Cemetery
Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Notes
Born 23/7/1904 Ballarat, Victoria. Meredith & District News - story by Marg Cooper. In the quiet and peaceful Morrison Cemetery a Rabbi conducted a Jewish burial service. In the Morrison Anglican Church on 29/4/2009, following the burial, the Minister read the obituary followed by Jeremy Johnson with stories of Phil when he was on the Ballan Council and John Abraham, telling of Phil's service to the Ballarat Jewish Community. Afternoon tea was enjoyed by a large crowd at the Meredith Golf Club after the services. Phil was a dapper man who dressed well, had a neat little moustache, twinkling eyes, a wonderful smile and was described in the newspaper obituaries as a rascally saint! He was short in stature but big in fun, conviviality and service to the community. He enlisted in the RAAF on September 13, 1940 and became an official war photographer. He flew mainly in Catalina airplanes in areas including New Guinea. He had friends everywhere and everyone was his friend! He was President of the Hebrew Congregation at Ballarat. He was a Councillor of the Ballan Shire for 25 years; he served three terms as President and was a member of the Municipal Association of Victoria. His lengthy involvement with RSL included Meredith Secretary for 30 years and a term as President together with service on various committees including the Land Settlement Committee. For his service to RSL he was awarded a Life Membership. He joined Legacy in 1978 and was its representative in his district for the last 30 years.
John Monash (Monasch) born
in Melbourne, Australia on 27 June 1865, the son of
German Polish Jewish migrants, can be researched in any
military history encyclopaedia or in fact by just
‘Googling’ his name on the internet. His history
and list of achievements are long and far too many to detail
in this brief summary. However, might I say that reading his
history is well worth the effort and I can assure you that
his deeds will amaze you. I have found that the deeds are
better labelled on more than one man and in more than one
lifetime.
An
announcement was made in the weeks leading up to the
Centenary of ANZAC by Judy Landau, President VAJEX Aust.
She stated that it gave her great delight to announce
that VAJEX Aust (Victorian Association of Jewish Ex
& Servicemen & Women Australia Inc) has
successfully raised the required funds to build a new
Victorian Jewish Memorial after the style of the
historic Memorial located in the Jewish section of the
Melbourne General Cemetery. After an extensive two year
process, Judy has single-handedly sought letters of
support, raised the funds, and obtained approval from
the City of Port Phillip.
