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Launceston Synagogue consecrated

Judaism, Timeline

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Hobart synagogue is consecrated.

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Constructed on land donated by Judah Solomon. Now the oldest synagogue in Australia and is still in use Read more in the AJHS Journal

Hobart synagogue is consecrated. Read More »

First organised services in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) are convened.

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Held at the Argyle Street, Hobart home of wealthy emancipist Judah Solomon. Read more in the AJHS Journal

First organised services in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) are convened. Read More »

Hobart, Tasmania is established as a penal colony at Sullivan’s Cove, Van Dieman’s Land. Of the orginal 270 convicts, 8 are Jewish.

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Jewish convicts arrived from the then failing colony of Sorrento on Port Phillip Bay to Sullivans Cove – now the city of Hobart.  Read more in the AJHS Journal

Hobart, Tasmania is established as a penal colony at Sullivan’s Cove, Van Dieman’s Land. Of the orginal 270 convicts, 8 are Jewish. Read More »

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