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Next Meeting Our guest speaker Dr Anthony Joseph president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain and former president of the Jewish Historical Society of England. His talk will partly be a personal account of his own Anglo-Jewish ancestry going back to 1670, and partly about the exciting new databases in many countries that are now available to researchers – and much more besides! pdf file | Size 116.34 KB |
File Dated 02-25-08 |
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20080911 In Search of Jewish Ancestry ( Anthony Joseph ) Our guest speaker Dr Anthony Joseph president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain and former president of the Jewish Historical Society of England. His talk will partly be a personal account of his own Anglo-Jewish ancestry going back to 1670, and partly about the exciting new databases and research tools that are now available in many countries . pdf file | Size 116.34 KB |
File Dated 02-25-08 |
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20080821 Elsa Davis Eccentric or Vexatious Litigant ( Simon Smith ) Frances Edna Davis (1907-1989) A musical child prodigy, she toured Australian capital cities in the 1920's. In the 1930's she had much success as a composer and in the 1970-80s her 1920s style vaudeville act and television performances gathered a minor cult following. However, in the 1940's, her sensational and determined litigation, mainly against her then brother-in-law Governor General Sir Isaac Isaacs, led her to being declared a vexatious litigant. doc file | Size 86.5 KB |
File Dated 07-31-08 |
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20080710 BD-BD launch and Beethoven and the Zipper ( Suzanne Baker ) At this meeting AJHS Vic will officially launch the online version of the Beverley Davis Burial Database accessible from www.bd-bd.info. Then Suzanne Baker will outline the birth of Musical Viva doc file | Size 28.5 KB |
File Dated 06-18-08 |
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20080327 Messianic Jews ( Dvir Abramovich ) Messianic congregations have been studied by Dvir Abramovich (to left). Its leaders are called pastors and rabbis, and followers practice both Torah customs and New Testament beliefs. In their synagogues/churches they wear kippot and tallitot, observe the traditional Jewish holidays, and celebrate Bar-Mitzvah’s…all the while praying to Jesus and proselytizing other Jews do the same. doc file | Size 54.5 KB |
File Dated 03-07-08 |
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20080226 Premiere of Chapel of Chic This is NOT an AJHS (Vic) meeting -- but members will be interested to learn of the latest film by Leslie Sharon Rosenthal.‘Chapel of Chic’ will premiere at the iconic Astor Theatre on Tuesday 26th February at 7.30 p.m. The movie is a lively romp through a century of Chapel Street’s commercial, social and fashion history. Jpeg image | Size 132.02 KB |
File Dated 01-28-08 |
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20080220 AGM and Schmattes to Riches ( Lesley Sharon Rosenthal ) After a brief AGM noted historian and teller of tales about the schmatte industry Leslie Sharon Rosenthal will give a presentation entitled Schmatte to Riches dealing with the Jewish presence within the ulta chic schmatte trade in Chapel Street Prahran htm file | Size 2.14 KB |
File Dated 01-28-08 |
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20071213 Beyond the Bund - Life in Shanghai ( Robin Grow ). In the years before WW2, many Jews sought security in Shanghai. This presentation covers their reasons for going to Shanghai, enhanced by their ability to enter the city without travel documents. Robin\\\'s talk will cover Jewish communal life within the city, graced by the glorious Art Deco Beth Aharon Synagogue. htm file | Size 2.06 KB |
File Dated 11-17-07 |
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20071108 150th Anniversary EMHC ( R Levi Howard Ftreeman ) This special meeting of the Australian Jewish Historical Society will mark the 150th Anniversary of the foundation of East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation. The meeting, actually held in the CBD located synagogue, will learn of the fascinating origins and history of the congregation and of its synagogues. htm file | Size 24.92 KB |
File Dated 11-06-07 |
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20071025 Our Jewish Community a Tale of Two Thoughts ( Ephraim Finch ) In his role as Director of the Melbourne Chevra Kadisha Ephraim Finch has collected and assembled detailed background history about the Melbourne Jewish Community, including hidden details about our many holocaust survivors. doc file | Size 26 KB |
File Dated 02-25-08 |
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