Australian Diggers
The headstone of Able Seaman Isaac Herman.
March 20, 2023, 12:37 pm
Ceremony for Jewish Diggers
Operation Jacob continues to pursue the correction of the headstones of Jewish Australian soldiers buried under markers that falsely represent their religion and heritage
By Shane Desiatnik
July 1, 2022, 8:00 am
Jewish Diggers’ experiences of Rabaul
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the worst maritime disaster in Australian history, when an estimated 853 POWs and 200 civilians killed aboard the torpedoed Montevideo Maru.
By Shane Desiatnik
Captain John Einfeld (front) and Chaplain Rabbi Lazarus Goldman (right) leading a Jewish New Year service in Lae, New Guinea, in 1944. Photo: Australian War Memorial
September 6, 2021, 2:30 pm
High Holy Days on the battlefield
Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur were observed in the most challenging of circumstances by Jewish diggers serving in World War I and World War II.
By Shane Desiatnik
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