Video – Explore Land Titles and Name Change Records in NSW
Gary Luke discusses the resources available in NSW regarding land titles and deed polls.
2023 Falk Lecture – Video and transcript
Thank you to those who attended the 20 August 2023 Falk Lecture, “The Australian Jewish Chaplains of the First World War” given by Judge Dr. Jonathan Lewis. The video of this lecture can be viewed below. In addition, the transcript of the presentation is available as well. AUSTRALIAN JEWISH CHAPLAINCY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR …
The Broken Hill Synagogue -Remote but not forgotten.
On Friday night 11 August, 60 Jews from as far afield as Perth and Gold Coast gathered to bring in the Shabbat. This was the first Shabbat service in the old Broken Hill Synagogue since the Ark Congregation of Melbourne visit of March 2018. The Synagogue on Wolfram St built in 1910 was active until …
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Video – Explore the New AJHS Website
Note: since the production of this video, there has been new content, updates to existing databases and enhancements to the functionality of the website.Please check back with us regularly to see what’s been added Thank you to those who attended our Zoom event held on Sunday 23 July where AJHS President Peter Philippsohn and web …
The Jewish Press of Australia – Steadman 1964
The Australian Jewish Historical Society’s Journal, June 1943, contained an article contributed by the late Percy J. Marks dealing with the Jewish Press in Australia. In that article, Mr Marks traced the beginning and the development of Jewish publications in Australia. The original paper on that subject was read by him before a meeting of the Jewish Literary and Debating Society of Sydney in 1913.
The Jewish Press of Australia – Marks 1943
…tonight to speak of the Jewish Press of Australia. To an outsider, there would seem hardly sufficient scope for an article on this subject, but I think that although I may not be able to do full justice to the paper, my hearers will be convinced that this subject is really one, if not the chief, source, of the annals of Jewry. The future historian will be largely indebted for his facts to the records of the newspapers, and a careful search through the Jewish Press both of England and Australia will give information that is not otherwise obtainable
75 YEARS – The History of a Jewish Newspaper
SEVENTY FIVE YEARS – The History of a Jewish Newspaper A MONOGRAPH BY SUZANNE RUTLANDORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY AJHS IN 1970 For those interested in successive writings on the Australian Jewish press, Suzanne Rutland’s Seventy Five Years – The History of a Jewish Newspaper was published by the Society in 1970. In the words of Rabbi …
Elias Solomon – Fremantle Pioneer
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Elias Solomon Fremantle Pioneer First published in J-Wire May 2, 2023 Elias Solomon was born on 2 September 1839 in London, the youngest child of Leah and Moss Solomon. The family migrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney on 19 January 1841, but moving on in March to Adelaide, sailing on the …
Newman Hirsh Rosenthal – Educator, Historian and Author
Newman Hirsh Rosenthal (1898-1986) was a pioneering educator, filmmaker and author. He wrote institutional histories and biographies (including that of Sir Albert Coates and Sir Charles Lowe), frequently contributed to daily newspapers, and reviewed many books about Jewish history and culture.
Rav Elias Blaubaum – Minister, Media Maven
Elias Blaubaum was a most inspirational and outstanding member of the Melbourne Jewish Community as Minister of the St Kilda Hebrew Congregation for thirty-one years and editor of the Jewish Herald for almost twenty-five.