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Bert heads East
Bert’s work on the serialisation of Brudno’s book ‘The Fugitive’ came to an end with the San Francisco Call. I believe he headed east in late July 1904. Before he leaves, he takes part in a fundraiser on June 12 at the B’nai B’rith Hall in San Francisco. This was reported a month and a…
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Rabbi Myer’s family – their 2 very talented children
You’ve seen in previous posts Mrs Anna Myers led the Australian Coo-ee contingent welcoming Bert Levy and many others to San Francisco in 1904. Before we leave San Fran, I thought a brief account of this proud Australian Jewish family might be of interest… remembering that Rabbi Myers & his wife were once well known…
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Coo-ee Club con’t..
Last post featured Bert being welcomed by San Francisco Aussies at their newly formed club in 1904. Mrs Isidor Myers, wife of the Chief Rabbi was the linchpin for the club. Some other Coo-ee Club reports – If you’re wondering what Rabbi Myers looked like, here is with Bert in 1908 in the Los Angeles…
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Bert gets warm welcome in Frisco
The synagogue in perspective of it Bendigo surrounds… In foreground, the Criterion Hotel was Bendigo’s first substantial pub, built by the Danish Brothers known as the Cohns. (Also Jewish) in early 1850s. The Cohns bought cold beer to Australia from Europe and should be widely celebrated for that.
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Ship owner also owned the newspaper !
Here is Tuesday May 17 1904 edition of the San Francisco Call newspaper owned by wealthy American entrepreneur John D Speckels. I guess when you own one you can always promote the other. Spreckels also had sugar interests in Hawaii so that is why he perhaps got on board at Honolulu. Below is what was…
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‘Across the Pacific on Liner’ Part 2
The Crew; Captain Harriman Above- Interesting summation of Bert’s career to date (1904) also the first and only mention of the purpose of Bert’s trip to close negotiations on the east coast over a future Jewish publication.
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‘Across The Pacific On A Liner’ by Bert Levy
Bert’s first feature story and series of sketches in a US newspaper appeared in the San Francisco Sunday Call on June 5, 1904. Bert’s stroke of good luck on the voyage happened at the halfway mark at Honolulu. Click on link above to read the full transcript. Frank Coffee was an American writer and publishers…
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Bert sets sail for the USA in 1904
After two years working for David Syme at the Leader group of newspapers, Bert decides to pull up stumps and try his luck in the United States. Getting there was neither easy nor cheap, as most northern hemisphere passages at the turn of the twentieth century were predominantly ‘Mother Country’ bound. You’ll see reference below…
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Mr I. Issacs sketch in the Political Conning Tower
The first Federal Member for Indi was Yackandandah born, Issac Issacs. Yes the same seat held by Independent Helen Haynes today. He was a brilliant legal mind and appears bored by the political shenanigans of the new Parliamentarians who had honed their skills in State Politics prior. You can see the full page of sketches…
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