Jewish International Film Festival JIFF Brisbane 8 November – 18 November NEW FARM CINEMAS
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CHESHVAN – KISLEV 5779 NOVEMBER 2018 Jewish International Film Festival JIFF Brisbane 8 November – 18 November NEW FARM CINEMAS The Oslo Diaries Sobibor Critically-acclaimed at the 2018 Sundance Film Based on the true story of the Sobibór camp Festival, this documentary brings to life the uprising, this Russian blockbuster production untold story of the secret negotiations between tells an extraordinary story of the resistance Israelis and Palestinians that would ultimately of the human spirit, and the only successful lead to the historic Oslo Accords. rebellion in the death camps. - Full program from page 7 - GEORGE FREY OAM - FOUNDING EDITOR, 1964 Shalom Magazine | November 2018 Queensland Association of Jewish Ex Servicemen & Women (QAJEX) Remembrance Day Annual Pilgrimage to the Lutwyche Cemetery Sunday 11th November 2018 at 11.00 am (Please assemble by 10.45am) Each year to mark Remembrance Day the Queensland Association of Jewish Ex-Service Men & Women and communal friends attend a special Service at the Gravesites of Jewish Servicemen who died while serving during the 2nd World War & who are buried at Lutwyche Cemetery in Brisbane. As decades have passed since 1945 fewer & fewer Jewish Ex-Service Men & Women are available to attend this Service to pay tribute to those Jewish service personnel who gave the supreme sacrifice during the World Wars & other conflicts. QAJEX appeals to you to attend this year’s Annual Pilgrimage to the Lutwyche Cemetery on Sunday the 11th of November commencing at 11.00am sharp. This is the first time in many years that we will be commemorating Remembrance Day on the actual date. This year is the 100th anniversary. The Service is not lengthy. Loris Roubin QAJEX (0418 300 529 / [email protected]) Remembrance Day, 11 November Originally called Armistice Day, this day commemorated the end of the hostilities for the Great War (World War I), the signing of the armistice, which occurred on 11 November 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). Armistice Day was observed by the Allies as a way of remembering those who died, especially soldiers with ‘no known grave’. After the end of World War II in 1945, the Australian and British Governments changed the name to Remembrance Day as an appropriate title for a day which would commemorate all war dead. In October 1997, then Governor-General of Australia, Sir William Deane, issued a proclamation declaring: “11 November as Remembrance Day and urging Australians to observe one minute's silence at 11.00 am on Remembrance Day each year to remember the sacrifice of those who died or otherwise suffered in Australia's cause in wars and war-like conflicts. 2 | Shalom Magazine | November 2018 Growing Desert Communities through Innovation JNF - 21 October 2018 On the fourth day of their mission, the JNF Australia delegation visited the Negev, where they witnessed life in the thriving secular-religious community of Sheizaf and dedicated a new playground in Nitzanei Sinai near the Egyptian border. They then continued on to the Arava, where they saw desert agriculture in action. Before setting out, the delegation got an unexpected bitter taste of the security station on the Gaza Border, where projects that were on their itinerary to visit were cancelled due to escalations from the Gaza strip. The visit of the JNF Australia Delegation to southern show you the new things that are happening here. The Israel was an opportunity for a genuine encounter ties with our friends in Australia have brought about a with the complex reality of living on the Gaza border change in the Ramat Negev. Strengthening this region – even before they set out for the Negev. A ceremony impacts the entire country. Together, we promise to scheduled to be held in an elementary school in Sderot continue the settlement of the Negev”. was canceled due to the security situation. Studies Delegates toured the construction site of a new high were cancelled that day in many cities in the south, school, located next to the Council building. From the following rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and a missile new school, they continued on foot to Sheizaf, a new strike that hit a house in Beer Sheva. The visit to The community of secular and religious residents wishing Park of Courage (Park HaGvura) in Sderot, which JNF to embark on a shared life together. JNF Australia has Australia is helping to establish, was also postponed adopted Sheizaf and supports the development of due to security considerations. the infrastructure required to build homes and public Sheizaf: A shared life buildings. The delegation kicked off the day in Ramat Negev (Negev Sheizaf’s founding group is comprised of 15 families Highlands), where they met Eran Doron, head of the that currently live in