Synopsis
Victor Smorgon was one of Australia's most successful industrial entrepreneurs. He spent his early years in Russia, where he saw the dramatic end of the tsarist regime and the dawn of communism. His childhood life was one of poverty, starvation and anti-Semitic attacks against his family. In his early teens his family migrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne. Victor's father and uncles established a kosher butcher shop in Carlton and this became the humble foundation of the giant enterprise that Victor's entrepreneurial genius subsequently created. The story of the expansion of the business into meat exporting, plastics, glass and steel is a fascinating one and in this interview Victor tells it with characteristic verve and energy. He reveals the secrets of his great success in business as he recounts his extraordinary life. He explains why he became almost as well known for his philanthropy in medicine and the arts, as he was for his business acumen. His humour, optimism, creativity and great capacity to seize what opportunities life presents are on full display.
Curriculum Links
This program will have interest and relevance for teachers and students at middle to senior secondary and tertiary levels. Curriculum links include Modern History, Studies in Society and Environment, Business Studies, Personal Development, Legal Studies and Career Education.
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