These are the names : Jewish lives in Australia, 1788-1850. Second edition

by John S. Levi

Hardcover, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

R 305.8924 LEV

Collection

Publication

Melbourne : Miegunyah Press

Description

"Biographical entries for over 1600 Jews who settled in Australia between 1788 and 1850" "Between 1788 and 1850, more than 1500 Jewish men and women were either transported to Australia as convicts or arrived as free settlers. This important biographical dictionary presents the details--occasionally sketchy but sometimes extensive--of more than 1500 of these pioneers. Rabbi John Levi's painstaking research through the fragmentary and often contradictory colonial records has culminated in an invaluable reference work and resource. A wealth of information, including birth names, extra names, nicknames, aliases and maiden names, together with details of marriages, children and occupations, makes These are the Names a major contribution to an important but little-recognised aspect of Australia's settlement history. For the first time, the earliest generation of Jews to settle in Australia is named and remembered."… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

922 p.; 10 inches

ISBN

9780522862294

Local notes

Donated by Ian Patterson, Tuggeranong Mens Shed, March 2016
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