‘The Life of Moshe Zalman Feiglin Z”L and The Beginnings of CHABAD in Australia’
All are warmly invited to an Australian film premiere that will feature the many epic events that led to the start of Chabad in Australia. The premiere film event will take place on:
Wednesday, 31st of October 2018 (22 Cheshvan)
at The JCM Theatre, 792 Eastern Parkway, start at 8pm.
The film documents the adventurous and altruistic life of Reb Moshe Zalman Feiglin Z”L, a devoted Lubavitcher Chossid who arrived in Australia in 1912 and has since steadfastly paved the way to the start of many of the Jewish educational initiatives in Australia.
The film documents Reb Moshe Zalman’s committed adherence to the directives of our Lubavitcher Rebbeim, and his resolute and valiant way of life that lead him in his youth to pioneer towns in northern Israel and later in life, to establish a self-sufficient Jewish agricultural community in Shepparton, a rural Australian town, which became the home to the very first Yeshiva on the Australian continent.
This film was produced by the Australian documentary film maker, Chaim Mehlman together with Reb Moshe Zalman’s grandson, Mottel Feiglin, and their team who uncovered a vast collection of treasured film reels, olden day audio tapes and photographs that until now have never been released to the public. Many of those date from as far back as the early 1900’s and those captured from the early 1930’s were taken by Reb Moshe Zalman’s youngest son, Reb Shmuel Feiglin Z”L who was an enthusiastic photographer and compiled a huge collection of movies from the early days.
The film relays vast historical and present-day interviews and many documentary sources as well as it encapsulates the book ‘Avrohom Avinu of Australia’ which was written by one of Reb Moshe Zalman’s oldest eynikels; Reb Uri Kaploun.
The title ‘Avrohom Avinu of Australia’ is the title that The Rebbe once gave to Reb Moshe Zalman.
This film is a magnificent compilation of treasured historical events and thus, it is an educational platform from which we can all be inspired.
I just came back from seeing a film about RebMoshe Zalman Feiglin. It was amazing. So beautiful and so well done. Made me homesick for Melbourne but also so honored to have known so many people that it talked about. I didn’t just enjoy it. I loved it. Felt so privileged to have grown up and been of such a family and community
Aviva Woolstone
#5, I.H. something will be arranged, however at this stage details are not yet known.
Will this video be available to view at a different time? Live out of town and can’t make it tonight. My family was very involved in founding the Chabad community in Melbourne and would love to see this.
I have spent much time in Australia and I have had the opportunity to see many of our magnificent moisdos and builings down there, particularly in Melbourne.
However, I have never really had an opportunity to know how they all started and who was behind them.
I am really looking forward to seeing this video.
As an aussie expat who has entirely lost touch with the wonderful community down under, I am very much looking forward to this. And thank you for making it free – what a nice, generous touch.
Of course women are also most welcome to attend.
Can women come?