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Templer Record
Published monthly in AUSTRALIA since 1946
(originally “CIRCULAR of the TEMPLE SOCIETY in AUSTRALIA”)
REFLECTIONS....................................2
Live simply, love generously... ......2
Dreams, Loss, Inner Journey........3
Service by Dr Irene Bouzo.............6
More on Palestine.........................11
REGIONAL MATTERS .................... 12
Volunteers – everyone counts..... 12
Social Care ................................... 15
The Templer Cross and Logo ...... 16
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ............ 17
Birthdays ..................................... 17
Birth............................................. 17
Engagement................................. 17
Bereavements .............................. 18
SYDNEY............................................. 19
YOUTH .............................................. 21
TG Program ................................. 21
Blue Baboon Report .................... 21
City Exploration ..........................23
Friday Night Movies....................23
Saturday Night Bowling ..............23
Bendigo Discovery Weekend.......23
KIDS’ CLUB......................................24
Upcoming Events ........................24
Roller-skating ..............................24
Pizza and Drinks Night ...............25
Christoph Hoffmann
CONTENTS July 2012
TTHA .................................................26
NOTICES .......................................... 28
Coming Services ......................... 28
Flower Roster ............................. 28
Community Afternoon Roster.... 28
Crafts........................................... 28
Be Working Bee ...........................29
Oma and Opa’s Kitchen...............29
THE HERITAGE PAGES................... 31
Templer Israel Tour..................... 31
Sarona’s New Era ........................32
The Blaichs of the Black Forest ...34
The Blaich Genealogy ..................36
Exhibition at TTHA .....................37
LAWNMOWING ROSTERS............ 38
CALENDAR JULY ............................39
In deutscher Sprache:
Ein bißchen mehr Friede.................... 2
TTHA – Liebe Freunde..................... 27

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REFLECTIONS
LIVE SIMPLY, LOVE GENEROUSLY,
CARE DEEPLY, SPEAK KINDLY...
A few weeks before we lost our best ever Choir Groupie, Ingeborg Imberger, I
was at the choir and said I was going to visit and bring her some flowers. The
choir members all chipped in and I was able to bring Ingeborg a huge bunch
of her favourite pink roses and a little card signed by us all at choir. We
wanted her to know we cared and were thinking of her.
At a later time Irene Eppinger gave me a shortened adaptation of the poem
below, and I share the complete version with you and translate it in the
paragraphs which follow.
Ein bißchen mehr Friede
und weniger Streit;
ein bißchen mehr Güte
und weniger Neid;
ein bißchen mehr Wahrheit
immerdar,
und viel mehr Hilfe
bei jeder Gefahr.
Ein bißchen mehr Wir
und weniger Ich;
ein bißchen mehr Kraft,
nicht so zimperlich.
Ein bißchen mehr Liebe
und weniger Hass;
ein bißchen mehr Wahrheit –
das wäre doch was!
Statt immer nur Unrast
ein bißchen mehr Ruh';
statt immer nur Ich
ein bißchen mehr Du.
Statt Angst und Hemmung
ein bißchen mehr Mut,
und Kraft zum Handeln,
das wäre gut!
Kein Trübsal und Dunkel,
ein bißchen mehr Licht;
kein quälend Verlangen,
ein froher Verzicht –
und viel, viel mehr Blumen
während des Lebens,
denn auf dem Grabe
blüh'n sie vergebens.
nach Peter Rosegger (1843-1918)
Flowers play a role in my daily life. I have at least one vase of flowers in my
house every day, from a single rose rescued before the possums have a feast
to a colourful bunch of nasturtiums glowing in their warm hues, or a fragrant
bunch of violets when they are in season, or simply a bunch of herbs in
flower when all else is bare. Rarely do I buy a bunch of blooms for myself,
but I have taken to giving flowers to others more often. It is a lovely way to
say I am thinking of you, to say thank you or just because!

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The poem recommends we need to be, say and do more positive things in
life. We need more peace and less conflict, more goodness and less envy, to
be constantly truthful, and provide lots of help when others are in danger or
in need. A lot more ‘us’ and less of the ‘me’, more strength and not so
affected. Instead of unrest, a bit of quiet, less of me and more of you; instead
of fear and inhibition more energy and courage to face the challenges, that
would be good!
Less moping and darkness, a little more light. No agonised yearnings, but an
ability to cheerfully do without, and many, many more flowers while we are
alive, because on the grave they flower in vain.
This poem gives us many wise directions on how to live our lives more
positively. We all need ‘bouquets’ at times, be they in the form of real
flowers, or as a compliment, a hug, a quick phone call, a thoughtful little note
to let someone know you are thinking of them or even just a smile and thank
you for someone who paid you a courtesy in the shopping centre. In the
home, we can certainly give our family many more ‘flowers’! We can thank
our partners when they help, we can express appreciation for assistance
given without having to ask, and we can always acknowledge good behaviour
and sharing when the children and grandchildren do the right thing. See how
many times you can turn a negative into a positive over the next few weeks
and see if it makes you and those around you happier.
DREAMS, LOSS AND THE INNER JOURNEY
Renate Weber
Those of you who have read the wonderful little book, How Green was my
Valley by Richard Llewellyn, may recall a scene where two of Hugh’s
brothers decide to emigrate to America. Rather than telling their mother
they are going, they prepare their things and then get the old lady to read
them a story as she did when they were small. As she reads, they quietly
leave the room, the house and the valley, never to return and never to see her
again.
It is a sad, haunting, dreamlike scene of love and separation.
I have always been given to dreams. As with most people, the nature of my
dreams changes from time to time and with the different stages of my life. I
began to write this Reflection in the early hours of the morning after having
been woken by a very vivid dream which I will recount.
I do not know what house it was (I have lived in many). I think the girl with
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was, she was about nine in the dream.
There was a little old-fashioned wooden highchair. The back was hanging
loose. I tightened up one screw and found another to secure the other side.
Then I looked at Darcee and realised that the chair was no longer of any use
because she was too big for it. Even Odette (4) was too big for it.
I awoke with a shot of adrenalin and the vivid realisation of the relentless
passage of time.
I am often conscious of the passage of time, and how we cannot go back.
Melbourne psychologist Peter O’Connor, in his book Facing the Fifties, talks
about the dreams which are commonly experienced by men in their fifties.
The common theme is loss. Loss of past opportunities. Loss of youth. Loss of
those who have left this life. And in the case of my dream, loss of the little
toddler who Darcee (and Danni) had been.
Although Darcee is not a little child any more, at 9 she is still a child. Her
school dress is sitting on the chair by the dining table where I am writing. As
I placed the laptop on the table, I remembered how she had wanted me to
play chess with her before dinner last night, but I had been too busy, too preoccupied
with my own thoughts.
I took up a piece of paper and wrote her a challenge for a game tonight and
left it folded on the dress.
Religion and psychology are not the same thing, but complimentary ways of
trying to understand reality and the human condition. We are all born, we all
live a life, long or short, more or less happy, more or less fulfilled. Then we
die.
This is the pattern of our human destiny. It seems immutable. It is easy to
see it as a tragedy. If we are happy, this is because we are ignorant of the
tragedy or are in denial.
But is denial the only way to be happy? Or is there a way to understand these
same facts of our human condition and accept them, and embrace them, the
good with the bad, the sad with the happy, and the inevitability of loss? To
achieve contentedness?
Jesus, in the records of his teachings, which we have in the Gospels, does not
talk of life in the way in which psychologists do. He does not take us through
the cycle of life and discuss the psychological challenges and developments
associated with each stage. However, many of his teachings do compliment
our psychological understanding of the human condition.
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God will come. He replies, you cannot tell by observation when the Kingdom
of God will come. You cannot say, ‘Look here it is’, or ‘Look there it is’, for the
Kingdom of God is among you. In the Gospel of Thomas (saying 113), Jesus
continues, the kingdom of the father is spread out over the earth, and men
do not see it.
In his book, Peter O’Connor recounts the experience common to many of his
group of those emerging from the turbulence of the fifties with its dreams of
loss into a time of greater peace and acceptance of the realities of life and the
inevitability of death.
However, inner peace can be quite elusory. Rod Dungan, in his seminar of
Raising Boys, showed those of us who attended a terrible video of a
tormented Johnny Cash approaching death with extreme regret, fear and
apprehension.
Here we have two extremes of possible human experience. On the one hand,
we have the promise of Kingdom of God waiting to be discovered, and on the
other, we have remorse, regret and the fear of death. What determines which
will be our own personal destiny?
Jesus’ teaching is replete with parables whose purpose is to guide us towards
the state of inner peace and the understanding and acceptance of the
realities of life, which equates to attainment of the Kingdom of God.
Psychology also provides guidance towards the goal of inner peace.
Letting go of your sense of self-importance. Showing humility especially in
times of success. Not missing opportunities to show love to those who we are
in contact with. Cherishing our children, whatever their age and stage and
however horrible they can sometimes be. Loving our ageing parents,
however demanding and annoying they can be. Living in the moment.
Having a pure heart and, when you do fall short of your expectations of
yourself, getting yourself back on track. Achieving harmony between the
conscious and unconscious mind.
For younger people, the quest for self-discovery is the first step on the
journey. But it takes years, decades and for many people, as with Peter
O’Connor’s study group, until the fifties or beyond to gain full selfunderstanding;
to discover who you really are. And with this new
understanding, embark upon the part of life’s journey which culminates in
inner peace even in the face of death.
Looking over my shoulder at the clock, I see that it is almost time for my
morning shower. The house will soon come to life and Darcee will find the
note about the chess challenge on her school dress.

