Tania de Jong

Tania Karen de Jong AM[1] is an Australian soprano, social entrepreneur, businesswoman, motivational speaker, and event producer.

[2] De Jong was born in Arnhem, the Netherlands, to her Dutch father and Austrian mother, both of whom escaped the Holocaust.

[7][8][9] De Jong's maternal grandfather, Karl Duldig, a Polish refugee living in Vienna who escaped the Holocaust with his family, ultimately landing in Australia, was a Vienna-trained sculptor.

Her maternal grandmother, Slawa Duldig, also trained as a sculptor in Vienna, and invented the world's first modern folding umbrella.

[21][22][23][24] De Jong is known to encourage creative innovation whilst highlighting the interests of marginalised and disadvantaged Australians through her various enterprises.

Her maternal grandmother Slawa Duldig kept her folding umbrella secret until she had secured a patent. [ 3 ]
Order of Australia