These Are the Names

Jewish Lives in Australia, 1788-1850

John Levi

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MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
04 April 2013

History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours; Colonialism & imperialism; Jewish studies

"""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."""

By: John Levi
Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 187mm, Spine: 66mm
Weight: 2.270kg
ISBN: 9780522862294
ISBN 10: 0522862292
Pages: 922
Publication Date: 04 April 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Levi was the first Australian to be ordained as a rabbi and to return to work in the land of his birth. He was named Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Israel in Melbourne in 1997, served as Senior Rabbi of the Victorian Union for Progressive Union from 1974, and was elected Vice President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry in 2005. He is a Patron of the Council of Christian and Jews, an organisation he helped to found in 1963, and a member of the governing body of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, 1974 to 1998. Rabbi Levi was one of the founders of Melbourne's King David School. His publications include Australian Genesis (1974), The Forefathers (1976), Rabbi Jacob Danglow: Uncrowned Monarch of Australian Jewry (1995), The Musical Tradition of the Berlin Reform Synagogue (1998) and A Passover Haggadah (2002). He is a Member of the Order of Australia. Monash University awarded Rabbi Levi the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) for his contribution to the community and to Australian Jewish history in 2006.

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These Are the Names

Jewish Lives in Australia, 1788-1850

John Levi

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