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| Joachim Newsletter Edition 10 - November 2006 Dear Family This is a large Newsletter as there are several important items for you to read; ? Item form Rabbi Raymond Apple ? News on the December Family Reunion ? Item from Jenny Cowen ? Rabbi John Levi’s Book ? “These Are The Names” ? Plea from Katrina Cowen ? Family Questionnaire Recently I asked Rabbi Raymond Apple why we are not meant to extinguish the Shabbat candles, his reply is as follows; “I am glad you are lighting Shabbat candles. The purpose of the practice is to symbolise the light and peace of Shabbat. Hence the candles must linger and not be artificially snuffed out.” Thank you Cousin. Family Reunion/ Ladies Afternoon Tea to which the Men are invited. Yes, this December the ladies are inviting the men to join us. Details are as follows; You are invited to the ‘Joachim afternoon tea:’ on Sunday, December 10th. at the home of Liz & Ron James from 3.00 p.m. R.S.V.P. rejames@iinet.net.au or 0418 339 683 Please bring a small plate to share. The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree My Father, Harold Cowen, always had a saying for everything; he was particularly fond of the saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” (he was not referring to our cousins Raymond, Len and David Apple). Recently this saying proved to be oh so true. My Sister Katrina and I love nothing better than to shop together. This has often raised eyebrows amongst friends and shop assistants. I would love a dollar for each time we have been told, “it is so unusual to find adult siblings out shopping together”! Well, recently Katrina and I shared a wonderful afternoon with the Chapman’s. I showed Keith Chapman the picture of the Joachim sisters, Susan, Sarah and Rebecca (above). Keith confirmed that the photograph was outside the Prahran Town Hall and most likely the three sisters were off to the Prahran Market. Keith also stated that the three sisters were inveterate shoppers and always shopped together. So Dad was right, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. When Katrina and I go out to shop together we are just following in our Grandmother (Sarah) and her two lovely sister’s footsteps. Jenny Cowen Rabbi John Levi's book, 'THESE ARE THE NAMES' will be launched on Sunday 3rd December The book covers Jewish lives in Australia 1788-1850 As our Ottolangui/ Langley convict family will be included in this edition, if anyone is interested in obtaining a pre publication special offer, Liz James can obtain one for $69.95 Please phone 9822 2849 or email rejames@iinet.net.au These Are the Names Jewish Lives in Australia, 1788-1850 John S. Levi Nathan Howard Biographical entries for over 1600 Jews who settled in Australia between 1788 and 1850. About this Title Between 1788 and 1850, more than 1500 Jewish men and women were either transported to Australia as convicts or arrived as free settlers. This important biographical dictionary presents the details--occasionally sketchy but sometimes extensive--of more than 1500 of these pioneers. Rabbi John Levi's painstaking research through the fragmentary and often contradictory colonial records has culminated in an invaluable reference work and resource. A wealth of information, including birth names, extra names, nicknames, aliases and maiden names, together with details of marriages, children and occupations, makes These are the Names a major contribution to an important but little-recognised aspect of Australia's settlement history. For the first time, the earliest generation of Jews to settle in Australia is named and remembered. About the Author John Levi was the first Australian to be ordained as a rabbi and to return to work in the land of his birth. He was named Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Israel in Melbourne in 1997, served as Senior Rabbi of the Victorian Union for Progressive Union from 1974, and was elected Vice President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry in 2005. He is a Patron of the Council of Christian and Jews, an organisation he helped to found in 1963, and a member of the governing body of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, 1974 to 1998. Rabbi Levi was one of the founders of Melbourne's King David School. His publications include Australian Genesis (1974), The Forefathers (1976), Rabbi Jacob Danglow: Uncrowned Monarch of Australian Jewry (1995), The Musical Tradition of the Berlin Reform Synagogue (1998) and A Passover Haggadah (2002). He is a Member of the Order of Australia. Monash University awarded Rabbi Levi the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) for his contribution to the community and to Australian Jewish history in 2006. Please direct comments about this website to mup-webmaster@unimelb.edu.au. This page was last modified on 31 October 2006 AEDT. © Melbourne University Publishing Ltd. Read our Privacy and Copyright policies. 0522851584 |