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The journey continues ...
Post Script
Peter O’Connor is a Melbourne psychologist and Jungian psychoanalyst. It
was he who first coined the term Midlife Crisis. Many of his observations
were based on his work with a group of white, well-educated Melbourne men
who met regularly as a group over several decades.
Both of Peter’s books which I have read, Understanding the Midlife Crisis
and Facing the Fifties, are very interesting and I was personally able to relate
to the content of both, though, as he concedes himself, the timelines for the
milestones and challenges are not necessarily completely accurate or
applicable to everybody.
Although some of the life stages and experiences he describes may be shared
by women, his observations of his group of men cannot necessarily be
applied to women. My own experience with women as an obstetrician and
gynaecologist for over 20 years, leads me to feel that the inner journey which
women undertake through their lives is quite different from that of men in
many significant respects and is related quite closely to their reproductive
potential and experiences.
And I also think that the deliberate search for spiritual enlightenment, which
is alluded to in my Reflection, is a male rather than a female concept,
whereas grief at loss and separation is universal.
Geoff McCallum
SAAL SERVICE BY DR IRENE BOUZO – Bayswater 3 rd June 2012
Text of the day – Job 3:20-26
Life is like a bridge over troubled waters. Good things happen to us and bad
things happen. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Our service
today is about patience and suffering. Our Bible text is about the lament of
Job. He was known as the righteous sufferer.
Job speaks about the agony of human existence with an honesty and a
directness that we often dare not show. I pose three eternal questions:
• Why do people suffer?
• Is it some kind of punishment?
• What should I say to a person who is suffering?

Job’s lament
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‘Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, who
long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden
treasures, who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave?
‘Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
‘For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out
like water.
‘For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me.
I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.’
Job is a suffering man talking. He speaks of misery, groaning and the
prospect of nothing but more trouble coming. He wonders why God is still
keeping him alive when he longs for death. The important thing is that
throughout his trials Job never loses the steadfastness of his faith and
exhibits endless patience ‘the patience of Job’.
The conditions of suffering
1. Suffering is not a punishment
Job asked God, ‘Why is light given to him who is in misery; to the bitter in
soul?’
Many Bible commentaries say that Job is asking if suffering has something
to do with evil and sin. Job’s friends reasoned that all suffering is
punishment for one’s sins and since Job was suffering, he was a sinner.
Job’s friends were no help to him. Job affirmed his innocence of great sins
repeatedly in several of his speeches. I believe that when Job is asking why
is light given to those in misery, the ‘light’ is symbolic of being alive, of
having the faith to see God’s message.
My experience as a Templer has led me to see God’s message as faith in the
inherent goodness of people. I was brought up to believe that a child is born
innocent; that we have inherent good in us and not sin.
Job talks about ‘digging for hidden treasures’; the hidden treasures of
patience and goodness that are not always obvious.
The lesson here is that suffering is not a punishment and that when in pain
we should try to find patience and goodness in humanity.

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2. Suffering is inevitable
I have heard that physical pain is inevitable; but the important thing
throughout this chapter is that Job did not turn away from God. Even if he
did not know what to do or what to ask, he kept talking to God.
The second lesson is that when people abandon God in their suffering or
their belief in the goodness of the universe, that’s when they get into trouble.
3. Suffering comes in many unexpected forms
In his lament Job talks about a man whose way is hidden, whom God has
hedged in.
Sometimes we feel cornered in the strangest of ways. We feel we have no
control over our pain. Suffering, for example, is intergenerational. We can
feel the pain of our parents as well as the pain of a sick child.
It is therefore important that we learn to look beyond our pain and apply the
lessons of patience and steadfastness of faith from the story of Job.
4. Suffering need not be feared
One of the calamities that Job experienced was his ‘sudden fear’. In verse 25
Job says, ‘for the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls
me.’
Some people are afraid to pray frankly and honestly to God, to the
mysterious creator of the universe, but Job had nothing to hide. He
complained about small things and was in despair, but not defiant toward
God. He felt his pain intensely but did not accuse God of being unjust. Job
was trying to overcome his fear by talking it through in his personal
conversation with God.
5. Suffering can make us try too hard
Job said, ‘I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but (more) trouble
comes.’ I think it is important to keep suffering in perspective. In our quest
to stay as independent as possible through troubled times, we may risk
trying too hard in dealing with suffering.
My story (from the 1940s movie The Old Man and The Sea)
An ageing and poor Cuban fisherman had caught no fish for 80 days. He had
no money for food. A young boy wanted to help him, but the Old Man didn’t
accept. For one last time the Old Man went out to sea, and this time he
hooked a gigantic fish – a fish bigger than his boat.
For three days and nights, the Old Man stubbornly battled that fish. His back
felt like it was broken. His hands were torn and bleeding from holding the
line. At last he overpowered the fish, harpooned it and killed it. He tied it to

