History of The Jews in Australia

The history of the Jews in Australia dates back to 1788, when a number of Jews were among the convicts brought to the country aboard the First Fleet to establish the first European settlement on the continent, on the site of present-day Sydney. Today, an estimated 120,000 Jews live in Australia. The majority are Ashkenazi Jews, many of them refugees and Holocaust survivors who arrived during and after World War II. There is also a Sephardic Jewish population.

Read more about History Of The Jews In Australia:  Demography, History, Jewish Settlement Outside New South Wales, Recent History, Public Life, Commerce, Arts and Culture, Antisemitism, Synagogues and Religious Affiliation

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