Henry Lawrence Bernstein: Australia's own 'Jekyll and Hyde' or its 'Walter Mitty'?
TitleHenry Lawrence Bernstein: Australia's own 'Jekyll and Hyde' or its 'Walter Mitty'?
Author
Call numberS994.004924/001
Object number03731wbx
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Year of publication
2018
Dimensionspp 287-334
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol. XXIV, Part 2, 2019, pp287-334
Description
Henry Bernstein lived an extraordinary life, travelling over five continents, involved in tribal warfare in southern and western Africa, upheavals in South America, and espionage in Europe. He faced arrest and was then used by the British Security Intelligence in Holland in World War I, and his unconventional activities became the subject of debate twice in the British House of Commons