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Abraham Boas
Abraham Tobias Boas (25 November 1842 – 20 February 1923) was a rabbi of Adelaide Hebrew Congregation in Adelaide, South Australia. Biography Early life Abraham Tobias Boas was born at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, son of Tobias Eliesar Boas, rabbi, and his wife Eva Salomon Levi, ''née'' Linse. Boas was educated at Amsterdam Theological Seminary and studied theology under a well-known Hebraist, Delaville. In 1865, he went to England to further his studies, and in 1867 became minister to the Jewish congregation at Southampton. Adult life in Australia In 1869, he was chosen as rabbi for the congregation at Adelaide, South Australia, and he arrived there on the ship ''Tamesa'', Capt. William O. Phillips, from Liverpool on 13 February 1870. He held the position for forty-eight years, and became a well-known figure in all movements intended to forward the cultural and material good of the community . Well read, a great student of William Shakespeare, urbane and kind, broad-minded an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Boas
Lionel Tobias Boas (1875 – 16 August 1949) was a prominent public official from Western Australia. Biography Early life Lionel Tobias Boas was born in 1875 in South Australia. His father was Rabbi Abraham Boas (1844–1923). Career He moved to Perth, Western Australia, in 1896. A decade later, in 1906, he was elected a councillor to the City of Subiaco, serving for thirty-six years and was mayor of Subiaco from 1917 to 1920. With Jack Simons, he helped establish the Young Australia League in 1905 and served as its president until his death in 1949. References 1875 births 1949 deaths People from South Australia People from Perth, Western Australia Australian people of Dutch-Jewish descent Jewish Australian politicians Mayors of places in Western Australia Western Australian local councillors {{WesternAustralia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1867 - 1922)
There were only 354 days this year in the newly purchased territory of Alaska. When the territory transferred from the Russian Empire to the United States, the calendric transition from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar was made with only 11 days instead of 12 during the 19th century. This change was made due to the territorial and geopolitical shift from the Asian to the American side of the International Date Line. Friday, 6 October 1867 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Friday again on 18 October 1867 (instead of Saturday, 19 October 1867 in the Gregorian Calendar). Events January * January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed after its designer, John A. Roebling, in 1983. * January 8 – African-American men are granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia. * January 11 – Benito Juárez be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
