Background
Encel, Solomon was born on March 3, 1925 in Warsaw, Poland. Arrived in Australia, 1929. Son of Gustav and Ethel (Kutner) Encel.
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Issues of continuity, survival, and identity have generated apparently unending debates throughout the Jewish world for centuries. While similar issues arise in all Jewish communities, there are significant differences between them. This collection was designed to highlight differences as well as similarities by devoting a chapter to each of seven countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In four communities-those in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States-debates about continuity are mainly concerned with the loss of Jewish identity through assimilation. In Argentina and South Africa, the main issue is with physical survival in the face of chaotic social conditions. In France, although the situation is less dire, the community feels threatened by the rise of xenophobic political movements and the hostility of Arab groups. Apart from external factors, all the contributors review debates over the relative importance of religion and ethnic identity, and the contrasting positions taken by religious leaders and secularists. While the study offers no clear-cut answers, it does aim to broaden the debate by exposing national differences.
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Encel, Solomon was born on March 3, 1925 in Warsaw, Poland. Arrived in Australia, 1929. Son of Gustav and Ethel (Kutner) Encel.
Bachelor, University Melbourne, 1949. Master of Arts, University Melbourne, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Melbourne, 1960.
Lecturer University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1952-1955. Reader Australian National University, Canberra, 1956-1966. Professor University New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1966-1990, emeritus professor, since 1990.
Commissioner Education Commission New South Wales, 1980-1983. Member Higher Education Board New South Wales, 1981-1983. Member Australian Science and Technology Council, 1975.
Member National Health and Medical Research Council, 1991-1994. Member committee on aging New South Wales, 1993-1997, since 2006.
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With Australian Air Force, 1944-1945. Fellow Australian Academy Social Sciences, Sociological Association Australia (president 1969-1971). Club: University New South Wales.
Married Diana Helen, June 23, 1949. Children: Vivien, Deborah, Daniel, Sarah.