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the outside of his boat. Then the sharks attacked and ate the fish till there
was nothing left but a giant skeleton.
The Old Man was suffering. He was too tired to even walk. Only the young
boy was there to help. The Old Man said to the fish, ‘my mistake was I
tried too hard to catch you.’
Both the fisherman and the magnificent fish lost their battles. The
fisherman’s pride got the better of him. He had fought too hard against his
physical pain and, in doing so, had ignored his higher spiritual journey. He
was not able to let go of his ego.
6. Suffering needs patience
Job had infinite patience. Even when he was sick and lost his family and
friends, he never stopped remembering God with thankfulness, patience and
steadfastness.
Job acknowledged his pain and suffering. He debated and argued and
consciously accepted what was happening to him. He said yes to faith, yes
to hope, yes to God’s ultimate plan for him. It took him a long time. It took a
lot of patience. That’s when things started getting easier.
7. Suffering is bearable – it does not go on forever
Job said, ‘for my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are
poured out like water.’ When his three friends saw him, it tells us in Job 2:13,
‘they then sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No
one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.’
It is quite common for people to think that Job’s life was unbearable. A
closer examination of The Book of Job shows that, in fact, his bad luck lasted
no longer than about 7 years.
Job continued to worship God. His patience paid off and eventually the
suffering stopped. Job was restored to his former wealth. He was blessed
with seven sons and three daughters. They were said to be the most beautiful
women in the land. He lived to 140 and saw his children and grandchildren
thrive for four generations.
Seven years of suffering out of 140 years does not seem like such a long time
in hindsight. There was a happy ending to Job’s story. The lesson is that
human suffering eventually comes to an end and happy times come again.
8. Suffering makes us stronger
We’ve all heard the expression ‘people star in adversity’ and ‘suffering is
transformative’. Some people even say suffering is a blessing, but I wouldn’t
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Nevertheless, for those who have the misfortune of experiencing intense pain
and suffering there are some positive outcomes. It can be character-building.
Some people develop amazing inner strength.
9. Suffering needs faith
Job’s prayer in the Old Testament is a model for us. He reached into his
inner self and was open to God’s justice. In our 21 st century world, Dr Susan
Jeffers, a healer and author of the book Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway,
teaches that affirmations, like personal prayer, ‘replace negative thoughts
with positive thoughts.’ They move us ‘from the weakest part of who we are
(the Lower Self) to the strongest and most loving part of who we are (the
Higher Self). I can’t think of a better place to be!’ says Jeffers.
She suggests that an affirmation is a positive statement telling us that ‘all is
well.’ She says, that if we constantly repeat the uplifting statement – all is
well, it will soothe us and replace the negative voice of doom and gloom in
our mind with thoughts of peace and love. ‘Yes … all is well.’ It is designed to
help people grab hold of their fears and uncertainty, and live their lives the
way they want to live it – ‘moving them from a place of pain and depression
to one of energy and enthusiasm.’ (Jeffers 2006)
The lesson of Job is to never abandon one’s faith and that faith is more than
just an attitude. It is about regularly practising personal prayer and
meditation.
10. Suffering remains a mystery
I now come back to my original three questions.
Why do we suffer? … Because we do…
Sometimes I think the older I get, the more I grow, the less I seem to know.
The mystery of human suffering remains unanswered for me.
Is it a punishment? No it’s not. I come to the conclusion that the central
question to sufferers of all ages is not ‘why do we suffer?’ but rather ‘how can
I go on believing in the goodness of humanity; the goodness of the universe?
How can I find the patience of Job in my bad times?’
So, what should I say to a person who is suffering? I would say, ‘have
patience.’ And if they said, ‘but it’s hard. How much patience do I need?’ I
would say, ‘the patience of Job.’

Let us end with an affirmation by Susan Jeffers:
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My mind cannot see the larger picture, the Grand Design.
I don’t know why life is happening the way it is,
but I will simply trust that all things happen for a reason.
Therefore,
even if a certain situation is not going the way I want it to go,
I will relax and focus on how I can learn and grow from it all.
In this way, I become a stronger and more loving person.
Yes … IT’S ALL HAPPENING PERFECTLY ! cond. by P.H.
MORE ON PALESTINE
While it must be acknowledged that the Palestinian Arabs need all the help
they can get, we still have to be clear about the nature of their relationship
with the Templers in Palestine. When the Templers first arrived, the local
Arab populace, far from being welcoming or cooperative, was in fact quite
hostile towards the newcomers, even though the Templers had not come as
conquerors, but as settlers who paid for the land they began to till.
In due course, the Templers offered employment, which suited the locals,
and both parties accepted this situation as a given and adjusted to its
realities. This, however, did not go any further than labour, employment and
the adoption of some culinary practices. There cannot be any talk of
cooperation and contribution to the cause of the Temple Society beyond that.
The local Fellaheen were not part of the Templer communities, nor did they
wish to be. The religious, cultural and ethnic divides were simply too great.
In matters of faith, as well as in practical concerns, the Templers always
acted on their own initiatives, while the Fellaheen population of Palestine
had been rather passive ever since the crusades and existed simply by just
being there. Had they not been there, the Templers would have found other
ways to realise their aims, as indeed they did in Russia, in America, in
Germany and now in Australia. This is not to say that closer personal
relationships, albeit rare, had never developed – not enough, however, to
create the impression that the Temple Society would otherwise not have
succeeded in Palestine.
Peter Hornung

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REGIONAL MATTERS
VOLUNTEERS – Everyone counts. ‘Count me in!’
This was the slogan for
National Volunteer Week,
celebrated in May (14-20).
It was our intention to try to
identify all those who
volunteer in some capacity
(or capacities) within and for
the TSA. This proved such an
extensive exercise that our recognition function in the Bentleigh Hall could
not be staged before the first Saturday in June and we didn’t order a
sufficient number of lapel pins (fortunately TTHA had a few left over).
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth
(Muhammad Ali)
The immediate concern with an undertaking of this type and scale is
inadvertently leaving some volunteers or grouping out. And, yes, it
happened, but we hope we’ve now corrected this oversight. Still, we argue
that this alone is not a good enough reason not to persist with the important
task of acknowledging our dedicated and hard-working members and
friends.
We ended up with over 50 groupings, necessary for the TSA to conduct its
myriad of activities, functions and programs. Put simply, without the
commitment and effort of the people behind these groupings, our
community events would not be able to take place as they do. By far the
largest number of volunteers (88, and many of them our children) was
needed to run Sommerfest this year.
Almost 600 entries (suggesting about 12 per grouping) with nearly 300
unique names (an average of about 2 entries per volunteer) resulted in over
100 people coming to the afternoon tea (wonderfully catered by Kellie Black,
the cost covered by the generous donation of a member) in Bentleigh. A
warm and engaging atmosphere was evident from the outset.
As seen in Readers’ Digest
A teenager brought home her new boyfriend to meet her parents, and they
were appalled by his appearance: leather jacket, motorcycle boots, tattoos
and a pierced nose. Later, the parents pulled their daughter aside and said

