Deciding to stay: Dunera's 'Alien doctors' in Australia
TitleDeciding to stay: Dunera's 'Alien doctors' in Australia
Author
Call numberS994.004924/001
Object number03731wm
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Year of publication
2015
Dimensionspp 285-302
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol. XXII, Part 2, 2015, pp285-302
Description
Discusses the story of the Jewish doctors who were sent out to Australia, from England in 1940 as internees, on the 'Dunera'. German and Austrian Jews were prominent in the fields of medicine and science. A number of these doctors left Australia, and ten decided to stay in Australia after the war. This article outlines their story including the tragic story of Dr. Arthur Kassel