Abraham Tobias Boas

Abraham Tobias Boas

Abraham Tobias Boas (25 November 1844 – 20 February 1923) was a rabbi of a Hebrew congregation in Adelaide, South Australia.

Early life

Boas was born at Amsterdam, Holland, son of Tobias Eliesar Boas, rabbi, and his wife Eva Salomon Levi, "née" Linse. Boas was educated at Amsterdam Theological Seminary and studied theology under a well-known Hebraist, Delaville. In 1865 he went to England to further his studies, and in 1867 became minister to the Jewish congregation at Southampton.

Australia

In 1869 Boas was chosen as rabbi for the congregation at Adelaide, South Australia, and he arrived there on 13 February 1870. He held the position for 48 years, and became a well-known figure in all movements intended to forward the cultural and material good of the community . Well read, a great student of Shakespeare, urbane and kind-hearted, broad-minded and anxious to be of use to other denominations than his own, he was a welcome visitor to the YMCA, and often lectured on aspects of Jewish life and Old Testament history. He not only earned the affection of his own congregation, he was generally recognized as a valuable and public-spirited citizen. He resigned his charge in 1918 in consequence of a stroke from which he never fully recovered. He died on 20 February 1923 and was buried in West Terrace cemetery. He had married on 15 May 1873 Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac Solomon, who died in 1916, and was survived by four sons and five daughters.

References

*Louise Rosenberg, ' [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070336b.htm Boas, Abraham Tobias (1842 - 1923)] ', "Australian Dictionary of Biography", Volume 7, MUP, 1979, pp 331-332.
*Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=Abraham Tobias|Last=Boas|Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogBe-Bo.html#boas1


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