Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia - Suzanne D. Rutland

Edge of the Diaspora by Suzanne Rutland provides an intense study looking at two centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia. This is the story of a Jewish community founded in one of the furthermost corners of the world.

"A landmark piece of investigation, scholarship and analysis."—Australian Jewish News

"This meticulously planned, clearly written, readable, absorbing, comprehensive ... work makes an important contribution to the history of Jews in Australia."—AJL Newsletter (Association of Jewish Libraries)

"An excellent study."—The Australian

Here, Suzanne Rutland charts the vibrant history of the Australian Jewish community from its convict origins through the turmoil of the twentieth century.

Brandl & Schlesinger 1997, paperback