Negotiating "Russian-ness": politics, religion, nationalism and identity in the South Brisbane Russian Jewish community 1912-22
TitleNegotiating "Russian-ness": politics, religion, nationalism and identity in the South Brisbane Russian Jewish community 1912-22
Author
Call numberS994.004924/002
Object number01529abd
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Year of publication
2017
Dimensionspp74-91
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle which appeared in the 'Australian Journal of Jewish Studies' Vol.XXX, 2017 pp74-91
Description
Jennifer Creese provides an informed analysis of group identity in the South Brisbane Russian Jewish community which was first established in 1915. This period was characterised by great upheaval encompassing World War I and the Russian Revolution. This essay explores how group identity was negotiated as the community responded to the effects of political, religious and ideological conflicts