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2012
ANZAC Day Commemoration Service 2012
Members from the UN and Diplomatic community, representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, envoys of the Australian and New Zealand Multinational Force and Observers, IDF delegates and Australian and New Zealand expatriates and visitors were among the 250 guests gathered at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Mount Scopus in Jerusalem in April to commemorate ANZAC Day.
In Ambassador Andrea Faulkner’s address she said that ANZAC Day is a tribute to all those Australian and New Zealand soldiers who served and continue to serve their countries far from home. She furthermore pronounced that the day is a time to remember and reflect, to grieve, to pay respects and to celebrate.
Senior Trade Mission Delegation hosted at Ambassador's Residence
Ambassador Andrea Faulkner, together with Dr Orna Berry, Chairperson of the Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce, co-hosted a reception in late March at the Ambassador’s Residence. The event, in honour of an Australian Trade Delegation, gave the opportunity for 30 senior business executives from Australia to meet with Israeli counterparts in their respective fields, including mining, banking & finance, high-tech, energy and academia.
The Trade Mission leaders Ms Carolyn Hewson and Ms Carol Schwartz, two of Australia's most prominent company directors, spoke of the success of the mission and the high level of innovation, industry and social enterprise they had encountered in Israel.
Left to right: Ms Carol Schwartz, Ms Carolyn Hewson, Ms Orna Berry, Mr Leon Kempler, Ambassador Andrea Faulkner
Judd Yadid’s debut art exhibition "Ozraeli" at the Australian Embassy
From 25 January to 8 February the Australian Embassed hosted the debut art exhibition by Australian-Israeli artist Judd Yadid. Entitled “Ozraeli”, it featured contemporary artworks on both Australia and Israel – the two countries that shape Yadid’s identity most.
Born in South Africa, Yadid grew up in Sydney and moved to Israel in 2006. His multi-layered artworks, incorporating found objects and images, reflect on the issue of identity in Australia and Israel, both diverse, multi-cultural societies.
Judd Yadid at the Opening
Australia’s best selling author, Bryce Courtenay, guest of Ambassador Faulkner
Best-selling Australian author, Bryce Courtenay, visited Israel in January 2012, where he met with leading Israeli authors, Etgar Keret, Nava Semel and Assaf Gavron at the Ambassador’s Residence.
These authors represent a sample of the rich cultural exchange between Australia and Israel.
Nava Semel told the guests that her ties to Australia, when her son was living there, had led her to write the book “Australian Wedding”.
Etgar Keret also expressed a soft spot for Australia. $9.99, an animated feature film, based on short stories by Keret, directed by Tatia Rosenthal and featuring the voices of leading Australian actors Geoffrey Rush and Anthony LaPaglia, was the first Israeli/Australian film co-production. Keret will also be attending the 2012 Adelaide Writer’s Festival.
Left to right: Nava Semel, Bryce Courtenay, Ambassador Andrea Faulkner, Assaf Gavron, Etgar Keret
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