Between 1788 and 1850, more than 150,000 Jewish men and women were either transported to Australia as convicts or arrived as free settlers. This important biographical dictionary presents the details – occasionally sketchy but sometimes extensive – of more than 1600 of these pioneers.
Rabbi John Levi's painstaking research through the fragmentary and often contradictory colonial records has culminated in an invaluable reference work and resource. A wealth of information, including birth names, extra names, nicknames, aliases and maiden names, together with details of marriages, children and occupations, makes 'These Are The Names' a major contribution to an important but little recognised aspect of Australia's history.
