Agency:
Hobart Hebrew Congregation
Agency Number:
Start Date:
27 Jan 1834
Description:
By the 1840s the number of people practicing the Jewish faith had increased enough to to enable the building of synagogues in Hobart Town (1845) and Launceston (1846). The first Jewish minister was appointed in 1846, and religious practices were established. The Hobart synagogue is the oldest in the southern hemisphere still in regular use. ;;;;;;
Information Sources:
Fixel, Hedi, Hobart Hebrew Congregation: 150 Years of Survival Against All Odds, Hobart Hebrew Congregation, Hobart, 1995
Functions Performed:
Religion
Related Agencies:
| Peter and Ann Elias (NG2206) |
Series Created By Agency:
| NS829 Records of the Hebrew Congregation of Hobart | 27 Jan 1834 | 13 Sep 1992 |
| NS6718 General Correspondence | 01 Jan 1870 | 31 Dec 1969 |