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The vast majority of [[Jew]]s in [[Oceania]] (c. 120,000) live in Australia, with a small population (c. 5,000) in [[New Zealand]]. Most are [[Ashkenazi Jews]], with many being survivors of [[the Holocaust]] arriving during and after [[World War II]]. More recently, a significant number of Jews have arrived from South Africa and [[Russia]]. The official number of people who practised Judaism in the 2001 census was only 83,459 but this number is expected to be much higher, as it did not count those overseas (i.e. dual Australian-Israeli nationals) or many non-practicing Jews who prefer not to disclose religion in the census are more common. The vast majority of Australia's Jews live in inner suburbs of [[Melbourne]] |
The vast majority of [[Jew]]s in [[Oceania]] (c. 120,000) live in Australia, with a small population (c. 5,000) in [[New Zealand]]. Most are [[Ashkenazi Jews]], with many being survivors of [[the Holocaust]] arriving during and after [[World War II]]. More recently, a significant number of Jews have arrived from South Africa and [[Russia]]. The official number of people who practised Judaism in the 2001 census was only 83,459 but this number is expected to be much higher, as it did not count those overseas (i.e. dual Australian-Israeli nationals) or many non-practicing Jews who prefer not to disclose religion in the census are more common. The vast majority of Australia's Jews live in inner suburbs of [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]] with smaller populations in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Brisbane]] and the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]. In Melbourne, the Jewish population centre is Caulfield where there are streets with nearly a 100% Jewish population; the main areas of settlement spread out from [[Caulfield, Victoria|Caulfield]] in two arcs: south through [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]], [[Elwood, Victoria|Elwood]], [[Elsternwick, Victoria|Elsternwick]], [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]], [[Moorabbin, Victoria|Moorabbin]] and right down to [[Frankston, Victoria|Frankston]]; east through [[Toorak, Victoria|Toorak]], [[Malvern, Victoria|Malvern]], [[Hawthorn, Victoria|Hawthorn]], [[Kew, Victoria|Kew]], [[Balwayn, Victoria|Balwyn]] to Doncaster, Victoria|Doncaster]]. In Sydney the major areas of Jewish settlement are in the east and on the North Shore, in particuylar the suburbs of ([[Bondi, New South Wales|Bondi]], [[Dover Heights, New South Wales|Dover Heights]], [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]], [[Vaucluse, New South Wales|Vaucluse]], [[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]] and [[Hunters Hill, New South Wales|Hunters Hill]]). In New Zealand, most Jews live in [[Auckland]] and [[Wellington]] with smaller populations in [[Dunedin]] and [[Christchurch]]. Dunedin Synagogue has possibly the world's southernmost Jewish congregation.<ref>[http://vital.org.nz/nzjews.html Jews in New Zealand<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The following is a list of prominent Oceanian Jews, arranged by country of origin. |
The following is a list of prominent Oceanian Jews, arranged by country of origin. |
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The vast majority of Jews in Oceania (c. 120,000) live in Australia, with a small population (c. 5,000) in New Zealand. Most are Ashkenazi Jews, with many being survivors of the Holocaust arriving during and after World War II. More recently, a significant number of Jews have arrived from South Africa and Russia. The official number of people who practised Judaism in the 2001 census was only 83,459 but this number is expected to be much higher, as it did not count those overseas (i.e. dual Australian-Israeli nationals) or many non-practicing Jews who prefer not to disclose religion in the census are more common. The vast majority of Australia's Jews live in inner suburbs of Melbourne and Sydney with smaller populations in Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In Melbourne, the Jewish population centre is Caulfield where there are streets with nearly a 100% Jewish population; the main areas of settlement spread out from Caulfield in two arcs: south through St Kilda, Elwood, Elsternwick, Brighton, Moorabbin and right down to Frankston; east through Toorak, Malvern, Hawthorn, Kew, Balwyn to Doncaster, Victoria|Doncaster]]. In Sydney the major areas of Jewish settlement are in the east and on the North Shore, in particuylar the suburbs of (Bondi, Dover Heights, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, St Ives and Hunters Hill). In New Zealand, most Jews live in Auckland and Wellington with smaller populations in Dunedin and Christchurch. Dunedin Synagogue has possibly the world's southernmost Jewish congregation.[1]
The following is a list of prominent Oceanian Jews, arranged by country of origin.
