Ashli Fryer, an Intern studying a Bachelor of Archaeology at Macquarie University, examines the personal papers of Earle Hoffman.
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Intern Cameron Bennet from Charles Sturt University reflects in the value of personal papers in the AJHS archives.
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Intern Kate Jegat reflects on her experience cataloging the personal papers of Zionist leader Yehuda Feher.
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The AJHS website has added an exciting feature that gives further context to some of our large datasets. Many AJHS burial and marriage records now include a link to relevant newspaper articles. To show you how this works, let’s look at Mark Rosenberg‘s burial record from 1919 in Broome. On the left-hand side below the
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Over 300 European-trained lawyers, judges and legal scholars arrived in Australia between 1930 and 1960. Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) are investigating the experiences and legacies of these legal émigrés, many of whom were Jewish refugee lawyers.
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Intern Shirley Linney reflects on her experience cataloging the personal papers of the late, great Rabbi Israel Porush.
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AJHS is fortunate to have a large and diverse collection of records available online. New data is continuing to be added. To ensure users can find the information they’re seeking most efficiently, this post demonstrates some recommendations for searching and browsing records. When you go to https://collections.ajhs.com.au/ you will see a prominent search box in
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Rachel Skerys – Master of Information Studies – Charles Sturt University Helena Mann’s story and collection demonstrate an unwavering commitment to Holocaust education and remembrance. As a survivor of the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during the Holocaust, Helena’s journey extended far beyond liberation. Her involvement with the Melbourne Jewish Holocaust Centre from its very establishment
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Intern Archivist Ava McConnell takes us inside the collection of personal papers of Marcelle Marks, whose research revealed the lives of Jewish farmers across Australia, between the 1850s and the early 2000s. She published the article ‘Jews on the Land: Mutual Farms and Mooringa’, in the Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal in 2019; and she contributed to the exhibition ‘The Jewish Agricultural Experience in the Diaspora’, held at Beth Hatefotsoth in 1983.
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Gary Luke discusses the resources available in NSW regarding land titles and deed polls.
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