Shalom Coleman interviewed by Criena Fitzgerald for the Battye Library collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3068113
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Coleman, Shalom, 1918-
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2003
- 5 digital audio tapes (ca. 234 min.)
- Series:
- Battye Library collection.
- Summary:
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Dr Shalom Coleman, Rabbi, speaks about his family background and his early years in Liverpool, England; his university studies and involvement with the zionist movement; his war service with the British Royal Air Force; his recruitment for the Jewish Brigade, Jewish refugees, Balfour Club; his experiences with politics and apartheid in South Africa; his work for the Adult Education Council, South Africa; South African Jewish communities; Sydney Jewish communities; the Rabbinic Assembly; the role of Bnai Brith, freemasons; the importance of maintaining Jewish culture; the impact of the political situation in Palestine; the history of Synagogues in Sydney; the Jewish War Memorial Council, London; the Perth Jewish communities; his career achievements and the controversial issues he faced in Perth; his work in retirement and published works.
- Biography/History:
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Rabbi Coleman, born in Liverpool, England attended the University of Liverpool, graduating with honours and Bachelor of Letters in Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages and Egyptology; during WWII he served with Royal Air Force; in 1944 he became recruiting officer in England for the Jewish Brigade Group announced by Prime Minister Winston Churchill; in 1945 he retured to further studies and worked as Librarian of the University Library of Archaeology; 1947 he relocated to Africa where he served the Jewish Congregations in Potchefstroom in the Transvaal and later Bloemfontein and undertook post-graduate studies in Semitic languages and literature; 1961 Rabbi Coleman and his family emigrated to Australia, where he became Rabbi at the South Head and District Synagogue; in 1965 he took on the position as Chief Rabbi of the Perth Hebrew Congregation.
- Notes:
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- The J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History is part of the State Library of Western Australia.
- Interview conducted in association with the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History.
- Recorded on April 29, 2003; June 17, 2003, June 23, 2003 in Perth, W.A.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.) and transcript (71 p.) available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Rabbis
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