Name: | Evie Katz (previously Skall). |
Marital/Relationship Situation: | Married Elliott Katz in 1969 in Hadera, Israel. We lived in Haifa and Jerusalem for a total of two years, then went to Australia |
My family members: | Son - Jonathan 32 performing artist, currently living and working in New York. (See below for one of Jonno's achievements in Melbourne!) Daughter Dana, 30, about to begin acting school, lives in St. Kilda, Melbourne |
Where I live now: | Melbourne |
What I do for a living: | Last fourteen years in academia at LaTrobe University in the social sciences; currently working as a social science researcher in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) |
Years in Betar; Camps; Positions held. | 1955-1964. Camps were Wonga Park, Woori Yallock, Launching Place, Kinglake West, Ballarat, Narrabeen, Samford Valley. Chinuch position on the Mifkada Melbourne. Went on Machon L’Madrichei Chutz La’aretz in 1961. Ran senior seminar group 1962-1964 |
People in Betar in my time: | Harry Stuart, Elfie Rosner, the Offman twins, Brian Rudzki, Shoshanna Januszewicz, Avraham Appel, Clive Kessler, Alfie Van der Poorten, Peter Revelman, Rafi Lehrer, Rafi Star. Some of my madrichim were Shimshon Feder, Leah Feder, Jack Mirjam, Alan Morris, Tom Rado, Aaron Ninedek, Anne Entenberg, Sam Offman, Eric Aufgang, Betty Brisson. Younger ones – John Goldlust, Solly Goldstein, Sam Scherer, Helen Webberley, Eva Freitag, Mary Glass, Bill Fayman, Henry Burstyner, Louis De Vries, Tami Star, Henry Januszewicz, Ari Grajcar, Noni Ochert, Ina Klein, Ruth Pilczik, Raymonde Strzyg, Emmy De Vries, Susi Kony, Susan Aufgang, Tony Aufgang |
People I keep in touch with: | John Goldlust, Shoshanna Jordan, Aaron Ninedek, Eve Tauber, Noni Gordon, Brian Rudzki, Michael Price, Ina Burt, Anne Gouttman, Avraham and Raymonde Appel, Tami and Louis De Vries, Susie Burubu, Paul Gottlieb |
Comments: | Like the idea of the website as a way of keeping in touch with our past – thanks Harry and Aaron, and John for helping kick it off. |