Friday, 23 August 2013

Podcast three: A Jewish State in Australia

Podcast three

The Search for a Jewish Homeland

The proposed Jewish homeland in northern Australia                                                              Photo: State Library of NSW

Isaac Steinberg proposed the establishment of a 
Jewish state in northern Australia.

Critchley Parker's visionary plans for a Jewish state 
in Tasmania led to his tragic early death in 1942. 

Parker's relationship with Melbourne journalist 
Caroline Isaacson spurred him to find a safe home 
for the European Jews threatened by Nazi genocide.       
                                                                   Photos: Haven

Newspaper articles

A Golden Chance to Settle the North
The Brisbane Courier 1 August 1933

Austrian Jews look to Australia: Nazi Insults Continue
The Adelaide Advertiser 25 March 1938

"Hand Over Kimberleys to Jews"
Brisbane Sunday Mail, 18 June 1939

Dr Steinberg's Mission
The West Australian 11 August 1939


North Australia: Settlement and Native Problems
The Carnarvon Northern Times 27 March 1941

Kimberley Development
The Carnarvon Northern Times 25 October 1941

No Jewish Kimberley Settlement
Lismore Northern Star 17 November 1944

Plight of Walker: Similar Trek Recalled
The Hobart Mercury 6 May 1942

Hiker's Tragic End: Body Found by Fishermen at Port Davey
The Hobart Mercury 12 September 1942

Death from Starvation: Tragic Story from a Diary
Kalgoorlie Miner 16 September 1942

Links

Unpromised Land
State Library of New South Wales

Port Davey Marine Reserve

The Plan for a Jewish Homeland in Australia
7.30 Report, ABC TV, 2010


6 degrees of Australian Connection


Fall of the Berlin Wall - degree rating = 1


Photo: German Harmonie Club


The large piece of Berlin Wall on display at the German Harmonie Club in Narrabundah, Canberra.

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