The Westralian Judean
The Westralian Judean was an English-language magazine published for the Jewish interests in Western Australia.
History
The magazine was created as the result of a chance conversation at the Jewish Athletic Club. Philip Masel (1908 – 27 February 1972)[a] and Olisch Silbert.[2]
Its first issue was published in November 1924 with the slogan A Jewish Soul, An Australian heart, A Cultured Mind[3] and subsequently appeared monthly.
Rabbi Israel Brodie B.A. B.Litt (later Sir Israel) was a regular contributor from 1925.[4]
In September 1929 it changed hands. Joshua "Josh" Pilpel[b] was the new printer and publisher.[6]
Alick Masel (died 1953) contributed Yiddish humour (written alphabetically), under the pen name Shmerel Hotzmun.
Dr Giuseppe (or Joseph) Gentilli[c] took over the editor's chair when Masel joined the Army at the outbreak of WWII.
In September 1940 Solomon Rufus "Sol" Davis LL.B. took over from Masel,[7] who had joined the army.
Silbert resigned as honorary editor in 1945[8] and died in August 1951.[9] Mrs Geulah Stern took over as editor in 1945.[10]
Trove
Copies of The Westralian Judean of 1925 and September 1929 – September 1955 have been copied by the National Library of Australia and may be accessed via Trove.
Notes
- ↑ Masel was born in Perth and married concert singer Marian Mendelsohn in 1931. He transferred from the CMF to the 2/28th Infantry Battalion in 1940 and saw action in Tobruk and El Alamein. He served on several Arts bodies including the ABC and was manager of Worth's Stores, of Hay Street, Perth.[1]
- ↑ Pilpel was born of Russian parents in Safed, Palestine, and emigrated to Australia some time around 1912,[5]
- ↑ Gentilli was born in Italy on 13 March 1912; arrived in Fremantle on 12 September 1939 by the Ormonde, and was naturalized on 28 September 1945
References
- ↑ "Former war tactician dies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 13, 056. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 February 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 22 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Twenty Years of Service". The Westralian Judean. Vol. 21, no. 241. Western Australia. 1 September 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "An Editor in Tobruk". The Westralian Judean. Vol. 13, no. 148. Western Australia. 1 December 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Rabbi Brodie and "The Westralian Judean"". The Westralian Judean. Vol. 1, no. 9. Western Australia. 1 July 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Weekly Herald. Vol. I, no. 2. Western Australia. 3 March 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "In Appreciation..." The Westralian Judean. Vol. 26, no. 301. Western Australia. 1 September 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "New Blood for the Judean". The Westralian Judean. Vol. 12, no. 134. Western Australia. 1 October 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "W.A. Editor Resigns His Post". The Australian Jewish Herald. Vol. 10, no. 27. Victoria, Australia. 19 January 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Late Olisch Silbert". The Westralian Judean. Vol. 22, no. 265. Western Australia. 1 September 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "New Years Message". The Westralian Judean. Vol. 26, no. 301. Western Australia. 1 September 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.