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‘he doesn't seem very nice.’ ‘Mum,’ replied the daughter, ‘if he wasn't so nice,
why would he be doing 5000 hours of community service?’
Those unable to attend still received a certificate and lapel pin. A week
earlier, whilst in Sydney, I was able to distribute the volunteer ‘packages’ to
the worthy recipients of the community at Meadowbank. There were also a
few others sent further afield.
The highest reward for a person's work is not what they get for it,
but what they become because of it (John Ruskin)
Yes, the sheer volume of the exercise was astounding and made us very
proud of the Temple Society and its supporters. In closing allow me to thank
those who helped put the recognition function together – Marianne
Herrmann, John Maddock, Irma Wesselbaum and Martina Eaton … and all
those who helped clean up on the day!
Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person
doing it (Chinese proverb)
Mark Herrmann and Martina Eaton
Pictures from the Volunteer Function

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Photos Alfred Klink

SOCIAL CARE
Dear Friends,
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Well, I have had my first flu for the season (I should have taken my own
advice and had the flu shot!) and it was not pleasant! Hope you are all
managing to fight off the bugs around and keep fit and healthy (in mind and
body). We have an exciting few months coming up with the MoneyMinded
Workshops coming up in Bentleigh and the next group of ‘Oma and Opa’s
Kitchen’ participants starting in August in Bayswater. Look out for the report
in next month’s TR from the first group.
A reminder that the first MoneyMinded Workshops are beginning this
month in Bentleigh. The topics covered in July are Planning and Budgeting
on 7 th July and Getting Started on 21 st July. The workshops run from 2-4pm
with a coffee break. These sessions are free and you DO NOT need to come to
all of them – just pick the ones that you think are most relevant to you!
Please RSVP to me on the phone number below so I have enough resources
for you all! Please arrive 10 minutes early so we can start promptly at 2pm.
There are still spaces available for the Golden Girls Pamper Day. Contact
me for more information.
Telelink will be held on 6 th and 20 th July. We have a lovely group of women
joining in, with Erika Christian facilitating the group, and we welcome more
if you would like to participate! This is a German/Schwäbisch-speaking
group. If you would like to sign up to be a part of this group, please contact
me.
FREEBIES AND USEFUL WEBSITES
• Did you know that if you are of age pension age but do not qualify for
the age pension, or you do not receive certain other Social Security
pensions or benefits, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth
Seniors Health Card? This card helps senior Australians with the
cost of prescription medicines, other health services and concessional
rail travel. It also entitles cardholders to a quarterly Seniors Supplement
Payment to assist with regular household expenses. For more details
regarding eligibility, etc., contact me on the details below and we can
make a time to meet or you can phone 132 300 and ask them for further
information on the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.
• Check out eViacam if you have trouble using a mouse with your
computer! Your head movements control the mouse cursor on your
screen! It is free to download. http://eviacam.en.softonic.com/
• If you have a child who has trouble communicating, check out the

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following app to download: Proloquo2go – it’s a free trial and has been
found to be especially useful for children on the autism spectrum.
• Sonoflex Lite is a free app for your iPhone or iPad you could download if
your child is learning to speak.
• Do you live in the Shire of Yarra Ranges? The YR Volunteer Exchange
puts people interested in volunteering in touch with community groups
and projects. Check out www.yarrarangeslearning.net.au It also links
you with short courses and career development.
Keep smiling,
Martina Eaton, Community Care Worker
email: careworker@templesociety.org.au
THE TEMPLER CROSS AND LOGO
Recently one of our members suggested it would
be nice to display the modern Templer Cross in the
Bentleigh Hall. It was agreed it would be a good
idea on the condition that it does not supersede
the acorn-adorned cross that already graces the
wall above the pulpit. After the completion of the
Bentleigh Hall, Erika Kirchner made the cross
from acorns collected from under the large oak
tree in her backyard. The background behind the
INRI is filled in with tiny bottlebrush seeds. It is
worthwhile to look at it. Apparently, in the early
days it was removed for dances and other social
events, but it was always carefully replaced.
In the 1980s, the Templer cross
was still topped with INRI and,
for a while, we used a stylised
map of Australia with TS in the
middle.
We no longer use the acronym
INRI (Iēsus Nazarēnus Rēx
Iūdaeōrum) a Latin inscription
which in English reads as ‘Jesus
the Nazarene, King of the Jews.’

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The ‘new’ cross prototype appeared on the cover of
In Memory of Those Who have come before Us, the
booklet of the German cemeteries Haifa and
Jerusalem of May 1974. Some of these images were
used on the front cover of the Templer Record. In
February 1999 the traditional Templer cross was
succeeded by a new one.
Renate Weber
GEBURTSTAGE – BIRTHDAYS
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
Wir gratulieren herzlich zum Geburtstag unserer Mitglieder:
und wünschen auch allen hier nicht angeführten Geburtstagskindern alles
Gute und Schöne zum neuen Lebensjahr – Happy Birthday!
BIRTH
Flynn Grayson Hoefer
ENGAGEMENT
Margot Neu Irma Richter
Heinrich Hesse Gertrud Schnerring
Hannelore Schmidt Rita Steller
Hertha Blaich Ruth Haar (Scheerle)
Heinz Weller Rolf Beilharz
Klaus Baldenhofer Günther Weller
Erich Baldenhofer
Alysha Murray and David Randall got engaged on 19.5.2012. They are
still living in London.
Congratulations to these families

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BEREAVEMENTS
Our sister, mother and Oma, Erika Kirchner née Richter passed
away at TTHA on 17.5.2012, aged 93. Our sincere thanks go to Mark
Herrmann for his kind listening, his generosity of time and his care
in preparing and leading a fitting service of thanksgiving, and a
meaningful private burial. We also appreciate the donations to
Alzheimer’s Australia given in Erika’s memory, and the many loving
memories, tributes and heart-felt condolences that were shared.
Erika’s strength and resilience, her creativity and nurture, her love
and kindly faith, remain with us.
In loving remembrance:
Hans, Karl and Willi Richter, and Luise Ruff (née Richter)
Veronika Kirchner, Robert Johnston and Sally Kirchner-
Johnston
Thomas, Maria, James and Anna-Rose Kirchner
� � �
Meta Eleonore Beilharz née Krafft, born 17.2.1911 in Haifa, died
peacefully at the TTHA on 5 th June 2012, aged 101 years.
Meta was the loved wife of Gustav (deceased), the beloved mother of
Rolf, Herta and Hartmut and mother-in-law of Vyrna, Hermann and
Margaret. She was the adored Oma of Lindy, Margie, Erica and
Anna, of Belinda and Martin, and of Kirsty, and kind, supportive
friend of their respective partners, Rob Rigato, Andrew Brown, Tim
Christensen, Michael Smythe, Paul O’Brien and Kylie Bergin. She
was the affectionate and fun-loving Ur-Oma of her 12 great-grandchildren:
Michael and Jeni; Steph and Nicki; Forester, Tasman and
Lincoln; Perry and Crispin; Alexander; Imogen and Lucinda; and
the dear ‘Auntie’ of Oki.
Meta was laid to rest at a private family committal service conducted
by Rolf at the Ferntree Gully cemetery on 12 th June. Once Herta and
Hermann Uhlherr have returned from their overseas trip to
Germany and Israel, a memorial service will be arranged to
celebrate Meta’s life, to which all will be welcome.
We are grateful for the loving care given to Meta during the years
she spent in the TTHA, and in particular during the last few weeks
of her life when she was treated with respect and kindness.
‘You are no longer where you were, but you are everywhere we are’
Condolences to the bereaved families

