Chair, Family Law Section, Law Institute of Victoria, 1983-1985. You can make an impact if you act like a mentch and you act morally., Mr. Werdiger says that when the story became known, people in the Israeli government and people here said, Sol, for millions of dollars you cant influence the vote of a country.. SHLOMO WERDIGER. Supporter, Challenge Cancer Support Group. I have published a range of YouTube videos showing physical signs on how to examine a patient. Only if we wholeheartedly embrace these reforms will Australia give our children and grandchildren the lives they deserve., Emeritus Professor Peter Julius Rice ZELAS OAM, LonguevilleNSW2066. The upside of all of this, especially being in the entertainment industry means that I can help, and have the opportunity to help so many people because I have a profile. . Patron, School Drama Education Program, since 2018. I said that I came to ask. This event always sells out, so make sure you book tickets quickly. Grease your tin or use greaseproof paper. That special-ed deal signed in 2013 was a tremendous victory that we achieved. Managing Director, Juilliard Group of Companies. Member of Honour, International Advisory Board, current. For significant service to the Jewish community, and as a philanthropist. Harold Sharp said: Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get any honour never mind the OAM. Dov and Devi (nee Shlomo) Werdiger (Melbourne, Australia) Posted to Mazel Tov's on March 21, 2016. Sol Werdiger is ready for the big game - Jewish Insider Former Member, Committee of Management, Yeshivah Centre. We have a young Board. Director, Angel Works Productions, since 2016. Somebody told me that we made it to the agenda of one of the meetings the Reform are having; one of the topics under discussion was the Agudah trip to Israel. You guys never, ever, ever close a yeshivah. Click Renew Subscription below to begin the process of renewing your subscription. I was successful, but my business was in imports and I was never home. So I go in to the Beis Yisrael. I am lucky that I have enjoyed much of it, he said. When a chosid once told the 2nd Lubavitcher Rebbe that his work in the public space gave him a sense of self-importance, the Rebbe responded, I wish you to be like an onion(humble) but absolutely continue your public work. Australian and New Zealand Society of Phlebology, Union Internationale de Phlebologie (International Union of Phlebology). He was a big baal achsania. Member, Western Australia Branch, Australian Dental Association, since 1950, and Honorary Secretary and Bulletin Editor, 1967-1970. Its very special to provide this service, she said. . Lets say a pair of shoes should cost 100 shekel; we sell it for 10 shekel. He was previously part of the Orthodox Jewish community in Australia [2] and later became known for his activism against child sexual abuse in the Jewish community worldwide. The younger Mr. Werdiger started a successful textile and real estate firm, which encompassed most of the Melbourne business district's properties by the time he passed away two years ago. I work very closely with Gary Torgow [of Detroit]. Jury Chair, Powerhouse Precinct at Parramatta International Design Competition, Create NSW/Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, 2019. . For service to medicine, particularly to dermatology. R' Nathan Werdiger, 93, OBM - COLlive Life Member, Endocrine Society of Australia, current. For significant service to the Jewish community, and as a philanthropist . Foundation Committee Life Member, since 1998. I sent you many letters since December kast yea and am still awaiting response. Your children have followed in your path. My current project is documenting the community and their records from the inside out. The comment must be no longer than 400 characters 0/400. Former Governor, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Executive Director, Burns Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, since 2004. The business has been run by Nathan's eldest son Shlomo since the early 2000s. Fellow, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (London), since 1999. Guests also heard from UIA Victoria President Shlomo Werdiger, Master of Ceremonies Tom Krulis and were entertained by the wonderful Rita . We started something thats even more interesting. Member, Global Patrons Council, Art Basel, since 2014. We just hosted a congressman, Jim Risch, whos from Idaho. The Gerrer Rebbe started questioning the doctor about the eating habits of Rav Aharon Leib. Member, Council for the Order of Australia, 2010-2015. Abe Schneider believes people should never forget where they come from. The downstairs was stores, the second floor was where my grandparents lived and the third floor was where the Radomsker Rebbe lived. The Centre is about to be rebuilt and she is proud that she has been part of its redevelopment. Theres a big follow-up. Administrator of the Year, Australian Sports Federation. At Surprise 70th Birthday Party For Shlomo Werdiger, PM Netanyahu Clinical Dean, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, 2007-2018. When I used to go to Eretz Yisrael for Yamim Tovim, I used to go pick up Reb Moshe every morning to walk to Ger for davening. In 2015, the Royal Commission found that 'there was a marked absence of supportive leadership for survivors of child sexual abuse and their families within Yeshivah Melbourne and that the leadership did not create an environment conducive to the communication of information about child sexual abuse'. Board Director, Medisense Australia, 2000-2003. We set up huge warehouses all over Eretz Yisrael, so families can buy clothes. Chairman, Visual Arts Board, Government of New South Wales, current. Head of Opera, Victorian College of the Arts, 1996-2005. We