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Name:

Shimon Addess - formerly known as Brian

 Addess

Married:

Married Ruth (nee Berkon)  z"l in 1960 in

 Australia. (Died 1994).  Remarried in 2001, in

 Arad, Israel, to Helena.

Children and Grandchildren:

Two children and 6 grandchildren all living in

 Israel.

Where I live (and how we got there):

We came on Aliya in 1961 and moved to Arad

 in 1970.

What I do for a living:

I have been working as a welding engineer and

 retired two years ago. I’m still active with the

 Israeli Engineering Association and the Ministry

 of Labor furthering the education of people

 associated with all levels of welding activities in

 Israel.

Betar History:

I started off organizing activities in Betar Sydney

 Australia in 1954 and I have been organizing

 things wherever and whenever necessary ever

since. I was the main photographer of all the

 activities of Sydney Betar, and have the photos

 and negatives of most of the occasions

 between 1954 and 1961. {Camps and prep

 camps, dancing groups, hikes, meetings,

 group meetings, Knassim, parades etc.}

People in Betar in my time:

People I keep in touch with:

I’m still in contact with most of those Australian

 Betarim who came on Aliya from those years. I

 still take lots of photographs and distribute

 them. That’s how I came to send so many

 pictures to the Betar Australia - A Personal

 History CDROM.

Please contact me:

Email Aaron first who will get in touch with me.