Nina Bassat | |
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Born | 1939 Lwowiec |
Known for | Holocaust survivor |
Notable work | Jewish Community Council of Victoria |
Awards | Victorian Honour Roll of Women |
Janina "Nina" Bassat AM (born 1939) is a leader in the Victorian Jewish community. She served as president of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) between 1996 and 1998. [1] Then she was again president for three years before retiring again in 2014. [2] She has also served as president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) [3] between 1999 and 2001. [4]
Bassat was born in Lwow, Poland. [5] Bassat is a survivor of the Holocaust. [6] She and her mother went to Melbourne, Australia in 1949 after living in a "displaced person's camp in Germany." [7] She attended the University of Melbourne, studying law and graduating in 1965. [4] Bassat started her own law practice in 1980. [7]
During her time as president of JCCV she provided welcome support for LGBT Jews in Victoria. [8] She also set up a National Restitution Hotline as president of the ECAJ for survivors of the Holocaust in order to facilitate restitution claims. [7] She has also been involved in "resettling Jews from the former Soviet Union." [4]
Bassat was inducted in the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2003. [9] In 2004, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of her services as an executive member of "peak Jewish organisations and through the promotion of greater community understanding." [10] In 2009, she received the JCCV General Sir John Monash Award for her "outstanding service to the Victorian Jewish community." [4]
Nina Bassat | |
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Born | 1939 Lwowiec |
Known for | Holocaust survivor |
Notable work | Jewish Community Council of Victoria |
Awards | Victorian Honour Roll of Women |
Janina "Nina" Bassat AM (born 1939) is a leader in the Victorian Jewish community. She served as president of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) between 1996 and 1998. [1] Then she was again president for three years before retiring again in 2014. [2] She has also served as president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) [3] between 1999 and 2001. [4]
Bassat was born in Lwow, Poland. [5] Bassat is a survivor of the Holocaust. [6] She and her mother went to Melbourne, Australia in 1949 after living in a "displaced person's camp in Germany." [7] She attended the University of Melbourne, studying law and graduating in 1965. [4] Bassat started her own law practice in 1980. [7]
During her time as president of JCCV she provided welcome support for LGBT Jews in Victoria. [8] She also set up a National Restitution Hotline as president of the ECAJ for survivors of the Holocaust in order to facilitate restitution claims. [7] She has also been involved in "resettling Jews from the former Soviet Union." [4]
Bassat was inducted in the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2003. [9] In 2004, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of her services as an executive member of "peak Jewish organisations and through the promotion of greater community understanding." [10] In 2009, she received the JCCV General Sir John Monash Award for her "outstanding service to the Victorian Jewish community." [4]