Hobart Synagogue Records @ AJHS
Explore historic records of the Hobart Synagogue, the oldest in Australia.
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Photos second release
Over 14,000 photos with 11,000+ people identified added to collections.
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Exploring Jewish Australian History: The Redesigned AJHS Timeline
Check out the new and improved AJHS timeline, complete with a new interface, expanded summaries, photos and links.
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AJHS Person record statistics
Jump into various statistics from the AJHS Person record database, including the most common names and birth places.
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Introducing the Person Record
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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Bearing Witness: Documenting October 7 and its aftermath
The National Library of Israel (NLI) is embarking on an initiative to document the impact on local diaspora communities of October 7 and its aftermath. Bearing Witness: Documenting October 7 and Its Aftermath – The Experience of Jewish Communities Worldwide AJHS is partnering with NLI to gather documentation from Australia. Our first step will be
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Vale William (Bill) Rubinstein – Researcher Extraordinaire of Australian Jewish History
By Professor Suzanne Rutland OAM William (Bill) Rubinstein passed away on Sunday 30 June 2024, leaving a significant gap in Australian Jewish intellectual life. From the time that he settled in Melbourne with his wife Hilary, he sought to improve Jewish academic research. An American political scientist, he immigrated to Australia together with his librarian-historian
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Photos added to collections
Over 13,000 photos with 9500+ people identified added to collections.
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Newspaper articles linked to marriages and burials
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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AJHS Website: Searching successfully
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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