebrating milestones
at the Museum this year.
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DEVELOPMENT UPDATE - Rob Schneider
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Our Museum is not a relic of the past, but a dynamic tool for the future...
It has been almost a year since I took on my role as Development Director at the
Sydney Jewish Museum, and many people still ask me “what does your title mean?”
I answer – “I am here to help ensure that the Museum is able to continue its fine
work well into the future, but we cannot do this without your support.”
Over the past few months, I have met with members of the community to gain a
better understanding of the issues of most importance to them. I ask what they want
from the future. What lessons can and should be learned from the past? How do we
promote better understanding and tolerance amongst the inhabitants of Australia and
internationally?
There is one response that I hear continually – the Museum must be able to continue its vital role for the
benefit of both current and future generations.
Over almost a quarter century, the Sydney Jewish Museum has developed an enviable record of showcasing our
history and culture and demonstrating how destructive man can be towards man.
Through our exhibitions, events, research and outreach programs we demonstrate what can happen when
intolerance, bigotry, racism and bullying rear their ugly heads. There can be no better tool to cater for the future
than to remember the past and educate future generations.
One of our community’s best resources for ensuring that the past is not forgotten, and for teaching valuable
lessons for the future, is the Sydney Jewish Museum. No museum can function purely on memberships and
entrance fees alone and it is a constant challenge to be able to maintain and fund a high standard of exhibits along
with programs that are relevant to the world we live in today. Your major gift or bequest to the Museum ensures
that this vital task can continue!
May the message of Pesach – the festival of our freedom endure for all time.
Chag Sameach.
COMMUNITY STORY - Greta Silvers
One night at the Shabbat dinner table, my eldest son remarked, “Mother, I feel so deprived at not knowing
what my maternal grandparents looked like”.
His words shocked me. I came to Australia from war-torn Europe with little luggage and a lot of emotional
baggage. I do not have any pictures of my family, only those etched in my memory.
The conversation made me think about an encounter I’d had forty years earlier. While walking in Bellevue Hill, I
was surprised to encounter a man with a striking resemblance to my father… The likeness was so eerie I could
only stand there, speechless. The man’s name was Lennie Greenburg.
I started the difficult task of tracking down Mr Greenburg. I found that the family had moved to Queensland,
but by the time I got in touch with them, I was told he had passed away the week prior to my call.
I was devastated. I explained to his wife, Mrs Lisa Greenburg, what my mission was, and told her I had been
seeking a photo of her husband. She was taken aback for a moment, but graciously agreed to give me snapshots of Lennie at various stages in his life for me to share with my son.
My next project was to find a lookalike for my mother. As fate would have it, this time no search was necessary. My second son brought his girlfriend to meet us for the first time, and I was stunned by the likeness to my
mother. To me it was an act of God.
MUSEUM CERTIFICATES
Birthdays
Michael Banner (70)
Ivan & Vera Goldberg
Oscar Berman (80)
Ilana Glaser
Barry & Edith Mendel
Michelle Zwi & family
Lewis Bloch (80)
Cedric & Esther Fuchs
Sari Browne (80)
Desmond & Beverley Adcock
Pamela Brown
John & Wendy Diamond
Clive Israel
John and Marilyn Jackson