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SYDNEY
Wet, cold and soggy winter is very much here in Sydney and keeping dry,
warm and well is our regular concern. So when I noted on the Friday
preceding the Sunday 27 th May service-picnic that 17 o C and rain was forecast,
the idea of a BBQ and an outside picnic seemed a bad idea. A phone and
email discussion ensued between the Sydney Community Focus Group
members, and we decided to stop the BBQ in favour of an indoors roast
chicken and salad lunch. We phoned and emailed a number of community
members to let them know of the change of plans – but not all were reached.
Now, I do usually like a spot of sun, particularly in the middle of winter,
however the sparkling bright sun that greeted me on the morning of the
cancelled picnic was less enjoyable than usual. It was with some
embarrassment that I informed the brightly picnic-dressed congregation of
the change of plans due to a wayward forecast a few days earlier. Being good
Templers and used to dealing with a history of sudden changes and
devastating blows, good humour and order was maintained and a fine cosy
luncheon was had by all. Thank you, particularly to the ladies, for their
yummy salads and cakes and for all who pitched in so much to make the day
a success. Thanks especially to the person who remarked, ‘I think it was a
little bit too chilly and windy to have been outside anyway.’
Mark Herrmann held a service with discussion before lunch. We were
excited that our hall hosted not one or two visitors from afar, but four! As
well as Mark and Nanne Herrmann from Melbourne, there was Beate
Kuerschner, also from Melbourne, and Otto Aberle from Canberra. Thanks
for coming up! We sat in a circular arrangement to discuss the issue of
whether religion can be used to assist the peace process in Israel, which
Mark wrote about in last month's TR. Mark had taken this issue from a
recent seminar in Melbourne. I found Mark's description of the ridiculous
demands to include political speakers into what was meant to be a religious
discussion in the Knox Interfaith event a reflection on the reasons why the
Israeli peace process keeps failing. Overall I think we felt religion could not
solve this problem, it was a secular decision that is needed. I enjoyed older
members telling us about their strong, trusting relationships with both Jews
and Palestinians. Though there were a few people who suggested that we
Templers should always remember the role of our Palestinian workers in our
success in Palestine, especially when our people were interned and the Arab
workers took on responsibilities in farming and business.
As usual, our Seniors’ Group on 8 th June was a pleasant affair. We were
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and a good catch-up. It was nice to be warm and snug. We hope all of those
who couldn't attend due to ill health have recovered and are available for our
next lunch.
Coming events
July
• Seniors’ Group: 11:45am, 13 th July at Blacktown Workers' Sports Club,
170 Reservoir Rd Blacktown
• Service: Sunday 22 nd July 10:30am – Ingrid Turner, duty: Erika Schulz
August
• Seniors’ Social Group: Friday 10 th August, 11:30am (TBA)
• Golden Girls Pamper Day: 16 th August, Bayswater Vic
• Women’s Retreat: 17-19 th August, Phillip Island Vic
• Service/AGM: Sunday 26 th August, 10:30am (TBA)
Ingrid Turner, Elder and Community Development Worker for Sydney
email: ingridt@tpg.com.au
Thank You
During the time of Herta Uhlherr’s overseas trip, Peter
Hornung has stood in as editor for two editions of the
Templer Record.
On behalf of all readers, I thank Peter for his diligence,
attention to detail and preparedness to take on the role
(and associated work).
Mark Herrmann

YOUTH CALENDAR
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YOUTH
Friday 6 th July Exploration! City
Friday 20 th July Friday Night Fun – Movies Mt Waverley
Saturday 11th August Saturday Night Fun – Bowling Bayswater
Friday 24th August Friday Night Fun – Spotlight
Bayswater
7:30pm
Sunday 9th September Ferry trip to Williamstown City
Saturday 29th to Sunday
30th September
All Youth Bendigo Discovery
Weekend
Bendigo
Friday 19th October
Friday Night Fun – surprise
activity!
TBC
Sunday 11th November
Family Service, Community Picnic
& TG Tug of War
Bayswater
11am
Sunday 25th November
TG Breakup Party at Le Mans Go-
Karting
Dandenong
South
2012 TEENAGE GROUP PROGRAM
For full details/enquiries about, or to book for, the 2012 Teenage Group
program please contact:
Susi Richter, Community Youth Coordinator
email: susi@templesociety.org.au
BLUE BABOON – Report
Twelve TGers converged on Chadstone Shopping Centre on Friday 8 th June
to put their investigative skills to the test in finding some very interesting
characters!
They were hunting for: Al Capone, Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee, The Biker,
Two Tiny Teddies, Blue and the Baboon, Favourite Footy Fans, The Saint,
Four Word Wizards and Where’s Wally!
They also had to count pillars and staircases, find out who was hanging
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to swap a paperclip with a ‘stranger’!
The teams all did brilliantly, but at the end of the night when the final points
were counted up it was Team Danyon, Bailey and Tom that won the ‘Blue
Baboon Prizes’ and now have the honour of being the FIRST team to have
their names engraved on the Blue Baboon Boasting Board!
Special mention must go to Team Hugo, Franz and Brody who were the
ONLY team to actually find the Four Word Wizards AND they also
managed to work out the 9-letter word! Well done guys!
Huge thanks to Erika, Renate and Tony, Paul, Di and Annette, John,
Alastair and Patti, Monika and Martin, Mark, Marianne, Barb and Roko and
Susi for getting into the spirit of the night and dressing up to portray their
characters so beautifully!
The night was a lot of fun for everyone – competitors and characters alike so
Blue Baboon has now become an annual challenge.
That’s right – in 2013 you will have another opportunity to get your name on
the Blue Baboon Boasting Board!

CITY EXPLORATION! – Friday 6 th July
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Come and have some school holiday fun exploring the city! We’ll be catching
the train to the city and spending the day exploring the interesting (and
sometimes quirky) nooks and crannies of Melbourne, as well as visiting the
Polly Woodside, listening to the Federation Bells and watching fireworks at
Docklands!
Full details will be emailed to TG. If you are not on the email list and would
like more info, please contact Susi (see contact details above).
FRIDAY NIGHT FUN AT THE MOVIES – 20 th July
TG is going to see ‘Ice Age: Continental Shift’ at the Waverley Pinewood
Cinemas.
For all info and to book please contact Susi (see contact details above).
SATURDAY NIGHT FUN BOWLING – Saturday 11 th August
How would you like to try your hand at 9-pin bowling in our very own
Bayswater Bowling Alley?
Well you can on Saturday 11 th August at 7pm till 9pm. If you would like
to come, let Susi know by Wednesday 8 th August (see contact details above).
Advance notice
ALL YOUTH BENDIGO DISCOVERY WEEKEND
29 th to 30 th September
Spend the weekend in Bendigo taking vintage tram rides, exploring gold
mines and sleeping over at the Bendigo Science and Discovery Centre. We’ll
be catching the train to Bendigo on Saturday morning and returning on
Sunday evening.
There will be more information in the August Templer Record or you can
contact Susi with any questions or to register your interest (see contact
details above).