Australia
Academic figures
- Roy Clive Abraham, linguist[2]
- Samuel Alexander, philosopher
- Bernard Boas, marriage guidance counsellor, broadcaster, author of biblical treatises[3]
- Neal Ashkanasy, psychologist and emotional intelligence academic
- Linda Dessau, current Governor of Victoria, and former Family Court Judge
- Marcus Einfeld, human rights activist and former Federal Court judge
- Sir Otto Frankel, geneticist[4]
- Bryan Gaensler, astronomer and former Young Australian of the Year
- Fred Hilmer, academic, lawyer & businessman
- David Isaacs, architect & structural engineer, musician & composer[5]
- Phillip Isaacs, architect & structural engineer[6]
- Joseph Jacobs, historian & folklorist[7]
- Kurt Mahler, mathematician
- Robert Manne, academic & social critic
- Bernhard Neumann, mathematician
- Gustav Nossal, immunologist (Jewish father)
- Peter Singer, philosopher
- Julius Stone, distinguished legal theorist, professor of jurisprudence and international law[8]
- James Wolfensohn, World Bank president
- Sir Albert Wolff, Chief Justice of Western Australia
Business figures
- Sir Peter Abeles, former chairman of Ansett
- Rodney Adler, CEO of HIH Insurance, convicted criminal
- Albert Bensimon, Adelaide jeweller and businessman
- Noel Biderman, CEO of Avid Entertainment and owner of Ashley Madison
- Harold Boas, architect, Perth councillor, Jewish community worker
- John Gandel & Marc Besen, founder/owners of Chadstone Shopping Centre and Sussan fashion chain
- Joseph Gutnick, mining magnate & ex-President of Melbourne F.C.
- Poppy King, cosmetist
- Frank Lowy, founder of The Westfield Group, philanthropist
- Sidney Myer, founder of Myer department store & philanthropist
- Helena Rubenstein, cosmetician (business started in Melbourne), philanthropist, art collector
- Leon & Richard Pratt, founder/owners of Visy Industries
- Rene Rivkin, stockbroker and convicted insider trader
- Abe Saffron, nightclub owner, underworld figure
- Joe Saragossi founder G James Australia leading glass and window manufacturers with over 2500 employees.
- John Saunders, co-founder of The Westfield Group[9][10]
- Harry Seidler, architect
- Sidney Sinclair, men's fashion label founder
- Smorgon family, founder/owners of Smorgon Steel and other businesses
- Harry Triguboff, property developer, Meriton Apartments
Cultural figures
- Eric Baume, broadcaster/journalist
- Arthur Benjamin, composer
- Steve Bedwell, comedian/broadcaster
- Danny Ben-Moshe, writer
- Rachel Berger, comedian
- Lily Brett, writer
- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer[11]
- Saskia Burmeister, actress
- Judy Cassab, painter
- Deborah Conway, singer/songwriter
- Ed Doolan, Australian-born British broadcaster
- George Dreyfus, composer
- Jack Feldstein, scriptwriter/neon animator
- FourPlay Electric String Quartet (3/4 Jewish)
- Amelia Frid, former child actress
- Renée Geyer, soul singer
- Alan Gold, author
- Libby Gorr, comedian
- Alexander Gutman (aka Austen Tayshus), comedian
- David Helfgott, pianist
- David Hirschfelder, film composer
- Fred Isaacs (aka F. Raymond Renard]]), musician & eisteddfod adjudicator
- Phillip Isaacs (musician) (aka Phillip Renard), musician and maker of Australia’s first steel-framed piano
- Elena Kats-Chernin, composer
- Danny Katz, writer/comedian
- Barrie Kosky, creative director
- Ben Lee, singer/songwriter
- Jack Levi (aka Elliot Goblet), comedian
- Lior Attar (aka Lior), singer/songwriter
- Sam Lipski, newspaper writer & editor, radio & TV broadcaster & commentator, CEO of the philanthropic Pratt Foundation
- David Malouf, writer (Jewish mother)
- Miriam Margolyes, actress
- Bill Meyer, artist
- Margaret Michaelis-Sachs, photographer
- Isaac Nathan, Australia's first composer
- Helmut Newton, photographer
- Elliot Perlman, writer
- Linda Phillips, composer [12]
- John Safran, comedian/documentarian
- Harry Seidler, architect
- Simon Tedeschi, pianist
- Harry van der Sluys (aka Roy Rene and Mo McCackie), music hall, theatrical and radio comedian
- Yidcore's Members (Bram, Myki, Tim and Rory), Jewish Punk Band, from Melbourne, Australia
Political figures
