Convenor and volunteer, Dads Army, 2012-2018. Its very special to provide this service, she said. Among the thousands of people being Menachem Avel the Kanievsky Mishpacha was R' Shlomo Werdiger, chairman of Agudath Israel's Board of Trustees. Chair, Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children, current. We do fundraisers for them. Director, Entertainment Assist, since 2009. No question about it. I have worked really hard to get results in creating a sustainable situation for future education. Presidents award for outstanding service to Southern African Critical Care, 2006. Theres a lot to do, baruch Hashem. Director, Tri-Continental Bank, 1990-1992 and Chair, Audit Committee, 1990-1992. Jury Chair, Powerhouse Precinct at Parramatta International Design Competition, Create NSW/Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, 2019. . My older son is an askan in Lakewood. Chief Executive Officer, Sussan, since 2003. But lets not get ahead of ourselves. Director, Collingwood Football Club Foundation, since 2010. But we need to develop askanim from the next generation to worry about Klal Yisrael. But you have to be consistent. 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 Im trying to bring in young, fresh kochos. In fact, all my 12 books and stories that I create for SBS radio are a declaration of love for this wonderful and infinitely kind country. Golf Victoria (formerly Victorian Golf Association). Member, Advisory Board, Venetian Heritage, Italy, current. When I went into business, I was a worker for somebody for many years and I had an opportunity to buy him out. I said that I came to ask. I hope that somebody who reads this realizes that this is what we take along with us. A couple of dollars more or a couple of dollars less doesnt count. I have a picture with one of my sons when we went to Harav [Yosef Shalom] Elyashiv, ztl. LTD. of Melbourne, VICTORIA. Music Advisory Committee, Australian Singing Competition. Past Chairman, Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium Trust. Executive Chair and Director, Central Equity Group, since 1987. Everybody understands what we do, because if they have a problem, thats the address that they come to. Its open for children from everywhere, but the volunteers, at least the ones [who] are with the children, are all Gerrer Chassidim. We developed an unbelievable relationship with Orrin Hatch (RUtah) over the years. Baruch Hashem, said Mr. Werdiger. You have to go to the governor. Acting Head of Languages, Meriden School, 2005. You wanted business close to your city, you had to daven for it. I learned an important lesson from that. Committee for the Expansion Project, 2006-2017. Theres tremendous advocacy needed. Reb Shimmy Glick always provided a doctor to travel with Reb Aharon Leib, even though in those days he was still in his 90s and healthy. Michael Briner said:It istotally unexpected. Founder and Principal, Whitens subsequently Whittens & McKeough, 1973-2018. Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (London), 1967. Sue Morgan does not want to make a big fuss of her Award but admits that it is a joyful thing. Chairman, Visual Arts Board, Government of New South Wales, current. For service to dentistry, and to professional organisations. When J-Wire asked if he would celebrate his award, he said he might manage a glass of wine with those friends who are still around. It just comes to show you that you could never know. He is a Gerrer Chassid, drawn to that noble dynasty by the Beis Yisraels warmth and leadership, and the connection has been deepened by extraordinarily close relationships with the succeeding Rebbes until the present Rebbe. 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. Involved in establishing new sporting facilities for women. First of all, the Gerrer Rebbe was mechabed Rav Shteinman unbelievably. In the meantime, whats happening is that the Reform and the Conservative are going to Eretz Yisrael and theyre saying that they represent Klal Yisrael, but, baruch Hashem, we were very successful. Please email any omissions toawards@jwire.com.au. Musical Director, Melbourne Chamber Choir, 2013-2018. Weve also been doing fundraising breakfasts for Chush for 26 years at our house. My mashgiach was [Harav] Mordechai Rimmer, ztl, who was a mechutan with Rav Elyashiv, and my Rosh Yeshivah was Harav Avraham Genechovski, ztl. and children Debbie Nossbaum, Michelle Feiglin, Miriam Goldschmiedt, David Werdiger and Shlomo Werdiger, all of Melbourne, Australia. It gives him nachas. Rechnitz earned most of his wealth from founding TwinMed as well as Brius Healthcare Service. In our work environment, theres a minyan every day and we have kosher kitchens and we try to make a kiddush Hashem every day at work, in all the crazy places we go.. The comment must be no longer than 400 characters 0/400. Former Member, Committee of Management, Yeshivah Centre. The private group also owns and manages a portfolio of other Melbourne CBD and suburban office buildings, as well as holdings in Canberra, semi-industrial sites and a regional shopping centre. The Progressive Chevra Kadisha Victoria (PCKV). Reb Yechiel Benzion Fishoff (former chairman of Agudahs Board of Trustees), may he be gezunt, was my closest friend and really my role model in askanus. Today the needs are tremendous. Theres a picture I have with the governor in my house. We built the first one in Bnei Brak this is my only business thats open 24/7. Range of roles St Thomas Hospital London, St Helier Hospital Jersey, and West Middlesex Hospital London, 1963-1965. Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant, president of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria, said he visited the family on Thursday. Organiser, The Old Scottonian Group, c1986-2015. Past President, Sydney Grammar School Foundation. Honorary Doctorate of Business, RMIT University, 2010. Worshipful Master, Lodge Central Tablelands, Freemasons NSW and ACT, 2014-2016. They gave me a dorm room. He was the first graduate dentist in West Australia in 1950. He said credit must be given to his volunteer Board of professionals. . Were not the Orthodox that you have stereotyped., Baruch Hashem, I pride myself that my children and I make a big kiddush Hashem in this business , The message is that you can be frum, you can keep Shabbos, you can eat kosher, and youre still in this [sports] business. I was with him in Washington. Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Monash University, 2017. Dov and Devi (nee Shlomo) Werdiger (Melbourne, Australia) Posted to Mazel Tov's on March 21, 2016. I am an uneducated man but have given speeches and dealt with international sporting presidents. The Rebbe is makpid that it should be yungeleit. Address: L 31 459 COLLINS ST MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, 3000 Australia See other locations Phone: . He said: Follow your heart and work hard and success will hopefully follow.. Melbourne's wealthy Werdigers have taken full control of a three-asset CBD portfolio, worth close to $900m in total, after buying out their cousins, the Ledermans. Read more, May-03 Sydney: The Jewish Comedy Showcase is back with a stellar line-up of the best Jewish comedians, A Sydney Comedy Festival must-see, with rising stars and established knockouts, this sensational showcase will be held at The Comedy Store on Wednesday 3rd of May. Deputy Chair, Investment Board, Workers Compensation Insurance Fund, 2011-2012. This was a great honour, fororthopaedic surgeonsto receive TheABC Travelling Fellowships. Associate Professor of Law, Charles Sturt University, 1984-1994. Name. SHLOMO WERDIGER See more contacts When I was growing up, I was always in Bluzhev. Chair and Founder, Wonderment Walk, Victoria, since 2013. A leader of the Melbourne Orthodox community, Werdiger once said, "If you have to live in the galut, Melbourne is the best place," wrote the Jerusalem Post. For service to Holocaust education and remembrance. If you start mixing in personal business, youre going to get yourself into serious trouble.. The Goldman family may be familiar to FORBES readers. We were written up in the secular press. I realised that the best healthcare system in the world was in Australia. 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. Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre. The very prominent but private Werdiger family has taken another plunge into the CBD office market, outlaying almost $100 million for the huge AMP Square at 535 Bourke Street. How they stopped to daven Minchah every day, how they closed their doors for Shabbos every week, how every fundraiser was treated with dignity, how women such as she were treated with respect. Real Estate . We support Eretz Yisrael. Many thanks for including me in your Daily newsletter. I had breakfast with Governor Cuomo and the cardinal [of New York]. Yes. Chair, Scientific Advisory Board for clinical development project, 2013-2014. For the last two decades has concentrated her fund-raising talents on Melbournes Jewish Holocaust Centre. Getting this award means a lot to me, Les Gescheit told J-Wire. Thats an unbelievably powerful story. I was thinking that, chalilah, something bad happened. You guys never, ever, ever close a yeshivah. Architecture. Most politicians have to run for election again, and they appreciate the fact that youre helping them, and you build the connection. Past Clinical Teacher and Senior Lecturer. Latin/Classical Greek Teacher, North Sydney Boys High School, 1994-2004. I was so lucky to have such an extremely good boss. New South Wales Government Clinical Excellence Commission, CHASM (Collaborating Hospitals Audit of Surgical Mortality), PANGEA Global Health Education (formerly Specialists Without Borders), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), Peter Zelas told J-Wire: It is an honour to receive this award. Director of Intensive Care Medicine, 1998-2017. Mr. Oh told Mr. Werdiger that his daughter had been working at Outerstuff for a while, and she often told him how impressed she was by the companys ethics. Music Director, State Opera of South Australia, 1988-1990. We have probably 150,000 kids today in the yeshivos in New York, and its only growing. Co-leader, Antimicrobial Optimisation Group, current. I was able to get sponsorship for the sport so we could take it to many underdeveloped countries, something I am very proud of he said. I was successful, but my business was in imports and I was never home. One of my biggest zechuyos was that I was one of the key shadchanim between the Gerrer Rebbe, shlita, and [Harav] Aharon Leib Shteinman, ztl. 