Myer Rosenblum

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Myer Rosenblum
Birth nameMyer E. Rosenblum[1]
Date of birth(1907-01-10)10 January 1907[1]
Place of birthPretoria[1]
Date of death18 April 2002(2002-04-18) (aged 95)[1]
Place of deathSydney
SchoolFort Street High
UniversityUniversity of Sydney[2]
Notable relative(s)Rupert Rosenblum
Occupation(s)Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928[1]
Wallabies
 4[1] (9[1])

Myer E. Rosenblum

heart attack
at the age of 95.

Early life and education

Before his birth, Rosenblum's family emigrated from what is now Belarus but was then part of the

co-educational Fort Street Boys and Girls Schools, and then to Sydney University.[4]

Sporting achievements

Rosenblum played at

Australian Rugby Union in 1986.[3][5]
He set an Australian record for the
hurdler.[8]

As lawyer

Rosenblum's legal career has been reported as uneventful except his 1959 decision, as principal of the

25th and second-longest serving Prime Minister of Australia[3][4][9]
More than a decade before his ascent to Prime Ministership, Rosenblum – a lifelong supporter of the Australian Labor Party – said Howard "would have made a wonderful Labor leader of the Ben Chifley type – you know, a thoroughly honest man of the people."[3] Howard described Rosenblum as "one of the great characters that I've met in my life... a terrific teacher."[3]

Honours

Rosenblum was awarded

Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours of 26 January 2001.[11]

Personal life

Rosenblum was an accomplished

contra-bassoon player and won a scholarship to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[3][4][8] He met New Zealander Lyla Grant at a party listening to classical music. They were married for 55 years until her death in 1992.[3] Daughter Germaine and son Rupert Rosenblum – later himself a Wallaby – were born of their marriage. Myer's only grandchild, Stephen, Germaine's son, followed in his grandfather's footsteps and took up a career in law, as a barrister.[12]
In his later life, Rosenblum assisted
Australian Jewish Welfare Society and other sporting and charitable organisations.[3]
Rosenblum died of a heart attack on 18 April 2002.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Scrum.com player profile of Myer Rosenblum". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "St Andrew's College Wallabies". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Derriman, Philip (3 May 2002). "A gentleman, a sportsman, and a scholar". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  4. ^
    Sydney University
    . 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  5. Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original
    on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  6. Sydney University
    . Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Myer Rosenblum - Sydney, 1938 - Hammer Throw - Men". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "What Sydney's talking about – the diverse talents of Myer Rosenblum". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 1947. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  9. ^ Wayne Errington and Peter van Onselen (21 July 2007). "The boy who would be PM". The Age. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  10. www.itsanhonour.gov.au
    . Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  11. www.itsanhonour.gov.au
    . Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  12. ^ [1][permanent dead link]

External links

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