Cockburn vs Davis: a colonial Jewish scandal
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Cockburn vs Davis: a colonial Jewish scandal
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call numberS994.004924/001
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]03731iz
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Australian Jewish Historical Society
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
1991
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]pp400-415
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society', Vol.XI, Part III, 1991, pp400-415
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
An account of the Cockburn vs Davis scandal, in which Letitia Cockburn, servant, accused Rev. Alexander Barnard Davis of the York Street Synagogue, of sexual harassment. Rubinstein uses the case to argue for the low prevalence of anti-Semitism in 19th century Australia.