In this issue, we highlight the recent Dunera exhibition in Tatura by the late Paul Mezulianik, who was interned as an 'enemy alien' along with 2,000 other 'Dunera Boys' in 1940.

Also included in this addition are a number of written pieces by child survivors, who have reflected on their impressions of life under the COVID lockdown: Dita Gould, Joe De Haan, Sarah Saaroni OAM, Ena Lewis-Krant, Gary Fabian, Paul Valent, and Ruth Herschtal. In addition, Renata Schnall reflects on her late mother Danka Schnall, and greetings from Dr Tony Weldon OAM FRACP, Chairman of ‘Courage to Care’.

Cover image: A group of “Dunera Boys” after arriving in Australia in the 1940s. (Supplied: Friends of the Dunera Boys)

In this issue, we have an article by Dr Paul Valent about 'COVID (Dis)Connections.'

In addition, this issue also contains: details on the launch of the autobiography of Nina Bassat AM; greetings from Jayne Josem, Melbourne Holocaust Museum Museum Director & CEO and Litzi Lemberg, President of CSH Sydney; congratulations to Jacqueline Dale on being awarded a ‘Legion of Honour’ award and to Gary Fabian on being awarded an honour from Germany; ‘I remember…’- reflections from a number of Child Survivors: Richard Rozen OAM, Joe De Haan, Roza Riaikkenen, Paulette Goldberg, Sarah Tamir, Henry Buch and Paul Grinwald; and Renata Schnall about her late mother Danka Schnall.

Cover image: Henry Buch with his mother after the war.

In this issue, we acknowledge the continuing effect that COVID has had on our community.

In addition, this issue of the Connections Newsletter provides: congratulations to Irma Hanner on being awarded an Order of Australia; the World Federation News Update on the Child Survivors’ new website; information on the passing of Halina Robinson; an Open Letter to CSH from Dr Tony Weldon, Chairman, Courage to Care; an article about the new Child Survivors exhibition at Yad Vashem; Eva Marks obituary.

IMAGE: Children’s home in Otwock Poland (Source: Yad Vashem Archive)

This issue continues to provide acknowledgement of the effect that COVID has had on our community.

In addition, we provide: an article about Jewish Genealogy ‘The Holocaust destroyed Jewish families: Genealogy can help rebuild them’; a Letter from Rae Silverstein, Melbourne Holocaust Museum Welfare Officer; Letters from Child Survivors: Paul Grinwald, Judy Kolt, Richard Rozen OAM & Roza Riaikkenen.

IMAGE: Popelaner family of Riga

In this issue we acknowledge the effect that COVID has had on our community, and give a welcome to our new Vice-President - Lena Fiszman.

In addition, we provide the latest news about the new Child Survivor Group’s website, “My Life… My Story” – Lena Fiszman, the Latest Holocaust Survivor Compensation Advice from JewishCare, details on the Postponement of World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust & Descendants (New York) Conference and a poem: “What To Wear” by Stan Marks OAM.

Image: Fiszman family 1950s

In this issue: Greetings to my fellow Child Survivors of the Holocaust by Dr Paul Valent and In Memorium – Eva Marks.

Image: Connections August 2020 – Netty Tepe Schoemaker & brother Alex.

Dr Paul Valent Pandemic message for CSH, tribute Eva Marks.

Connections April 2020 – Viv Parry and Eva Marks.

In this issue: Upcoming CSH Events, “One More Stage of My Life” by Paulette Szabason – Goldberg, My Life, My Story… “Another Pebble in Time”, Shana Tova to all child survivors, Poem – “White Magnolia” by Eva Marks, Marietta Elliott-Kleerkoper’s poems and photography, Poem – “A Perfect Distortion” by Marietta Elliott-Kleerkoper, and ABC Compass program – Silent Witnesses.

Image: Susie Bendel and mother

In this issue: CSH website launch and new opportunity to Claim Compensation.

Image: Dutch Railways pay survivors compensation

In this issue: Child Survivor Compensation Claim, CSH Financial situation, Working in the Shadows, Trying to Create Light by Jayne Josem, MHM Curator & Head of Collections, My Story… My Life – John Lamovie, Children and Choosing Life by Stan Marks OAM and Greetings from Eva Marks.

Image: John Lamovie and family pre-war.

In this issue: Forum and Film Launch: The Transfer of Intergenerational Trauma, CSH Website Update, World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust & Descendants (New York) Conference, My Story… My Life – Peter Gaspar, Choices People Make by Peter Gaspar and Kindertransport child refugee who fled Nazis retrace journey.

Image: Children arriving at Dovercourt Bay holiday camp.

In this issue: Child Survivors Group 29th Birthday by Dr Paul Valent, Compensation payments for child survivors of the Kindertransport and Child Survivors Group 29th Birthday pictures.

Image: Child Survivor Group 29 Anniversary.

Photos and news from Tribute event.

Image: Paulette Goldberg portrait

The second issue of Centre News for 2019 features articles by writers and experts on the Holocaust, but the stars truly are the Holocaust survivors involved in the Melbourne Holocaust Museum.

Julia Mayer highlights the stories of Sarah Saaroni, Stephanie Heller and Annetta Able in an article about Irris Makler’s wonderful book Just Add Love: Holocaust Survivors Share their Stories and Recipes, and we bring you the late Kitia Altman’s moving story Loloush. We also feature the stories of Joe de Haan, Charles German and Jenny Chaenkel.

Shana Tova, Happy New Year and enjoy reading these and the other inspirational articles in this second edition for the year.

In this issue we have: Claims Conference update, “A Tribute to my mother-in-law” by Molly Nudel, “Ascot State School – Bread and Onions” by Sue Cadell and letter from Paulette Goldberg.

Image: Paulette Goldberg and her brother JoJo.

In this issue we have: news on the CSH Claims Conference compensation agreed to by German Government, the new Raoul Wallenberg postage stamp and photos from the CSH ‘Time Capsule’ event.

Image: Bep Gomperts with her mother after the war.

In this issue: Claims Conference update, Effects of the Holocaust on Jewish Child Survivors: A Review of Their Traumas and After-effects by Dr Paul Valent, “My Lost and Found Homelands” by Halina Robinson and World Kindertransport Day: 2 December 2014 – Kindertransport: ‘To my dying day, I will be grateful to this country’ by Lucy Ward.

Image: German-Jewish refugees arrive at Southampton in 1939.

In this issue: ‘I Married A Holocaust Survivor’ by Stan Marks OAM, ‘Past Resurrected’ by Phillip Maisel OAM, a book review of ‘Lauferin: The Runner of Birkenau’ by Lusia Haberfeld, ‘From the Library Shelves’ by Julia Reichstein, ‘My Life… My Story’ by Helen Granek, information about Hatzolah, ‘Holocaust Logo’ by Danial Kogan, ‘The Last Jew in Bialystok’ and ‘The Transport of 1,200 Children from the Bialystok Ghetto to the Theresienstadt Camp’ by Bronia Klibanski.

Image: Helen Granek