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Dr Ilan Buchman married the love of his life after 50 years of being together (Interview in English)

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Dr Ilan Buchman, a social worker, shares with us his love story with his husband Oscar Shub. They were married after 50 years of being together (Interview in English)


Dr Ilan Buchman, a social worker, shares with us his love story with his husband Oscar Shub.

They overcame many challenges as a gay couple that met in 1971 in Israel and almost 50 years later were married legally by a Rabbi, in a big wedding at the Emanuel Synagogue in Sydney.

Their wedding was the very first Jewish same sex legal marriage in Australia, and they are proud that a documentary depicting their wedding and journey together was screened around Australia ( Interview in English)


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