Walter Max Leopold Lippmann (1919âÂÂ1993) was a Jewish and ethnic community leader and advocate of multiculturalism in Australia, Walter was born in Hamburg, Germany and moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1938.
He was a member of the Commonwealth Immigration Advisory Council during the years 1967âÂÂ74, and chaired its committee on community relations during the years 1973âÂÂ75. He was a member of the committee to review the Special Broadcasting Service during the period 1983âÂÂ84. He helped to establish and became chairman of the Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria during the period 1974âÂÂ83, and held senior positions in the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils.
Lippmann was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1971 New Year's Day Honours for "services to the community". In the 1987 Australian Day Honours he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to the welfare of ethnic communities".