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www.makorlibrary.com

We are delighted to announce that with the generous support of the Besen Family Foundation, Makor Jewish

Community Library will be operating on-line,24 hours each day, 7 days a week. As from July 2005,

you can find us via the Internet at:

From Caulfield to Chicago, from Elsternwick to Eilat, from Bondi to Buenos Aires, information from the combined collections of the Jewish

Library Network will be at your fingertips. Check out what resources are available, send an email enquiry, read our newsletters – just ask! Proudly wejoin other major Jewish libraries in cyberspace and thank all those who have

helped us to reach this milestone in our development.

Expanding our Jewish Library Network is now a real possibility and we look forward to the time when all of Australia’s Jewish resources are linked to our database. Today we have seven members who have a stock of approximately

60,000 items (books, journals, videos, etc.); this will grow as other organisations join the Network.

Opening TimesMonday > Thursday10am > 5pmSunday2pm > 5pm

306 Hawthorn RoadCaulfield South 3162Telephone (03) 9272 5611Facsimile (03) 9272 5629Email info@makorlibrary.comWeb www.makorlibrary.com

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THE NEW JOYS OF YIDDISH~ Leo Rosten

‘More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colourful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish… Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush in close consultation with Leo Rosten’s daughters, it retains the spiritof the original – with its wonderful jokes, titbits of cultural history, Talmudic and Biblical references, and tips on pronunciation - and enhances it with hundreds of new entries…’. Enjoy!

JEWS AND AUSTRALIAN POLITICS~ edited by Geoffrey Brahm Levey and Philip Mendes

‘There is a strong public perception that Jews are an influential group in terms of their social and economic resources, and access to key political groups and players. In particular, popular literature portrays Australian Jews monolithically, as speaking with a single voice rather than as a diverse community….This book of new contributions– from distinguished Australian academics – contextualises, illuminates and explains the contemporary politics of Australian Jewry.’

SHLICHUTO SHEL HAMEMUNE AL MASHABAI ENOSH (HEBREW). ENGLISH TITLE, THE MISSION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE MAN~ Abraham B. Yehoshua

‘It all starts with a terror attack. An unidentified women in her 40s is fatally injured in the fruit market in Jerusalem and lies anonymously in the hospital morgue. In her shopping bag is a pay slip from a large bakery but the name has been torn off. An inquiry finds that she was a non-Jewish Russian engineer who had been employed as a cleaner….’ A novel of our timesfrom one of Israel’s most respected authors.

FEATHERS~ Haim Be’er : translated from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin

‘Haim Be’er offer us a phantasmagorical portrait of Jerusalem. Following in the footsteps of Bruno Schulz, he explores the tension between fanaticism and lunacy, between secularism and evasion, and between what’s tangible and what’s imagined. Feathers is as unsettling as it is rewarding. It should be a treat to fans of Israeli fiction.’ Ilan Stavans, editor of The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories

JACOB’S GIFT: A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF BELONGING~ Jonathan Freedland

‘If I were ever to understand what I was giving Jacob – whether it was a blessing or a curse – I would have to look deep into the immediate, intimate clan he had joined that day. He was part of the Jewish people because he was part of a Jewish family. The two could not be separated. For me to understand what I was passing on to my son, I needed to know what I had received from my own forebears.’ A best-seller from award-winning UK journalist.

HACOCHAVIM SHEL SHLOMI (HEBREW). ENGLISH TITLE, BONJOUR MONSIEUR SHLOMI. [FEATURE FILM ON DVD]. IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES~ directed by Shemi Zarhin

‘This Israeli comedy explores why many adolescents have trouble seeing their true worth. Feeling unloved by his mother and alone at school, Shlomi over-compensates with his service to others and has nothing left when it comes to developing his own unique talents. The drama conveys the challenges that overtake this quiet and sensitive youth as he begins to bloom and open up to the positive forces that are liberating him.’

CONTEMPORARY ORTHODOX JUDAISM’S RESPONSE TO MODERNITY~ Barry Freundel

‘In thirty-one essays, Rabbi Freundel summarizes Orthodox Jewish teaching on a variety of issues... from topics as central to the religious experience as prayer and Messiah, to those as contemporary as abortion and life on other planets. Barry Freundel is the Rabbi of Kesher Israel in Georgetown, Washington. He is Assistant Professor of Rabbinics at Baltimore Hebrew University and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law School, the University of Maryland at College Park and George Washington University.’

