The Jews in Australia by Rutland, Suzanne -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction

Jewish life in England The European experience The New World Australian Jewish responses

1 Convicts and Early Settlement

The Jewish convicts Establishing Jewish life The Sydney Synagogue Judaism spreads

2 Waves of Migration

The gold-rush era The capital cities Country areas Jewish education Eastern European immigrants Religious life expands Characteristics of Australian Jewry

3 A Place in Australian Society

Patterns of settlement Commercial life Politics Social and cultural life The armed forces Economic depression

4 The Watershed Years

Anti-refugee hysteria Discriminatory policies before the war The war years Post-war immigration Jewish responses

5 Diverse Voices

A representative structure Claims Conferences Nazi war criminals Asia/Pacific diaspora communities Oppressed diaspora communities Melbourne/Sydney schisms Conclusion

6 Israel and Zionism

The beginnings of Zionism Anti-Zionist sentiment Support for Zionism increases Evatt and the State of Israel The 1967 and 1973 wars Identification with Zionism Australia–Israel relations Israel advocacy

7 Transformation or Disappearance?

Diversification of religious life Changes in Jewish education Social and cultural institutions Countering assimilation

8 Jewish Women

Women and communal life Innovative responses Women and religious life Prominence outside the community Feminism Conclusion

9 The Broader Community

The business world Academia and the professions The armed forces: World War II Political life The arts Restaurants and food Conclusion

10 Recent immigrants

From South Africa Russian migration From Israel Conclusion

Conclusion

Population distribution Age and fertility Economics and education Intermarriage Melbourne/Sydney differences ‘New antisemitism’ Present-day problems Conclusion

Appendix 1: Synagogues Appendix 2*: Parliamentarians Appendix 3: Hostels,* 1945–1960 Notes

Introduction 1 Convicts and early settlement 2 Waves of migration 3 A place in Australian society 4 The watershed years 5 Diverse voices 6 Israel and Zionism 7 Transformation or disappearance? 8 Jewish women 9 The broader community 10 Recent immigrants Conclusion

Bibliography Index