The 'Spanish Flu' Pandemic of 1918-19 and Australian Jewry

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Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, 25, 1 (2020)

Author(s) Hilary Rubinstein AbstractThe so-called 'Spanish Flu' pandemic of 1918-19, with its associated complications such as pneumonia and bacterial infections, took the lives of 15,000 Australians, mainly adults in the lower age groups, out of a population of five million. This article examines the pandemic's impact on the Jews of Australia, then numbering about 11,000 persons.
Year2020
Pages158-173
Keyword(s)Australian History; Health and Medicine; Spanish Flu Pandemic