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BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
President:
Bernard Korbman, OAM
Vice-Presidents:
Izy Marmur
Rae Silverstein
Treasurer:
Andrew Rajcher
Secretary:
Lena Fiszman
Members:
Moshe Fiszman
Krystyna Kinst
Sophie Maj
David Prince
Peter Schnall
Telephone:
+61 (0)3 9523 9573
Facsimile:
+61 (0)3 9528 2082
Email:
lfiszman@bigpond.net.au
Mailing Address:
PO Box 56,
Elsternwick, Vic., 3185,
Australia
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Sunday, 6th May 2012
MOVIE PREVIEW
SCREENING
Agnieszka Holland's
IN DARKNESS
4:00pm at
Classic Cinema, Elsternwick
For details,
please see advertisement
at the top of this page
Sunday, 3rd June 2012
RABBI MACIEJ PAWLAK
in conversation with
Zeddy Lawrence,
National Editor
"The Australian Jewish Jews"
3:00pm at
Jewish Holocaust Centre, Elsternwick
For details,
please see advertisement
at the top of this page
WE WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
Formerly known as
"The Worldwide Federation
of Polish Jews
(Australian Chapter)",
we have a new name, a new Constitution,
a new Statement
of Purpose and a new
generation of active members.
Based in Melbourne, Australia,
we invite all people, Jewish and
non-Jewish, whose roots lie
in Poland,to join our
reinvigorated organisation.
Click HERE for
Membership Application details.
OUR WEBSITE
We welcome your comments and suggestions
regarding the ASPJ website.
Feel free to email our Webmaster:
aragorn@vicnet.net.au
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Click HERE for more information!
To book tickets, call 9706-7720 or click
HERE to book tickets online!
RUTH PEARCE
Former Australian Ambassador to Poland
25th March 2012
Members of both the Jewish and Polish communities filled the meeting hall at Dom Polski "Syrena"
in Rowville to hear Ruth Pearce speak of her experiences and impressions during her three and a half
year tenure as the Australian Ambassador to Poland.
The afternoon was hosted in conjunction with the Polish Community Council of Victoria and the
Eastern Districts Polish Association (Melbourne). The ASPJ thanks both organisations and looks
forward to being able to organise more successful events, together, in the future.
Click HERE for more words and pictures of the event!
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BERNARD KORBMAN RE-ELECTED AS ASPJ PRESIDENT
December 2011
Following the ASJP Annual General Meeting, Bernard Korbman has been
re-elected by the Board as the organisation's President.
Bernard has emphasised improved communications with our membership and
the promotion of membership to second and third generations as a priority
for the coming year.
While the rest of the Executive were re-elected unopposed, the President gave
specific responsibilities to Krystyna Kinst (Communications), Andrew Rajcher
(Poland Liaison), Izy Marmur (Polish Community), Lena Fiszman (Events) and
Peter Schnall (Membership).
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INAUGURAL "HENRYK SŁAWIK AWARD"
PRESENTATION
27th October 2011
Awarded by the ASPJ in acknowledgement of work towards enhancing mutual respect and
understanding between the Polish and Jewish communities, the inaugural recipient
of the award was Dr George Łuk-Kozika, Honorary Consul-General of Poland in
Melbourne.
The award was presented by the Israeli Ambassador to Australia,
His Excellency
Yuval Rotem,
and the Polish Consul-General in Sydney,
Mr Daniel Gromann,
before an assembly of Jewish and Polish community leaders.
Click HERE for more words, videos
and pictures of the event!
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DO YOU OR YOUR FAMILY HAVE ROOTS IN ...
- an ASPJ website new feature
Many of Poland's cities and towns are, today, endeavouring to
preserve their Jewish history and heritage. Some are now turning
to the ASPJ to assist them in their task of collecting memoirs,
photographs and other documents.
Representives of Aleksandrów Kujawski and
Grodzisk Mazowiecki have already contacted us, through our
Poland Liaison Chairperson, Andrew Rajcher. We believe that
this is just beginning - and more will follow.
To encourage their endeavours, a new feature has been added to this
website to assist them in contacting former residents or their descendants.
Click HERE to read more.
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