Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia [Hardcover]

Suzanne D. Rutland (Author)

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Publication Date: February 2002 | ISBN-10: 0841914230 | ISBN-13: 978-0841914230 | Edition: 2 Revised

This is the controversial 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 485 pages
• Publisher: Holmes & Meier Pub; 2 Revised edition (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0841914230
• ISBN-13: 978-0841914230
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,171,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A historical survey of Australia's Jewish community, April 5, 2004

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This review is from: Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia (Paperback)

Edge Of The Diaspora: Two Centuries Of Jewish Settlement In Australia by Suzanne D. Rutland (Senior Lecturer in Jewish Civilization, Department of Semitic Studies, University of Sydney, Australia) is a comprehensive and informative historical survey of Australia's Jewish community, beginning from when Australia was first used as a prison for convicts; through the Holocaust era; and down the modern day -- which has seen an increase in immigration by Jews from the former Soviet Union and South Africa. An extensively researched and thoughtfully detailed examination of a vivacious Jewish community and their enduring legacy in Australia, Suzanne Rutland's Edge Of The Diaspora is a seminal and welcome contribution to Judaic Studies reference collections and history reading lists.