Ron & Loretta Don
John & Lesley Goldberg
Terence Goldberg
Darrell Hall
Ronald & Joan Lewis
Harry Lewis
Shirley Maybloom
Barbara Stern
EJ Symonds
Bill & Sonia Wigoder
David & Ruth Wilson
Beatrice Bryl (70)
Andrew & Dorothy Kemeny
Mark & Rose Reisin
Mikki & Agi Sterling
Ralph Cameron
Ralph Cameron
Judah Finkelstein (85)
Barry & Isabel Gottheiner
Agnes Fuzes (90)
Alexandra Minc
Eva Glaser
Rafi & Louise Glaser & family
Jean Glynn (70)
Greg & Tinny Lenthen
Gitta Gold
Mala Sonnabend
Bob Goodman
Maadi Einfeld
Michael Goulburn (90)
Judy Ensley & family
Rodney & Deena Goldbloom
Alan & Lesley Goulburn &
family
Daniel Goulburn & family
George & Isabel Kirsh & family
19 November 2014 to 09 March 2015
Margaret Meyer
Ruth Nissim
Riccardo Nocentin & Alexis
Lander
Edith Swieca
Michael Gutman
Bruce & Barbara Solomon
Elizabeth Robinson (70)
Henry & Sonja Raiz
Noelleen Rosen
Cheryl Caraian
Eva Weiner & family
Julie Rosenberg (50)
David & Jenny Grossberg
Elizabeth Hirschl
Peter & Naomi McKeown &
family
Linda Rybak (60)
Paul & Diane Drexler & family
Peter Krug
Zinovy & Vera Dunn
Erna Seifman
Erica Schwarz
Sheila Kuper (80)
Lollie & Jackie Meyerowitz
Roger Selby
Kevin & Julia Selby
Sara Kurzer (80)
Morley & Shirley Lewis
Yvonne Shelling (75)
Sam & Sheila Helprin
Godfrey Lee
Lee Family
Paula Sirtes
George & Vera Faludi
Agi Levay
Helen Leperere
Genia Biggs
Lena Goldstein
Gerty Jellinek
Krysia Roessler
Regina Schuldiner
Ruth Shell
Mala Sonnabend
Lola Snow
Colin Lipschitz (60)
Norman & Paula Seligman
Greg Seligman & Landi Feller
Guy & Gina Sharabi & family
Sonia Lipschitz (80)
Brian & Alice Ginsberg
Norman & Paula Seligman
Greg Seligman & Landi Feller
Guy & Gina Sharabi & family
Charlotte Lowenstein
Denis & Pam Ross
David Lowy (60)
Ian Burman & Pearl Adams
Susan Mahrer (90)
Susan King
Hans Mueller (90)
Jeffrey & Stephanie Mueller
Jane Parker
Erica Schwarz
Edith Port
Mala Sonnabend
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Gertie Skalsky (90)
John & Yvonne Engelman
Oliver & Martina Grimm
Ernst & Gerta Huppert
Nelly Illing & family
Tom & Vivien Neumann & family
Paul & Irena Retter
Erich & Eva Rodek
Lotte Weiss
Anne Slade (70)
Neville & Greta Allen
Diane Armstrong
Alex & Micaela Collins
David & Yvette Collins
Raymond Collins
Claire Dukes
Jolyon James & Jana Vytrhlik
Greg & Tinny Lenthen
Hilton & Vera Olovitz
Leon & Ruth Ratner
Michael & Michelle Rosmarin
David & Julie Ritch & family
Adam Scheinberg & Kate
Stewart & family
David & Eva Scheinberg
Tara Scheinberg & family
Dorian & Elizabeth Sharota
Peter & Suzie Spira
Barbara Solomon (60)
Philip & Freda Abram & family
Mark & Carin Cohen
Bruce & Lauren Fink
Rafi & Louise Glaser
Dia Goldenfein
David & Jenny Goldstein
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Dia Goldenfein
David & Jenny Goldstein
Debbie Grace
Phil & Viv Green
Rhoda Green
Michael & Karen Gutman
Shirley Herman & family
Roni Hubay
David & Melinda Itzkowic
Peter & Sharon Ivany
Garry & Benita Kam
Gary & Robyn Kosmin
Jacques & Karen Kosmin
Marc & Janette Kornhauser
John & Michelle Landerer
Gary & Roz Levin
Gregg & Sue Levy
Ruth Liebowitz & family
Sam & Barbara Linz
Ivan & Susanne Markus
Phil & Judy Mendoza-Jones
Steven & Carol Moss
Julius Rath
John Roth & Jillian Segal
Stanley & Charmaine Roth
David & Eva Scheinberg
Mignon Segal
Debbie Seidler
Ziggy Sieradzki & Margaret
Gutman
David Whitten
Raymond & Barbara Whitten
Michael Woods & Linda Tate
Ron Zucker
Eva Stack (80)
Steve & Yola Center
Ilse Katz
Erica Schwarz
Joe Symon (90)
Berta Bart
George & Vera Faludi
Alex & Ros Fischl & family
Lena Goldstein
Renee Kraus & Grossman
family
Erna Levy
Joachim & Sybil
Schneeweiss
Erica Schwarz
Blossom Silver
Mala Sonnabend
Rita Prager
Marta Vadas
Nelly Weiss
Engagement
Andrew Lowy & Caitlin Citrin
David & Eva Scheinberg
Wedding
In Appreciation
David Saul
