Suzanne D. Rutland

The Jews in Australia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Jews in Australia explores what makes the Australian Jewish community different from other Jewish communities around the world. It traces the communitys history from its convict origins in 1788 through to today's vibrant Jewish culture in Australia, and highlights the social and cultural impact the Jews have had on Australia. As well as looking at the emergence of a specific faith tradition in Australia, the book also explores how Jews, as Australias first ethnic group, have integrated into multicultural Australia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 309g
• ISBN-13: 9780521612852
• ISBN-10: 0521612853
• Artikelnr.: 21777484

Autorenporträt

Suzanne Rutland is Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney. Highlights from her major publications include Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia, Pages of History: A Century of the Australian Jewish Press and 'If you will it, it is no dream': the Moriah Story. She has held numerous leadership positions within the Jewish and academic communities, including being current president of the Australian Jewish Historical Society, Sydney, and immediate past president of the Australian Association for Jewish Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Convicts and settlements
3. Waves of migration to the 1900s
4. Relations with the general community
5. The watershed years
6. Changing community structures
7. The changing role of Israel and Zionism
8. More recent waves of migrants
9. The aftermath of the Holocaust
10. Jewish women
11. Creating a Jewishly learned community
12. Contributions to the broader community
13. Conclusions.