Suzanne Rutland is Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney. Highlights from her major publications include Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia, Pages of History: A Century of the Australian Jewish Press and 'If you will it, it is no dream': the Moriah Story. She has held numerous leadership positions within the Jewish and academic communities, including being current president of the Australian Jewish Historical Society, Sydney, and immediate past president of the Australian Association for Jewish Studies.

' … an indispensable resource for those seeking a broad overview of Australian Jewry.' The Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Introduction; 2. Convicts and settlements; 3. Waves of migration to the 1900s; 4. Relations with the general community; 5. The watershed years; 6. Changing community structures; 7. The changing role of Israel and Zionism; 8. More recent waves of migrants; 9. The aftermath of the Holocaust; 10. Jewish women; 11. Creating a Jewishly learned community; 12. Contributions to the broader community; 13. Conclusions.

Suzanne Rutland is Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney. Highlights from her major publications include Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia, Pages of History: A Century of the Australian Jewish Press and 'If you will it, it is no dream': the Moriah Story. She has held numerous leadership positions within the Jewish and academic communities, including being current president of the Australian Jewish Historical Society, Sydney, and immediate past president of the Australian Association for Jewish Studies.

' … an indispensable resource for those seeking a broad overview of Australian Jewry.' The Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Introduction; 2. Convicts and settlements; 3. Waves of migration to the 1900s; 4. Relations with the general community; 5. The watershed years; 6. Changing community structures; 7. The changing role of Israel and Zionism; 8. More recent waves of migrants; 9. The aftermath of the Holocaust; 10. Jewish women; 11. Creating a Jewishly learned community; 12. Contributions to the broader community; 13. Conclusions.

Suzanne Rutland is Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney. Highlights from her major publications include Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia, Pages of History: A Century of the Australian Jewish Press and 'If you will it, it is no dream': the Moriah Story. She has held numerous leadership positions within the Jewish and academic communities, including being current president of the Australian Jewish Historical Society, Sydney, and immediate past president of the Australian Association for Jewish Studies.

' … an indispensable resource for those seeking a broad overview of Australian Jewry.' The Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Introduction; 2. Convicts and settlements; 3. Waves of migration to the 1900s; 4. Relations with the general community; 5. The watershed years; 6. Changing community structures; 7. The changing role of Israel and Zionism; 8. More recent waves of migrants; 9. The aftermath of the Holocaust; 10. Jewish women; 11. Creating a Jewishly learned community; 12. Contributions to the broader community; 13. Conclusions.