- Maurice Ashkanasy, Vice-chairman of Victorian Bar Council and member of Australian Labor party
- Peter Baume, Liberal cabinet minister, chancellor of the Australian National University
- Joe Berinson, Member of Federal Parliament, Minister in Whitlam's third Cabinet, State Upper house member, State Labor cabinet minister and Attorney General of Western Australia
- Moss Cass, former Labor cabinet minister
- Barry Cohen, Labor government minister in the Federal Parliament (1983–1987)
- Ian Cohen, Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1995–2011)
- Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor-General (1977–1982)
- Michael Danby, Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Linda Dessau, Governor of Victoria (from 2015)
- Mark Dreyfus QC, Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Marcus Einfeld, human rights activist and former Federal Court judge
- Sydney Einfeld, New South Wales Minister for Consumer Affairs (1976–1981)
- Josh Frydenberg, Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Jennifer Huppert, Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council (2009–2010)
- Martin Indyk, United States ambassador to Israel (1995–1997 and 2000–2001)
- Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor General (1931–1936), prominent solicitor, member of Victorian colonial parliament, one of the drafters of the Australian constitution, member of first Australian parliament
- Dr John Kaye, Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Sir Richard Kingsland, Public Servant, RAAF pilot who rescued two senior British WWII leaders in Morocco in 1940
- Henry Ninio, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, co-founder of Progressive Judaism in Adelaide
- Martin Pakula, Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Leo Port, Lord Mayor of Sydney (1975–1978)
- Eric Roozendaal, NSW Labor cabinet minister (2008–2011)
- Elias Solomon, former member of Federal Parliament
- David Southwick, Liberal Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- James Wolfensohn, World Bank president
- Sir Albert Wolff, Chief Justice of Western Australia
Religious figures
- Rabbi Dr Joseph Abrahams, prominent Melbourne rabbi of the late 19th & early 20th centuries, in 1911 did not take up the call as Chief Rabbi on account of ill health[13]
- Rabbi Dr. Raymond Apple, emeritus senior rabbi of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, Senior Rabbi to the Australian Defence Force, Registrar of the Sydney Beth Din, author of OzTorah.com, and the leading spokesperson for Jews and Judaism in Australia from 1972 to 2005
- Rabbi Rudolph (Ruddy) Brasch, senior reform rabbi in Sydney for over 30 years, a well-known author and broadcaster
- Rabbi Francis Cohen, prominent Sydney rabbi in the early 20th century[14]
- Rabbi Jacob Danglow, rabbi at St Kilda Hebrew Congregation 1905-1962, one of the most prominent rabbis in both the Jewish and the general communities[15][16][17]
- Rabbi Pinchus Feldman, Rabbi of the Yeshiva Centre
- Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, director of many Chabad operations in Victoria
- Rabbi Chaim Gutnick, formerly rabbi of Elwood Synagogue for over forty years and life president of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria
- Rabbi John Levi, first Australian-born rabbi, prominent Progressive rabbi & teacher[18][19]
- Joseph Marcus, a convict who trained as a rabbi and who is reputed to have conducted the first Jewish services in Sydney
- Rabbi Israel Porush, prominent & long-serving Sydney rabbi[20]
- Mr Abraham Rabinovitch, philanthropist and founder of Sydney's main Orthodox Jewish educational institutions
- Rabbi Dr Max Sanger, important Melbourne progressive rabbi, responsible for the spread of progressive Judaism to ther parts of Australia[21][22][23]
Sports figures
- Peter Fuzes, soccer goalkeeper for Hakoah and Australia, Maccabi Hall of Fame 2003. Played 1st grade 1964 till 1976; International career From 1966 to 1972, against Scotland 1967, Greece 1969, Israel 1969 & 1972. Played against various European club sides including AS ROMA 1966, Manchester United at the time of Bobby Charlton & Dennis Law.
