List of Oceanian Jews
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The vast majority of Jews in Oceania (c. 150,000) live in Australia, with a small population (c. 5,000) in New Zealand. Most are Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European background, with many being survivors of the Holocaust arriving during and after World War II. More recently, a significant number of Jews have arrived from South Africa and Russia. The official number of people who practiced Judaism in the 2001 census was only 83,459 but this number is expected to be much higher, as it did not count those overseas (ie. dual Australian-Israeli nationals) or many non-practicing Jews who prefer not to disclose religion in the census are more common. The vast majority of Australia's Jews live in inner suburbs of Melbourne (particularly St Kilda, Elwood, Elsternwick, Caulfield and Toorak) and Sydney (Bondi, Dover Heights, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, St Ives and Hunters Hill) with smaller populations in Perth and the Gold Coast. In New Zealand, most Jews live in Auckland and Wellington with smaller populations in Dunedin and Christchurch. Dunedin Synagogue has possibly the world's southernmost Jewish congregation [1].
Here is a list of some prominent Oceanian Jews, arranged by country of origin.
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[edit] Australia
[edit] Academic figures
- Samuel Alexander, philosopher
- Sir Otto Frankel, geneticist [2]
- Joseph Jacobs, historian & folklorist
- Kurt Mahler, mathematician
- Robert Manne, academic & social critic
- Bernhard Neumann, mathematician
- Gustav Nossal, immunologist (Jewish father)
- Peter Singer, philosopher
[edit] Business figures
- Sir Peter Abeles, former chairman of Ansett
- Rodney Adler, CEO of doomed HIH Insurance
- John Gandel & Marc Besen, founder/owners of Chadstone Shopping Centre and Sussan fashion chain
- Joseph Gutnick, mining magnate & ex-President of Melbourne F.C.
- Frank Lowy, founder of The Westfield Group
- Sidney Myer, founder of Myer department store & philanthropist
- Leon & Richard Pratt, founder/owners of Visy Industries
- Poppy King, cosmetist
- Rene Rivkin, stockbroker
- Abe Saffron, nightclub owner
- Smorgon family, founder/owners of Smorgon Steel and other businesses
- John Saunders, co-founder of The Westfield Group [3][4]
- Harry Triguboff, billionaire, Meriton Apartments
- Sidney Sinclair, AM, OBE, Men's Fashion [Anthony Squires, Sax Altman, Parini, Martin Wells, Ermenegildo Zegna], Export Development Council, Australia-Japan Business Cooperation Committee, federal advisory panel on East European countries, founder president of the Men’s Fashion Council of Australia, honorary life member of the Australian Superfine Woolgrowers’ Association, Vice Chairman Austcare, Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, A founder president and life member of the Parramatta Synagogue, President and life member The Great Synagogue Sydney, president of the Australian Jewish Welfare Society in NSW, president of the Federation of Australian Jewish Community Services, councilor of the NSW Jewish War Memorial, member Executive Council of Australian Jewry, trustee of the Goulburn Jewish cemetery,
[edit] Cultural figures
- Claudia Black, actress
- Rachel Berger, comedian
- Lily Brett, writer
- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning writer [5]
- Saskia Burmeister, actress
- Judy Cassab, painter
- Deborah Conway, singer/songwriter
- Isla Fisher, model & actress (converted)
- Luke Ford, Los Angeles gossip columnist, journalist, moral leader (converted)
- FourPlay Electric String Quartet (3/4 Jewish)
- Amelia Frid, former child actress
- Anthony Frosh, comedic hoax perpetrator, and champion matkot player
- Renée Geyer, soul singer
- Alan Gold, author
- Libby Gorr, comedian
- David Helfgott, pianist
- David Hirschfelder, film composer