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UPCOMING EVENTS
KIDS’ CLUB
Sunday 8th July
Service, Sunday School &
Community Afternoon
Sunday 22nd July Roller-skating
followed by Hymn Service
Sunday 12th August
Saturday 25
Service & Sunday School
th
August
Sunday 26th August
Service & Sunday School
Sunday 2nd Fathers Day Service
September
Sunday 23rd September
Saturday 29th to Sunday 30th September
Bayswater
3:15pm
Scoresby 1:30pm
Bentleigh 5pm
Bayswater
10:15am
Disco Bayswater
& Sunday School
Service, Sunday School
& Community Afternoon
All Youth Bendigo Discovery
Weekend
ROLLER-SKATING – Sunday 22 nd July
Bentleigh
10:15am
Bayswater
10:15am
Bentleigh 3:15pm
Bendigo
Join Kids’ Club in an afternoon of roller-skating fun at Caribbean Rollerama
(1298 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby) followed by the Hymn Service in
Bentleigh at 5pm.
Times: 1:30pm to 4pm roller-skating, then 5pm Hymn Service.
Cost: $10 per person (this includes regular skate hire) inline skates would be
an extra $3 to hire or bring your own skates.
There are tables available at Caribbean Rollerama to enjoy a communal
afternoon tea, so please bring a snack or plate of afternoon tea to share. Tea,
coffee and water may also be brought along but BYO soft drinks are not
allowed. There is also a kiosk on site for purchasing snacks and drinks etc.
RSVP: Bookings are essential! Please contact Prue no later than Monday
16 th July to book your family in.

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ALL YOUTH BENDIGO DISCOVERY WEEKEND
29 th to 30 th September – see page 23
A Happy Birthday to
Joshua Lu
Emma Wied
Oscar Rose
Thomas Eaton
Tasman Christensen
Kayden Verhagen
Joel Loebert
Keanah Messner
Leah Vollmer
PIZZA AND DRINKS NIGHT
in the Community (JG) Room in Bayswater
On Wednesday 25 th July from 6:30pm all 18-30 year olds are
welcome to meet at the Bayswater Hall for free pizza and BYO drinks. The
idea came about from the recent dinner with a group of you and a reminder
SMS will get sent out a week before.
If you are interested in attending on this night (or being kept in the loop
about upcoming nights with this group) please contact me via phone or email
careworker@templesociety.org.au with your mobile number and email
address, so I can let you know what is happening, when and where. Feel free
to invite your friends!
Martina Eaton, Community Care Worker

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Dear Friends and Family,
TTHA
We are now well into winter and feeling the chill of the air. Our residents are
all keeping warm and enjoying the new Winter Menu and the beautiful hot
soups. We have had a number of residents pass away and we offer our
sincere condolences to their family and friends; it is always very difficult
when we lose any of our residents as they are very much a part of our family
and we miss them when they are no longer with us. May they rest in peace.
We have had many changes in resident rooms to accommodate for the care
needs of our residents and have had a number of new residents join us.
TTHA has enjoyed many activities over the last month with the Bayswater
South Primary School choir entertaining our residents with lots of beautiful
songs. We went to the circus, with around 80 people attending. The sun
shone, the TSA Rosa Bus, TTHA HACC Fischer Bus, Silver VW and trailer
were all full and we set off to have an afternoon of entertainment. Everyone
was so happy with the day and enjoyed it thoroughly, we hope to organise
another event in the next half of the year. TTHA enjoys creating these
activities we have for our residents and we are always open to suggestions –
please contact Karin Schwarz with your ideas.
(A special thankyou to the TSA for the loan of the Rosa bus and to Ralph
Richter for driving and spending his Saturday afternoon with us. This is
another memory for our residents proving our community is so special.)
As always, we ask that you spread our name as we truly believe TTHA is a
wonderful home away from home to thoroughly enjoy your later years.
Whether it is in our Residential Facility or in the Retirement Living, we can
offer you wonderful care, entertainment, scrumptious food and lots more.
TTHA is currently fundraising for some new TVs in the wings and reception,
so if you would like to donate or have some contacts, please let us know. We
also have two units available in our Retirement Living. Feel free to call or
email – reception 8720 1333.
Kind regards,
Natasha Wilkinson, CEO
email: natasha.wilkinson@ttha.org.au

Liebe Freunde,
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die Wintermonate haben begonnen, und wir fühlen die Kälte in der Luft.
Unsere Heimbewohner halten sich warm und genießen unser Wintermenu
und die leckeren heißen Suppen. Einige unserer Bewohner sind kürzlich
verstorben – unser herzliches Beileid und Mitgefühl geht an ihre Familien
und Freunde. Es ist immer schwierig, wenn wir jemanden verlieren, da sie
Teil unserer ‛Familie’ sind. Mögen sie in Frieden ruhen. Es haben sich einige
Änderungen in der Zimmerbelegung ergeben und wir hatten viele
Neuzugänge. Es ist schön, unsere neuen Bewohner kennenzulernen.
TTHA hat in den letzten Monaten viele Veranstaltungen bieten können,
unter anderem den Chor der Bayswater South Primary School, der unsere
Bewohner mit so vielen schönen Liedern erfreut hat. Weiterhin sind wir mit
80 Personen zum Zirkus gegangen, es war ein wunderschöner Tag. Die
Sonne hat geschienen, der Rosa TSA Bus, TTHA HACC Fischer Bus und
Silber VW waren voll, und wir haben uns auf den Weg zu einem
unterhaltsamen Nachmittag gemacht. Alle waren so vergnügt, so dass wir
hoffen, eine weitere Veranstaltung im nächsten halben Jahr zu organisieren.
Gerne bieten wir Veranstaltungen an, und wir haben immer ein offenes Ohr
für Vorschläge – bitte kontaktieren Sie Karin Schwarz mit Ihren Ideen.
Wir glauben, dass TTHA ein wunderschönes Heim ist, ein zweites zu Hause,
um die späten Jahre zu genießen. In der Residential Facility oder im
Retirement Living bieten wir exzellente Pflege, Unterhaltung, leckeres Essen
und vieles mehr. Wir freuen uns, wenn Sie uns weiterempfehlen.
Unser Heim sammelt zur Zeit Geld für neue Fernseher. Spenden sind
herzlich willkommen! Außerdem stehen zur Zeit zwei units in unserem
Retirement Living zur Verfügung. Interessierte können sich gerne
telefonisch oder per email melden – Rezeption: Tel. 8720 1333.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Natasha Wilkinson, CEO
email: natasha.wilkinson@ttha.org.au

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COMING SERVICES
NOTICES – BEKANNTMACHUNGEN
Sun 1.7. Ba 10:00 Seminar/Discussion
Sun 8.7. Ba 15:15 Service
& Community Afternoon
Mark Herrmann
Sun 15.7. TTHA 10:30 Service Herta Uhlherr
Sun 22.7. Sy 10:30 Service Renate Beilharz
Sun 22.7. Be 17:00 Hymn Service Harald Ruff
Sun 29.7. CV TBC Ballarat Renate Weber
FLOWER ROSTER
Ba 8.7. Community Afternoon 15:15 – Hella Edelmaier, Ilse Nicholson
Be 22.7. Hymnal Service 17:00 – Diana Rainbird
COMMUNITY AFTERNOON ROSTER – 8 th July
Everyone is invited to a service in Bayswater at 3:15pm. Bayswater-Boronia
ladies please bring a cake (already cut) to share for afternoon tea afterwards.
Would the following ladies help set up around 2:15pm and serve tea and
coffee: Inge (K.H.) Hoefer, Inge (Uli) & Birgit Hoefer, Lottchen Hohnholt,
Krista Imberger, Helga Jürgensen, Christa Green, Inge Jones.
CRAFTS
Erika English
The Bayswater craft group meets every three weeks in the activities room
in Tabulam. The next sessions will be Tuesday 17 th July and 7 th August from
10am till approximately 12:30pm. If you are planning to attend, please let
Helga Kuerschner know as soon as possible.
The Bentleigh group will meet at my home. The next session will be
Saturday 28 th July from 1pm.
For more information email me at nanne@templesociety.org.au or ring me.
Marianne Herrmann, for the Craft Groups