- Michael Klinger, cricketer. Also an ex collegian at Mount Scopus Memorial College.
- Albert Rosenfeld, rugby league player
- Lionel Van Praag, speedway champion
- David Zalcberg Australian Jewish Olympic Table Tennis Player. Also an ex collegian at Mount Scopus Memorial College
- Phil Moss Current manager of the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, and former soccer player in the National Soccer League
- Johnathon Moss Former first-class cricketer for the Victoria cricket team (2000 - 2007). Played for Australia at the Maccabiah Games in Israel
- Ian Synman, Australian rules footballer with St Kilda 1958-1969, notorious for playing in St Kilda's only Premiership (1966) on Yom Kippur
Miscelaneous
- Dunera boys, a group of mainly Jewish British detainees who were deported to Australia in horrific circumstances; many of them later becoming prominent Australian citizens
- Sir John Monash, World War I general, engineer, first chairman of Victoria's State Electricity Commission
- John Smith, Sydney's first free police constable
- Ikey Solomon, First Fleet prisoner, the person on whom Charles Dickens based the character of Fagin
Fiji
- Alexander Schmerrill Bowman, early European settler
- Henry Marks, early European settler
- Karl Fleischman, mining, businessman
French Polynesia
New Zealand
Business figures
- Sir Woolf Fisher, industrialist[24]
- Bendix Hallenstein, clothing manufacturer and merchant, and MP[25]
- Michael Hirschfeld, businessman, activist & Labour Party president[26]
- Nathaniel William Levin, businessman, father of:
- William Levin, businessman, benefactor[27]
- David Nathan, retailer[28]
- Joseph Nathan, founder of GlaxoSmithKline[24]
Cultural figures
- Esmond de Beer, historian, collector, philanthropist[29]
- Gina Bellman, actress[30]
- Charles Brasch, poet, literature patron[31]
- Taika Cohen (Waititi), film director, writer, painter, comedian and actor[32]
- Angela D'Audney, television anchor[33]
- Benjamin Farjeon, writer[24]
- Willi Fels, philanthropist and collector[34]
- Deb Filler, actor, writer, comic actor
- Richard Fuchs, composer and architect[35]
- Grace Joel, artist[36]
- Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author[37]
Political figures
National figures
- Frederick Baume, Member of Parliament[38]
- Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell, Prime Minister (1925) (Jewish mother)[39]
- Sir Tom Eichelbaum, Chief Justice (1989–1999)[40]
- John Key (born 1961), current New Zealand Prime Minister (Jewish mother)[41]
- Sir Michael Myers, chief justice (1929–1946)[28]
- Sir Julius Vogel, Prime Minister (1873–1875, 1876), newspaper founder, & science-fiction writer[28]
Local body politicians
- Mayors
- Auckland: Philip Philips (Auckland's first mayor, 1871–1874),[24] Henry Isaacs (1874),[24] Sir Arthur Myers 1905–08),[24] Sir Ernest Davis (1935–1941),[42] Sir Dove-Myer Robinson (1959–1965, 1968–1980),[43] and Colin Kay (1980–1983)[24]
- Christchurch: Charles Louisson (1888–1889, 1898–1899)[44]
- Invercargill: Eve Poole (1983–1992)[45]
- Wellington: Ian Lawrence (1986–1989),[45] Mark Blumsky (1995–2001)
- Other
- Dame Barbara Goodman, Auckland local body politician
Sports figures
- Jo Aleh, Olympic sailor[46]
- Nathan Cohen, Olympic champion and world champion rower[47]
- Josh Kronfeld, rugby player[48]
Other figures
- Lev Aptekar, chess master
