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The first Jews arrived in Australia as British convicts. There were 16 Jews among 1500 prisoners
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With more and more Jews immigrating from (primarily) England and Germany, organised Jewish communities called ‘kehillas’ formed in Sydney (1831) and Melbourne (1841) – these were the main bases for Jewish life. The Sydney Kehilla was founded by Joseph Barrow Montefiore.
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The growing Sydney community worshipped in houses until they built the first Synagogue
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Oppressed Jewish refugees, mostly from Russia and Poland started immigrating to Australia
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This year allowed 15,000 “victims of oppression” visas to be allotted, giving 7,000 Jews the opportunity to take refuge here before the commencement of WWII
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The growing community was interrupted by a rise in intercultural marriage
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Today, there are approximately 113,000 Jews living in Australia. This country holds the largest Jewish population in the East Asian-Pacific region.
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