BENTLEIGH WORKING BEE
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A friendly reminder for the next Bentleigh working bee on Saturday 21 st
July, commencing at 9am. Morning tea and lunch are provided.
Contact me for further details.
OMA AND OPA’S KITCHEN
Peter Ware
Recently over four Sundays from 1:30 to 4:30pm, a group of 19 participants
(4 grandparents, 2 aunties, 1 uncle and 12 children) completed the first ‘Oma
and Opa’s kitchen’ program in Bayswater.
Under the watchful eye of our wonderful instructor Renate Weber and with
the help of their ‘Oma’ or ‘Opa’ the children created some fabulous food to
take home and share with their families.
In the sessions the children learnt how to bake gingerbread which they
decorated to give to their mothers for Mothers’ Day. They also made Spätzle,
Brezeln and Marmorkuchen.
The second group of Oma & Opa’s kitchen is starting in August, and again we
are calling for grandparents and children aged 8-15 to enrol in the program.
The sessions run on Sundays from 1:30pm to 4:30pm in Bayswater
on the following dates:
12 th August, 26 th August, 7 th October, 14 th October.
We ask that participants be available for all dates. Please note these dates
have changed from the dates initially advised.
Participation is free with all ingredients provided. If you do not have cooking
equipment, we are able to provide that as well.
If you are interested or would like further information, please contact me by
phone or email 1annewied@gmail.com
Anne Wied

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THE HERITAGE PAGES
TEMPLER ISRAEL TOUR
Haifa, 17.5.2012 – hot and humid
So many vivid impressions every day, so little time to digest them, or write
them up. Here are just a few:
Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion airport has tall buildings almost all around it.
Jaffa – we stayed in the ‘Baron's Palace’, now the Beit Immanuel Guest
House, gracious and spacious. Next door is the Hardegg’s Jerusalem Hotel,
where Shay Farkash showed us the murals among the restoration mess.
We've read about them in the TR Heritage Pages, now there is a real
connection, less easily forgotten. Skinny cats raid garbage bins. I would have
loved more time to explore the Old City’s alleyways. At the Südstrand, the
Mediterranean Sea was bright turquoise.
Sarona – more restoration work, heaps of dirt. Danny Goldman videoed the
group. Strong resonances for the Saroner – the houses and trees are
beautiful.
Walhalla – the opening of the Jewish Cultural Centre at the site of the Café
Lorenz was timed to coincide with our visit. Jakob Eisler held a PowerPoint
presentation about the Templers in Walhalla, which the attendees (65 in all)
appreciated. An architect there organised access for Hermann into the
Uhlherr house opposite – an astonishing feeling to be in the rooms where he
lived as a child. The present owners were also excited to be given copies of
old photos of the house interior from the 1930s. Shay photographed
anything original that was left among the restoration. The backyard was
shaded by the same old jacaranda tree. Eleonore Spicer (Breisch) and Anne
Eckstein (Trefz), standing on the carpet of mauve flowers, photographed the
imposing Breisch house next door. ‘My grandmother always said it was a
grand house,’ said Eleonore, and it was.
Haifa – another ‘palace’ is the Oskar Beck house at the foot of Mt Carmel,
now the Sea Officers Union. Reiner Beck’s family of four were granted access
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Helga Ehlers and I were allowed into the Christian Beilharz house (lawyers
now) and on to the balcony – the Beilharzes built and tiled many houses
here. Later Hermann and I got into my Mama Meta’s Krafft house, where a
smiling Arab Oma on the top floor pointed out original tiles, windows frames
(crumbling wood), doors, iron shutter latches and other ‘Germani’ houses.
Strangely, it was the empty, weedy space beside the Gemeindehaus, where
the Kraffts’ Hotel Carmel once stood, that moved me to tears: so much
work, so little left!
Betlehem, Waldheim and Nazareth today, then on to the Galilee. The group
is getting on really well together and some have discovered new relatives. We
all send you warm greetings.
Herta Uhlherr
SARONA’S NEW ERA – continued
In the south-western corner of Sarona Gardens, another designated area has
been planned. That area will be known as The Open Space.
Many former Saronians enjoyed playing tennis and the Open Space will
simulate the former Sarona tennis court. It will, however, not serve as a
tennis court, but provide a large open, paved venue for the general public.
The Open Space is expected to provide visitors with a taste of street culture
frequently found in Europe and North America. Persons will be able to enjoy
street events such as folk dancing or an array of street performances and
circus acts – such as jugglers, clowns and buskers. An open-air cinema is
also proposed for the Open Space.
The area is surrounded by the former Gottlieb Glenk, Johann Jenner,
Johannes Frank and Family Venus houses as well as the Carl Baldenhofer
house, which will be the Visitors Information Centre in Sarona Garden.
The Gottlieb Glenk house
A brief description of
several of these houses is
as follows:
1. The Gottlieb Glenk
House*: The Glenk family
reached Palestine in the
mid-1870s and settled in
Sarona. Gottlieb and his
wife Paula (née Knoll)
were born on the moshav.
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major citrus grove owners in Sarona, and also grew vegetables
commercially. The Glenk family was deported to Australia in 1941. The
house was built during the second wave of construction in the late 19 th and
early 20 th centuries. This house and the new community house were the
first buildings constructed with modern construction technology, using
concrete blocks which were made at Wieland’s factory. During the Second
World War, the house served the British commanding officer of the Sarona
Camp. In 1948, one of the branches of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and
Supply operated from the building.
2. The Johann Jenner House*: Johann Daniel Jenner was one of the
founders of the Sarona moshav, although the Jenner house was built
around the second construction wave of the moshav. The Jenner couple
bequeathed their home to the Templer community, and a community old
age home was opened
there, where the
elderly who were
alone received devoted
care. After the
establishment of the
State, the Review
Department, which
eventually became the
State Comptroller’s
office, operated in the
building.
The Johann Jenner house
3. The Johannes Frank house*: Johannes Frank, the teacher with the long
white beard, was fondly remembered by the moshav’s children. He was one
of the moshav’s elders
and one of Sarona’s
representatives in the
Templer leadership.
Frank was in charge of
preparing the young
people of Sarona for
the rite of their
initiation into the
Church – the confirmation
ceremony.
Frank built his house
The Johannes Frank house
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second wave of construction in the new area for expansion west of the
moshav. The house has a unique style, particularly due to the use of arches
in the elongated windows.
4. The Otto Venus house*: At the beginning of the 1920s the Venus family
built a farm building from bare sandstone bricks and a tiled roof, behind its
house. This was Otto
Venus’s carpentry
shop, a business which
had opened before the
First World War. The
carpentry shop specialised
in carpentry for
buildings, furniture
and accessories for the
residential homes in
Sarona, and represents
an example of
The Otto Venus house
the commercial initiatives
on the moshav.
In the 1930s the Venus family extended the carpentry shop building, added
another storey and attic, both in international style and turned it into the
family home. The house is conspicuous for the closed in balcony (oriel) at its
front, and the unusual tiled roof. After the establishment of the State of
Israel the Ministry of Police operated from the building.
*From Sarona – since 1871, published in Hebrew and compiled by Yossi
Goldberg et al.
Helmut Glenk
THE BLAICHS OF THE BLACK FOREST,
an unusual Family Chronicle
In all my work as an archivist and genealogist, I have hardly found a
researcher who, for decades, was as dedicated in exploring the origins of his
family as intensively as Horst Blaich of Bayswater or, more correctly, as
Horst together with his wife Irene, who herself has written a chronicle about
her mother’s family line, the Wennagel Story.
Horst worked for almost five decades on this legacy for his descendants and
relatives, travelling every few years to Neuweiler in the Black Forest in the
homeland of his ancestors to check out old documents and church records.
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Blaich Genealogy 1578-2010 –Thirteen Generations of the Blaich Family in
Germany, the Americas, Palestine, Africa, Syria, Egypt and Australia, the
first volume of which was recently presented to the public at a big Blaich clan
meeting in Neuweiler-Breitenberg, a Black Forest town near the city of Calw.
Apart from numerous genealogical tables, it is the rich illustrations of the
chronicle that enhance its value. Here the author’s years of experience and
expertise as a graphic artist come to the fore. A plethora of photographs of
villages, ancestors’ dwellings and of historical characters, filling page after
page, alternate with sketched maps and pictures of contemporary events, as
well as with newspaper reports and handwritten facsimiles.
Additional space was generously given to depicting the fate of the author’s
direct ancestors who had emigrated to Palestine, where especially the lives of
the two brothers Johann Georg (1813-1872) and Sebastian (1822-1874) are
described in more detail as, together with other Templers, they significantly
participated in the development of the Haifa Templer colony.
On a visit to the oldest Blaich house in Hofstett, Horst and Irene were shown
a Bible dating from 1650 by the house’s present occupants, a welcome motive
to dedicate the title page of the Blaich Genealogy to this venerable old book.
The back cover of the Genealogy features the first Templer houses of the
Haifa settlement on the well-known 1877 lithography by Jakob Schumacher.
To do justice to his many relatives in the Black Forest as well as to the wider
Blaich family in Australia, Horst has written his chronicle in English and in
German. He left several copies of it with the TGD, where it is on offer to our
readers for €40, plus freight.
In closing, I want to thank Horst and Irene Blaich for their excellent work,
which also has a significant bearing on Templer historiography.
When reading the book, let us once again be guided by the insight that the
roots of any future rest in the past.
Peter Lange (in the Warte) tr. P.H.