434 Glenhuntly RoadElsternwick Victoria 3185Ph: 9523 6405 Fax: 9532 8230

3 - 13 William Street Balaclava Victoria 3183Ph: 9527 8775 Fax: 9527 6434

EDITORROS COLLINSJULY 2005

Providing a comprehensive information service on jewish topics and issues to the general public. Resources on Judaism, Israel, the Holocaust, anti-semitism, Jewish history and culture, Jewish literature, art & music, Australian Jewish society.

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This Holocaust memorial artwork, was painted by two hundred and sixty-five participants, at the MAKOR Jewish Community Library, under thedirection of artist-in-residence Julie Gross McAdam [MAC.ART]. The work was inspired by a poem written by a child in Terezin Concentration Camp in 1944. The name and fate of the young poet are unknown. The work is on permanent display at the Library and gift cards of the painting may be purchased at the Loans Desk.

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A WILL TO LIVE ~ George Ginzburg

In 1921 his family moved to Berlin to escape communism. As a child, George attended the 1936 Olympic Games and witnessed the horrors of ‘Kristallnacht’. Transported to Auschwitz, George Ginzburg became No. 64 147, and survived for nearly three years. Liberated by the US army, hewas reunited with his mother and together with his young wife the little family came toAustralia. Today, George is a volunteer guide at the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre in Melbourne, where he spreads a message of tolerance and anti-racism.

SUCH WAS LIFE: A JUMPING NARRATIVE FROM RADOM TO MELBOURNE ~ Itzhak Gust

Born in Radom, in 1898, Itzhak Gutstadt rejected religion at the age of thirteen. During World War 1 the family was sent to Russia where Itzhak embraced socialism. Feeling alienated on his return to Poland, he went to Palestine, Brussels and finally to Melbourne where he became Isaac Gust, successfulbusinessman. Passionate faith in socialist politics defined his activities and friendships in Melbourne, and his story provides a fascinating insight into left-wing Australian politics. The introduction and notes are by his daughter, Amirah Gust Inglis.

MY BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL: FROM MLYNY TO MELBOURNE ~ Godel Wroby

Godel Wroblewski grew up in a tiny Polish farming community, so poor that if someone bought a whole herring it was an occasion. Godel lost his entire family in the Holocaust, and was sent to the Lodz ghetto, where he exchanged himself for a man bound for the camp at Skarzysko-Kamienna. He was a prisoner in Buchenwald and Schlieben and liberated from Theresienstadt. Diagnosed as tubercular, Godel spent three years in a Swiss sanatorium before coming to Melbourne. He changed his name to Wroby and in due course Godel and his brother-in-law established one of the best-known kosher chicken businesses in the country.

MEMORY GUIDE MY HAND: AN ANTHOLOGY OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING BY MEMBERS OF THE MELBOURNE JEWISH COMMUNITY: VOLUME 3 ~ edited by Julie Meadows

These thirty autobiographical stories from the Melbourne Jewish community add a human face to the history books. They present a kaleidoscope of many places and lives. Fourteen of the stories deal directly with the Holocaust, each one giving a different window into those times. However, the Melbourne community can draw on a very wide range of experiences. We learn about the landing at Gallipoli, strike breaking in a small Polish town, life in Indonesia, growing up in Shepparton,Israel at the time of the yishuv. This is a rich collection of unforgettable stories.

VICTORIA’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS: SERVICE DELIVERY TO MULTICULTURAL VICTORIA – HERITAGE

Victoria’s Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs: Service Delivery to Multicultural

Victoria-Heritage was awarded to Makor Jewish Community Library in 2004.

The presentation was made at Government House to Makor Director, Leonie Fleiszig,

by John Pandazopoulos, Minister Assisting the Premier in Multicultural Affairs.

A unique opportunity to record your life experiences for your family, yourself and for generations to come.

Weekly classes at Makor will help to get you started. Below are the latest memoirs published by Makor as

part of the Loti and Victor Smorgon Achive Collection. For further information about this unique program

phone Hanna 9272 5611.

Did you know that every new book, CD and magazine acquired by Makor is funded by someone like you?