Talia Blomson
Tori Marco
Joshua & Amanda Hertz
Martin Nichols
Libby Raichman
BJE
Dan & Allie Rosen
Geoff & Renee Symonds &
family
Yvonne Engelman
BJE
Allen & Jacqui Rosenberg
Allan & Helene Rosenthal
Mavis Aronson
Simon & Hilary Gruenewald
& family
Daniel & Virginia Weinberg
Itzhak & Johvette Lizor & family
Anniversary
In Memory
John Engelman
Mirella Toose
Michael & Sunny Gold (50)
Henry & Sonja Raiz
Catherine Fest
Robert & Julie Lewin
Peter & Rosie Hersch (60)
John & Yvonne Engelman &
family
Esther Studniberg & family
George Freuden
Diane Burger
Jenny Burman
Paul Chalmers
Kellie Chandler
Tom & Agnes Ecker
Maria Finlay
Naomi Freuden
Les Ginzberg
Rodney Grunseit
Agnes Mezei
Robert Schwartz
Gloria Silver
Peter Slezak
Peter Strasser
Trevor Wise
Elane Zelcer
Zoltan & Gabriella Romer (60)
George & Vera Faludi
Steve & Sandy Schuck (40)
John & Tamara Lowbeer
Ziggy Sieradzki & Margaret
Gutman
Charles & Deidre Aronson
Steven & Ruth Stux (65)
John & Mary Ziegler
David & Nelly Weiss (60)
Marianne Lawan
Harris Lewis
Joachim & Sybil Schneeweiss
Tony & Jackie Weiss & family
Frank & Karen Wolf
Ellen Meyer
Gustav & Anna Braun
Armin & Hildegard Lampe
Dagma Vogel
Axel Hart
Gertie Rom
Simon & Hilary Gruenewald
& family
Bar & Bat Mitzvah
Marika Weinberger
Erica Schwarz
Avital Rev Rose Rev
Gershon Wilkenfeld
Stephen McNamara
Anne Roberts
John Traurig (80)
Brenda Braun
Guy Rosenberg
Stephen & Lauretta Kaldor
Leon Wise
Morris & Sharon Gross
Serena Vesely (90)
Gertrude Kessler
Christmas Greetings
Elza Wohl
Helen Studencki & family
Lotte Weiss Gertie Skalsky
Justin Klass
Blomson family
Clif & Jenny McDonnell, Alan &
Sharyn Speakman
Gabrielle McDonnell
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RECENT LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS
Jewish Medical Resistance in the Holocaust
Edited by Michael Grodin
Based on archival materials and testimonial accounts of Holocaust Survivors, this volume offers
a rich array of both tragic and inspiring studies of the sanctification of life as practised by Jewish
medical professionals. More than simply a medical story, these histories represent the finest
exemplification of a humanist moral imperative during a dark hour of recent history.
If this is a woman: inside Ravensbruck: Hitler’s concentration camp for women
by Sarah Helm
In May 1939 some 900 female prisoners - were marched through the woods fifty miles north
of Berlin. Their destination was Ravensbruck, a concentration camp designed specifically for
women. For decades the story of Ravensbruck was hidden behind the Iron Curtain and today
little is still known. The book is based on records unearthed since the end of the Cold War, and
interviews with Survivors who have never spoken before.
Saharan Jews and the fate of French Algeria
by Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Drawing on materials from thirty archives across six countries, Stein tells the story of colonial
imposition on the Jews of Algeria’s south,a desert community that had lived and travelled in
the Sahara for centuries. Paints a picture of an ancient community, trans-Saharan commerce,
desert labor camps during World War II, anthropologist spies, battles over oil, and the struggle
for Algerian sovereignty.
Auschwitz, the allies and censorship of the Holocaust
by Michael Fleming
Discusses how much the Allies knew about Auschwitz. By tracking Polish and other reports
about Auschwitz from their source, and surveying how knowledge was gathered, controlled
and distributed to different audiences, the book examines the extent to which information about
the camp was passed on to the British and American authorities, and how the dissemination of
this knowledge was limited by propaganda and information agencies in the West.
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