trailers, in a temporary camp. Regional Council. “I’m happy to have the opportunity to Infrastructure works for the construction of 13 | 3 Shalom Magazine | November 2018 additional homes have already begun, with the support and their Australian friends, Hila Kaplan, a mushroom of JNF Australia. KKL-JNF Israel has also joined the grower who lives in Nitzanei Sinai with her husband and effort, and supports the groundwork, the paving of three daughters, invited everyone to lunch at her home. roads and the development of the entrance to Sheizaf. At the end of the visit to the Ramat Negev region, the “I came here to live in a joint community of religious entire delegation visited the grave ofDavid Ben-Gurion and secular people," said Dafi Adler. “Whenever we can, in Sde Boker and laid a wreath in memory of the man we go to see the progress of the development work whose vision led to settling the Negev and conquest with our own eyes, and find it incredible that it is really of the desert conditions. happening.” At the end of the visit, a cornerstone was The Arava: Where agriculture meets Zionism laid for the new residential neighborhood. The group continued to Moshav Ein Yahav in the From Sheizaf, the delegation continued to Tlalim, where Arava, home to the Ben HaShitin (Between the Lines) a new park is under construction - also with the support Association for the Advancement of Education. The of JNF Australia. The park will include playground association’s projects, supported by JNF Australia, facilities, a bicycle trail, green areas and seating areas. include a number of pre-military preparatory (mechina) The park is scheduled to be completed by April, and the programs and the “Hebrew Labor” project, which tractors were hard at work to meet the target. promotes the work of Israelis in agriculture. New playground, Nitzanei Sinai. Photo: Yoav Devir Pre-military preparatory (mechina) programs, Moshav Ein Yahav. Photo: Yoav Nitzanei Sinai: Family atmosphere Devir Near the Egyptian border, in the Nitzanei Sinai (Kadesh “We could not have done all this without your help,” Barnea) community, a donation from the estate of Ben HaShitin Director General Avishai Berman told Erika and Allan Manning of Sydney has enabled the the guests. He presented the association’s vision for construction of a playground. A group of local residents nurturing a generation of young people active and came to welcome the guests, including kindergarten motivated by a sense of mission and responsibility for children, who enjoyed playing in the new playground, Israeli society and the Zionist vision. He emphasised: and then sang and danced for the guests from overseas. "Our goal is to generate a regional change". Amir Peleg, the community’s chairperson and a farmer Four mechina students met with the visitors to describe who grows cherry tomatoes, said that he has made the their life together, their studies, volunteering and commuity his home with his wife and five children: “Ten agricultural work. Ido Buchman made aliyah to Israel years ago, there was nothing here, but our community from the Netherlands directly to the mechina program. is growing and developing,” he said. He added that “I didn’t feel at home when I was not in Israel,” he the new playground was not only a play area for the said. “I knew that the program would help me connect children, but also a meeting place for their parents. to Israel before enlisting in the army. We learn about ourselves and understand what it means to be Jews Local resident Efrat Gilboa is the granddaughter of and Israelis.” Victor Fonda, the former president of JNF Australia. "There is no greater joy than hearing the laughter of “I wanted to live in the desert, a place so very different children playing in a playground," she said. "By choosing from my home,” said Daniel Frankenthal, who came to to live here in the desert, I feel that I am fulfilling my the school from Givat Ada. “The moment I arrived, I fell grandfather’s dreams.” in love with the place.” If further proof is needed of the warm, family Rachel Talkar, who came from a religious family in atmosphere between the residents of Nitzanei Sinai Hashmonaim, said: “It’s amazing that we can live here together and get to know one another.” 4 | Shalom Magazine | November 2018 The last stop of the day was in the greenhouses of Moshav Hatzeva, where Michal Meltzer told them about the farm that was established with the support of JNF Australia, within the framework of the Hebrew Labor project, in order to enable visitors to experience agricultural work. The farm grows tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, cabbages, cauliflower, onions and a variety of other vegetables. “It is very important to us that people visit us and get to know the Arava,” she said. Noga Ansis, a participant in the Hebrew Labor project, said she wanted to experiment with agriculture, because it is such unique and exceptional work.