Notes
His name is on the Historic Obelisk in Melbourne General Cemetery, however he was not Jewish. Hartley attested that he was Church of England. Son of Charles EDELSTEN (born 1862 Reg No 5265 St Arnaud and died 15 September 1929 Reg No 12202 South Arnaud, Victoria age 68) & Susan née McROSTIE (born 1860 Reg No 15968 Muckleford, Victoria and died 7 August 1943 Reg No 20761 St Arnaud, Victoria age 83). Hartley’s parents married on 13 December 1886 Reg No 5746 at St Peters Church of England, Canapooee, Arnaud. Maternal Grandparents James McROSTIE (1835 Perth, Scotland - 17 September1916 St Arnaud) & Lucy née CROWHURST (1840 Adelaide, SA - 27 June 1928 St Arnaud). Married 24 May 1858 Reg No 2027 at Castlemaine, Victoria by Rev James Lowy and the rites of the Presbyterian Church. Susan, Charles and family and the McRostie family are buried in the Church of England section of St Arnaud Cemetery. Rabbi’s decision: Ruled to not be Jewish and therefore not to be on the list for future memorials.
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.