host the mayor and the governor. But when it comes to helping others, its a natural instinct to help, just because wecan. Supporter, Bathurst Arts Council, Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, since 2002. Founder and former Administrator, Rosemary Davies Art Competition. My oldest son is today an active and known askan in Lakewood. Donor to the Art Gallery of NSW Sydney Modern Project. Ill tell you a funny story. Director, Global Poverty Project Global Citizen, since 2013. Voicsa - Yet another disgraceful decision. Shlomo Werdiger - Facebook He leverages acquaintances and elected officials from across the country from Idaho, with its Jewish population of about 2,000 to New York, the Jewish capital of America, to further the interests of that pair of causes. It was a litvishe place, though there were some chassidishe bachurim learning there. Director, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, since 2002. All of my endeavours in this space are entirely thanks to my family, particularly my late father, Nathan, who showed us the way with philanthropy and public service and of course, mywife Shyrla. Kind Regards Director, Magellan Financial Group, 2006-2014. Ill never forget [when] the cardinal, in front of the governor, turned to me and said, Sol, I admire you guys. We have an address. Nathan Werdiger (Werdygier) (1923 - 2015) - Genealogy President, 1978, 1980, 1991-1992, 2002-2004, 2010-2012, and since 2016. Honorary Secretary, Australian Orthopaedic Association 1988-1992. Musical Director, International Opera Productions/Concertori (New York/Prague), 2006-2009. Theres tremendous advocacy needed. You deserve it.. Mothers were saying they never davened on Yom Kippur before their special needs children were being taken care of for them. You stay in touch with them and go to Washington every once in a while. His work has become policy and it has spread through hospitals in Australia. I happened to be in Eretz Yisrael for his levayah. Music Advisory Committee, Australian Singing Competition. It was one of the last periods that the Lev Simcha was well. We just came back from Albany were working on tuition tax credits, and now theres a new tax-deferred 529 education savings plan. Guest Conductor including ABC orchestras and state operas, 1986-1996. Dr Roger Hugh PILLEMER, CammerayNSW2062. State Trustees Australia Foundation (Patron). Its an undertaking. Youre talking about a power. We want to reassure everyone that we are committed to making the Centre and our school better, stronger . Through conversations with friends and meaningful one-on-ones with mentors. Another story: I had been learning in Tchebin for maybe two weeks. Both her parents were Holocaust survivors this is what has driven her passion for Holocaust education and remembrance and to establish the Jewish Holocaust Centre Foundation which assures the Centres long-term sustainability. Presenter and Journalist, SBS Russian Program, since 1996. Chair, Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children, current. He was born in Yerushalayim on the 17 th of Av, 1930 to his father Rav Raphael and his mother Bilah Rachel in Beit Mandelbaum, built by his grandfather Rav Simcha Mandelbaum, zt"l, which later. When I first got married 45 years ago I [was in Israel. Convenor, Rules of Golf Education Seminars, since 2001. The whole thing is just trying to accomplish.. Leaders of Melbourne's ultra-Orthodox community are pleading with the state government to let them gather in small prayer groups during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, which . Trustee, American Academy, Rome, since 2016. Listen, a lot of politicians are big ohavei Yisrael. It also owns 459 Collins Street, a 32-storey office tower. I have a picture with one of my sons when we went to Harav [Yosef Shalom] Elyashiv, ztl. So we started something called Keren Werdiger, in which we give out Yom Tov packages on both Sukkos and Pesach. For service to music, and to the community of Bathurst. PDF Extracts from Committee of Management Minutes - Royal Commission into Sign up for the COLlive Daily News Roundup and never miss a story. He was in the concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and was liberated from Buchenwald together with his younger brother, Nosson. . Treasurer, Australian Diabetes Society, 1990-1992 and Councillor, 1988-1992. International Award for Scientific Achievement, European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, 2016. Former Councillor, Australian Business Arts Foundation (Creative Partnerships Australia). The event at Central Shule, which farewelled long-time president Shlomo Werdiger and welcomed vice-president Nathan Shafir as his successor, also saw the announcement of former Australian prime minister John Howard and former Canadian PM Stephen Harper as keynote speakers at the UIA gala dinner and women's division breakfast next March. Lifetime Achievement Award for the Promotion of Phlebology in Australasia, Australasian College of Phlebology, 2007. Ivan Simmons told J-Wire it was both a surprise and a great honour to receive his award. Hes going to become the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The two were escorted to the chuppah by the Bluzhever Rebbe, Harav Yisrael Spira, ztl, who basically adopted them. Ekaterina Dononava commented: My destiny was to celebrate my 90th birthday in Melbourne, on the other side of the world from my native Saint-Petersburg. Take the Wolfson family. If I can help, I will help. He was buried at Springvale Cemetery in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs on Monday. Chair, Turf Research Advisory Board, 2 years. But today that doesnt work. An Open Letter To The Melbourne Chabad Community Read more, Israel is one of the worlds cyber superpowers. I