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"Genie Fiebig had a romantic heart", says German pastor in Melbourne about migrant who played the organ in his church for 40 years

Genie Fiebig Melbourne

"Die Genie hat ein romantisches Herz gehabt", sagt Pastor Christoph Dielmann über seine Organistin, die 40 Jahre lang Sonntag für Sonntag an der Orgel saß. Source: Dielmann

Genie Fiebig was a key member of the German Lutheran Church in Melbourne. She joined as a child after arriving from Europe in the mid-1930s and remained loyal to the institution for life. The former teacher, beloved organist and pre-war migrant from Lodz (Poland) passed away in Melbourne on April 17th, just six days shy of her 92nd birthday.



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