Lamm to step down from Zionist Council
IT'S the end of an era at the Zionist Council of Victoria, with president Dr Danny Lamm announcing plans to retire.
IT’S the end of an era at the Zionist Council of Victoria (ZCV), with president Dr Danny Lamm announcing last week he will retire from the post at the next Annual Assembly.
The longest-serving president of the organisation, he has held the role for eight years, two longer than any of his predecessors.
“I have had a tremendous amount of job satisfaction doing the job on behalf of the community and Israel,” Dr Lamm told The AJN. “I look back on this period with only satisfaction.”
When asked why he is stepping down, he said simply “it’s time”.
Dr Lamm credited his board for “a really productive period”, that has included advances in advocacy, public speakers, improving the utilisation of Beth Weitzmann Community Centre and the purchase of 304 Hawthorn Road, adjacent to the centre.
“I have had tremendous support from my board all the way through,” he said. “We have had a really good level of cooperation.”
Remaining chairman of Beth Weizmann Community Centre, Dr Lamm said his retirement from ZCV would not be the end of his community work, revealing that he is in discussions with another organisation.
ZCV executive director Ginette Searle said that the organisation would announce a replacement later this year to coincide with the Annual Assembly.
The ZCV is the main representative body for more than 59 Zionist organisations. It enables the expression of Zionism in Victoria.
DALIA SABLE
PHOTO: DR. DANNY LAMM
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