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. We have now Pesach Sedarim. People were kind to me throughout my life because I am so interested. Eighty percent of them are intermarrying. EIN: 13-3505439. Yes, respite homes. The Fifth Decade. Guest Conductor including ABC orchestras and state operas, 1986-1996. (April 17, 2023 / JNS) Negotiations over the Israeli government's judicial reform initiative resumed on Monday as coalition representatives met with counterparts from the Yesh Atid and National Unity parties at the President's Residence in Jerusalem. But, after my arrival in Melbourne, the sister-city, and then Australia as a whole, became for me a sweet home. Was there anything specific that got you into this? Ger was Reb Nechemias first home. Under normal circumstances, Sol Werdiger, founder and CEO of Outerstuff the popular youth sports apparel manufacturer is a gregarious presence on Super Bowl weekends. Yes, its a true story, Mr. Werdiger confirms. I suppose it is a reflection of the amount of work I have put in over the last 50 years. Chair, New South Wales Motor Accidents Authority Board, 2011-2012. Chair, Turf Research Advisory Board, 2 years. Brisbane Hebrew Congregation, the Brisbane Synagogue, IDEAS (Indigenous diabetes, eye and health) Van, Greenslopes and St Andrews Private Hospitals, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. You have business, thats it. He didnt want to hear anything else. The key to all of this stuff is you have to be consistent. Its not something that people in the Agudah are going to do, so we [the askanim] need to do it. Chair, Jewish Community Council of Victoria, 1990-2002. The olam where Agudah is were in eight states. Im going to sleep and all of a sudden somebodys shaking me. My kids are magnificent, I have 7 wonderful grandchildren, and I am extremely proud of all of them.. Reb Shlomo told YWN . In the 1980s he left the textile sector and shifted his focus to property investment when he established the Juilliard Corporation. She was brought up in Great Britain and says the difference between the two countries is that in Australia ordinary people like herself who are in the background, can be brought to the foreground. Trustee, American Academy, Rome, since 2016. Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Tercica Pharmaceuticals, California, 2003-2005. The title Living Legend recognises the achievements of local individuals and the way they have contributed positively to the community. We used to spend hours talking. I have learnt so much about management consultancy and decimal currency. We worked together; we advocated. The weakness of the global supply chain has been exposed. Administrator of the Year, Australian Sports Federation. Honorary Fellow, Design Institute Australia 2020. Yeshivah will be represented by a barrister. Director, Intensive Care Unit, Soweto, 1987-1997. He was a chashuve yungerman, who later was mechaber sefarim. Manny Waks [1] (born 1976) is an Australian activist. A dress, a suit, new shoes. My wife and I both have a special feel for these special neshamos. Gold Benefactor, Art Gallery of NSW Foundation. A real power. And the Order of Australia is an unexpected reward and happiness of my life.. They had a very successful business. MEMBERS of Melbourne's Jewish community have called for the immediate resignation of the board at the disgraced Yeshivah Centre in the wake of a damning royal commission probe. The Rebbe sits me down at the table and calls in one of the gabbaim and says, Bring me a pen and a paper. He puts them down and tells me, Write down the names of all your friends. I was trembling. Convenor, World Congress in Phlebology, Sydney, 1998. Shlomo Werdiger has blood on his hands. Outstanding Professional Services Award, Professional Teachers Council New South Wales, 2002. We know him for years. Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, 1997-1998. Yeshivah has requested a confidentiality I started writing down the names of my friends. We have 2,500 families that participate in this, probably over 10,000 kids. Shlomo WERDIGER, North Caulfield VIC 3161. If so, go back to yeshivah., I was devastated. 