Rosenberg, Louise

Personal Papers Archives

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Authority Biography/Administrative History

Year	Event	References in Collection
19 February 1914	Born Mosman, Sydney	See PP/ROSENBL/1/8/001/001.56 for short autobiography of Louise Rosenber; See PP/ROSENBL/1/14/001/001.96 for curriculum vitae
	Spends early years in Penrith
	Leaves school at 16 to work in father's office in Bond Street, Sydney
	Runs a general store in Memerambi, Queensland with her brother Samuel Rosenberg during the Depression	See PP/ROSENBL/1/1/001/001.2 for correspondence with brother Samuel Rosenberg
1931	Family moves to Sydney
1938	Taken to Palestine by father to meet his cousin Werner/Moishe Rosenberg	See PP/ROSENBL/1/15/001/001.105; PP/ROSENBL/1/17/001/001.121 for biographical information
29 March 1938	Marries Werner/Moishe Rosenberg
1939	Daughter Ruth Marianne Rosenberg is born	See PP/ROSENBL/1/8/001/001.56 for biography of Ruth Marianne written by Louise Rosenberg
1942-1958	Louise and Moishe returned to Australia with daughter Ruth Marianne to live in the Blue Mountains
	Studied piano under Alexander Chmelnitzky
	Voluntary work in the children's library at Katoomba; taught handicrafts to children
	Undertook an International Correspondence School course on creative writing	See PP/ROSENBL/1/11/001/001.82 for certificate
1958	Divorced and came to Sydney
	Joins the Great Synagogue
	Managed property she inherited and bought a house in Castle Cove
1957	Father Henry Rosenberg dies
1959	Secretary of the Jewish Adult Education Group or Adult Jewish Study Group	See PP/ROSENBL/1/7/001/001.44; PP/ROSENBL/1/7/001/001.45; PP/ROSENBL/1/7/001/001.46; PP/ROSENBL/1/7/001/001.49; PP/ROSENBL/1/7/001/001.50
1960	Started writing for the Great Synagogue Journal
1963	Joined AJHS
1964	Became committee member of AJHS
1967-1989	Honorary Secretary of the AJHS
	Genealogist at AJHS
	Treasurer at AJHS
	Tour guide at the Great Synagogue
1975	Mother Celia Weingott dies	See PP/ROSENBL/1/23/001/001.182 for photographs of ark curtain donated to the Great Synagogue in her honour
1998	Daughter Ruth Marianne dies of cancer age 50	See PP/ROSENBL/1/2/001/001.11; PP/ROSENBL/1/2/001/001.14; PP/ROSENBL/1/3/001/001.16 for certificate
25 January 1998	Awarded Order of Australia Medal	See PP/ROSENBL/1/2/001/001.11; PP/ROSENBL/1/2/001/001.14; PP/ROSENBL/1/23/001/001.180
6 March 2007	Appointed Fellow of the AJHS	See PP/ROSENBL/1/11/001/001.82 for certificate
19 August 2018	Passes away

ProvenanceROSENBERRG, Louise (ROSENBL)
Scope & ContentPersonal Papers - Letters, correspondence, both typed and handwritten; photographs; notes, essays, articles; printed material such as external articles and essays; ephemera such as personal invitations; reports; minutes; genealogical research; conference notes; etc. This series was collected and created by Louise Rosenberg as part of her personal papers and as they related to the Rosenberg's involvement, participation, activities and contributions in the community, particulary as Honorary Secretary of AJHS. The series is a way of "evidencing and memorialising" her life, activities, interests, contributions, involvement, experiences, relationships with others and to portray her identity, significance and place in the Jewish community. The primary concern in the analysis is to ascertain why the records were created rather than what they contain, how they were created and utilised by the original user, in this instance, rather than how they might be used in the future, and what formal functions and mandates of the creator they supported rather than what internal structure or physical characteristics they may or may not have. The personal papers were part of a donation by the family and might not contain papers relating to all the activities, roles and positions occupied as outlined above. They are incorporated into the "collective archives" of AJHS so that this "evidence" is made an accessible part of the society's memory and cultural identity. Please note that the overall date range of series /001 includes items specifically, personal ephemera such as passports, identity cards, birth and marriage certificates and photographs. The dates often predate her birth, involvement/role in the community. Consignment 2 was part of the AB collection.
Related RecordsAB46 1.239; 1.242; & 1.245 AB47 1.257 AB54 1.294; 1.296; 1.297 AB70 1.377 - 1.378 AB103 1.585; 1.587 AB161 1.819 AB162 1.829 AB172 1.873; 1.874 AB175 1.884 AB189 1.927 AB202 1.958 AB216 2.021 AB259 2.125 2.132 AB262 2.137 - 2.139 AB266 2.145 - 2.149 AB267 2.150 - 2.155 AB294 2.295 - 2.299 AB300 2.327 - 2.334 AB305 2.353 - 2.356
Series

• Personal Papers and Correspondence - Louise Rosenberg