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The vast majority of Jews in Oceania (c. 100,000) live in Australia, with a small population (c. 7,000) in New Zealand. Here is a list of some prominent Oceanian Jews, arranged by country of origin.
Australia
Political figures
- Peter Baume, Liberal cabinet minister, chancellor of ANU
- Moss Cass, Labor cabinet minister
- Barry Cohen, Labor cabinet minister
- Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor General (1977-1982)
- Marcus Einfeld, Federal Court judge & human rights activist
- Malcolm Fraser, Liberal Prime Minister (1975-1983) (Jewish mother)
- Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor General (1931-1936)
- Sir John Monash, World War I general
- James Wolfensohn, World Bank president
Academic figures
Cultural figures
- Claudia Black, actress
- Rachel Berger, comedian
- Lily Brett, writer
- Judy Cassab, painter
- Deborah Conway, singer/songwriter
- Renee Geyer, soul singer
- David Helfgott, pianist
- David Hirschfelder, film composer
- Ben Lee, singer/songwriter
- Andrew Lesnie, cinematographer (unconfirmed)
- David Malouf, writer (Jewish mother)
- Libby Gore, comedian
- Helmut Newton, photographer
- Elliot Perlman, writer
- Roy Rene, clown
- John Safran, comedian/documentarian
- Harry Seidler, architect
- Austen Tayshus, comedian
Business figures
- Sir Peter Abeles, former chairman of Ansett
- John Gandel & Marc Besen, founder/owners of Chadstone Shopping Centre and Sussan fashion chain
- Joseph Gutnick, mining magnate & ex-President of Melbourne F.C.
- Frank Lowy, founder of The Westfield Group
- Sidney Myer, founder of Myer department store & philanthropist
- Leon & Richard Pratt, founder/owners of Visy
- Smorgon family, founder/owners of Smorgon Steel and other businesses
Sports figures
- Michael Klinger, cricketer
- Albert Rosenfeld, rugby league player
- Lionel Van Praag, speedway champion
French Polynesia
- Alexander Salmon, Tahitian prince
New Zealand
Political figures
Other city mayors include: Henry Isaacs (1874), Sir Ernest Davis (1935-1941) & Colin Kay (1980-1983) of Auckland, Charles Louisson (1888-1889, 1898-1899) of Christchurch, Eve Poole (dates) of Invercargill, and Ian Lawrence (1986-1989) of Wellington.
Other figures
- Esmond de Beer, historian, collector, philanthropist
- Charles Brasch, poet, literature patron
- Angela D'Audney, television anchor
- Willi Fels, philanthropist and collector
- Bendix Hallenstein, clothing manufacturer and merchant
- Michael Hirschfeld, businessman, activist & labour party president
- Pei Te Hurinui Jones, Ngati Maniapoto leader & scholar (Jewish father)
- Josh Kronfeld, rugby player
- Joseph Nathans, founder of Glaxo
See also
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