convicts Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/convicts/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:29:30 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 From Australia’s Jewish Past: Judah Solomon –  Convict to Businessman https://www.jwire.com.au/from-australias-jewish-past-judah-solomon-convict-to-businessman/ https://www.jwire.com.au/from-australias-jewish-past-judah-solomon-convict-to-businessman/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:29:30 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=127967 Judah arrived in Hobart in 1820 from England, together with his brother Joseph, as convicts for “receiving stolen goods”. 

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/from-australias-jewish-past-judah-solomon-convict-to-businessman/feed/ 8 127967 Walt Secord pays a visit to historic Hobart shul https://www.jwire.com.au/walt-secord-pays-a-visit-to-historic-hobart-shul/ https://www.jwire.com.au/walt-secord-pays-a-visit-to-historic-hobart-shul/#respond Sun, 25 Apr 2021 03:44:32 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=123582 NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord recently visited and attended services at the Hobart Synagogue – Australia’s oldest synagogue.

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