feel like I belong, the entertainment world is my family, and it is my purpose. Chair, List Committee, Holmes Barristers List, 5 years. Before that he had spent four years recovering in a sanatorium in Switzerland. Worshipful Master, Lodge Central Tablelands, Freemasons NSW and ACT, 2014-2016. The mosdos understand what we do. My kids are magnificent, I have 7 wonderful grandchildren, and I am extremely proud of all of them.. Member, Housing Industry Association, 1992. All of a sudden, in the middle of morning seder, I see the gabbai of the Gerrer Rebbe walking in. The biggest burden today is tuition. I have done everything in my life because I love it, and it has been amazing to have been involved with all the work I do. He is the founder, Director, and President of Outerstuff, which markets official clothing for NBA and NFL teams as well as other sports groups in the United States. Assistant Surgeon, Peripheral Vascular Unit, Sydney Hospital, 1969-1975. Board Member, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation, 2007-2015. Manny Waks [1] (born 1976) is an Australian activist. She looks forward to sharing the occasion with her family and the news with colleagues. Counsel Assisting, Richmond Council Inquiry, 1981-1982. At that time, when 400 Rabbanim came to Washington and our parents and our grandparents were getting slaughtered in Europe, they wouldnt even open the door for us. Get the latest business insights from Dun & Bradstreet. Member, Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons. There are gemachim for anything you could ever think of. Acting Head, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, 1998-2003. Former Board Member, Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne. I see a Gerrer man with long peyos standing there and he says, Wake up. I said, Are you crazy? That allows him to penetrate the pinnacle of American power, such as this months Olympic event in South Korea. Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Neuren Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand, 2004-2008. Former Vice-President and Treasurer, Bialik College, Hawthorn. The younger Mr. Werdiger started a successful textile and real estate firm, which encompassed most of the Melbourne business district's properties by the time he passed away two years ago. He said he had advised Juilliard's managing director Shlomo Werdiger, who was interested in the property and had flown to Canberra to meet him. You have to understand this has nothing to do with being Orthodox or non-Orthodox. They may not be religious, but theyre going to be Jewish. Executive Member, Family Law Section, 2000-2012; Chair, 2005. Yesterday, the day after Yom Kippur, Shyrla Pakula Werdiger - who presumably would've spent Yom Kippur in the Yeshivah synagogue fasting and repenting for her sins - produced the following rant on the Jews for Justice for Yeshivah's Victims Facebook page: . I unpacked. Hes a guy that we cultivated. I was going to go, he says. Executive Chairman Viking Mines Limited (ASX:VKA), since 2018, and Deputy Chairman, 2016-2018. The Progressive Chevra Kadisha Victoria (PCKV). Architecture. We have bachurim from all yeshivos volunteering in the kitchen, helping. But you dont go in to a Gadol and lead him into giving the answer you want., It was a lesson for life, Mr. Werdiger says. I explained to one of the politicians in Eretz Yisrael who is a complete chiloni. It was a Shulchan Aruch. This was a great honour, fororthopaedic surgeonsto receive TheABC Travelling Fellowships. The first time they came to America, a trip that I had a hand in, I had the merit of traveling along thanks to the generosity of Shimmy Glick, because he supplied the means and the transportation. Ian Allen has been involved with many community activities and was involved with the Pratt Foundation to work out ways to help people with and through cancer. Visiting Associate, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, 1985-2018. Artistic Committee, Acclaim Awards Melbourne. When I went in, I asked him for a hadrachah in life. Mr Shlomo Werdiger AM for significant service to the Jewish community, and as a philanthropist Mr Innes Willox AM for significant service to business, particularly to industry, and to the community Councillor Arron Wood AM for significant service to local government, to the environment, and to the community of Melbourne "It was always in my mind that he would ask me this question and I was really frightened," he said. In those days its not like today you pick up a plane and you go to China. Convenor, World Congress in Phlebology, Sydney, 1998. Michael Briner said:It istotally unexpected. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. They bought the house in 2020 for $11.5 . Manager, Mens, Colts and Junior teams, since 2001. Member, Championships Committee, 2008-2010. Waks is alleging that Yeshivah Centre should have taken action to prevent further episodes, especially after they learned of criminal convictions. He said credit must be given to his volunteer Board of professionals. Ben Gelin says he is both excited and humbled to receive his Award. He came to West Australia from Israel as a migrant in 1957. A son of a Holocaust survivor from Sosnowiecz, Werdiger wears many hats, being in his business position a prominent outfitter of some of the most famous sports teams but at the same time an unstinting philanthropist and kiruv personality. Musical Director, Melbourne Chamber Choir, 2013-2018. He called in the gabbai and says, Call up Reb Baruch Shimon and tell him I am sending him someone to farher. This was a year after the petirah of the Tchebiner Rav, ztl; the Rosh Yeshivah then was Harav Baruch Shimon Schneerson. My life has been a wonderful experience, and my work has been wonderful..