Better Late Than Never

Being a bit of a one man band there are a number of things I’d have deemed appropriate to write about for us ex pat Aussies but didn’t get round to seeing or writing about soon enough.
On the sad side is the unfortunate passing away of Frank Stein ZL. We were among Frank’s many clients during his long tenure at the BOS. Of course the Aussie department later morphed into the ZFA. Words seem incapable of encapsulating the kindness with which Frank helped us and I’m sure many others.
On a much happier note I got to encounter a number of shows at the AICE G’day Israel Festival. I ate or rather dinned on Guillaume’s gourmet cooking at the King David Hotel, listening to rousing speeches from Julia Gillard and Peter Costello. I saw and heard Paul Grabowsky and experienced a David Helfgott concert. I also took in Tackling Piece, the documentary about the Peres Peace Foundation Palestinian-Israeli footy team.
Had a great arvo at Habonim Beach at the annual Habo picnic.
I missed the Maccabiah Games and all the Australian teams participating ‘cause I was unexpectedly OS . Bassah.