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. Classical Languages Teachers Association of New South Wales (formerly the Latin Teachers Association), New South Wales Board of Studies (now the New South Wales Education Standards Authority). Were going to start putting more energy into it. Through conversations with friends and meaningful one-on-ones with mentors. We advocate in many states. He founded Tzedek, an organisation to fight child sexual abuse in Jewish communities. Theres CAP money. Former Developer and Promoter, South Bank Structure Plan, Melbourne. Quietly. Ivan Simmons told J-Wire it was both a surprise and a great honour to receive his award. Pastoral Care Worker, Epworth Rehabilitation Brighton, Epworth Healthcare, 2014-2016. The two went separate ways after the war but remained very close all their years despite their geographic separation. I work very closely with Gary Torgow [of Detroit]. Accessible Living Options (now part of New Horizons). "It was always in my mind that he would ask me this question and I was really frightened," he said. Shlomo Werdiger said: I would just say three things about the award: 2. And so we started an ad campaign to let people know what we do, because the young generation doesnt really understand what we do. In those days its not like today you pick up a plane and you go to China. He is proud to be named a Living Legend an initiative of Bathurst Council whereby a tree was planted in his name with a plaque. He would also frequently accompany the Beis Yisrael on his early morning walks through the darkened streets of the Holy City. My work and my philanthropy has always made me feel a part of something. Whether its anti-Semitism, which is starting again, [or something else,] you need connections. When I became chairman of the Board of Trustees, I felt that there is a tremendous need to bring the Agudah to the next level. You stay in touch with them and go to Washington every once in a while. All the years, the Bluzhever Rebbe was like my zeide, Mr. Werdiger says. Where did Satmar and Chabad and everybody come when they had the metzitzah bpeh issues? All comments are moderated. But today that doesnt work. Ill never forget. Another very big thing that we do under the banner of Gur is, in the last four, five years we saw whats doing in Eretz Yisrael, and I dont have to tell you about the poverty, even among working parents. Presidents Prize (MPavillion Project), Australian Institute of Architects, 2015. Governor Cuomo came to my house to push through one of the packages of the mandated services thats worth millions of dollars to yeshivos. While he admits it has been a lot of work, it has been worth it to see the success of the shul and the building of the social club. Chair, Victorian Charge Book Steering Committee, 2010-2017. You have to know that youre not the boss. Perhaps many have assimilated at a greater extent than Miriam would wish. Philanthropy Leadership Award, Creative Partnerships Australia, 2016. We had to be true to the schedule. I see hes having a whole debate with Reb Mordechai Rimmer. The letter, signed by Am Echad co-chairmen Shlomo Werdiger and Dr. Irving Lebovics, wrote of their "grave concern over your comments at the meeting with members of the Jewish Federations in New . Ger is a very big part of my life, he says. Volunteer Doctor, Consultant and Locum, circa 2014-2017. Those days it was the sheeiris hapleitah, the survivors who came to America. I am part of a group. Mothers were saying they never davened on Yom Kippur before their special needs children were being taken care of for them. Through exhilarating trips exploring ourselves, and bonding with the people and world around us. Senior Lecturer, Victorian College of the Arts, 2006-2009. Consultant Endocrinologist, Mercy Maternity Hospital, 1990-2018. I have really enjoyed working in a variety of different jobs. But, to his great relief, his uncle never asked. It takes time. Ill never forget [when] the cardinal, in front of the governor, turned to me and said, Sol, I admire you guys. Their charter declared there was no discrimination within the club, applicants just had to be of good golfing character. Hopefully this positive development will soon be confirmed by Yeshivah/Werdiger." Manny Waks writes : Having just landed in Paris, I've received three separate reports of the resignation of Mr Shlomo Werdiger - the final long-serving and major player on the [Chabad of Melbourne, Australia's] Yeshivah Centre Committee of Management. His name was Reb Itche Meir Knoplovitch, zl. Artistic Committee, Acclaim Awards Melbourne. Professor Natalie Rebecca KING, MalvernEastVIC3145. Its not a sport for children. So, he and a few Jewish friends got together and started Cranbourne Golf Club. A smart Yid once told me that when you go in to a Gadol for a brachah with a son or grandchild, dont ask him for a brachah, ask for guidance in life. We have a huge olam. I came home and told my wife that the traveling [was] not stopping. Melbourne's wealthy Werdigers have taken full control of a three-asset CBD portfolio, worth close to $900m in total, after buying out their cousins, the Ledermans. 