- Sir Louis Barnett, surgeon[24]
- Ethel Benjamin, first woman lawyer in the British Empire[28]
- Sir Peter Gluckman, science adviser[49]
- Wally Hirsch, former Race Relations Conciliator[24]
- Pei Te Hurinui Jones, Ngati Maniapoto leader & scholar (Jewish father)
- Joel Samuel Polack, pioneer settler[50]
See also
External links
- Jews in New Zealand in Te Ara online encyclopaedia
- Jews in New Zealand in 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- Prominent Australian Jews
- New Zealand Jewish archives: Notes on Jewish Participation in New Zealand History
References
- ^ Jews in New Zealand
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A80311
- ^ Interviews with Australian scientists
- ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18012969
- ^ https://au.linkedin.com/pub/phillip-isaacs-oam/28/6b0/ba1
- ^ Joseph Jacobs
- ^ Biography:University of Sydney
- ^ Prime Minister of Australia
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton – episode 73: Geraldine Brooks (18/04/2005)
- ^ http://eprints.qut.edu.au/18746/
- ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/abrahams-joseph-4966
- ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cohen-francis-lyon-5710
- ^ John Levi, Rabbi Jacob Danglow: The Uncrowned Monarch of Australia's Jews, 1995, Melbourne University Publishing.
- ^ Newman Rosenthal, Look Back with Pride: the St. Kilda Hebrew Congregation's first century, 1971, T. Nelson, Melbourne.
- ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/danglow-jacob-5878
- ^ Eliot Baskin, Werner Graff, Malcolm Turnbull, A Time to Keep:The story of Temple Beth Israel 1930 to 2005, 2005, Hybrid Publishers, Melbourne.
- ^ http://www.tbi.org.au/about/our-rabbis/
- ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/porush-israel-15194
- ^ John Levi, My Dear Friends, 2009, Australian Jewish Historical Society, Melbourne.
- ^ Eliot Baskin, Werner Graff, Malcolm Turnbull, A Time to Keep:The story of Temple Beth Israel 1930 to 2005, 2005, Hybrid Publishers, Melbourne.
- ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sanger-herman-max-11613
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jewishvirtuallibrary.com – New Zealand
- ^ Biography in Te Ara online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- ^ "Michael Hirschfeld Gallery Honours Staunch Friend of the Arts", City Gallery, Wellington
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- ^ Biography at tv.com
- ^ Biography in Te Ara online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- ^ Jewornotjew.com
- ^ Cleave, Louisa (7 February 2002). "Obituary: Angela D'Audney". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Biography in Te Ara online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- ^ The Richard Fuchs archive
- ^ Biography in Te Ara online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- ^ "Inside the minds of animals", Mindpowernews.com
- ^ Biography in Te Ara online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- ^ Levine, S. (1999) The New Zealand Jewish community. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books (Google books), p.22
- ^ "Former Chief Justices", Courts of New Zealand
- ^ Berry, Ruth (25 November 2006). "Will the real John Key step forward". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
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