Sydneysiders' Breakfast July 2009

Sydneysiders' Breakfast, August 8, 2008

40 year reunion - December 11, 2006

Reunion with Leo Regev and Aviva Ziegler- December 10, 2006

Sunday Breakfast in Melbourne August 6, 2006

Mirjams in Melbourne June, 2006

Sunday Breakfast in Melbourne March 5, 2006

John Goldlust's 60th in Melbourne April 16, 2005

Frida Goldstein in Oz November 2004

Noni Gordon and Eddie Price October 9, 2004

Jack & Rosette Mirjam visit Oz  June 19, 2004

Noni Gordon meets Leah Feder in Oz November 2003

Sydneysiders' Breakfast - 2009 edition

Not in the photo but behind behind the camera: Richard Sekel.

Front bench l>R  Geoff Williamson, Norman Sarajinsky, Peter Keeda, Judy Behar (Kovendi).

At the end Burnie Kressner

Back row l>r  Zvi Berkovic, Keith Masnick, Jan Poddebski, Sid Agranoff

Recent visitors to breakfast Shula Endrey Walder (Rosenfeld), Adam Graycar, Mick Price, Les Berger, Brian Pelerman, Liz Kornharber (Schneider)

-sent by Keith Masnick

Sydneysiders' Breakfast

August 8, 2008: It was wonderful to see both Bish and David after so many years, nothing had changed we are still have our wonderful sense of humour and fun, just a few wrinkles (for some).

- Lizzie Kornhaber

40 year Reunion December 11, 2006

Leo Rogovin, Henry Berkovic and me in Pellegrinis. Probably the first time in 40 years that all three of us have been together (and certainly the only time we have all been in Melbourne). Leo did a very brief (4 day) visit to attend family wedding and as he was not stopping in Sydney, Henry came down to Melbourne for the day on Monday.

- John Goldlust

Reunion with Leo Regev and Aviva Ziegler - December 10, 2006

Sunday Breakfast in Melbourne August 6, 2006

Gathering at the Carousel on Albert Park lake in Melbourne.

Mirjams in Melbourne June, 2006

Visiting Australia in June 2006 were Rosette and Jack Mirjam together with their granddaughter Natalie. Apart from several private gatherings there were two larger groups - Aufgangs for lunch on 18th June and Appels on Saturday evening 24th June. Rosette and Jack left on 2nd July but Natalie stayed longer as her parents Bambi and Sussie and her brother Sagi are coming.

 - Aaron Ninedek.

At Avraham and Raymonde's on June 18, 2006:

At Eric and Rachael's on June 24, 2006

Sunday Breakfast in Melbourne March 5, 2006

Photos of the Sunday Breakfast on March 5 by Aaron Ninedek .

John Goldlust's 60th in Melbourne

Hi Harry and Elaine,

I'm sending a few photos of my little soiree. I would have invited you but I had a suspicion you might not show so why waste an invitation. I'll send it now though - now that I'm sure you won't show up. Some of the photos are the same as on Aaron's cyberspace page but these are closer to original quality - ie actually viewable.

We are well and getting ready for 6 months in Europe as of July. Why don't you pop over and say hello - everyone else is. And bring Michael (Jackson) with you - he looks like he needs a bit of a rest poor boy - the things they're saying about him. [It's a long story - Ed.]

If I have any ideas about any new projects I'll wait until they go away and then let you know.

Aaron has passed on the MP3 of the Hancock's half hours - they are great. I plan to play them for my Spanish cousins who went to school in the UK - they'll love them. Thanks for that.

I'm sure you'll have a great time catching up with Eve and Aaron - if you can catch up with them.

Love from Cathy

John

Frida Goldstein in Oz

By Aaron Ninedek

Frida Goldstein (AKA Hedva Sheiner) arrived in Australia early November 2004 for a visit and left mid December. She impressed us all with her wonderful personality and was invited to many people's places and functions. These included Avraham Appel, Sam Offman, Eric Aufgang, Betty Levy and Halina Lewenberg. 

She came to one of our famous breakfasts and was at the wedding of Betty Levy's daughter, Yael. Sight-seeing included Healesville to see and feed Australian wild life, Great Ocean Road, Southbank, Queensland and a tour of New Zealand.

Frida is fondly remembered by us all and we were delighted to meet with her again. At one Kinglake West camp we had the misfortune of having bad weather for most of the time. Yet it turned out to be one of the best camps we had partly because Frida was instrumental in organising singing and dancing and her infectious enthusiasm lifted all our spirits so we had a wonderful time.

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Noni Gordon and Eddie Price

A Sydney Visit by Noni Gordon (Ochert) in early October 2004 resulted in a 40 year reunion with (Dr.) Eddie Price. Reports Noni: Lots of nostalgia & chuckles.

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 Jack & Rosette Mirjam visit Oz

By Aaron Ninedek

Photos by Shoshanna Jordan

Rosette and Jack Mirjam are regular visitors to Australia and spend much of their time catching up with old friends. This year, Raymonde and Avraham Appel hosted a get-together where an enjoyable time was had by all. On occasions such as these, we often meet up with friends that we haven't seen for years. I was delighted to see Adam Fliegelman, Jack Katz, Raphy and Anne Star, Leora (nee Levine) and her husband Avraham as well as friends we see more frequently such as Louis De Vries, Eric and Rachel Aufgang, Betty and Moni Levy, Shoshanna Jordan and Sam Offman. Also present was Rifka Greiman whom I had not met before. (Photos taken June 19, 2004.)

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Noni Gordon meets Leah Feder in Oz

An email from Noni Gordon aptly illustrates the reconnections we are trying to make through this medium!  

November 2003

Hi Harry:                                                              

I thought I'd tell you that yesterday I had one of those amazing coincidental nostalgic moments.

I went into a shop in Glenhuntly Road [Melbourne] and the owner is the widow of a Betari (David Feldman). Somehow we mentioned Betar and a woman who also came into the shop turned to me to ask if I had been in Betar.

Well after a brief explanation that I had been a chanicha , madricha, and mefakedet in Brisbane, this woman narrowed her eyes and asked if I was Noni Ochert of Brisbane!!!

She was Leah Feder, Shim's sister, who is here on what she says is her last visit to Australia to see the remnants of her family. Leah and I never met before but she knew all about me, and proceeded to ask me about all the old Betarim. She was really excited about our meeting.

How good is that when your old associations create happy reunions many (40) years later!

Cheers

Noni

Editor's note: We believe that the CD-ROM also had a hand in making Noni known to Leah. 

To post your reconnection - email Aaron with photos, details.