Intern Shirley Linney reflects on her experience cataloging the personal papers of the late, great Rabbi Israel Porush.
Inside the AJHS Archives: Personal Papers of Rabbi Israel Porush Read More »
South Australian Rabbi Abraham Tobias Boas (1842-1923) was born into a family of distinguished Jewish scholars and ministers who had fled from Poland to Holland late in the seventeenth century.
Abraham Tobias Boas – Rabbi and Community Leader Read More »
Among the many colourful Jewish figures to appear in the annals of Australia’s early history, David Hailperin remains unique. He was an ‘’old world’’ rabbinic scholar-turned-Kabbalist mystic and ‘’quack’’ physician. He lived in Australia for only five years, but in that short time, he managed to establish an enduring legacy.
Rabbi Dr David Hailperin – A Colourful Life Read More »
