Jewish Deaths in Sydney pre 1820
SAMUELS, Joseph. Sent for execution Sept 1803 Joseph Samuels had pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mary Breeze, at Sydney, on the 25 Aug 1803, and stealing there from a writing desk, in which were contained 50 Dollars, 3 guineas, 2 Pieces of Gold Coin and sundry articles etc., etc. he most The day sent for the execution is the solemn day of the Jewish year – Yom Kippur (Day of Attonement). It is the first record of Hebrew prayers being chanted in public in...
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