Comments on: 2025 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients

By: Ken Milhinch

Ken Milhinch — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 07:44:28 +0000

Congratulations to all these worthy winners. The Jewish people make considerable contributions to the betterment of our society. Their value to Australia far exceeds that of certain other groups.

By: Liat Kirby

Liat Kirby — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 05:11:24 +0000

I am thrilled to see an OAM awarded to Tomi Kalinski. Why? Because in her music and most obviously in her heart and soul lives such beauty and such joy alongside the sadness of historical Jewish existence that it touches me deeply. To every person she meets and every performance she gives, she hands this on. There can be no better contribution to Jewish life than that.
Kol HaKevod Tomi Kalinksi.
NB: I have only met and also heard Tomi Kalinksi playing piano once in my life and that was in 2023 when she took part in the launch of Eugene Shafir’s book ‘Wehrwolf’ at the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre in Elsternwick, Vic.
The photo you see of her here signifies her special beauty and energy.

By: Lynne Newington

Lynne Newington — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:34:31 +0000

All these wonderful people who most of us would never cross paths with even with private health cover.