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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, 25rd March 2012
AN AFTERNOON WITH
RUTH PEARCE
Australian Ambassador
to Poland
3:00pm at Dom Polski "Syrena", Rowville
Event co-sponsored by the
Polish Community Council of Victoria
and
Eastern District Polish Association
For details,
please see advertisement
at the top of this page
June 2012
AN EVENING WITH
RABBI MACIEJ PAWLAK
Poland's First Post-War
Polish-Born Orthodox Rabbi
and Principal of Warsaw's
Lauder-Morasha
Jewish School
Rabbi Pawlak will speak of his life journey, beginning as a teenager unaware that he was Jewish.
More details soon!
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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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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"THE FORGOTTEN DEPORTEES"
Polish Exiles in Siberia - a Panel Discussion
27th February 2011
Over one hundred members of the Jewish and Polish communities attended a
panel evening on "The Forgotten Deportees - Polish Exiles in Siberia" organised
by the Australian Society of Polish Jews and Their Descendants, in conjunction
with Kresy Siberia Australia.
Chaired by Prof.Stephen Wheatcroft, the panel comprised Krystyna Kinst, Zosia
Skarbek and Stefan Wisniowski.
The evening also featured special guest, Daniel Gromann, Consul General of
the Republic of Poland and a screening of the documentary "A Forgotten Odyssey"
by Jagna Wright and Aneta Naszynska.
Click HERE for more words, videos and pictures of the event!
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FORMER CHIEF RABBI OF POLAND DIES
26th November 2010
The former Chief Rabbi of Poland, Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Joskowicz, passed away
in Israel on Friday, 26th November 2010.
He was born in 1924 in Zduńska Wola into a large Chassidic family,
linked with the court of the tzaddikim of Ger (Góra Kalwaria).
During World War II, he was in the Łódż ghetto, from where he
was sent to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
After the War, he continued his rabbinic studies in Bergen. At the end of the
1940's, he emigrated to Israel where he completed his studies in Jerusalem and
obtained his smicha.
In 1988, as the result of an agreement between the Polish and Israeli governments,
he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Poland, a position he held until 1999, when he
resigned in order to return to Israel.
In 1996, his book, "Tales of Joy and Suffering", was published, in which he recounted
his memories of, and reflections on, pre-War Jewish society in Poland.
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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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