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Overview Whole libraries have been written to document and explain the Holocaust/Shoah, but more research is still needed if we are ever to understand an event so complex and devastating. The word holocaust comes from the ancient Greek: it means a sacrifice completely burnt on an altar. Today ‘holocaust’ is generally used as a euphemism…
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Introduction Jews have lived in the land of Israel for nearly 4000 years, going back to the period of the Biblical patriarchs (c.1900 BCE). The story of the Jewish people, Israel, its capital, Jerusalem, and the Jewish Temple there, has been one of exile, destruction and rebirth. In its 3000 years of history Jerusalem has…
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The Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies Inc. (QJBD) is actively involved in forging positive and productive partnerships with people of different faiths in Queensland. Below are some of the organisations the community is actively involved in. Queensland Forum of Christians, Jews and Muslims In the Queensland Forum for Christians, Jews and Muslims (“The Forum”) representatives of…
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The Jewish Calendar The Jewish calendar differs from the common one. It is based on the revolutions of the moon around the earth, whereas the common calendar is based on the earths rotation around the sun. The lunar calendar comprises (in a normal year) twelve months each of 29 or 30 days. In a leap…
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Order limited edition book now To celebrate our community’s 150 year anniversary, a beautiful limited edition, 300+ page historical text and picture book has been written by historian Jennifer Creese. Published by the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies, covering 150 years of the state’s Jewish history from North Queensland to the Gold Coast and Western Queensland.…