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THE BLAICH GENEALOGY
This book, successfully introduced in the Black Forest in front of over fifty
Blaichs from all over Germany, is now being published by Geiger Verlag,
Horb am Neckar (ISBN 978386954510; March 2012).
It was a difficult start, as we knew very little about our families’ past and lots
of records were lost during wars and upheavals. It would have been even
harder for our children and grandchildren to do the research and learn about
the families’ past, because of documentation and language difficulties.
A lot of information was collected by word of mouth, correspondence from
family members, archives, government departments and church parish
registers around the world. I am pleased to say that our part of the research
is now behind us. Family history is never complete, as it is an ongoing thing,
but from now on it is up to the younger generation to continue from where I
have left off. Our work ends with the publication of these five volumes of The
Blaich Genealogy 1578-2010, which spans 432 years – thirteen generations
– of Blaich history and traces the journey from the Black Forest out into the
world. Most of it is published here for the first time.
The Blaichs were firmly settled in the Black Forest for eight generations until
difficult times and religious awakening led the emigration to the New World

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(America) and to the Holy Land. This included a large number of Blaich
family members. There are now three known main branches of the Blaich
family in the world:
1) Those who chose to stay at home and live in the Black Forest areas.
2) A large number who went to America in the 19th century.
3) The group that emigrated to the Holy Land in the 1870s.
Most of the Blaich descendants from Palestine ended up in Australia during
and after WWII.
A few went to South Africa, South America and back to Germany.
It is my sincere wish that this book will bring greater understanding and
togetherness to all those who belong to the Blaich family at large. God bless
you all.
(The Blaich Family Archive contains a large digital photographic and
genealogical database of Templers from their time in Palestine.)
EXHIBITION
at the
TTHA Templer Gallery
June – July 2012
Scherenschnitte
by Elfriede Reichert née Ruff
Horst Blaich

COMMUNITY LAWNMOWING ROSTERS
JULY/AUGUST
BAYSWATER BENTLEIGH
15 th July
19 th August
Holger Messner
David Murrihy
Herbert Neef
Dieter Roscher
Keys to lawn mowers etc. can be
collected from Tony.
If working on Sunday, try to avoid
starting machinery before 10:00am to
comply with Noise Restrictions in the
City of Knox.
Tony Beilharz
To arrange an alternate date or a
swap, please contact your partner and
arrange the swap directly.
7 th July
11 th August
Mark Herrmann
Paul Weberruss
Bernie Weberruss
Roland Leschinski
Normal start time is 9:00am. Both
lawn mowers can be operated
without a catcher (the preferred
method). If the grass is too long,
then one of the mowers can have a
catcher installed.
Lawnmowing should include the
Secret Garden area (at back of
Office). Please don’t put lawn
clippings in Secret Garden area
(green waste bin is now available
for lawn clippings).
Peter Ware

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JULY 2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1 SUN Religious Seminar / Discussion 10:00
2 Mon
3 Tue
4 Wed �
5 Thur
6 Fri Telelink 14:00
7 Sat MoneyMinded Workshop Be 14:00
8 SUN Service + SS + Community Afternoon Ba 15:15
9 Mon
10 Tue Ladies’ afternoon Be 12:00
11 Wed
12 Thur
13 Fri
14 Sat
15 SUN Service TTHA 10:30
16 Mon
17 Tue Ba Ladies Handcraft TTHA 10:00
18 Wed
19 Thur �
20 Fri Telelink 14:00; Movie Night Pinewood
21 Sat MoneyMinded Workshop Be 14:00
22 SUN Service Sy 10:30; Roller-skating 13:30; Hymnal Service Be 17:00
23 Mon
24 Tue
25 Wed
26 Thur
27 Fri
28 Sat Be Ladies Handcraft 13:00
29 SUN CV Service Ballarat; TG Ice-skating & City Ramble
30 Mon
31 Tue
August 2012 New Moon � Full Moon �
7 Tue Ba Ladies Handcraft TTHA 10:00

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
Religious Services, Sunday School
Presentation, Confirmation
Youth Instruction and Youth Services
Weddings, Funerals
Religious Discussions and Seminars
SOCIAL CARE
Care of sick, elderly and lonely
Tabulam & Templer Homes for the Aged (TTHA)
Community Care Worker
Telelink
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Ladies’ Groups, Community Youth Coordinator,
Kids’ Club, Children’s Playgroup, Babies’ and Toddlers’ Group,
Choir, Bowling and Tennis Clubs,
German Language Schools
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