Did you know that community libraries like Makor do not receive government grants or subsidies and

depend on support from soneone like you?

Did you know that Makor buys stock from all over the world and staff search out not only the very latest

publications but also those out-of-print gems that are so hard to come by?

A donation through the People of Book program to mark a particular occasion or in honour of a special

person is the perfect (and memorable) gift. The name/s of your choice will be inscribed inside the book/s

purchased with your donation, and the recipient receives the beautifully designed certificate.

ALL DONATIONS ARE FULLY TAX-DEDUCTIBLE

2004

In honour of her parents, Simon and Eva Goldman, Makor is buying books on Women and Judaism, Polish-Jewish Relations, Jewish Writers and Music

LizGoldman

Makor is buying books in honour of his 85th birthday

MayerHarari

In honour of their grandaughter, Vivienne, Makor is buying Young Adult books

Diana andClive Joseph

In honour of her grandparents, Gedalia and ManyaKwiatkowski and Yetta Samuel, Makor is buying videos and CDs

SophieSamuel

In appreciation of their donation, Makor is buying books on Conservative Judaism

JULIE MEADOWS OAM

We are delighted to announce that in the Queen’s

Birthday Honours Julie was awarded an OAM. The

citation reads: ‘For service to the Community

through the Write Your Story program of the Makor

Jewish Community Library’. Congratulations Julie,

for a job very well done!

VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS

We are proud to announce that No Locked Doors: Jewish Life in Shepparton by Shirley Randles was one of

five publications awarded a Commendation in the Victorian Community History Awards. The awards are

given by the Department for Victorian Communities together with the Royal Historical Society, Victoria.

SOME OF MAKOR'S "PEOPLE OF THE BOOK"

MAYER HARARIIN CELEBRATION OF HIS

85TH BIRTHDAY

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A WILL TO LIVE ~ George Ginzburg

In 1921 his family moved to Berlin to escape communism. As a child, George attended the 1936 Olympic Games and witnessed the horrors of ‘Kristallnacht’. Transported to Auschwitz, George Ginzburg became No. 64 147, and survived for nearly three years. Liberated by the US army, hewas reunited with his mother and together with his young wife the little family came toAustralia. Today, George is a volunteer guide at the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre in Melbourne, where he spreads a message of tolerance and anti-racism.

SUCH WAS LIFE: A JUMPING NARRATIVE FROM RADOM TO MELBOURNE ~ Itzhak Gust

Born in Radom, in 1898, Itzhak Gutstadt rejected religion at the age of thirteen. During World War 1 the family was sent to Russia where Itzhak embraced socialism. Feeling alienated on his return to Poland, he went to Palestine, Brussels and finally to Melbourne where he became Isaac Gust, successfulbusinessman. Passionate faith in socialist politics defined his activities and friendships in Melbourne, and his story provides a fascinating insight into left-wing Australian politics. The introduction and notes are by his daughter, Amirah Gust Inglis.

MY BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL: FROM MLYNY TO MELBOURNE ~ Godel Wroby

Godel Wroblewski grew up in a tiny Polish farming community, so poor that if someone bought a whole herring it was an occasion. Godel lost his entire family in the Holocaust, and was sent to the Lodz ghetto, where he exchanged himself for a man bound for the camp at Skarzysko-Kamienna. He was a prisoner in Buchenwald and Schlieben and liberated from Theresienstadt. Diagnosed as tubercular, Godel spent three years in a Swiss sanatorium before coming to Melbourne. He changed his name to Wroby and in due course Godel and his brother-in-law established one of the best-known kosher chicken businesses in the country.

MEMORY GUIDE MY HAND: AN ANTHOLOGY OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING BY MEMBERS OF THE MELBOURNE JEWISH COMMUNITY: VOLUME 3 ~ edited by Julie Meadows

These thirty autobiographical stories from the Melbourne Jewish community add a human face to the history books. They present a kaleidoscope of many places and lives. Fourteen of the stories deal directly with the Holocaust, each one giving a different window into those times. However, the Melbourne community can draw on a very wide range of experiences. We learn about the landing at Gallipoli, strike breaking in a small Polish town, life in Indonesia, growing up in Shepparton,Israel at the time of the yishuv. This is a rich collection of unforgettable stories.

