December 2017
* Sorry to report: Rosette Mirjam passed away on December 13, 2017 in Israel. See article #2017-05.
Condolences can be sent to the webmaster and can be read here.

* Note from Jack Mirjam 28th December, 2017:
"I would like to send a few words of appreciation to all my friends and acquaintances who sent expressions of condolence to me on the passing away of my dear wife Rosette.
I was deeply moved by your kind outpouring of emotions that referred to Rosette.
Thank you....Thank you....Thank you".
September 2017
* Peter Keeda visits the Jabotinsky Institute to see Betar Australia's collection of documents.

* Photo of the late David Mayer found on a restored camp film - from 1954 here.
August 2017
* Sorry to report: The passing of Evelyn Harris (Ainsley) - noted here. (Thanks to Keith Masnick for the notification.)

* Yaacov Weissman unleashes 4 oldies... four images where we have almost ID'ed everyone.

* Update: 2017 - Have we changed? Henry Burstyner and Harry Stuart meet again - in New York. See
this for updated photograph.

* Link to Mevout Betar website for those who are interested - thanks to Vernon Kronenberg for supplying.

* Website getting a facelift! (ongoing).

* Major discoveries in films and videos from 1954, 1962 and 1989 - see article #2017-03.
July 2017:
* Jack Mirjam publishes his life's work - see article #2017-02.
May 2017
* Hedva's vault: six images from years gone by just discovered. Can be seen here.

* Larry & Magda Sitsky in Israel. They were feted at Danny & Heather's home. Images forwarded by Hedva Sheiner and can be viewed here
March 2017
* A treasure trove from Vicki Israel (Zack). See article #2017-04.
February 2017
* A couple of new images of Vicki Israel - submitted by Liz Kornhaber (photos #56 & #57) - here  and name corrections to #25.

* Article on Moshe Bush can be seen here. (Submitted by Aaron Ninedek).

* Ed Adamek posts a 'new' old photo from 1967 here.
January 2017
* Larry Sitsky awarded an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia. See article #2017-01.
2017-05 Rosette Mirjam ז״ל
2017-05 Rosette Mirjam ז״ל



From Jack: "It is my saddest ever duty to inform all our friends that my most cherished and loved girlfriend and bride passed away last night.
She was an unusually fine person with an extraordinary love of life and a typically Polish sense of humour. But most of all she loved people and wherever we went made friends leaving a long trail of mourners who will not easily forget her.
Everyone wishes that on their death they will leave this earth just a little better for their short visit. Well Rosette achieved that - oodles of it.
I on the other hand must confront a very bleak dark hole of loneliness."

2017-04 Vicki Zack's Photos

Vicki's photos came from a scrapbook she has held for almost 60 years. The images are not especially clear - but consider the cameras of that day and the long storage time. Photos from Towlers bay 1959 and Lake Macquarie 1959 here. Another camp in 1960 here

2017-03 Major finds of films and videos spanning the early years of Betar Australia.


In the next few months, we will be publishing films and videos from as early as 1954. This is a partial list of the videos that have become available:

1954-55 Nudnik, the Shmendrik Camper 


1954-55 Kinglake West camp in Victoria  

1960s era camps in Sydney

1962 11th Kenes Artzi in Sydney 


1989 Betar Reunion in Israel - interviews
.

1989 Betar Reunion in Israel - speeches
.

This has been made possible courtesy of John Ziegler. Harry Stuart is attempting the restoration, which includes ti
1959-60 Kinglake West camp in Victoria
 

tling, identification of Betarim where possible, adding soundtracks to the 8mm films, improving the sound from the videos.

Still in progress, the titles above will become clickable links as they become available.

2017-02 Jack Mirjam publishes his life's work in art: "My Life as an Artist"
2017-02 Jack Mirjam publishes his life's work in art: "My Life as an Artist"


Jack's talent in painting is well known in Betar circles. However, the volume of his output over the years is astounding. Over the past few months Jack has assembled over 550 paintings and pastels in a wide variety of subjects from the Holocaust to Australian football and aborigines. And his artistic genes have been passed to his daughter Michelle Feder whose partial work has been added to his portfolio.

Download the file (Adobe Acrobat) from here. Please note that this file is around 23mb.

2017-01 Congratulations to Larry Sitsky: elevated to Officer (AO)
2017-01 Congratulations to Larry Sitsky: elevated to Officer (AO)

OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Australia Day 2017 Emeritus Professor Larry SITSKY AM, 29 Threlfall Street, Chifley ACT 2606 For distinguished service to the arts as a composer and concert pianist, to music education as a researcher and mentor, and through musical contributions to Australia's contemporary culture. Read the article in the Canberra Times here. (Thanks to Peter Keeda for the submission.)

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