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 |
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