We are excited to introduce the Person record to AJHS Collections. The person record is different than other record types as it is an aggregation and linkage of existing records in our database. At a high level, the person record were first created from data in our burial records, and then much effort was spent […]
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Some of us encounter difficult family stories in our research. How do we tell these stories in a way that honours the memory of that person and teaches future generations something about their past? Anne Zahalka has some ideas.
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Molly Hayes, Assistant Archivist at AJHS, chronicles the efforts to collect, protect and preserve the tributes left by the public after the attack at Bondi Beach.
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In the wake of the tragic shooting at Bondi, Kambala School archivist Laura Charmichael reached out to former colleagues and friends to offer her condolences and archival support.
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In years to come, the horrific attack on the first night of Hannukah will be remembered as a pivotal moment in the story of Jews in Australia.
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How will we view the Bondi Terror Attack in 50 years? In the aftermath of the horror attack on Jewish attendees at the Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach our community needs to assess how will we document and memorialise these shocking events. It’s now 50 years since the dismissal of Gough Whitlam. While there are
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The personal papers of Professor Alan D. Crown, held today under the custodianship of the Australian Jewish Historical Society (AJHS), form a multifaceted collection relating to Jewish studies, Hebrew scholarship, and community engagement in Australia.
Contributed by Adele Rosalky On 16 November 2025 the ACT branch of the Australian Jewish Historical Society held a ceremony at Woden Cemetery to honour the memory of Dunera Boy, Georg Hans Fröhlich. Fröhlich’s was the first Jewish burial conducted in the national capital. His grave is in un-consecrated ground, previously lying unmarked and anonymous
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AI is changing the way we “do” genealogy. Jan Gronski explains how he trained a large language model to transcribe yiddish and previews and exciting new platform connecting seminal research from some of our Jewish Genealogy pioneers.
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The Australian Jewish Historical Society holds a collection of the personal papers and correspondence of Rabbi Dr. Alfred Fabian, documenting his decades-long contributions to Jewish life, education, and community leadership in Australia
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