By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:36:46 +0000

A fantastic effort Henry Benjamin. Thank you for giving a voice to Stoker John ASHER. A Jewish boy who died in the service of his country and who I proudly call, one of Australia’s sons. Your community can be proud of the service rendered by your veterans. Whilst people like you, John Belfer, Wesley BROWNE and Warwick ABADEE draw breath, John ASHER will always have a ‘family’ to represent him, despite the fact that you are not related by blood. And Rabbi Jeffrey KAMINS can take a bow ….. what a wonderful representative of your Jewish faith. I hope that you all decide to come back in 2017 for the 75th Anniversary. Yours gratefully, Gary Traynor. Project Manager. Kuttabul Commemoration Project.

By: Klee

Klee — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:26:08 +0000

Thankyou from Adelaide for your excellent coverage of this special event.
Neither John Samuel Asher nor Graham Asher had descendants.
Sincere thanks to Warwick Abadee, Wesley Browne and Rabbi Kamins for their role in the memorial service and John Belfer for recording his memories. This event highlights the important place of JEWISH remembrance services for our Jewish servicemen and servicewomen. Considering the current discussion of multiculturalism in relation to Gallipoli centenary events and ANZAC services, our Jewish chaplains should have a place in any commemoration of conflicts where Jews served or gave their lives for Australia. From the Adelaide congregation alone, 10 men lost their lives in Australian military service including two in Gallipoli – our minyan in shemayim – and in addition, Greg Sher who was schooled here, died in Afghanistan. They are buried in cemeteries all over the world, no two in the same place. Many, many more served, suffered or were prisoners of war. And it is moving and appropriate that they are commemorated with Jewish memorial prayers at appropriate times like this.

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