- Elena Kats-Chernin, composer
- Danny Katz, writer/comedian
- Tony Krawitz, film maker
- Ben Lee, singer/songwriter
- Frederick Lee, model/actor
- Lior, singer/songwriter
- David Malouf, writer (Jewish mother)
- Keren Minshell, lead singer of 90's band Euphoria
- Isaac Nathan Australia's first composer
- Helmut Newton, photographer
- Elliot Perlman, writer
- Roy Rene, clown
- Lara Sacher, actress
- John Safran, comedian/documentarian
- Harry Seidler, architect
- Austen Tayshus, comedian
- Simon Tedeschi, pianist
- Yidcore's Members (Bram, Myki, Tim and Rory), Jewish Punk Band, from Melbourne, Australia
[edit] Political figures
- Peter Baume, Liberal cabinet minister, chancellor of ANU
- Moss Cass, Labor cabinet minister
- Barry Cohen, Labor cabinet minister
- Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor General (1977-1982)
- Michael Danby, Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Marcus Einfeld, Federal Court judge & human rights activist
- Sydney Einfeld, NSW Minister for consumer affairs (1976-1981) & Refugee Advocate
- Martin Indyk, Former American ambassador to Israel
- Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor General (1931-1936)
- Sir John Monash, World War I general
- James Wolfensohn, World Bank president
- Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria (Jewish Grandmother)
- Joe Berinson, Labor cabinet minister and Attorney General of Western Australia
[edit] Religious figures
- Rabbi Raymond Apple, ex-member of the Sydney Beth Din & ex-chief Rabbi of New South Wales.
- Rabbi Pinchus Feldman, Rabbi of the Yeshiva Centre.
- Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, director of many Chabad operations in Victoria.
- Rabbi Chaim Gutnick, late chief Rabbi of Victoria & president of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria.
- Mr Abraham Rabinovitch, philanthropist and founder of Sydney's main Orthodox Jewish educational institutions.
[edit] Sports figures
- Michael Klinger, cricketer
- Albert Rosenfeld, rugby league player
- Lionel Van Praag, speedway champion
- Riley Toms, racketball champion of NSW
- Peter Fuzes, soccer goalkeeper for Hakoah and Australia, Maccabi Hall of Fame 2003. Played 1st grade 1964 till 1976; International career From 1966 to 1972, against Scotland 1967, Greece 1969, Israel 1969 & 1972. Played against various European club sides including AS ROMA 1966, Manchester United at the time of Bobby Charlton & Dennis Law.
[edit] French Polynesia
- Alexander Salmon, Tahitian prince
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Political figures
- Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell, Prime Minister (1925) (Jewish mother)
- Sir Tom Eichelbaum, chief justice (1989-1999)
- Sir Arthus Myers, politician
- Sir Michael Myers, chief justice (1929-1946)
- Philip Phillips, first mayor of Auckland (1871-1874)
- Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, long-time mayor of Auckland (1959-1965, 1968-1980)
- Sir Julius Vogel, Prime Minister (1873-1875, 1876), newspaper founder, & science-fiction writer
Other city mayors include:
- Auckland: Henry Isaacs (1874), Sir Ernest Davis (1935-1941) and Colin Kay (1980-1983)
- Christchurch: Charles Louisson (1888-1889, 1898-1899)
- Invercargill: Eve Poole
- Wellington: Ian Lawrence (1986-1989)
[edit] Other figures
- Sir Louis Barnett, surgeon
- Esmond de Beer, historian, collector, philanthropist
- Charles Brasch, poet, literature patron
- Angela D'Audney, television anchor
- Benjamin Farjeon, writer
- Willi Fels, philanthropist and collector
- Bendix Hallenstein, clothing manufacturer and merchant
- Wally Hirsch, former Race Relations Conciliator
- Michael Hirschfeld, businessman, activist & Labour Party president
- Pei Te Hurinui Jones, Ngati Maniapoto leader & scholar (Jewish father)
- Josh Kronfeld, rugby player
- Joseph Nathan, founder of GlaxoSmithKline
