Paweł Bramson Visit
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The ASPJ was pivileged to host Paweł Bramson’s visit to Melbourne, accompanied by his wife, Paolina, and daughter Zuzanna, to tell our community the story of his amazing life transformation.
The visit was also intended to emphasize that in Poland, today, every day, someone else discovers their Jewish identity and that these people deserve every support that we can give them.
The highlight of Paweł’s visit was the screening of his film “The Moon is Jewish”. Over 200 people attended the event at Glen Eira Town Hall. Following the screening, Paweł answered questions from the audience and met with them over coffee afterwards.
During his time in Melbourne, Rabbi Pawlak visited some of Melbourne's Jewish schools ....
At Bialik College, addressing a school assembly and telling his story to a Year 9 class
Addressing a senior class at Mount Scopus Memorial College
Paweł and Paolina visited Melbourne’s Holocaust Centre, where they met the Centre’s Executive Director, Warren Fineberg, and survivor-guides, many of whom came from Poland. Guides Moshe Fiszman and David Prince then took them on a tour of the Centre.
And then, they relaxed a little ….
Football fan Paweł was the guest of the Collingwood Football Club, seeing his first game of Aussie Rules as the Magpies thrashed Melbourne at the MCG.
Paweł and Paolina visited the Melbourne Zoo to get a close-up of Australia’s unique fauna.
Paweł was guest speaker at the “Jews of the CBD” luncheon
2012 "Henryk Sławik Award" Presentation
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The Henryk Sławik Award is presented in honour of the spirit of the life and deeds of Henryk Sławik, (saving over thirty thousand lives in occupied Hungary, five thousand of those being Jews). The ASPJ’s Board of Management of the ASPJ has decided to honour individuals who, or organisations which, have worked towards enhancing mutual respect and understanding between the Polish and Jewish communities.
The 2012 recipients of the Award were Lucyna Artymiuk and Krystyna Duszniak – both of Melbourne.
Lucyna Artymiuk was presented with her Award by the President of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, Nina Bassat, while Krystyna Duszniak was presented with her Award by Chairman of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Chin Tan.
Speaking about their long involvement in the betterment of Polish-Jewish relations, Associate Professor Mark Bakerspoke about Krystyna Duszniak, while ASPJ Treasurer, Andrew Rajcher, spoke about Lucyna Artymiuk.
The ceremony was attended by members of both the Polish and Jewish communities.
Rabbi Maciej Pawlak - Rabbi/Director of Lauder-Morasha Jewish Schools in Warsaw
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The ASPJ was pivileged to host Rabbi Maciej Pawlak’s visit to Melbourne, intended to highlight the fact that there is an emerging Jewish community in Poland and that, like him, every day in Poland, someone else discovers their own Jewish identity.
The highlight of his visit was the public function in which Rabbi Pawlak was “in conversation” with Zeddy Lawrence, National Editor of the “Australian Jewish News”.
During his time in Melbourne, Rabbi Pawlak visited three of Melbourne's Jewish schools ....
At Bialik College
At Mount Scopus College
At Leibler-Yavneh College