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. We are seeing a significant change in the operation of the Federation in the formation and continuation of the National Cabinet. Before that he had spent four years recovering in a sanatorium in Switzerland. The Werdiger wing of the family, now led by Shlomo Werdiger, bought out the Ledermans' half stake in the holdings in a deal worth north of $400 million. Chair, Papers Committee, Bi-annual Family Law Conference, 2000-2016. People in that category dont usually get awardsthey usually go to much more important people. Award recognition, 25 years of service undertaking rules duties at a range of Australian and Victorian Championships including the Mens and Womens Australian Opens and the Mens and Womens Victorian Open, Golf Victoria. Board Member, Kooyong Foundation, 2002-2020. Past Trustee, International House, University of Sydney. There are mothers who say that never before did they have a Seder with the whole family. I am lucky that I have enjoyed much of it, he said. We have bachurim from all yeshivos volunteering in the kitchen, helping. [The late] Zev Wolfson was one of the pioneers who developed relationships with politicians, and he realized many years ago what could be done [to help Jewish causes]. There are problems today in Klal Yisrael in general. Ted Adler says that at age 92, he is happy to gain recognition for a lifetime of work in dentistry. His father, Reb Nechemia, zl, was Sosnovitz-born and -bred, living in the same house as the Radomsker Rebbe, ztl, in Poland. Council Member, Australian Community Support Organisation, 2010s. Where the Beis Yisrael will send you.. Former Board Member, Australian BMX Museum. Our community heritage in Brisbane goes back into 1865, our shul was built in 1886 and the heritage and records is a great interest of mine. 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. Consultant, Austen Brown Boog Solicitors, since 2012. Reb Itche Meir ended up being my early morning chavrusa for two years. One of my younger sons has 10-15 boys nearly every Shabbos stay with him that hes being mekarev and working with them. Former Councillor, Australian Business Arts Foundation (Creative Partnerships Australia). They may not be religious, but theyre going to be Jewish. Former Governor, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. These encounters enriched his experience then and trained him well for his yet uncharted future. I would like to receive the collive newsletter ; Follow Us! Theres a big follow-up. Giving time and support to refugees, particularly those who have no income or family, is very important to her. Ruth. There are gemachim for anything you could ever think of. While it is nice to get recognition for Jewish achievers, I am sad to see how few of these obviously highly talented people has so little to show in involvement with Jewish causes. Presenter and Journalist, SBS Russian Program, since 1996. About 17 or 18 years ago, I was very lucky. Shlomo Werdiger has blood on his hands. Founder and Director, Luminis Foundation, since 2015. I never forget how the Rebbe showed me everything. We host the mayor and the governor. One project that is very dear and near to me and my wife is the organization we started, called Refuah VYeshuah. For significant service to medicine, to health administration, and to humanitarian medical initiatives. Life Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, since 2018. Reb Aharon Leib hardly ate anything. We were in Washington a couple of weeks ago. Whether its that or tuition or special education, the Agudah is here to help the community. Dont go to the right or the left. Then you have an Orthodox daughter of the President of the United States, and I pulled out the Korean newspaper which I brought with me, and it [said] in the headlines of the Korean newspaper [that] Ivanka Trump had dinner last night with President Moon at the Blue House [and that t]he entire meal was kosher. Shlomo WERDIGER, NorthCaulfieldVIC3161. Lawyer, Owen Dixon Chambers East, current. New South Wales Workers Compensation Commission. Read more, Copyright 2023 -- All Rights Reserved J-Wire -- Contact -- Privacy Policy. Its message is presented to thousands of students visit each year, something that is vitally relevant in todays world. "It was gutsy," Reb Shlomo concedes, "but it was really the only option. Satmar understands what we do. Council Member, (Victorian Golf Association), 2001-2010. shlomo 13477628682. Shlomo (Saul) Werdiger is a Ger Hassid, and one of the most recognized philanthropists in the Charedi-American world. Please click on photos in order to view in full size. For service to music, and to the community of Bathurst. Volunteer Surgeon, Medecins Sans Frontieres,(Liberia, Indonesia, Somalia) 2004-2008. They bought the house in 2020 for $11.5 . I said, What more do you want? Living Legend, Bathurst Regional Council, 2015. Committee Member, various working groups on permanent impairment, since 2005. CAP, or Comprehensive Attendance Policy funds, reimburses yeshivos for fulfilling state mandates such as taking attendance or ensuring students are vaccinated. It also owns 459 Collins Street, a 32-storey office tower.
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