VICTORIA’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS: SERVICE DELIVERY TO MULTICULTURAL VICTORIA – HERITAGE

Victoria’s Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs: Service Delivery to Multicultural

Victoria-Heritage was awarded to Makor Jewish Community Library in 2004.

The presentation was made at Government House to Makor Director, Leonie Fleiszig,

by John Pandazopoulos, Minister Assisting the Premier in Multicultural Affairs.

A unique opportunity to record your life experiences for your family, yourself and for generations to come.

Weekly classes at Makor will help to get you started. Below are the latest memoirs published by Makor as

part of the Loti and Victor Smorgon Achive Collection. For further information about this unique program

phone Hanna 9272 5611.

Did you know that every new book, CD and magazine acquired by Makor is funded by someone like you?

Did you know that community libraries like Makor do not receive government grants or subsidies and

depend on support from soneone like you?

Did you know that Makor buys stock from all over the world and staff search out not only the very latest

publications but also those out-of-print gems that are so hard to come by?

A donation through the People of Book program to mark a particular occasion or in honour of a special

person is the perfect (and memorable) gift. The name/s of your choice will be inscribed inside the book/s

purchased with your donation, and the recipient receives the beautifully designed certificate.

ALL DONATIONS ARE FULLY TAX-DEDUCTIBLE

2004

In honour of her parents, Simon and Eva Goldman, Makor is buying books on Women and Judaism, Polish-Jewish Relations, Jewish Writers and Music

LizGoldman

Makor is buying books in honour of his 85th birthday

MayerHarari

In honour of their grandaughter, Vivienne, Makor is buying Young Adult books

Diana andClive Joseph

In honour of her grandparents, Gedalia and ManyaKwiatkowski and Yetta Samuel, Makor is buying videos and CDs

SophieSamuel

In appreciation of their donation, Makor is buying books on Conservative Judaism

JULIE MEADOWS OAM

We are delighted to announce that in the Queen’s

Birthday Honours Julie was awarded an OAM. The

citation reads: ‘For service to the Community

through the Write Your Story program of the Makor

Jewish Community Library’. Congratulations Julie,

for a job very well done!

VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS

We are proud to announce that No Locked Doors: Jewish Life in Shepparton by Shirley Randles was one of

five publications awarded a Commendation in the Victorian Community History Awards. The awards are

given by the Department for Victorian Communities together with the Royal Historical Society, Victoria.

SOME OF MAKOR'S "PEOPLE OF THE BOOK"

MAYER HARARIIN CELEBRATION OF HIS

85TH BIRTHDAY

KehilatNitzan

WE INVITEOTHERSTATES

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CENTREKADIMAH

JEWISH MUSEUM

OFAUSTRALIA

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SEPHARDIEDUCATIONRESOURCE

CENTRE

www.makorlibrary.com

We are delighted to announce that with the generous support of the Besen Family Foundation, Makor Jewish

Community Library will be operating on-line,24 hours each day, 7 days a week. As from July 2005,

you can find us via the Internet at:

From Caulfield to Chicago, from Elsternwick to Eilat, from Bondi to Buenos Aires, information from the combined collections of the Jewish

Library Network will be at your fingertips. Check out what resources are available, send an email enquiry, read our newsletters – just ask! Proudly wejoin other major Jewish libraries in cyberspace and thank all those who have

helped us to reach this milestone in our development.

Expanding our Jewish Library Network is now a real possibility and we look forward to the time when all of Australia’s Jewish resources are linked to our database. Today we have seven members who have a stock of approximately

60,000 items (books, journals, videos, etc.); this will grow as other organisations join the Network.

Opening TimesMonday > Thursday10am > 5pmSunday2pm > 5pm

306 Hawthorn RoadCaulfield South 3162Telephone (03) 9272 5611Facsimile (03) 9272 5629Email info@makorlibrary.comWeb www.makorlibrary.com

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THE NEW JOYS OF YIDDISH~ Leo Rosten

‘More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colourful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish… Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush in close consultation with Leo Rosten’s daughters, it retains the spiritof the original – with its wonderful jokes, titbits of cultural history, Talmudic and Biblical references, and tips on pronunciation - and enhances it with hundreds of new entries…’. Enjoy!

