Joseph jacobs Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/joseph-jacobs/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 13 Dec 2022 03:47:28 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 From Australia’s Jewish Past: Joseph Jacobs – folklorist, translator, literary critic, social scientist, historian and writer https://www.jwire.com.au/from-australias-jewish-past-joseph-jacobs-folklorist-translator-literary-critic-social-scientist-historian-and-writer/ https://www.jwire.com.au/from-australias-jewish-past-joseph-jacobs-folklorist-translator-literary-critic-social-scientist-historian-and-writer/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 03:47:28 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=143075 Joseph, the sixth surviving son of John and Sarah Jacobs, was born on 29 August 1854 in Sydney.  His father was a publican who had emigrated from London in 1837. During his lifetime, Joseph came to be regarded as one of the foremost experts on English folklore as well as one of the leading authorities […]

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