Edge of the Diaspora

Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia

Author: Suzanne Rutland

Tells the story of a Jewish community founded in one of the furthermost corners of the world. This book charts this community's history from its convict origins through the turmoil of the twentieth century which saw numerous waves of Jewish immigrants reach Australia's shores.

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This is the story of a Jewish community founded in one of the furthermost corners of the world. Suzanne Rutland charts this community's history from its convict origins through the turmoil of the twentieth century which saw numerous waves of Jewish immigrants reach Australia's shores. Jews fleeing Nazism arrived in the thirties. They were followed by survivors of the Holocaust and then by refugees from Hungarian Communism in the fifties. More recent waves have brought Soviet and South African Jews.Edge of the Diaspora documents the story of this vibrant community that has integrated but maintained its Jewish identity.

About the Author

Suzanne Rutland is Chair of the Department of Semitic Studies at the University of Sydney. She is author of Pages of History: A Century of the Australian Jewish Press, co-author of One Land, Two Peoples, and editor of Opposite the Lion's Den, as well as the author of many articles and chapters in books. She has held numerous leadership positions within the Jewish and academic communities, including president of the Australian Jewish Historical Society.

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