JEWS AND AUSTRALIAN POLITICS~ edited by Geoffrey Brahm Levey and Philip Mendes

‘There is a strong public perception that Jews are an influential group in terms of their social and economic resources, and access to key political groups and players. In particular, popular literature portrays Australian Jews monolithically, as speaking with a single voice rather than as a diverse community….This book of new contributions– from distinguished Australian academics – contextualises, illuminates and explains the contemporary politics of Australian Jewry.’

SHLICHUTO SHEL HAMEMUNE AL MASHABAI ENOSH (HEBREW). ENGLISH TITLE, THE MISSION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE MAN~ Abraham B. Yehoshua

‘It all starts with a terror attack. An unidentified women in her 40s is fatally injured in the fruit market in Jerusalem and lies anonymously in the hospital morgue. In her shopping bag is a pay slip from a large bakery but the name has been torn off. An inquiry finds that she was a non-Jewish Russian engineer who had been employed as a cleaner….’ A novel of our timesfrom one of Israel’s most respected authors.

FEATHERS~ Haim Be’er : translated from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin

‘Haim Be’er offer us a phantasmagorical portrait of Jerusalem. Following in the footsteps of Bruno Schulz, he explores the tension between fanaticism and lunacy, between secularism and evasion, and between what’s tangible and what’s imagined. Feathers is as unsettling as it is rewarding. It should be a treat to fans of Israeli fiction.’ Ilan Stavans, editor of The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories

JACOB’S GIFT: A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF BELONGING~ Jonathan Freedland

‘If I were ever to understand what I was giving Jacob – whether it was a blessing or a curse – I would have to look deep into the immediate, intimate clan he had joined that day. He was part of the Jewish people because he was part of a Jewish family. The two could not be separated. For me to understand what I was passing on to my son, I needed to know what I had received from my own forebears.’ A best-seller from award-winning UK journalist.

HACOCHAVIM SHEL SHLOMI (HEBREW). ENGLISH TITLE, BONJOUR MONSIEUR SHLOMI. [FEATURE FILM ON DVD]. IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES~ directed by Shemi Zarhin

‘This Israeli comedy explores why many adolescents have trouble seeing their true worth. Feeling unloved by his mother and alone at school, Shlomi over-compensates with his service to others and has nothing left when it comes to developing his own unique talents. The drama conveys the challenges that overtake this quiet and sensitive youth as he begins to bloom and open up to the positive forces that are liberating him.’

CONTEMPORARY ORTHODOX JUDAISM’S RESPONSE TO MODERNITY~ Barry Freundel

‘In thirty-one essays, Rabbi Freundel summarizes Orthodox Jewish teaching on a variety of issues... from topics as central to the religious experience as prayer and Messiah, to those as contemporary as abortion and life on other planets. Barry Freundel is the Rabbi of Kesher Israel in Georgetown, Washington. He is Assistant Professor of Rabbinics at Baltimore Hebrew University and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law School, the University of Maryland at College Park and George Washington University.’

434 Glenhuntly RoadElsternwick Victoria 3185Ph: 9523 6405 Fax: 9532 8230

3 - 13 William Street Balaclava Victoria 3183Ph: 9527 8775 Fax: 9527 6434

EDITORROS COLLINSJULY 2005

Providing a comprehensive information service on jewish topics and issues to the general public. Resources on Judaism, Israel, the Holocaust, anti-semitism, Jewish history and culture, Jewish literature, art & music, Australian Jewish society.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

JEWISH LIBRARY NETWORK NOW ON-LINE!

AUSTRALIANJEWISH

HISTORICALSOCIETYWE INVITE

SCHOOLSTO LINK UP

WE INVITEUNIVERSITIESTO LINK UP

WE INVITESYNAGOGUES

TO LINK UP

This Holocaust memorial artwork, was painted by two hundred and sixty-five participants, at the MAKOR Jewish Community Library, under thedirection of artist-in-residence Julie Gross McAdam [MAC.ART]. The work was inspired by a poem written by a child in Terezin Concentration Camp in 1944. The name and fate of the young poet are unknown. The work is on permanent display at the Library and gift cards of the painting may be purchased at the Loans Desk.

The world’s abloom [2.2m x 1.4m]

AUSTRALIANJEWISH

GENEALOGICALSOCIETY

NOWONLINE

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